, 1864-01-06

1att, Iatt'''D |~ !
r. pr;c Gen. ,1ames A. Garfield, Chief Of !
staff. / nm especially Indebted for the clear !
ena ,cadv 1nhnncr In which he seized The |
|n 9s orders ~ the Tie ideas Of tho General command
inc
FL 7 q McKshl,cn. A, D. c.. aIways efl- |
c,.nt caliant aud untiring, and fearless in
hattie. e
Lieut.. Col. a, G. Ducat, brave, prompt and
MAJ Frank S. Bond, Senior A.: D. c., Capt
J. r. Urouillard, 4. b. C., and Capt. 4. 8. |
Thoms, A. D. &C., deserve my honorable men
ton for The faithful and efficient discharge Of
their appropriate duties always, and especially
col Iamea Barnett. Chief of Artillery
Lieut.. Col Simmons. Chief Commissary;
Iient' Cn1, n q Hnaraa Chicf Cnarternas.
ter: Dr. G. Perrin. Medicai Director: CAPTAIN
Horace Porter, Chief Of Ordnance; Captain
neer: Brira5;er General M ] AZ ciair Morton.
1Tcrr I'll * the h"f41a apd - Ischar1ea r ~ +hc;r
dntfes MI, ai,i;4n ~ 4H - ~ an1}ro ss+iel
factaon "''A A'' '@'-- ~ ~ ~A@'@ ''@''0
CoI YIN + Palmer 15th Pcnnsy,rania
rarr rai,,al1a an $1,000 @ T., en,,;,,1 ,,a1 com.
n,,ca4snns "a et H. nf
~. ena.,a,' ,1,,oh .n' nv W"rmest
thanks "1A~1 ~
1Iant n, " M Ward ,r,t} the 10th
Ohio, Provost and Teadnnartcrs Gnard. rem
derei ef1ic,ent ana ro1nahie srrvfccs caneci.
eIir ~ t3e o11th -, "nrer;ro 10 NM, nosnment ~
ret;rrr ~ ~ 4ra3us ~ ~ - ~. Fa1iav pn.a ona
eta,,,a'5.s ~ fsn,,, AZ ,nHt en-
ta1n EaE6,er on and r. escor4 deserre Inentidn
for nntirinp ener5-v in carving orders
Iient ca O. &odiinrd- 4sssstant Adfutant
caac.nT Tsn,t To1 W. II 1I.3Ins provost
HcuI1n,' Geu. w. - X w. - .9.1St,,eoS ~
.St' s3stan+ SSinian} Hsn} Gene,ni. AL snreeon 4 K
sis' sa.aa >Ja53na1 Ins1aato.. 1Cs3t + swain
ss;sta. a aS;.,tanf na1 cMp ~ Chfaf ~ M
saeret SsT;ce. rsnt Wm T Farrar A3d.de-
! Csn,r. Tant i = Yonnr General Commis
\ Assistant Inspector General; Capt F. Brooke,
| Acting Judge Advocate; Capt ". c. Nor
| cendant, Acting Typographical Engineer;
| Lieut., Geo. Burroughs, Typographical En-
| gincer; Lieut. VIM. Porter, Acting Aid-de-
Camp Lieut.. James Reynolds, Acting Aid
de-Camp; Lieut.. NJ. J. Kelley, Chief Of Cou-
! on the field Of battle, and there and elsewhere
[ discharged their duties with zeal and ability.
Imust not omit Col. j. r. Sandcrson, Of
the regular infantry, who, having lately Joined
| us, on those two days of battle acted as aid
de,camp, and carried orders to the hottest
Of those divisions and brigade command
e,s whose ga1lantry, skill, and services are
prominent, indiyidual special mention ac-
Companies this report. a list Of names Of
those, and others, Of every grade> whose con-
duct, according 10 the reports Of their re-
epcc4iye commanders, deserves special men-
tfon, is also herewith sent.
Maj. Gen ". 8. RosECRASs-
NOTE ON GEN, RosEcRANs' REPORT BIZ
GEN, WOOD.
HEADQUARTERS Sd DIy1s1os. srn 4. C.)
ADJ'T. GETS O111cE,
! CHATTANOOGA, Oct ~ 1868.
| GENERAL: The following extract is taken
from the Official report Of Maj, Gen. W. S.
Rosec.ans, late coinsnander Of the army Of
the Cumberland, Of the battle OF the Chicka-
rxrn.cr
.c u-a a-a.,aa,.i, .,.o ,-ao, -
,,o.o 1u 1,n ~, u, ~, Rncnn'de s1,nnscd hc was
eaose up ~ Gem ~ ~ fia the
M 70 snPRosa 9 aes;n @ ~ t,,n ,.aar nFGa Rrannsn
who. II appcarg' was not out Of line. and IN
r;m1,+ ,it'' ''a" 34'sA''' 49, >-1N '' ~
'4nI r., th,e ,,rfo,+,,o+s mistake = I'M, wac
o,.,,e1 l., ti,a 1ine ~ haffle of witch the
snenv took instant ADVANTAGE. and striking
Davis In the fiank and rear, as wen us il
front thr.W his winnie division in - confn. ~, n
slow :,
In 4hc f,rcco,nc extract there Ia the posi-.
.,-a - s1sta,ns1t
That I overlooked the direction to
q ciose ny, mn Cen Reynolds.
. TbcIr ia an entire omission to st.te that
w.s -Cs;tirc1r nraere3 Nv thc eommanfinsr
cennra1 "an r. 11;ttcn order. to snpport Gen
Porrn1de having Il In he inferred flint the
heynolos, ,asg a ~ Ravnnist oe vras r no4s @
sn,,t .no5a X ,,,r nvn sTnnosition of neces
~. inSn@ 4""os VA 10y IVA
eHs' r,.,,. ,e ~, ,hv,ors o+4emnt IN nroa,ce
4.s ,+,,,,ross;or t9,at Eeners1 Raynoids m1ohi
1 s.n1.a - haas, =. n1osaa m ~, ~ snme othe,
t n1sc usu 49,, ~ II TT;thar,rinr from fhs
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'1 r,,.,,+a,;.3,, ++o n,;+harou,,rof+ f+o,,1 III,
,;ves - 4 c1ose NJ; on'; and snnnorf Genera
1uE6 w N%O9C Ap VIZ +AA SAttSAe MANIA
NJ ~ Vat, 5n4an4so, and nh5ect of tie ent;n
,>,rar-annL "a ~ ehield General 13oserrau,
pafagfnpn u ~ 5o " +ie na;a
! HG 4aI.a ~. ema ~ s4iii norr nnfortnn.te cnnse
a1,e,,ces and tn fix fhe reaponsibllity on mr.
e gafnese' ea1f a''o :" AN -'S t''~''' ~ 49,
E The following statement Of facts. with th
, | accompanying copy of order from Genera
I Rosecfans, will show conclusirely the inco1
!: rectness Of the statement Of the extract, as q:
| 50 fl,e iniuctIce Of its objects and intentions
e At 10 o'clock and forty-fiye minutes, o
Sunday morning, the 10th of September ntt
e the following was the position Of my division
l. in line Of baitle: The left Of my division VA
n cloeed M on aud rested firmly against til
) risLt Of Gen. Brannan's division, which il
e tuIn had its left fully up and resting On tn
= right Of Ger. Reynolds' division. (Geu
l. Bfaunan assures me tl4at his division was i.
: left closed up and resting firmly on Reynold'
H. right. On the right Of my division was Ger
If Davis division.
a. AT The time my division was not engage
ut all-not shot being fired on the from
,e Half nm hour previously there had been som
d. | ski5mishing, but that had subsided- Ther
II was, however, satisfactory reason for belle,
a. ing That the enemy was in considerable fore
d In ms front, and hence was kecnly on th
;, alert. But while the enemy WAS quiescent 0
y nv front, he was not SO elsewhere. The roa
Of artillery and the ratt1e OF musketry, born
re to us from the left, told Enthusiastically thu
D. our comsades were heavily engaged with tn
r foe
a few minutes, perhaps five, before eleye
ID o'clock, 4. m., on the Goth, I received the fo
n lowing order:
HEADQUARTERS, D. C., Sept 20, HIS.
5 R,c Gen, Wood. com+e Div. ete.:
Is Tne Cnnoro1 comme nd,nr dirccts that vo
q ,,dea m ~, Parno1da es fast na nosa;hlr nv
of s,',Teor4 ~ I'm Pcsnectff,l1v S:c. NN'
/ tGt.,.aM A- rp.NET RnSn
c Wa1nr and Il r.
L T1,,s ordar vaa aaa,asse;1 ns FnS1ovs.
: t.1n.ss a W. CoiionSRr;r Cen Wooi
:, comS;r niy."
A. thG time II We =, rcHese s 11ear ,, mas .s a;o
l. ~, ie,em nn5 Ern Reynn1ds' Vas isnmed,aIr,
le r. resr ~ fLe cSttnr ri mr I7ivss;nn at n
le - Tina Ifmmed;ate;r - disnatchcd M staff M
es cers to 1hc brica1e coinmanders. 3irectir
I'd oFEan ~ Rronnan,s ~ ~ S1ris;on to elnse M m -,
oaS ~, sn-,, ~ ~ Cav Rnrnn11s,. and 90 tbe 9rd
,ras 1ua 1a 1sepanntorr u ti;recte5 the mnvement
Mt hs ,,,s;ie a. tha {. donf;le onfck ~ Thc mor.
~ .~e,1t W ,sas .. rc1,,ot ncad f-,,nediote,v
= A. ti.cre Was q division between Gencr