Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-15
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,ithen you have marched two hundred and
nineteen miles; overcome difiiculties asa
great as ever 0bstrueted The march of an
ARMY, and with your field and siege guns
ghave reached the Ohio river ROHTr0ifbvA
n The rapidityi Of your marches, in the face,
,of an active foe, lover ridges regarded im-L
'lpassable, and through detiles which, one,
andEwifls lshereafter-be regarded with ast0n-.s
ishment and WONDER, Although on the re-
3 threat you constantly acted on the Offensive,
irand SO IhotIy did you press the enemy sent
4, to retard your march, that on three suc-o0
cessiFe days you surprised the hungry ereb-- ae
els at their supper and fed upon the hurried
meals which they had prepared. ~ 70 Wy biij
II With an effective force of less than eight1y
nthousandmep. youhad maneuyered against4f
an enemy eighteen thousand strong, and
captured Cumberland Gap without the loss =,
of man. By your labor you rem defedyib'2
and anIenemy four tnesy0urY9
sTSfga Whea faas &snthafS Was ASdsd 2oa 81
two regiments To aid n driving out the insoo
ovadef; and such 7wasl your oonfidencedinyd
oypur strength, thatIwhile lthreatenedo by all
qsuperior fierce yon sent ont five expeqltl2ns, se
captured five hundred prisoners apd killed
.ror wotnded one hundred and seventy ofls
'ybur7foes. n js 10 g9iY Iioht 40 y1Iao ot
y One and all ofyou are entitled to, theor
u thanks of your countrymen, andI prayyog a,
I1to accept the ASSURANCE of, my profonnd
gratitude. In my officialj report Your serd
j vices and your sufferings will beiproperiphf
noticed. 92GJ19l9I l. iosI19T ,sAgi s2FIIfn2
p Although you haye done, we'll lst " be s
your determination to do better, and always - =
remember that discipline is the fe-bl0od -
of an arniyg !os9T 1sTfI M .oTGlGi 5fi 80 tn9
soldiersIdAs afriend and brother j hajlu,
and greet Ypu, .,, GEO, W, MORGAN, uiossr
1',',, .,'l,7U'" Brig. Gen. Vols, Comd'g. iossi
LETTER or BRIG, GEN. ROBERT b, VANCE,
II -n@o1 nl 1G6NFEDERATB ARMY.aif ynIk Tpo
Il The following letter was sent TO GeheraluI
R Morgan through Major General Heintzefrm
:, man, commanding District o., Ohie ;,oiiuiossr
h .oroCAMP CHASE OHIO March "a lS64,oani
Nv Dear SI:-Your favor Of yesterdaypr
from Columbus was handed me to-day, and
Ilhasten to make such response as / feel
| consistent with my duty to my Govern-r"
ment.I am confident, General, that you, i
| will appreciate my feelings OF embarrass-,r,
| nent in fully complying with your request.
/ While, therefore, L am anxious to crafty iJ
| the desire of so gallant and fair toeman as 2
!, you proved yourself to be, must bear in
| mind that my own brethren in arms are
| now in front Of Cumberland Gap! 1t is.
true that time has elapsed sufficient for the ~
| Federal troops to know every path acrossoa
|, the mountains, and native guides, doubt
less, always in readiness to point out tile
! passages yet, if by any turn a statement
| of mine should be used to thelprejudice of
my country, l should regard myself as I
blameable in the highest degree, MI, ,.'i,,,r,,
T. think, although, that my duty does not
prevent my saying that | did have the honfli
or of commanding brigade at the time
mentioned by you, and had opened the way, q
l. proposed for use sufficiently to cross the r,
mountain, and did effect a crossing on the
i morning of July 49, 1862 (if not mistaken
| l. in the date), the morning the last of your Il
troops left the Gap. Without going into
/ details, 1 will say that in a short, time,
| our troops would have covered the Yef4Ss
! low Creek, and the Harlan roads in your Z
rear, and would thus fully cut off your re- n
treat, your front being pressed at the same
time, ...., a.. -. -.
1t was the opinion of every officer ofrank "
j in the command that you moved exactly at !
the proper time, and with great skill and n
Judgment Let it be borne in mind that
a few days previous General Leadbetter
was in your rear, and, of course, the diff q
culties of retreat would have been greatly II
/ enhanced, His moving of. and our other
l. plans consummated, left the way open for ,,
you, andyou wisely availed yourself Of the ,
opening. ID ''" .'i hoiif. II" I2Hs a filot
|, remember with pleasure the ehivalr0us Il
bearing OF the troops on both, sides in the, f,
i frequent skirmishes between them, as well
as tile courtesy which prevailed in times Of
less excitement and activity Do -rIi'ro TO
Il, | am, General with great respect, your
/ obliged and obedient servant 49,. D., tasor
T. ROBERT B. VANCE,
H. '8 t''''i' Brigadier General G. ). A. ''q
+ GEM G.iW. Morgan, Columbus, Ohio! Ymmi