Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-08
The Battle OF Chlckamauga---A Let
ter from gen, ROsecPans.

As the reader is swars, Gen. Rose.
Grams is now in retirement, unable TO
aseertain the cause Of bis removal A
few days since we suggested the pro.
priely Of epponting him General But
ier's successor, adding that il encouu-
teFing Que reverse (thas at CAiekamauga)
he had been no rIore unfortunate than
either Grant or Sherman Below will be
found letter from toe General concern
ing that battle
YgLLow sPRlxos, Ohio, Jan. ..
70 the Editors Of The Commercial Id
rertistr.
GESTLEMES: some one has furnished
me with EFropy of, your issue of the 18th
inst, containing very generous article
in reference 70 my military services, for
which / feel none the less grateful be-
cause, doubt nos, il was prompted by
your interest in the country's welfare
and your sense of justice 10 those who
have occupied prominent positions on
trying occasions IN her service.
But the article contains a remark
about Chickamauga which is not strictly
! lust To correct il II send you pam
phlet written by the author OF the ''An-
/ mails Of the Cumberland" which gives a
correct and Just view Of the battle OF
/ Chiekamauea. / may add that we have
four independent ways Of arriving at the
fact that we fought against terrible odds
there
lst This was the opinion of the corps
aud division commanders, none Of whom
we're bad judges.
%. The enemy reports loss Of eight.
cen shonsand sever hundred (lS,700)
killed aud wounded aud admits his loss
to have been 90 ser eeat Of his entire
I commando very large loss-which
gave him 95.501 at Chiekamauga
Sd. Bragg had ., 600 troops when
driven from MS intrenehed camp at Shell
bvville and Tullahoma, across the noun.
tains and the Tennessee. Buckuer
ioined him with 10000 troops from Easi
! Tennessee, Johnston with about 25.000
and Longslreet with about p, 900 nose,
giving again $4,000 as his whole force
4th. General Granl and several Of his
subordinates estimate the force fought
at Mission Ridge st from IS, 900 K
$4,000 Add $4,000 for Longstreet'l
army. which had previously left and va.
then IN front of Knoxville, and 1900
for those put hOrs da combat at cbicka
mauga, and it gives $4,000.
5th. A Union merchant Of Chsttanoo
"a. who was st Marietta when the fol
:. was advancing on US, tried 10 send ~
, word, aud subsequently saw and told u
tha. the enemy had reinforced Bragl
with $4,000 under Longstreet and 25,
) 600 under Joe Johnston, IN addition 4
: which Governor BEown had L, 600 GeoI
: cia militia, aud SO confident we're the,
s Of overwhelming as that the Kentuck
4 and Tennessee rebel refugees at Mar
o eta had hired conveyances aud loade
!. their household goods, expecting to fo
low their victorious hosts back into Ter
= nessee and Keltucky.
, could sdd much more eorro6orativ
' evidence TO show that the brave and d,
: voted Army OF the Cumberland sustain
J. ed aud successfully resisted the utmoi
4 power of yetern rebel army, filled Wit
2 The spirit Of emulation and hope, an
9. more than ons-half larger than itself
q inflicted on it much more damage tha
d we received, and held the coveted obje
L tive point, Chattsnnooga-
is What We attempted, We scecouplisl
at ed. We took Chattanooga from g fort
q nearly as large SIS our own, and held
st after our enemy hsd been re-eufoFcs
le By as many men as We had in our who
o. command.
,s ". S. RosrekAss, Major General