, 1866-01-22

~ cuu ~ nefepofted 10 me At midnight of t
:" port from Major General HaFaec Al Pe,,
vile, That he did not regard the enetny
~ 2fge strength near there'' isee 'exh;hit No.
tt,1eeeiFed early. on the morning OF the !
sne orders 70 concentrate ali the forces
.a- NJ - ~ the ~, aep!t a. Le1ington (see exhit
operation, Information was received thai ii
"a enemy IL limited force MAS pressing upt
q. 1eneral Hardee at Pefryyille that ho ",
nc 70 Whefe concentrated against Us. but ";
=. moT mo9pg ~ separate columns his right {se
seorps IN front Of Perryyllie, and 4y' his lef
co tWo entire, corps, extending bT way of Msct
lis VIE to Frankfort, lme Of n lest s;It
u ma.es- .Lhis presented an Opportunity, whic
n rIomp.iy opysssl seized of stirling him IN detail
az Ma1. < Gen. Polk. dated Harrodsburg, 1 Uctobe
q a:aU P, NJ, Gee exhibit No.. 81 to NOV
G. Gueataanl'8 dlvisioD, now at Har,odsEi,r1
u naek sI e tPefrYFille, and to proceed to -tha
st toloI alnseH, attack the enemy Immediate
NAL Gen. smith" al bsfore oriese 70 81 aoiI Y
n was added, =, no time shonld be lost In tuI,
"a movement" Meanwhile, during the sarn.
lr Wy, mad received repeated and urgent ap
btea.lons nneaa nom zen Smith (near Frankfort,
IS sEong force IN his immediate front, and earn.
i sssSny ssy asking for endorsements. Accordingly
y Mltatrs division had been detached md sent
r. hin'i (heiore receipt BY me Of the iulornn.
!1o9 rom Fer, Vile md was far on the way
. Pcrryylj1e wos or5crad o,,1 u X; sg4uent 70
for nv beInr withomt ia hst.at W. ~ aEeoans .[
sion ID fhc hattie which cnsned ,ert a. euis ~ o'si n
the latter place As
with Cheathan's nris1on hafora ~ Vllle
the 7th, and he troona we,s n1,cad 1u1t ~ ot
:. er1 Hardee In the line ~ hat+Io -. usu
established. Our forces now i, Ih,e s;.iy
consisted Of three divisions Of inaatry sisyf aho1t
about 1900 strong. infornotiSn u paoeh Sasa!ry,
:. during the cyeniaa ana n1eht ~ M III m u
Harrodsbnrg, which indicsfed f1nt m a,4se1- a.
could be made on Generai Smith,s cn,nnaSS an,aSS
the next day, and Immediately chsased dInV mV
i fcrfyyil|e. From i,nn1I1c;a1 tasu n1 70 go 70
led to fear the exisfenca ~ se-ia,;a Hve was
hensfon Ia rerat,s IN the 80. ~ - sappts
of the ene1ny's forces near Perrvx;5a as ,ss
as to The location OF our supplies s1nnoscd ~ ~
days roiions tor }hc sS1nv had ~, peochs3 tm3
fh6t noint,, 'As e'4"5 h"o Set Feacnea
Having ordered lin, a,t,cl ona. 41,,+
lime should he Inst va na,,or,ud rau ~
Lea rins1 liz "1s eeaeesnea ~ not
cn1lv n The rnnru,nas ~, .n o. Inc eneagement
FOR the time l,T rccs!sinn from nns,
note. dated Pcrrrri1fc 7, =, oIlI,|i a.i n W
informing me tlnt liz enemV,s nelsts ok uHsoCes,
minced rlnr Ut dayhrcaE a9il tbas ha shm1i eo
| bring on the enrarenent y.oornrs1v fSao ~
| hibit Ko.6l \oee c3-
| TO nv sunrise 1,orcvar ~ ,n, a,,
md or my a1tjyal. about In NJ "1s f,xas asu' ~
formed tint it was deteTmned mt ' 10 as attac r.
but assume tie deftnsive Offensive" i e. Aie;
i1ers tyero ,o, 1 ana consultation, or
,ceossasr tSt,' .o' eotue changes deemed
he;es ,.,.s ~ INC sme o. pattie, q portion oft,
f;tne1oI pnik ras's;lason was ieslosea and Major
cagrmnnt' Inns,isn. ~. ~ ~ o5a1S on tue en-
- t ~, uesps;eeaeu s1ai officer to repeat 1t |
in ncrSon ond ~ ~ soon tnetGatser followed
AZ anu RnI Inc troops III motion. /
tbcrc in az ui. eumnianoinSs fhs forces
port. soys: II hn so.ne1bst u, - us a omeMi re.
attoc1. ssrix r., H., uau hat expected an
viii. i, ~ ~ ..S a'o,ninE on Glloere's cbrps,
nas1ncnad ~ "as ~ lsolated.' Those delays had
80, @ tns aetlon mill It WIS noW past |
hoI carhcl 1ne1c IT, t;c1d o1 Lie enemy QS,
lae genera! o!sccss at the meeting about
~, siEhr, tsee Gen. Polk's reporf,) who re-
solyed on this delay, mnst hare acted without
correct Information, and In Ignorance that nv
e.tNa eIaers were urgent and imperative for tho
rida and was not consulted or in,orrncd'
The ection having at lcurth connmcnced
vas ;fought by our troops with n anliantr1,
md persistent determination to CONQUER
y Which the e1stny could not resist and though
.,,s a. s;.4 Aiuse th@u :" 10 one own, he
Night 'r1oscd the one-affon in,t a. = tI,ird
corps OF the enemy threw t}1e kcnd ri IL o.1
nnns against our left f|ank, -1Ts bad 40 s,ttrs tH
possession Of the battlefield, with thousands % =
batteries Of artillery. and s;1 burd,e eSTetal @
oners;, For the Ictaiis of thia nct;a. pf.s-
crclftablc to orr arms T rnfer - ~ ~
or subordinate co1nmanders ho.ne +" tmJ rspolts
wardsd. In The progress Of the enoa"e1oeut aut =.
We had atlyauccd 10 ihr 40 ~ ~ nxIG - =. .saGns
fupk to the t},fri rnrnc. s.,-t n st ool leit
directjon nj T'rhann1 fuss .hs hnsIIsco hom the
our line. which rrsfed NAV tHeeose th ao caused
night, to fail hack In its "r,;nai nsa1 ~ "1o-
lis Als5ed t5qas adl 11st the enemy had Concentrated
our los baii air5ir b.at ~ sn;3 aaa nnahg that
nne1uat contest nGnfnsIM1n asass ~ tne
der to fall back at sinvH1ht ~ fave tne W
and sent Instructions "a Na,on un G!sosrodsonEg
10 move bis command to fn,1n n ir,.et1aa euh.a {
Tith 81 meat, me- at that place There aai1 offered
moved to possess himself NJ ~, IT,. aia i
ward Cumberland Gar. Nv whn;a tn.s .Atss " II
retired on the vi 1itI 'es r"n "as Il
o!5alLsFI!e. Here the enemy af,sfn d. | n
1imse1f In the destruction ~ ~. ossapleo .
Mills and other sources. from u-h;nh ~ u
lrew onr only supply Of breadstnsf. eT Tbsv We n
my point except At Langop Mhjeh hts5eis s,
n immensely Of craln. The aacas..1 a,.otnea 4,
rn,ra;Ion o} nv farcs. ane necessary con- 10
lon from tic small conpt,r ue;1,s accamgla- ST
lc, and our supply WIS Iedueed T., ans9 faa
ars1 r,+;orz ~ ntt..tNSca ~ uuty !oAr fo]
,.smr - - ate"cA apa rout an enemy
Ase!J superior IN numbers flor Bi.1nlr * | nc
ripple him would not s1ifffret ~ r. nrarI.s | so
At. rounfrv Il, uht,l - - - oscAuiIte |
- 1aes! ~ "A'Su ut toul1 DO longer Buh- | In
~ oL~"AAo HoM Hu imperative f1efnaeffv nf
Eofe0Ter, was informed that atflI n..+Ls
,.ce was 1pnvinr m ~. -. an solutneF u!
rn;,.,nst t. -" ny !1auE Ha1K from | ~,
inenuaHs III auultlon 10 tHc QYefNhelFnfnt- I ~
ne with which wAs nfrcodu oor+ on-It.-5 thf