The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-21


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General Rosecrans was commits
sIoneda as a BrigadIer General in the
United States army on the 10th of
May, 1851, and ordered to active SER
vice In West Virginia. His public
services since that time are a part Of
the history of the country. The fol-
lowing account of them is made up
by extracts from q work entitled
Ohio iH tie Var, written by
Whitelaw Reid, ESD, for a long
time, one of the leading correspond
ents Of the Cincinnati Gazette. and
now managing editor OF the New
York Tribune.
The record Of General Rosecrans'
achievements begins with the battle
OF Rich Mountain. where I'D lLLl
HE WINS THE FIRST UNION VICTORY
OF THE HAh-
g. Forming his line as hastily as the
rawness of the troops and the repeat
ed miscOnception of orders by some
OF the equally raw Colonies would
permit-the enemy keeping up q
sharp musketrV fire and q fusilade
from two pieces of artillery Gen.
ROsecrans, cOmprehending that,
with troops who had never before
been under fire, instant action was
the only safe course, ordered q charge
and, at the head of the Hhirteenth
Indiana. led IL in person. The one
or two velleys previously fred had
shaken the rebel line, and, as the
attacking brigade now leaped the
log EreastwDrks with ringing cheer,
the enemy He'd, abandoning the two
pieces OF artillery. The excited
troops rushed pell nell afteEfthem
through the woods, and the next
two hours were consumed IN getting
our men together again. Meantime
there had been no attack in the front.
General Mcclellan had stated to
General Rosecrans that the enemy
was from fourtO six thousand strong.
The little brigade thus left isOleted
and unsupported, lay between this
force and one of unknown size ct the
town of Beverly, on the other slope
of the mountain. The situation ap-
peaFed eritI Zeal and the main column,
still lying on the enemy's front,
seemed to have abandoned them, but
they bivouacked in good ORDER turn
cd out q half dozen times through
the night on false alarms caused by
indiscriminate picket firing, and In
the morning marched down to the
camp to find that part Of the enemy
had escaped to the mountain and
the rest had hoisted the while flag.
Thoss- who escaped, finding them
selves I1emned IN on the mountains,
each sent In their surrender. Gar
nett, at Laurel HIlI, perceiYing his
line OF retreat imperiled, hastily re-
treated, and the campaign was end
ed. General Rosecrans' conduct in
this affair merited the praise which
| It instantly and everywhere received.
/ The plan, as IL has been seen, was
entirely his own, and though It was
his hrst action, as well as for the
first for the troops he commanded,
his conduct showed a thorough com-
prehension Of the true method OF
handling raw Yolunteers, not less
than the disposition to 20 wherever
he asked his soldiers to GO, which
always made him q aYorite with
the men in the ranks. I"
Is PLACED IN COMMAND OF A DE,
PARTAENT-OUr GENERALS AMI
DEFEATS LEE. -f1
The affair at Rich Mountain ;
raised RosecrRns 20 the command OF
the Department. = - Presently
! General Lee appeared, = The
presence OF the Virginia officer, who
had stood 50 high In the estimation
of General Scott, and had been pop
ularly 1eGarded as the ablest ofaeel
alarm. The Unionists Of West Vir.
ginia were profoundly disturbed; The
secessionists eIulted In the thought
that they should speedily gain TIT
controls and friendly warnings fron
Washington began TO admonisl
General ROsecrans Of the widely
prevailing fear that heJWas about Z
be out-generaledJ "Don't you thinl
Lee likely to prove q TROUBLESOME
Antagonist ell asked one about thi
time at the Generals headquarters
ttNOt at q all - was RosecFansi reply
al know all about Lee He vii
make splendid plan of q campaign
hut Ill fight the campaign before b
gets through planning it.Y
Tho General's confidence was no
unsustained- by rapidly following
events. General Lee brought {
bear upon his mont at Cheat Noun
tain 9 fo-ee OF 10 200 men to mee