The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29
ROSECRANS TALKS.
Vigorous Remarks ON Chicamauga and
Other Things.
Point Blank Denial OF Certain Allegation
OF Colonel HollOway-An Incident Of
the Battie-Garfield, Dana
and stanton.

The reporters showed General Rosecrans the
item: and called MS attention 10 the TACT that
Colonel ". Z. Holloway, the editor and p-o2iie
tor u the journal III question. was brother. ID
law Of the late ex Senator Morton and his Pri-
vste Secretary during the War, and therefore in 2
position 20 have Known most particularly of such
an Interview had il occurred. General Rose
Grams read the item carefully through, going over
some PORTIONS twice SIS If 10 satisfy himself that
there wa no mistake, and that the letters were
not wlllfuily Spelling themselves Into unwOnted
and uuhearG-Of combinations well, what do
you think Of il, General2" asked the reporter.
after ne had finished MS Perusal and laid it
down an front OF him on his desk.
There is record" said he speaking slowly
and with great emphasis. "a record, sir, of that
dispsgca referred 10, and il will show that the
writer Cf that article told lie. No such dispatch
Is inst described was ever sent III Dir. Stanton,
the then Secretary Of War, said that such dis
patch sent TO President Lincoln he showed
himself capable of eliminating man whom he
desired 10 iniure There were two dispatches
sent % President Lincoln during the battle of
Chicamauga. These dispatches are yet in exist
ence, Bud the time is soon coming when they viii
be prod uced. The first Of these dispatches was
telegIaphed about p m. At that hour there
seemed 10 be a likelihood that the Confederate
troops would get down into the Dry Valley road
and cut our wires. As near IS can remember
the tenor 81 IL TO the effect that five bIigades
had broken of from the right wing OF the sImy."
Did that dispatch cOntai any livingston Lnat
IL was useless 10 further attempt to put down the
Rebellion
ut oid not II stated the reason Why it was
sent upon It's face aud did nothing further than
intimats he disability of at. Another reason
why AZ wEs sent was To prevent any slancerOus
reports from the battle from being teiegra phed -
There i, then, 10 reason for doubling but that
Holloway tells the truth about the Interview
mo, sir: it is my belief that the interview be
tween Morton ana senator Stanton occurred. aud
that Holloway tells the truth and Stanton leo. 9"
what was S;anion's object in saying what he
did,"
General Roseerans replied with an incredulous
laugh. suddenly growing serious, however. he
said. Il don't know; stanton was Stanton, you
as a
Government committed the crime Of refusing TO
support the Army of the Cumberland by the
Army OF tue Tennessee, or even TO have a di-
version of the march by the Amy OF the Depart
ment Of Louisiana. TO prevent the Confederate
troops from concentrating on the Army of the
Cumberland"
.srhcre vas another dispatch sent that same
afternoon" continued General Rosecrans. after a
short pause, for the purpose of lighting cigar.
1.-THE second dispatch was sent about two hours
after the irst one and was simple ehronicler of
victory Gud of the TACT that we had undisputed
possession OF the field"
so, General, you said noting IN that first dis
patch about being beaten and demOralized, OF
nothing OF an 'armiStic' and the advtsability OF
letting the rebel lion alone 10 itself? "
Not J., b" said General ROsecIaOs, proudly draw
ing himself up t. his full height: mot l. sir
that's not me. All that stuff is an Internal cal
umny. My dispatch breathed not word OF any
what was BIr. Stant0n's motive for thus Sian.
dering you, and what was his particular eonnec-
ton with this affair.""
well now. let me tell YOU an incident" said
the General. seating himself in his chair aud pre-
pairing himself for an aBecdOie. This incident
am about to relate will perhaps eniignten your
mind on the subject The General then went
on as follows: shortly after the battle of
Chicamauga, was seated in my tent aG head.
quarters. General Garfield was present, aud was
reading 10 me the reports OF the Corps and subOr-
dinafe Commanders He had finished reading
report, and had risen for the purpose of fetch
ing another. He suddenly stopped, standing di-
rectly in front OF me and with mis- back 10 the
door of the tent, and said aprOpos 20 the subject
matter of the report he had just read: General,
this Army has been put III great and needless
peril, and somebody has got TO answer for it IN
history at the same tine bringing his hand
down upon the table with great force. AZ ne be-
gan speaking Charles A. Dana entered the door
way unODseIved, and paused until / mOtiOned
to him 70 come IL. This he did without be-
ing seen by General Garfield. Mr. Dana heard
this speech. he did my reply, which was as fol-
lows, Yes, General that's true!' And now.
said General ROscErauS. stopping moment in
order 10 add additional force 10 what he was
about say, the thing which is to be answered
is If the Army OF the Cumberland was
ordered 20 move on its perilOus expedition across
three mountain ranges and great rlver: me mar
rowest bridge across which was l,20i feet long
why WIS it that ft went without the CO cps ratiye
support OF, first, the Army OF the Tennessee
which fad then been lying idle on the banks OF
the Mississippi since the battle OF NickSOurg, and
with0i- the cooperative support of Burnside
who. With 49, 600 men. was chasing pal;fy COCO
Bucknti, with all the Confederate forces
bad gone down to my front?
There was no help extended to rs from
the Department Of the Gulf whose spare forces
had been sent to Texas under Heron, instead Of
being operated to create diversion of the Rebel
forces All this-Gud the Army of the Potomac
which weak that General Lee was able TO
dispatch General LOHgstreet with his veteran
corps ana scnd 1t by rail- 10 concentrate on M
front.
These Things were done when the conamonest
whole available power OF the COniederates would
be coiic'ntra,ed with the intent to pulverizs the
Arm Of me Cumberland. 20 certain were The
pei - 81 The Coidederacy that this would be
done. HAT zee kentucklans, who were living ia
ttc scum, had assembled their families and were
nakiEc arrangements 70 return home in the van
IF tEe Rebel Army. when it should carry the
Ia. a. re Cunfederacy to the very banks OF the
Oh'o.
'-N hea Secretary Stauton," continued the Gen.
sTal. branching off the subject Of the attitude
which stanton bore to him. when Secretary
Stanton gave an order on the 4th day of August TO
move the Army OF the Cumberland and cOnunue
it IA motion until ii n Georgia, telegraphed
him That every facility had been strained to pre-
pare the Army TO make that campaign SUc-rss.
and IL would be yet ten days before the prepare
tons necessary for moving could be completed:
that ii q movement then would be IL aCc0rC;a.ise
with the instructors all good and well; If rot. il
would be necessary for the Government 10 desg-
nate another commander for the Army, and the
And what did Mr. stanton reply?''
His silence was expressive" said General
Roseerans, with a peculiar smile.
Ibid you wait until you were ready to mover"
Il did. TWAS about this time remarked the
General, lighting another cigar. ''tha; very Gu
riOus conversation took place between Andrew
johnson and myself at my headquarters at Win
chester. and after / had received the dispatch
from Stanton. Mr.. Johnson said TO me, with great
feeling repeating his remarks several times: The
man who will relieve East Tennessee from the
grasp Of the Rebellion will do great and glori-
Gus work, and will be the most popular man IN
the Na'iOn.' This provoked me, and said: Gov
ernor. 60 you remember that when / met you in
1851. and greeted you so heartily, told you had
begun preparations to wTest the cOntrOl of Fast
Tennessee from the Rebellion and that nothing
but the active campaign OF eneTal Lee against me
had prevented its execution? From hat hour 10
this have never altered my view of the i'm pOr-
lance OF that nor OF the sympathy which the
loyal men Of East Tennessee merited. and there
never has been moment since took command
of this Army when have lost sight of thatfEvery
step have lakeland have taken all could
has been with a view 10 accomplish that work.
for the commencement of which-the capture OF
Chattanooga shall in few days be ready. /
don't know what you mean by telling that the
man who taxes East Tennessee will be the most
popular man in the country, for II knew that
all the people in the United States would get
down on their knees and curse me for not moving
or If knew all the people in the United States
would throw up their hats and bless me for NOV
ing Iw0uldn't move one bit sooner or later. /
shall undoubtedly, therefore, make such prep
arat4Ons as am capable of making, and as soon
as IL can be done. and think that shall relieve
East Tennessee. even though the Government
should not cooperate"
what did Mr.. Johnson say@''
"Oh. he appeared to be cousOled.' replied Cen
eTal ROsecrars, quietly laughing to himself. He
never explained whathe meant, but took the
opportunity to let him know was not hank eriDg
after popular approval or cisspproval- But TO re-
turn 70 those kilograms. About a month after /
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