The National tribune., 1886-10-28
ARMY OF THE OHIO.
Its Various Formations, Becoming the Array OF tn,
Cumberland.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
of Sept. 9 A. +. Basore takes Capt. Garretty Sc
vcrely TO task for his corrections of Mai. Jen-
ness on the battle of Perryyille, and says to the
Captain " BE sure you are right, then 90 ahead"
He then goes on 10 say: " / was there and
know that McCOOk's Corps was composed of
four divisions, as follows: ROusseaus, Jack
sons, Sheridan's and Gilbert's."
| would say 20 the cOmrade, follow your own
advice. Now, COmrade BasOre, attention till
we see how far you are from your base of sup
plies. | will premise by saying that when
McCOOk began organizing his division (the
Second IN Kentucky in the Fall Of 1851 / was
thar q" and placed under him and remained
under him until no was removed after the bat
tie OF Chickgmauga. From October, 1851. until
after the battle of PerryviIle l was at Gen. A.
Med McCOOk's headquarters.
When Bueli5 army arrived at Louisville in
September, lo62, a large number of the %
troops lay there, and the army was reOrganized
and these troops distributed among the old bri-
Cadcs. The army in the latter part of Septem-
Der was organized into three corps Gen.
McCOOk was assigned to the First Corps fOrm-
ing the left wing Gen. Crittenden the Second
Corps, forming the right wing, aud Gen. Gill
bert the Third Corps. forming the center, and
called the Army of the Ohio
Gen. McCook's Corps consisted of three divis-
ions, viz: First, Gen. l.. III. Rousseau Second,
Gen. j. W. Sill; Third, Gen jackson. There
never were four divisions in it. Al the time of
the battle of PerTyyiIle the Second Division
Gen. Sill was marching on Frankfort, having
been detached from the corps oct g.
Ou the oath OF October l-G2 the territory we
did and would occupy was, by General Orders.
No. lbs, War Department. constituted the De-
partmeut of the Cumberland and Gen. Rose
Grams was assigned TO the command. Rv the
same order his troops were designated the
Fourteenth Corps. Nov. 2, 1562, Gen. Rose
Grams organized his corps rs center. Gen.
Thomas, right wing, Gen. NcCOOk and left
WING, Gen. Critteuden. McCook'5 command
then consisted OF the Second Division, Gen. J.
w Sill Ninth Division, Gen Jefferson q.
Davis. aud the Eleventh Division, Gen. Z. H.
Sheridan. On Dec. 10 Gen. Sill was relieved of
the command OF the Second Division and Gen
l. W. Johnson placed in command.
Dec. 10 the army was again reorganiLed, but
McCOOhs Divisions remained virtually the
same, and no changes in his division command
crS We're made Ia January, I763, the War De-
partmcnt again remOdeied the army, forming it
into three corps. The troops under Gen.
Thomas Were entitled the Fourteenth. those
under McCvOk the Twentieth, and Those. under
trIttcudcu the Iwcuty-Gr5C COrps. Thus il
remained, with the addition of the Reserve
Corps, under tien. Gordon Granger, until after
the battle OF CAickamauga
This frequent reorganization Of the army
has caused Large number of mistakes where
comrades depend upon memory. for memory,
after lapse OF So many years. Is trcacherous.
So, Comrade ia-oTe, come down like a little
man, for k1usscaus and JIck5ou's Divisions
were All OF McCooks Corps that participated in
the battle OF PerTyyillc. Sheridan did not
command division in his corps ut that time,
and Gilbert never did. " BE sure YOU are
/ right then 20 ahead.'-G. Il. COOP, Sergeant.
Go. g., IJth Ohio, Columbus Grove. o..