The National tribune., 1906-03-22

April that the battle OF Shiloh gave me
personally the chance to redeem my
good name."
Other Tresps In Kentucky.
Gen. Sherman had pushed his main
camp out from Muldrangh's Hill to
Nolin Creek SO miles from Louisville.
Col. A. Mcdowell McCook. who had
commanded regiment at Bull Run,
and was afterwards TO plsay SO promi-
nent part In the history 81 the Army
of the Cumberland. had heeA promoted
| TO Brigadier-General of Vo1Anteers and
ordered to report to shermaa. who as
signed him to command at Nolin
Creek. AS the troops came in they
We're organized into brigades under
McCook. as follows:
First Brigade-Gen. Rousseau COM
Imanding-3d KY, Col. Buikley; 9Th
Ky, Col. Whitaker: 1st Cav, Col.
| Board; stones Battery; two companies
18th u. s., two companies 10Th u. s..
Capt. Gilman.
Second Brigade--Gen. r. j. Wood
commanding-3sth Ind, Col Seribner:
39th Ind. Col. Harrison; 30th Ind,
Col. Bass; goth Ind, Col. Miller.
Third Brigade--Gen. Johnson COM
manding-49th Ohio Col. Gibson; 18th
Ohio, Col. Dickey: 34th ILL.,, Col. King;
32d Ind, Col. Wallach.
Fourth Brigade-Gen. Negley COM
manding--77th Pa, Col. Hambright;
Stambaugh; Battery -, Capt. Mueller.
Other troops stationed elsewhere
were:
Jeffersonville. Ind.---34th Ind. Col.
Steele; 36th Ind. Col. Grose; 1st Wis,
Col. Starkweather
Mouth of Salt River-ath Mich, Col
Duf1ield; 37th Ind, Col. Hazard.
Olympian Springs--2d Ohio. Col.
Harris.
Nicholasvillc, Ky.-21st Ohio, Col.
Norton.
Colesburg-24th III, Col Hecker.
Eiizabethtown, Ky.--1Sth H., Col.
Owensboro Or Henderson-31st Ind,
Col. Cruft
Buell. Against the East Tennessee CAM
paign.
From the first Gen. Buell. had no
sympathy with the plan of moving into
East Tennessee, and courteously re-
PEELED and refused TO take any interest
in the suggestions OF President Lincoln
as to the need OF such a movement.
Gen. Buell. was fully possessed Of the
idea, first advanced by Gen. Scott, that
the true objective OF the army was
Chattanooga, and only considered op-
erations off that ling SO far as they
would protect his Ranks and maintain
first orders confined Gen. Thomas to
mere observation and defense: that is
he was to move his command to Co
lumbia to observe, any advance of the
enemy along the Somerset road Ieav-
ing the 1st and I'd, Tenn. and 7th KY.
under Lieut.. Carter, or the Navy,
Tennesseean who had been appointed
Brigadier-General OF Volunteers, a:
London, to watch any possible return
Of ZOllicoffer along tho old route.
Gen. Thomas bexan concentrating
his troops around Lebanon and Co.
lumbia, The weather was bad, the
roads frightful, and the troops suffered
learned that Gen. Zollico6er had re-
entered the State by the way OF Jacks
boro, Huntsville and Jamestown, and
was moving toward the Cumberland
River, threatening aHonnersets- Gen.
Thomas made prompt deposition OF
Gen. Schoepf went into position on the
north bank OF the Cumberland, six miles
from Somerset, where Zollicoffer bonn
barded him fruitlessiy for some hours,
and then moved down toward Mill
Springs, on the Cumberland. Zollicof-
berland not guarded and threw q force
across. Gen. Thomas recognized that
this was distinct and dangerous
menace. and strengthened Gen.
Schoepf with additional regiments.
Gen. Buell., however would not believe
that there was anything serious In this,
and very much embarrassed Gen.
Thomas's plans by forbidding further
reinforcement Of Gen. Schoepf, turn
Ing back troops that were started for
that purpose. Consequently, Zollicof-
fer was allowed to. remain in q strong
position on the north of the Cumber-
land, with force much superior to
cinity.
The Army Of the Ohio.
Dec. Gen. Buell. announced that
his forces would be termed the Army
Of the Ohio. and issued an order giving
brigade and division organizations. One
popularity Of this was that he num-
bered his brigades consecutively
throughout the army and not as divi-
sions. The troops under Gen. Thomas
were constituted the First Division,
and were organized as follows:
First Brigade = Brig. Gen. Albin
Schoepf communicated Ind, Col.
John Coburn; 17th Ohio. Col. J. NJ.
Connell; 18th KY, Col. w. A. Hoskins:
ssth Ohio. Col. E. 2. Bradley.
Second Brigade-CoI NJ d. Manson
commanding-4th Ky. Col. s. s. Fry;
14th Ohio, Col J. B. Steedman; 10th
Ind. Col. M. d. Manson; 10th KY. Col.
J. M. Harlan.
Third Brigade-col. Robert L. Nc
Cook commanding-1sth com man, 18th. U. s.; Col. H.
- ~ ]AAAlIi., SOl.
Van CIeve; 35th Ohio. Col. F. Wander
veer; eth Ohio, Col. r. L. McCook.
Twelfth Brigade-Brig.- Gen. s. p.
Carter commandments East Tenn,
Col. r. r. Byrd; I'd East Tenn, Col.
j. P. S. Carter; 7th KY. Col. T. T. Gar
rard; 31st Ohio, Col. NJ. B. Walker.
Troops not assigned to brigades-1st
KY. Cav, Col. r. Wolford: Squadron
Ind. Cav, Capt. Graham: Battery b.
1st Ky. Art, Capt. J.. M. Hewitt; Bat
terry b. LIST Ohio Art. Capt. w. b.
Standard; Battery G. LIST Ohio Art.
Capt. D. Kinney.
Maj w. e. Laxrence commanding
artillery.
Col. Fra.sk wolford.
Among the troops. which had been
first to rendezvous at Camp Dick Rob
inson were those which afterwards
formed that notable organization. the
1st KY. Cav, under; Col. Frank VOL
ford. Col. WolfoEd was a peculiar
product Of the mountain regions. be-
longing to the class OF the noted Davy
Crockett. He was what the old Greeks
meant by "demagogue;;" that IS. a
leader Of the people; not necessarily
demagogue In our present understand
ing of the word. huf In a bpttar sense