The National tribune., 1906-05-17

Lieut.-Col. Frederick w. Lister; ssth
Ohio, Lieut.. Col. william A. Choate.
Second Brigade-BFig.- Gen. Speed s.
Fry-10th Ind, Col. William c. Kise;
74th Ind, Col. Charles w. Chapman;
9Th KY. Col. John T. Croxton; 10th
KY. Leut.-Col. WIllidm H. Hayes: 14th
Ohio. Leut.-Col- George p. Este.
Third Brigade-Bris.-G Gen. James B.
Steedman-87th Ind, Col. kline G.
Shryock; I'd Mimi. Col. James George;
9Th Ohio, Lieut.. Charlesr Joseph:
| 35th Ohio. Col. Ferdinand vansDerveer;
18th U. s.. Maj. Frederick Townsend.
Artillery-4th Mich, Capt. Josiah w.
Church; c, 1st Ohio. Capt. Daniel X.
Southwick; l, 4th u. g., Lieut. Frank G..
Smith.
Cavalry-1st Ohio (detachment). Col
Minor Milliken.
Ninth Division.
Brig.-Gen. Robert B. Mitchell
Thirtieth Brigade - Col. Michael
Gooding-59th ILL.,, Maj. Joshua c. Win
ters; 74th Ill.,, Lieut.. Col. James b.
nett; ED Ind, Lieut.-Col. Squire 1.
Keith; 5th Wis. Battery, Capt. Oscar F.
Pinney.
Thirty-first Brigade-Col. William P.
Carlin-21st ILL.,, Col. John w. s. Alex
ander; 3Sth Ill.,, Maj. Daniel H. Gilmer;
101st Ohio. Col. Leander Stem; 18th
Wis, Col. Hans c. Heg; I'd MINI. Bat
terry, Capt. William A. Hotchkiss.
! Thirty-second Brigade--Col. William
w. Caldwell-25th Ill.,, Lieut.-Col. James
S. McClelland; 35th ILL.,, Lieut.-Col. Will
liam p. Chandler: 81st Ind, Leut.-Col.
John Timberlake; 8th Kan. (battalion).
Lieut.. Col. John A. Martin; 8th Wis.
Battery, Capt. Stephen ]. Carpenter.
Cavalry-B, 36th ILL.,, Capt. Samuel B.
| Sherer.
Eleventh Division.
Brig. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan.
Thirty-fifth Brigade-Lieut.- -Col. Ber-
w. Barrett; 73d ILL.,. Col. James F. ia
guess; I'd Mo-, Capt. Walter Hoppe; 18th
| Mo-, Maj. John Weber.
Thirty-sixth Brigade-CoI. Daniel Nc
| Cook-85th ILL.,, Col. Robert S. Moore;
seth ILL.,. Col. David d. Irons; 125th ILL.,,
Col. Oscar F. Harmon; SD Ohio, Lieut.
Col. d. d. T. Cowen.
Thirty-seventh Brigade-Col. Nicho-
las Greusel-36th ILL.,, Capt. Silas Mil
Ter; S8th H., Col. Francis T. Sherman;
21st Mich, Col. Ambrose A. Stevens;
Gath Wis, Col. Charles H., Larrabee..
Artillery. I'd ILL.,, Capt, Charles NJ
Barnett; G, 1st Mo-, Capt. Henry Hes
cock.
Third Brigade-Capt. Ebeaezer Gay
9th KY. (detachment), Lieut-Col. John
Boyle; I'd Mich, Lieut.-CoL Archibald
p. Campbell; 9th Pa, Lieut.-Col. Thos.
C.. James.
Buell. claims that he had in all about
81 600 men in the army ne4rIy equally
divided among the three corps.
What BragE Was Dslng.
In the meanwhile Gems. Bragg and
Kirby Smith were covering as much OF
the populous and fertile regions of Ken
lucky as possible, to gather up supplies
and secure recruits. Offtl1e former they
secured an abundance, 80 much 80 that
their movements were seriously embar-
rassed by the necessity az guarding the
long trains they started back toward
Tennessee. The recruits, however, were
sore disappointment In the paucity OF
numbers. Bragg had brought into Ken
lucky some 20,00 muskets to arm that
many gallant young Kentuckians whom
he implored to rush to his standard as
soon as he should set 1T up as a signal
Of relief from the despotism Of the Lin
colnites. Instead Of fighting for these
extra muskets, Bragg was not able to
get In enough new recruits to use more
than half Of those which had fallen from
the hands of his killed, wounded and
deserters. or that his army left Ken
lucky several thousand weaker than
WneH IL entered the state.
Apparently Bragg and Kirby Smith
did not expect that Buell. would move
out against them as soon as he did, nor
In such force. Gen. Polk was left at
Bardstown with strong corps to
threaten Buell's flank when he moved
out, while Bragg with Kirby Smiths
forces were intended to encounter 1t in
front. AS Buell's army developed, Polk
decided that the flank attack would be
nofo Vrifh
way OF Perryyille toward Harrodsburg.
At the time Bragg strongly approved of
this, but when he was making history
over to suit himself he condemned Polk
for 1t. Bragg had covered the whole OF
Buelps front with Wheeler's Cavalry
and other mounted troops. which at
tackled the heads OF the columns and
should have kept Bragg fully informed
as to the progress Of his enemy.
The Dr0uth I'm Kentucky.
The Summer of 1862 was phenome-
nally dry in Kentucky, and the drouth
there was long remembered. That part
OF the State is we'll supplied with well
macadamized roads Of broken lime
stone. While this material makes ex-
cellent roads, 1t makes exceedingly
dusty ones in Midsummer. The march
of the troops was made in clouds Of
penetrating, irritating dust, which tried
and brought about an insupportable
thirst. This condition had the most i'm
portant influence upon subsequent
events. All the little creeks and
branches were dried up into pools OF
standing, stagnant water, which were
however, eagerly sought by the dust
laden. tormented soldiers. McCook led
his corps toward Perryville by the road
southeast through Bloomfield, Chaplin
and Mackville. Gen. Gilbert moved his
corps more directly east along the
Springfield road. Crittenden led his
corps across Gilbert's line OF march on
the road which lay due east from Leb-
anon to Danville. With this column was
Gen. Thomas and the cavalry.
AS the Union army advanced the
fights became frequent for these pools
Of water, which were bitterly contested
on both sides, since both soldiers felt
alike the scourge Of the hot September
rays and the parching thirst rengendered
by the sitting limestone dust.
On the night Of Oct. z McCook reach
ed Mackville, where the roads fork, one
running east to Harrodsburg and thence
to Bragg's great depot at Bryantsville,
which brought him as near to Bryants-
Vile as the Confederate troops, who