The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1863, Page 3

CHATTANOOCA. Official Reports from General Rosecrars Down to Thursday Night. Reconnoissance Ip Force Along the Enemy’s Lines. The Rebels Evince No Disposi- tion to Renow the Fight. A Reported Junction of Sher- man’s and Burnside’s Forces with Rosecrans. | “Additional Details of the Recent Bartles, on &e., fe. ‘Wasumoton, Sept. 25, 1868, ame up to two o'clock yesterday afternoon from General Kosecrans give ol ttioual assurance thet his pe: hion can be agsalied only by regular siege. . The parpese of Goueral Rosecrans seems to be to ro- some offe: sive operations ag 800n as the reinforcements, welding General Huxnside’s troops, now on the way, tered bi ‘the mass of the rebel infantry are tn Chattanooga oreek valiey. A division of rebel cavalry advanced yesterday or the Any be ore from Stevens’ Gap, tHreatening a Union regi soording one of our signal stations, whereupon the ot in question retired from its isolated position in the extreme front before It conld be attacked. General Rosecrius exprosses the earncet wish that feavral Bragg will venture a prompt attack upon him, Dot ix of opinion that it will not be made, All was quiet along the lines at two P, M. yesterday. A despatch from General Rosecrans, dated last night, bos beon received bere, stating that be had reconnoitered the enemy's Hue and found them in heavy force, but no oLieperition was evinced to renew the engagemont. The ch ect of tha reconnoissance was attained without incur- ring a battle, " ‘Tho information received bere officially confirms in goceral the statement of the Mzaaxp correspondent tele- @rapbed from Cincivnati, It ts known that the corps of HoCook and Crittenden, neither of which are largo, were sttacked while on tho march aad shamefully stampedod. ‘The main attick, however, was sustained by the forces vntil Coueraia Granger aud Thomas, who repelled repeat. o4 «canis with such flerceness that, according to the statements of rebel prisoners taken on Monday, Bragg ~ a2 badly whipped, and the opinion Ig expressed that if Greoger and Thomas had bees furnished with additional ammunition and supplica, instead of being recalled, the attack of Bragg would bayo boen converted iato a com- plete rout of bis whole army. Tele! ment Lovesvnie, Sept. 25, 1863. Seraps of information from passengers just arrived, Sead to the belicf that Sherman's corps, from Grant’s army, jolued Hosverans on Tuesday or Wednesday, and feat Nurpside’s corps has more recently offected a juno- tien at Grape Vine. Reports prevalent to-night om the street, say that Buruside’s force hua been captured; but nothing bas pessod over tho wires to-day indicating such an event, aod it {s undoubtedly false. THE BATTLES OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Crscrxnati, Sept. 20, 1863, PRELIMINARY MOVAMUETS, ‘tho course of thé 17h, aivesdy unmistakable signa @licated thut the osemy bed discovered the weak poin! 9° @ur position, and were massing their furoes in frout of oar lo tomatre and left, for (he mantiest purpose of cru chose parts of our lines, or getting between them and Shattanooga A © responding movements by the loft (ak was theaou made by tho whole ermy further down tuo Weet Cuickamauga,so that oa Friday mormiug our extreme left rested at Gordon's Bill, at the crossing of sho Chickamauga by (he Lafeyotte pike, about twelve nm southwest of Chattanooga, On the moruing of the Loin (Friaay),@ portion of the expected reinforcements, sisiing of two brigades ef the reserve corps, respect \soly commanded by Culovels MeTovk and Mitchell, maie Aheir appearance near Chattanooga, and were tuumediately C10 make a recoane.ssance towards Ringgold, and ) tho \wtevtivas of tie enemy {rom that quarter, hey came upon the advauce of Loogstreet’s corps, fed ft back for somo distance, took a number of ners from it, wud fully established the anticipated concemiration of the enemy in front of our left, All day Friday the cavairy, covering our (roat, skirmisbed with erent Lodies of the c.emy issuing from the various " the Pigeon Mountains and advituelug upoa aud iriug from our Hue. Ne eerious collision, bow. over, vccurred, Tt waa evident tho rebel gecerals meant io a false Unpression a6 to the points of our line 1 whieh they proposed to sinks @ iow with oon uted power, But Gen, Rosecravs wae not deceived. The reports from te front wil teaded to confirm bis previous impression that an ouset in overwhelming ® bers was contemplated opon our leit dank, and that hal tob mot by wetill further shifting line toward Ousttanooga, The PATON OF OUR TRONS rdlngly op Friday wight ihe divisious of Brapnaa 64 Hard, formerly comtawnded by Generals Roussern sed Reynolds, of Thoma’ corps, to; wih Johoson's k's co py. muved from the ceutre to tho left of Jow's oom. They wore ta thelr now positions at > 40 OlwE divisions of MeCook's corps, wt Sheridayal, were to move into the position y Tunas but bad not time to xesume » tue commence.aeat of the actlou on the Ga the moraing of Saturday our Hive then haw = @ dbo exirome yuolds, wih J iu reserve in the on tue right of Keynolds, and Von Cleve 4s. Tho lina, already stated, waa to be com. w' aud Sherldan’s divisions, faced @ little wily 2 vning, 4 ne fol rene) TOMOGRAPHY OF TR BATILA rEnty. f al! the movements ow the 17th sud 18th ty dororibed MoLamore’s Cova, (ores isthe valiey ios, The r part by the West Chicka trawwreed by two roads, one leading trom aud the other from Chattanorga direct to La The road§ run ebout two miles apart, and woet where the bettle of By cotiomof the valley bordered by the two pla, ervere! with thick woods, whieh od the nfavwrable (O° the elective use of ar oper, he aoarty at astonary M Jistanee in ad yh. Gordow’s Milla, the polot of Intermec wi Chattanongs to Lafayetve and the klimaagn aforomantione?, wa still held on Saturday nog by Woods aivision of Criendén’s corpa, sup ! by Nepivy’s of Thomae’. Their positim war a but, at an angle wito line proper, ap. peared like a danges.on extension of the latter, and was proved such by muf\"*quent events, It was meant to secure Our Tight agaipat (arping manmuvers, but ofleers good Judgement eotetvined the belie’ that both creater compactnégs from olf Contraction and perfect ecoority of the right might bay® been obtainod by post ing the latter on the eastern @Qutments of Missionary Ridge Tho brigades of MoCo and Michel! of she Te corps were ordered beck to RaSville gp Friday or Mes great ten abo sown » dou eon rannan, next | rday wan | afternvon, for the protection of our gommun'gatinw with CoeMraivoogs, and verge wore not to, participate in the Sarvggie of Faturday. The night Bed bee» fioety and the troops not being permitted to kindle Bivonac fires, the discomfort they experienced, together with the fatigue from marching ond want of sleep, put them in a physical Condition by no means as vigorous 98 it should bave beon for the severe work before them. Fortnpately the san Pose clear, and with ita cheering rays did muoh to revive the spirits of the army. OPENING OF THE BATTLD, The early forenoon passed away without forewarning of the approaching oonflict ; but shortly before eleven O’elock tho storm that had been brewing all the morning on the rebel side borst forth in the expected direction. At that tine a long mass of rebel infantry was seen ad- vanocing upon Wrannan’s division on the extreme left. Tt Gret came upon the second brigade, Colonel Croxton ccmmanding, and soon forced it back despite tte deter- mined resistauce, The two other brigades of the diviston at once came to its assistance, and succeeded In checking the progress of the rebels and ariving them back; but thelr column being !n turn strongly roinforeed, they ad- vanced again with wild yells. So powerful was this as- sanit that they puehed Branman back to and beyond his position iu the tino, and thus uncovered the lort of Baird’s division, Makiug prompt use of thetr advan changer thelr course to the left, and apeadily env Seribner's and King’s brigades—the latier of regulars. They were almost surrounded, but mannged to disentan gle themselves after fearfnl logs. ‘The crushing rebel masses next came upon Johnson's division, and rolled it upon Reynolds’, which also became speedily Involved in the desperate struggle, The stub of these divisions, however, and tho sweeping ilre of some batteries posted under the personal supervision of General Rosecrans, arrested at last their swéeping advance. VICTORIONS ADVANCH OF GENKRAL THOMAS? CORPS, The divisions of Brannan and Baird haying been ral- Ned, General Thomas ordered a general advance of the Tigbt, and soon tho tide of battle was decldedly turned in our fayor, With cheers our lino advanced, halting only at times to shatter the enemy with musketry. Sev- eral times the jatter’s retreating line stopped and vainly tried (o retain their gained ground; but steadily they were driven from position to position, and by four o'clock all the ground lost was nearly recovered. Several bat. teries belonging to Gens. Baird’s and Brannan’s Divisions, whose bores had been killed and supports were swept away, were retaken, and several handred prisoners cap- tured. The eneury leit all their dead and nearly al! their wounded on the field, There were at least five hundred of the former, Tho rebel troopa engaging Thomas be- longed to Buckner’s and Langstreet’s commands, REBEL ATTACK ON OUR CENTRE —THEIR REPOISE BY REYNOLDS? . Division, At tho time the struggle was turning In sour fayor on the loft, Bragg's army proper, consisting of the eorps of Polk and Hill (formerly Hardee’a) moved to a most de- termined and well executed attack upon Palmer's and Van Cleve’s divisions iu the centre. Its object was ob- viously to relieve the defeated rebel right. Valmer and Van Cleve coon found themselves overpowered and thelr divisions breaking. Their complete rout was imminent, when Davis’ division came to thelr support on Van Cleve’s right. Tho timely reinforcements at first had the effect of checking the enemy and restoring our line; but the rebel attack was speedily renewed with greater numbers, and the centre again compelied to yield. Davis was forced to the right and Van Cleve to the loft, and theenemy advanced through the opening made in onr line, threatening to take the centre and Tight by their flaoks, as they bad done on the left. at this criticnl juncture Sheridan’s division appeared, and was at once thrown upon the enemy. It stood ite ground gallantly for a while, but becoming soon exposed to a destructive flank fire, was also compelled to fall back. Fortunately, the divisions of Generals Wood and Negloy, that had been early witharawn from Gordon's Milis when the rebel attack on the left threatene’ to be sue- cessful, now cam tothe rescue, After a brief contest the rebels fonnd themselves at last matcbed, and com mencod giving away in thelr tyra, Reynolds having also been sont to the assiktance of the centre After the repuise of the rebel right an advance was ordered, aud the original position regained about sunset PONALE OF SATCRDAY'S BATTLE, About dark the enemy made another demonstration, with a heavy artil'ery and musketry fire upon the centre, Dut eliciting a lively response, they eo0n abandoned this last effort of the day. Thus ended the battle of the Wth, It had been @ defensive one on our part, and although we lost no ground, and probably less mon and material than the enemy, its result could herdly be claimed as a triumph of Union arms. No substantial advantage had been won, and a Inrgo portion of the army was badly shattered. That the enemy, with his numerical superiority, would bo able to offer again battle ou tho following day, could well be supposed. General Rosecrans anticipated a renewal of the struggle, and pro- pared for it. THE WORK OF THR NIGHT—OUR NEW LINES OF BATTLE. During the nfght the disposition of our forces was changed, The line was made to rest along a crossroad running northeast and southwest, and connecting the Ross ville and Lafayette roads, By thie disposition our ex- treme right was made to reat on Missionary ridge. The new line wag a mile shorter than that ef the day be'ore, The different divisions were dispored in this order:—From right to left, one brizade of Negley’s, Johnson's, Baird’ Palmer's, Reynolds’, two brigades of Negley’s, Wood's, Sheridan's and Davis’. Brangap’s and Van Cleve's formed the reserve, The moonted brigades of Wilder and Minty covered the right flank. e BATTLE OF UNDAY. Sunday morning broke upon the hostile armies as fair as that of the preceding day. Contrary to the universal expectation on our wile, the enemy again allowed the early hours, so well suited to offensive mancuvres, to pans away Uodisturbed by tho sounds of baitle. The adaptation of thelr plan of attack to our new line wbtiess neersitated this. About nine o'clock a few shots were heard at yarious points of our front, but it was cply ata littio before ten that the report of whole volleys aunounced the resumption of the fight ta good earneet. The firing that bad begom upon our loft at once assumed the fiercest character, The enemy re- ypented the tactics of the previeus day by throwing thom. selves firet upon our extrome left, formed by Gen. Peat ty’s brigade of Nogiey’s division, Tt stood the ouset for some time, bnt nally retired. Desiring to unite the two portions of General Negloy’s command, General Rorecraus ordered General Wood's division to take the porition of tho two brivades atationed further to the right. The revels, perosiving the with drawal of Nogloy, and believing tt to be @ retreat in good earnest, quickly also moved upon the cobtre, and the action speedily became general, Finding themselves una%le to make am impression on Wood, the enemy, after the lapse of an hour or fo, seomed to concentrate their main #treugth rpon the centre, now again commanded by Thomas, During the night our troope had coustructed along the live barriers of loge and fence rail*, and thus compara tively sheltered, they kept @ contiguous, murderous mus- ketry Ore upon tho onomy. Our artillery was planted open higher greund fo tho rear, and fired over the to fantry. | @etruciive as our Gre from small arms and can- on was, itdet not stay the advance of the rebels, At but only to rally and pash again line, With frantic yolls, Lougstreet's forward toward ov | aud Hill's corpe both came rolling steadily on, in columns by battalions. Our contro, weakened to the extent of almost one-third, wea pot strong enough for success in this unequal coutest, Closer and closer appenaehed the fucaling bowtie misses, and ot Inet forced Brannap’s di vieion to yield ie posicbon. Meantime, as General Reynolds wan severcly pressed, Genoral Wo d was ordered to march instantly by the left flank, pass Braonan, aod go to bia relief, Davie and idan were to shift over to the left, aod thos clone up the line, As the oocasion was urgent, Gen. Wood drew in bis skirmishers with copsideradlo Baste, and the rebels, for the second time mistakicg a withdrawal for & fight, preseed forward like a torrent, and poured | murkeiry, conister and grape Imto the flank of the division vn the double-quick. The ma et kop thetr fites jer, but as the pitiless storm of jead an! iron contioued to be hurled agawuat them, the regiments began to spread out like « fan wider and wider until foa'ly they were worn to flinders. Thin wan especially the case with the brigade commanded by Colsne! Mosll, Parker’* brigade alone parsed on to (te destination comparatively tntact. THe cxIeM OF THB DAT, The baitie now extended upon ite mowt erttical phase, ‘The breaka, temporary caused by the shiftings of divisions from ove potet of the line to another, woro to promptly perceived and turned t» advantage by the enemy that they proved fatal, and oomt the loes of the day, Davis’ divieion, coming up te take Wood's puaition on the extreme jo't, «as taker with great anddennees and fory by the left Cark bed to she ribs er artrdieg to ret reenwonce NEW YORK HEKALD, SA"U!DAY, | tion of Independence. | Adjutant ge Cleve’s aud Palmer's divisions, exposed by the with | drawal of Davie’, were attacked with fequal vehemence On the right, avd forced back in great confusion, The ront on the bit aud the rigbt was now completo, and even the exertions of General Rosecrans and his staff, who, with drawn sworts, attempted to restore order, were of no avail. large portion of the army, After that fatal break, our line of battle was not again reformed uring the day. The army was, wi fact, cut in two, MeCook, with Davis, Sheridan, aud Wilder, beg thrown off to thetrignt; Crittenden, except one brigade of Wood's, being broken in pieces, and Thomas, with his indomitable corps, ana Johuson’s division of McCook’s, Femaining alone upon the left, Thomas’ divisions— Negley’s, Brannan's, and Ratrd’s—bad bocn foarfully shaken and much sogttered by ihe fight over the log works, and Reynolds’ was the only one that retired ja tolerable order. ‘THe RETREAT, Retreat was now the only res rts loft, and the whole disorgantzed mass Of our troops fell back: over the rond to Toaaville. Crowds of stragglers, in mob-like disorder, mado good Bpeed toward Chatianooga, with the exception of Bhoridan, Davis and Wilder, who, cut off, from the centre, still trageled av het they could, On the right the divisions of Baird, Reynolds, Negley and Brannan, &nd Harker’s brigade of Woud's division, alone retained cohesiveness, and took a position along the ase of Missionary Mountains, where the Rossville Toad dabonehes from them, for another Might. The line was formed so that tho heft rested upon the Lafr vette Toad, ond the right of the ‘gap represented an are of a Circle, and a southeant hill about its centre formed the koy to the position. 6 TUR PURSUIT OF TAR ENEMY CHECKED. Between two and three o'clock the enemy appeared on tho Lafayette road, aud moving by the left flank, soon formed for another altack, At first they directed @ heavy fire of muckelry and artillery apon our po- sition, ag though menacing to dispirit ts defenders befere coming to an assault; but the ten thousand or twelve thousind men that confronted them felt that the fate of tho Ariny of tbe Cumberland, and, in a great measuré, that of the Union, depended upon the repulse of the enemy, and when tho rebel lines finally came repeat ediy to the attack, they advanced but to recoll with severe Joes, Our troone were formed in two lines upon the crest, and, firing one after‘the other, they kept upan unbroken fusilade with tolling effect, The enemy, con- sisting of Polk's corpa, were not only repelled, but thrown into such disorder that Turchin’s brigade and other portions of the Jive followed, wod took se, eral bondred prieoners, (Toward sunsét {he enemy were driven back to the position they took whos filtng out of the Lafayette rond, dd nbs ed the contest, ae aes ‘ if harrier. ‘When Thomas’ division were most soreiy pressed during the afternoon, and it looked at one time as though they woald again have (o syecumb to @uperior numbers, they were gladdened and eneouraged by the awivent, on tho right, of Mitchell’s and Whitaker's Diiggles, of the reserve corps, under the command of General Gorton Granger himself. With the accession of strength, our ability to maimtalm our position was no longer doubted. Soon after General Granger had reported to General Thomas, his two brigades were sent out on the road, under command of Genera dman, to retake an Ammunition train that bad fallen into the hands of the enemy. ‘They came upon a large rebel force, and after ® severe conilict drove them away. While Genera! Thomas was making his gallant fight, Sheridan and Davis had managed, after being much cut up, to work thelr way to the Rosaviile road with the Teinnants of thelr divisions, and falling back in the dl- rection of Chattanooga. At night General Thomas fell back to Rossville, four miles from Chattanooga, after bringing away all the wounded, transportation aud other matertal within} reach. ‘TR CAUBE OF OUR DEFEAT. While tho strugele of Faturday ended tp a drawn bat- fo, that of Sanday resulted iu a disastrous defeat. The failure of the first day was partly due to the greater nu- merical strength of the enemy, and partly to the deficiont formation of our Ime of battle, That of the second is Jontly ascribed to impreper tactics on the battls field, and above ali to the absence of command. The inspiring exam- ple eet and influence exercised by the Commandbr-in Chiel at Stone river were wanting—he having been compelled to loave the feld and returm to Chattanooga before the action was over. ‘The early diraypearance of two corps commanders from the field also made a demoralizing impression, Joynt people certainly have cause for soli-eongratulation that the Army of the Cumberland was not completely destroy aod owes profound gratitude to General Thomas and those ender him that saved it Tm Loner. Our lowes are grout, That in killed, wounded and miss ing will probably reach ten thousand, Of artillery we are loss some fiity pieces, mostly let on Sunday, Uf wagons, loaded with ammupition and supplies, bulapoes, &o., we have alro lost a groat number. They were abanitoned in the,retreat om Sunday General Rosecrans and his Hentonants were Lusily en gaged on Monday in ctrengthoning their pomtion by me works, aad reorganizing their commands. OUR ARMY 847m While the army itself may be considered safe enough, it fe most certain that if the enemy bave the advantage of greater numbers, fauking movements will compel Rose- crane to retreat aorose the Tenmesses, in care reinforce ments should not promptly reach bim: SKETCH OF ROSECRANS. Interesting Ace of the “Obstinate Fighter" of the Army of the Cumber- land. : Major General Wm Starke Poseorant was born in Kingston t4wnsbip, Nelaware county, Obin, on the 6th of December, 1819. Hit father wea the dexeon lant of one of the old Duteb families whieh emigrate! from Amaterdam, Holland, during bat during 1808 removet to Obje. Jemima Hopkins, a davghter of @ eoldier of the Revolu- ton anda relative of ove of the signers of the Noclara- ‘The father was @ momber of the Methodist church, and the mother of the Catholic church but ta religion the General hax followed the teachings & } his mother’s creed, of which chorch Bis brother Is a very popular bishop in the diceere of Wheeling, embracing Western Virginia and part of Ohio. RDUCATION—ADMISSION INTO WRET POINT. In early life the « bject of our rketeh devoted himeeif | ‘ners, and at the age of to bin studies with great earn eighteen made a direct perwomal pplication to the thea Segrotary of War (the Hou. Joel R. Poinsett), for ao ad mission into the Military Academy at Weat Point. His per tenacity fn his applications at last gained for him euccess, and during tbe year 1658 he was appointed a cadet at that institution, bis appoiutment being debited to his native { state, HM GRADUATES —iUIS CLASSMATES, On the 80th of June, 1$42,be graduated in a clam of fifty etx members with remarkably high honor: having obtained the third rank in mathematics ant the Ofth \ general merit. Many of his cine mates have earced great distinction doriog the ; war, each of wh graduated Attached to his name, and were as Major Generel Joba Newton, commanding the First ar: corps of the Union army (graduated second), Covers George W. Rains, of tho rebel army (third); Colonel Jona D Kurtz, intely ander Gevera! Marueide, tn North Caro lina (fourth), General Gustavus W. Smith, recently of the rebel army (eighth); General Menefield Lovell, of the rebel army (ninth); Major General John Pope, com ing the United States Department (seventeenth), Brigadier 6 , Agsistant ‘alon the stat of the Commander of the Aring of the Potomac (twenty-tbird); Major General Abner Doubleday, recently |o oommand of the First army corp (tweuty-fourth), Gereral D. HL HM, of bn army (iwenty eighth), Major Geveral N. 3, 1. recently in command of the District of Phila (tweoty-minth); Major General George mander of the Fifth orp L MelLaws, oommandin (forty eighth), Mrignd the Army of the f Dorn, of tha re pecond) | Linutes inapding & © fourth), and others. wh ESTERS 7k Any rebel Dana, & div iaton Of Lee's rebel army, r General Samuel B. Mayman, of tone, (Oty farmy ot th t Genera! James Longstreet, now cor of rebels in Roseerana’ front, (f(y The subjey of our dkAeh entered the army on whe ist | day of Joly, 1442, with (he brevet rank of @ eccond lew sonaot of engineers, amd wae @etalled to sot an first ae atant evant Colonel Bane B. De Rasy, of Royer @ fpr, «by n commannd of the works at eoowuide? ‘ye t ot Avril. Ses. was Streams ‘of demoralized, ure rntroltable | men. fleeing toward the rear, were aif (hat remained of a — Tinge he wes appoint eistant professor of enyineer at West Point, an rotstied that y Davis, refuset to that the United Stites service contd fil epare go valuable an officer, by the snl that cp {fe termination if the resignation wan insisted upon he had 1» pecuntary an wel! as a general interest, General MoClellan, the early days of this | country, and was born tn Wyoming valley, Pennsylvania, | His mother wae | | rebel | Army of the Potomac, | Me received bin fall aj | Wash! ) 0 Uime of bin dent, (arty } | & berth SEPTEMERR £6, Promoved to the £0 rans of joan Wi bewaat of baw United St tev Lagiocer corps, HE 1S MAMKIZD— PROFRRSOK HIP AT WkeT POT Daring the mouth of Avgust, i848, while in the city of New York prepering (or bis new appointment, be way United in marriage at St John's chureb, to Mies Fliva Hegeman, an ac ed and worthy representa. tive, as wel? a6 Ovly Aaughtor of thy noted jurist, Ad ‘an Hegeman Esq. The Leveman family ie one of the oldest aud most respected of thie city, Shortly afver his mar. ber 18,1843, Actin the Miltary Ae sition anti! A oting ase’stant pro Ann 1844. He wera tren appointed feesor Of Datura! nod experimental philosovhy, the duties of which cities he performed from August 28, 1844. to August 2%, 1845. Me then re- sumed bis clair aw ss ageistent — profersor of Fngincering will che tet ty, 1846, when, in con- soquence of (aj tain Swift beng ordered to Mex take the fel, be was appointed fret oesbetent professor of engineering nd retsiwed he eppomiment until Au gust 31, 1847. 16 ww also appetntod poms qnartermas- ter at tha Military Academy and held the aflies for about nine months. \ NEWPORT DEFENCES — NHARTOR SURVEY, Lieut, Rosecrans wos next appolmted as the chief en- ginecr of he fortitcaiious in coutve of erection at Now: port, R.L, and superintended eh large military whorf (hot had pre by wetorm, To place a secon lieutenant in charge of ro important @ Culy Was e decided compliment, and a prac- teal acknowledgment of his abiliiy asa first clase engl neer, He remained at Newport unt! 1852. when he was charged with the survey of the hur bore of New Bedford aud Providence, a8 well as of the Taunton river, FIRST LIEUTENANT—CONSTRUCTING ENGINERR AT WASHINGTON —REBIG NATION, During March 1863, he was promoted to the rank cf first Nentenant of engineers, and was next ordered, during the next month, to report for duty to the Secretary of the Navy, in the Pureav of Docks and Varda, where ho was assigned to the jioportant duty of e-nstructing engtncer Navy Yard of Washtogton. Me ramained at this post until November, 1868, whon, on account of {il health, he felt compelled to send in his resignati oof bis oMce and military position, The Secretary of War, Jefferson cept his resignation, on the ground A leave of abrence was granted and accepted of our ekeich only on the undorstanding t would bo at once accepted by the government, ‘With this 9 00 Tieatenant Rosser ina rémained some fow month: longér fn the army; bot during Aprf 1864 aa ol liged to resign the service entirely, Recre: tary Davis Md not cetually accept his resignation until August 14,1854, when the acceptation was rent to Ross eran, accompanied by a document testifying to Mr, Roscorans’ high abilities, energy and fotegrity’? and signed ‘Jefferson Davis.’ ‘ CIVIL ENGINKER—COAT AND COAL OIL COMPANIES, Mr. Rosecrane, on retliing from the artuy, commenced the profession of a civil enyingor, ant opened an office in the city of Cincionatl, which cffice he kept open until June, 1855. While proc'ici ¢ in bie profession he gained the esteem of many persona by the npright manner in which he tre: sacted their business, and by bie ekil as am engineer, He was clessed among the best consulting en Bineers and architects in the {ar Weet, and some of his designs are ret up as models for students in that vielnity. During the month of June, 1 Mr. Roseerans was Appointed to the reeponsible position of superintendent of the works of the Cynne! Coal Company, bich corpora. tion, with other parties, were engaged tp building locks, dams, bridyes, ke , in Western Virginia, Superintendent be gave groat satia'action, and was elected In his position of the president of the company. He, however, was induced, a few years after, to resign is connection with the coal company to assume the con trol of the Cincinnati Coal Oil Company, then making ex tersive preparations for n heavy burinees, and to which He was epgaged in this business when the rebellion broke out. CHIKY WNGINEER OF BTATH TROOPS— @TATR ENGINRER. When the bio militia was placed under the charge of was chosen tho Major General commanding the Ohio State forces, that «fcor selected the subject of our sketch to act pon his staff af bis ald and acting chief engineer. This position carried with it the rank of major, The Legisistare also parposcly Created the office of Chie! Fagineer of the State, si bm, was intended for General Rosecrans and The rebellion, however, prevented him Much Of the ndvantagos f the pomition. COLONEL OF VOLUNTRERS—NRIGADIER GENFRAL OF VOLUNTFERS. Ou the 101m day of June, was appointed by Govergor Dennison to the com mand of the Twonty-third regiment of Obio three years volunteers, with the rank of colone!, and Colonel Rosecrans was sent on @ mission to Washington to acrange for the maintenance and payment of he Ohio contingent forces, While he waa tn the national capital he received from the President the appointment of briga Aier general of volunteers, and was ordered to report to* Genera) MoCleliun, in the then Deoartment of the Mio. He war placed in commaud of a brigade consisting of two regiments of Indiana Yoluntoors avd two regiments of Obio Volunteers, He was fret placed in command of the post at Parkershorg, provions to the gone vance of (be forces into Weatern Virginia, and while howling this pow tion he was particularly noted for his energy of character and competence for eornand. THE ADVANCE IN VIRGINTA—RICT MOUNTAIN When the advenco into Western Virginia was ordorod General Rosecrans moved Onwards by way of the rail. road and ovenpled the city of Clarksburg, previously held by the rebele, who fel) back He next moved by the turnpike rontes to Buckhannon, where MoCiellan’s army was orgynized the grand demovstration upon the rebels on the mountain regions. (on the 11th of July General Rosecrans! brigade was or dered by General MeClellan to the roar of the rebel por tion at Rich Mountain, while the remainder of MeCielian's ‘ovces made a demonstration In the front and along “the mak Laorel Mountain (ace, The march nad pecessarily (o be made under great diMoultios in order | to comeeal the movement from the enemy and thla forced march was accomplished by threo o'clock tn the afternoon, after cutting @ rord through the wood. The movements would have doubtless cap tured the whole rebel garrison without a fight, buta Vojon courier was onfortunately taken prisoner by the And thus gave them come warning of the move- moat, Am it was, tho troops aroceeded |} entting nine miles of @ road,and came upon the rebels im the rear of thelr position, which part of the mountain bad not been fortiled, and after @ des; erate fight of om hour and a bait, completely routed them, captoring all they bad, and tox og many offcers a4 well as privates prironers The rebelx On this oceasion numberet some two thounso under General Pegram, who war soon after obliged to render bimeel! and ei the forces rewaiaing with bimaa pris-nere of war BRIGADIER GENERAL OF THE RNGULAN ARMY—cOM> MANDIR OF THE ARMY. For the maoner with whi h be had condugted his part of the campaign in Westerns Virginia, Genoral Tovecrans was nominated by the President for one of the rweunt brigadier generalahipa in the regular army Lo date from the 16tu of May, 1561, Tie promotion, aithongh rapid, was acknowledged to be well deverved, and (he pomina tion was confirmed by the extra seesion of C duly 22, 1861 When (eners) negroes, on MeCiatian was called to ihe hewd of the on the 824 of July, 1s6t ry iemecrana at Once agumed the periiion of Commanding Geveral of the army of oceupation th Western Virginia intment t that powiten trom ction, on the 28h of July, i861, when he formany took possonion of the army chief beadquerters. alver properly Ainpesing of his troops sod taking poweeton of the prin Spal pola, Geveral Jyeecrans wiegrapbed on Angost 1, 1861, that all Wostern Virginia, exempt the Kan Y, Wea entiraly claret of armed boties of CARMIVEX FERNY Shortly betore the Yet day of Heptomber, 1461, after erranging biy trowpe wiih enfecient order Ww nattety him that all fie portions were ale, General emecrane with the balaoce of his forces moved towards the Kasawhe river sod valley the 10th of Beptember he engaged the rebels sud took pleon pear Kummervile, when Hrwecrana found that Floyd's rebel army bad tate ftroug paritien on the top of © monn iain at Oarr Cauley river, and had lotrencted themnely-s force waa Give \anmmand abroeg and had sixveew pieces of artiliery in powiiion, The intreochmens wart | on either fixe oF rear, and the fromt war masked wit ngie wed forvet. Attar the advioce of the rebels tad bee 5 the Cown senate fount tuem . 7} “ 1#62.—TRIPLE no reconstruction of a | ously been dvatroyed | 1861, Major Rosccrane SHEET. 3 Ously aod Lasiod until night ail, wien ds knows pub an | Jone 90, Toludow wae scooped on July By 20d te the contvot, tho men sloop arme. ge | 3 by three diviniown chele were pur ing the night, however, the ro wyd evacuated | # nt thelr re t overtaken this peettion, and repeated, leoving ali hue wegork, | at wh or cht ond grout! b prea, ¢ quipayes a eupply of ammunition and U ir ue day.” eanpaice the evomy were head of cattie, ‘Miis batile cleared the wh trict of | driven from two ler bad the whote of Mit rebels dio Lenmessee wan cestored iy the town, The Calon army COMMANDER OF TIE DEPARTMENT. en, Rie te On the 12h day (f November, 1901, that part of the as on ditik State O° Virgivia enbraciny the region wost of the woun beciene alneat'a tains was made into a fopurste department, onder the i lb ies tio of the Hepartment of Western Vrrinia, aod was Placed under the command of Ceneral Resecraut with his hea Wheeling, By this ar b ’ Tangement the country east of the Ohio river was nme, 4 separated from the Department of the Obie. the ‘ * troops belonging to which department were desth ed to operate i a different direction through Kentucky, §! though an oecostonit skirmleh would tal ontakirts of tho Union pr sitions around the by rdery of thy tien thet 1, Bragg dopartmend, etill it may be roid that Werturn Virginty | p:tureed by the taakiog De was entirely cleared from avy large force of rebels, oul | Gill Gow. Riaearedac. Ga: tea eae hag romained so up to the present 1 tancoga whe quietly thbenaprees SUPFRERDED BY OFNPRAL FKEYONT+-OkPERED TO General Roacerana’ forceg, |The wae couriwagr, Vent was condveiet wud the plag On the 11th day of Moreh, the riilitary deperiments OP tacon wy ah ate een howe by seenter tho United States were materiillv changed, and all the eeceed cca Mountain regions of Virginia, Kentueky, North Carolina tyne poodle hasilen et ayy s z ‘ orn and Touneasee wete combined In oma department, vader 4 t 1 to say thet dating the Dyhte Me the tle of the Mourtain. Department, and General |e et the contacter @” thon tovte Fremont was placed in command of this #eetioD | pastinate ax be has alwave bee pelt ale a of conatry, As all important military movements Hy calf é were connidered over in Western Virginis, and General 4 “ Povecrans roquiring a more active fell of operat tou punybrenhysbie snchen ho requested that he mi;ht bo piace! in cominoud ee pike atch ten at Of troops to the fleld, holding, however, the command of ante vets i: piocy i ey m cf uy by i = tho new department until his succor*or ehould arrive a Ger Was k eieea, getaestindheD yan cs dq or 7 iT york COuN> * of e ” the headquarters, When General Fromout asgumet com. | ee ee ine tip links veg cn tary ng mand of the dopartmont Gener Rosecrans wae tempora Tily placed Jn command of Genera! Hlenker's division, bet was afterwards ordered to the Southwest. the face, ‘There is ho wir of eurertority wt approaches you nga friend, tothe to yenas a fle dy Bids you good day sx afriend. Ala orders to ooo ACTING MAJON GENERAL oF VoLUNTERRE—rNDeR | Oy ie Seay esis : Onsbeaat*qnasr. vivou With ® pleasant reongeltion of their rights. He Genera Rosecrans whs, aftor the evacuation of Contain, | CAmROe Mul Be Popular: 4 Ie conatliztions!. tie thy now placed.by Genera! Grant in command of the tLiriny of | & UM Job om bis hands, but It wii Basco the Missigerppi,”” which was technically known aa the | 20°F Rea ‘Third division of the district of West Tennessee. the treops | Meas Lineoln's Viste to Weat Polnt—tter in which district formed Genoral Grant's army. [ii head Stay inthe North and t quarters wore then nt Corinth, which position he str: ngly Mra. Lincoln, the estimable lady of the he fortified, During the summer his operation were chielly | United States, is about to return to Washingson. ofier a confined to the defence of bis position, but in the fall he | pleasant sojourn of momo vix or aight weeks ip the North, during the summer season just brought to a clone, 06 ‘Vhuraday last abe pad a kind, complimentary vieit io Abont two hours before dark on tho 19th of September | Beott ot Weet Point where that honored and diwtiy ble General Rosecrans’ forces attacked the rebela nuder (en ed eoldior in now ww, engaged Ip propa Sterling Price fn their position south of I-ak-a,and hada | ing his Mustrious ay raphy, A. benuty ite sharp fight before night closed in. The nextday Goveral | revenue steamer, provided @y the eourterns ont peo Rosecrans renewo! the fight; but the main part of the | Wemanly Surveyor of the port, Mr. Awdrows, con rebol forces, finding that they would certalaly lose the | veyed Mra. Lincoln and ber small bat moat we! day, fled, avd Rosecrens immediately sent his cavalry | of ladies and gentlemen to the well kuown fo)iitary foot in pursuit of the runaways. During tho fight tho rebels | Of West Point, ‘The mail up the Iudeon was ot onde “o- Jost ono of their genoraln and two hundred and sixty-two | lghtful and refreshing, and was fully enjye! by Mew officers and mem killed, over four hundred severely | Lincoln and her (riends, The magnificent secnery of the wounded, and six hundred prisoncrs, including Genoral | veble Hudson—searcely to be equalled in the world-— Whitfeld. was too theme of universal delight, The gentle onduie On tho 24 of October General Rosecrans, who was ogain | thous of the rocky shores, clothed with the ‘hick oes of in command of bis positionst Corinth, was attacked by | their summer foliage, and the knlold eopic Cusnges of the rebel forces under General Fart Van Dorn, and bia | the view am the awit ateamer chet the waters emit troops were forced back from their defences into tho | Bot fall to toepire delight and praise. Gene town, Next day the rebela wero repulsed and drivon | pavied the party, and was, in faet, the prineipa from the Union works in ® confused retreat. The | the President's Indy. Commenced more active movemonts. Tu-k-A—conistm, ree et purty ore of obstinacy of this defence by and attack of the Oo arriving at the steamboat landing of the pert Union troops waa characteristic of the comman. | the party was most cordially recoived by the mix der, Although the rebels had concentrated thotr | perintendeut of the oatabiixhment and the inilitary forces under some of thelr beet generals, | OMcors stationed there. Just be’ore the yarty dine barkeda salute of fifteen gune was fired from the torte, And reverborated joyously among the mounting and clits and along the river, Carriages were to on the drive, and in a few momenta the ladies ant yon tiemen were weuted aud on their way to tho library they were completely routed, with a lors of one thousand four hundred and twenty-three killed, nearly six thousand wounded, and two thonsand two hundred and sixty eight prisoners, including one hundred and thirty -reven ouicers, ‘Tho troops also captured fodrteen stands of colors, two pieces of artillery, threo thousand three hundred rtand | Here Mra, Lincoln waa received ant warmly wa'eumod by of smail arma, and forty-five thousand rounds of arnmunt. | all the muthorities of tho post, A Bumnber of gontlenen tion, besides accoutromenta, wagons, &c. Tho rebois | and ladies wore thon formally pronented to ter, ard ja every case very kindly recaived, The rplentit tand ab tached to the establishment was whup on the mon and diseoursed beautiful operatic election other muste. Mrs. Lincola next witpemsed the exerci of the cadets, and expresed her delight and natunfer ion at the were pursued forty miles in fores and sixty milos by env ary. He also eo ordered his combiuations that on the next day his subordinate generals intercepted the rebels, eapturiog more prisoners and ontirely using up the reve! army in that vicinity. MAJOR GHNRRAL OP VOLONTRERS, ANMY OF THE O10. For his gallantry and succcrs on the two above recorded | “’mirabie precision with whieh t ey perlormel avery Oocasions General Rosecrans wax nominated by the Prosi. | Couceivable variety of = military evolutions mud Manwuyres, The young gentioman, In ruth, sere de deut a major general of volunteers, to date from March 21,1862, Tho appointment was confirmed by the execa- Vive session of the Senate of 1868 Ho was also nomtonted fora brevet major generalship of tho rogular army; but bis RomInation 4id not come Retore the qEecalive senaion An time to get confirmed. On the 26th day of October Conera’ Rosecrans was with drawn from Geueral Grant's department nad paged m cemmand of the Army of tho Obie, thereby relieving General Buell. He entered upon his now duties on Octo ber 60, and assumed the commend of all the troops in Kentucky, exoept ach as had beon specially relected for certain services in that State, Tbe troops under bis command were known #8 the Fourteenth army corps, and with these troops he marched towards Noshy:! On the 34 of November be organized a plourer corps, oun- posed Of negroes, and to be attached to every regimont of bia command. This organization took off a great deal of heavy labor from the white soldiers of his army. He divided bis army, while at Bowling Green, Ky., on No- vember 6, into three divisions, ant placed them under the @ommand of Generals Thomas, Moook and Critten den vorying of the highest commendation ‘or the «kill proficloney which they exhibited while goirg thr the moat dificult porti nx of thelr drill ‘The parade of the cadets having emottoded. hey fed part to the music of the band, aaluting as they went Lingota and hor iriends then entered 1 in, and were driven away to Commonn’ fanour W Point Hotel, there to make the vieit of tho day, Arriving bere, Mra. Lincolm was very coraisity re Celyed by General Scott, abd the uther tater aid gontion men Of the party were duly prevented. A dietingvinbed Fasters diplomatethe Hon, Towneend Herria United Staton Minister to Japan—wan present, and tox the opportunity t pay bin respeety to the wre of the Chit Magistrate of the repubiic t conversation dinner was announced, aid rereed uy with all the taste and elegance for which thet serruntehen caterer, Mr Conzens, i eo demerved’y famen The Otinost harmony and friendehip prevailed at the forive board, end we cannot exaggerate our pra plete arrangements of the caterer eral Scott enjoye excalient health. ene ah ir carvings After © me plow NASHVILLE —DEPARTWENT OP THR COMMERLA years, Fle in the variient riser in the heer ood fr On the 6th day of November, 192, the rebels made | the breek’nst table, After breskiartiog, at ery en © chek, an attick upon the position at Nashville, bat were re | be pteeede to the Lbrary, where he celly eneged pulsed with heayy lows. Shortly afterwards the foreos | prevaring bie witubingraphy (or the word » under General Hosserane arrived, apd the rebels were After dinner Mra. Lincoln and her feiw » Wo Griven Of from the attempted invesiinet of the | General fore a to thel carriges, ° Tenneeseoan capital. they had landed a ew bows AN the region of country south of ¢ on the re nor on their rh tthe city. Mf the mil ap thy rhor and exch parts of Nortnern Alabuma wod Georgia an might be taken by Rosecrans’ troops were formed into | ay light was beantifal aud plowmant, (he re avn the A Gopartment and decignated the Department of the Cum. | Stream was no lens xo. Mre Lineotw had the rare mivan Derland. Of this department General Nesceraus was made | tage Of fering the seenery of the river & od vy night, The moog shone with avurual beilhuncy, pouting MURPREERBONO ot of golden light over the ehole ex tie acd etrenn. The air wae freab and ] The rebels who bad heen Investing Nerbyitle fel! bark | | to Murfreesboro, whery they were jotued by other forces, te calm placid, and and were all placed under the command of General froge dom board the gtiding verwel On the 20th of December, 1862, General Rossoracs beyan om the Hadron mutt be eujryed too prog move his army out fr Murfreesboro, and on the 2th eame in in Nashville in the direction of | prectated cht of the rebel | | Her a stay of costly two months te the North, the works. On the 20th skirmirhing commenced, aud com | resident's indy here tinned wntii the 20th, the rebels Jowing one hundred pri | jury hore she »Monntaloe ty New soners. At daybrenk on December 11,1982, the ficht | Homyative, the Grom ieuntaine of Vermeut,and haw soon was renewed with great fury, the rebels driving the right | with wonder the thundertne waters of Niag 8 tyer wing, wudor Cen, MoTook, tor ov , with the | bape the mart re rt 8 bee loan aleo of twenty ele gun. The fight continued during | franght with r wes her vie the following two days, and rkirmishing for two Gaye | 9 anip “ ‘4 longer General Resscrans stated that the tht woold have | New York at, with ‘be full oad w 1 been an entire success on the Bint, Dut that the wurprise of | creedom titties, ebe here? or poret a vat the right fank prevented It After three daye’ obstinate | ealih of thet wot Reva'e Nat Gunes fighting the rebels were beaten and the vietory was cure | wilt be bowel with Aivreiny tw (te " THANKS OF CONOKERS—aDDITION® halle of Rerope, and with wy tn the iy A jpint resotation waa parted by Congrear during the steppee of Agia Ant having «© hope ty January, 1863, giving the thanks of Congress to Major © bet Ler yurvoey i viniting the Sortu, Mra General William & Roesortne and the ofleors and men | Tine bow reuree We oun Priveey and the 6 ute under hie eommand for thelr gallantry and gad condwr VO Gow het Os the presiding genius of tho tn the battio of Naurfresabhore, Ten . Daring the mame month Fort Henry, Fort bonewn o Arrival of Rew Clarkavitle were adiot (o bin department, and Bis ETHP4 | ane pinersery prine atenmat ! sarin are wee eolarged and ¢) od Who three army corpe, ‘ Mantes Trankiin boy fa Waning, MN, ¢ Gon'guated tho Fourteenth, Twentieth snd Tweety tra army corps, and com reepectively by scnarele | on a “* Thomas, Mook ani Crittenden, - ions TULL AWOMA—#TRLRYVILLE ly A hla ves The rebel, om fearing Murtreosbure, began to ta eawpe © a ead oti whet © wer the line of the Tuck river, hukding & strong tures wie parted bier eaallibad sabia Fy at Tartous important pointe from Koby ville to Wer “st. en “* trace, and thelr cavalry operating on their right to salen dite ettant, emia ia’ MoM inv ville, ae on thevr lacy to Cot wna pring Ht, | yore penser ora ge tal Gennger's Army of Kentucky, laving Jolwet | boo ses tug ‘ ssi reg x) Weeerans, od a pomitvom om ibe right, | grey balen of ¢ he army moved win formed jti 0 1h | sneainy of ‘ Pe The rebels held oi! the mow ane = . to tee " ered by & line of wba The reb "| spe we « entere Feart sat bt Pesserane in their defences, wed uy « mT ane 4 kept in ihe hat Poracrane would ao | kage bien Ghul he was underetvet by finding Cenerst Ne Tbornan’ Corpe at Ma i Sawk. Liberty | 4 enn ap wee captared tne ope om Jos eneraing’y a teng a ones the rob | ‘ 8 gros 18 bam we ments | peal © h the beadquariers wo on: recs " van roche 4 enelew ter, with thet ome 4 vw US Woe iim, Seo we crmmirtely tanked tw 408 4 ‘ AENTE AT NOTES | thy de yr . adie aa whole conga oe tein plese wy | OS SS. : m ‘ ef the Ith, ded Mer ci « reerly Of New Vor dwt tay ‘ ’ Ties the anny #0 wen | ad, thelr woe The Gore marent Lene . —————E———_