How soldiers were made : or, the war as I saw it under Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas, Grant and Sherman . s. Buell was soon after superseded by Gen. Rosecrans. There has been much criticismand discussion concerning the wisdom and policyof Gen. Buells actions. It is not to be expectedthat from my position I should know muchabout this, but I incline to the opinion that hisplans of the battle with Bragg were wisely made,and, had not the conflict been brought on beforehis troops were in position, Braggs army wouldhave been destroyed. But it is often so; theenemy sometimes will not wait until a mat
How soldiers were made : or, the war as I saw it under Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas, Grant and Sherman . s. Buell was soon after superseded by Gen. Rosecrans. There has been much criticismand discussion concerning the wisdom and policyof Gen. Buells actions. It is not to be expectedthat from my position I should know muchabout this, but I incline to the opinion that hisplans of the battle with Bragg were wisely made,and, had not the conflict been brought on beforehis troops were in position, Braggs army wouldhave been destroyed. But it is often so; theenemy sometimes will not wait until a mathe-matical certainty is assured. This much Iwill here say, that notwithstanding his coldnessand austerity of manner and seeming indiffer-ence to the private soldier and distrust of volun-teers, the Army of the Cumberland owe much toGen. Buell for their discipline and education inthe forms and technique of the profession ofarms. Much ridicule was made of red tape, butwhile it will not supply the place of enterpriseand pluck, still there is the foundation of reasonand propriety in it. CHAPTER ANOTHER BATTLE. JPljAVING spent a few days at CrabOrchard, the army moved ~-?~*::::l Nashville. Near Bowling Green wemet our new commander, Gen. Rose-crans, who addressed us with muchwarmth and good-will. He made a favorableimpression upon the men by his open and genialmanner, contrasting agreeably with the taciturnexclusiveness of Gen. Buell, whom but a veryfew of the men had ever seen. My commandwas stationed for a time at Edgefield Junction,and was ordered to make a reconnoissance toSpringfield, Tenn., and adjacent country. Itwas reported that large quantities of stores hadbeen collected there for Braggs army. I sentthe Second Ohio and Thirty-eighth Indianaregiments on this duty, and they brought in andforwarded to the proper authorities at Nashville two thousand barrels of flour, four thousand 64 ANOTHER BATTLE. 65 pounds of bacon and twenty-five barrels ofwhisky. From
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