. A bird's-eye view of our Civil War . wo by the capture of Munfordville, and by scattering his forces instead of pushing home. This is a serious fault on Braggs part. He fairly holds success in his hand, but forfeits it by this delay. After some rapid marching and manoeuvring, Buell enters Louisville just ahead of his opponent. The authorities in Washington have lost all confidence in Buell. He is summarily relieved fromSeptember 29. ^ ^ rr^^ • i j command and Ihomas appomtecl to succeedhim. But this magnanimous soldier, though far fromalways agreeing with the methods of his chief, declines t
. A bird's-eye view of our Civil War . wo by the capture of Munfordville, and by scattering his forces instead of pushing home. This is a serious fault on Braggs part. He fairly holds success in his hand, but forfeits it by this delay. After some rapid marching and manoeuvring, Buell enters Louisville just ahead of his opponent. The authorities in Washington have lost all confidence in Buell. He is summarily relieved fromSeptember 29. ^ ^ rr^^ • i j command and Ihomas appomtecl to succeedhim. But this magnanimous soldier, though far fromalways agreeing with the methods of his chief, declines honor, and, at his earnest solicitation, Buell isreinstated. The Army of the Ohio marches out to meetBragg, with Thomas second in command. Bragg expects to defend the line of the Kentucky andDuck rivers, but divides his forces, leaving Kirby Smithnear Frankfort. Buell makes a demonstration uponBraggs communications. After some cautious feeling,Buell comes upon Hardee with only sixteen thousand 1862.] BUELL AND BRAGG. 87. THOMAS ANDCHITTCNOEN WEKMOfT ENOAttO men, at Perry-ville, where, hadhe at once at-tacked he couldhave punishedBragg severelyfor this division. \ But, owing tolack of water,one-half of Buellsarmy is distant , from the field, I and he in turnpays the penalty i of lack of con- Peppyville. Oetobep 8, 1862. j centration. Polk ( joins Hardee and they both fall heavily upon McCook, \ who holds Buells left, and bear him they cannot break the Union centre;and after a stubborn conflict Bragg retires, leavingto our forces the field. Our right has not been en-gaged. The loss is : Buell, forty-two hundred ; Braggthirty-four hundred; a fifth of the men actually en-gaged. On being followed up, Bragg re- \ treats through Cumberland Gap, and leavesKentucky and Tennessee once more in our retreat ends only at Chattanooga. What Bragg expected to obtain in Kentucky was a vast ] accession of recruits and horses, as did Lee in fell
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