memoirs of general william t. sherman-1-第55节

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General　L。　THOMAS；　Adjutant…General；　Washington；　D。　C。

Sir：　In　compliance　with　the　telegraphic　orders　of　General　McClellan；　received　late　last　night；　I　submit　this　report　of　the　forces　in　Kentucky；　and　of　their　condition。

The　tabular　statement　shows　the　position　of　the　several　regiments。　The　camp　at　Nolin　is　at　the　present　extremity　of　the　Nashville　Railroad。　　This　force　was　thrown　forward　to　meet　the　advance　of　Buckner's　army；　which　then　fell　back　to　Green　River；　twenty…three　miles　beyond。　　These　regiments　were　substantially　without　means　of　transportation；　other　than　the　railroad；　which　is　guarded　at　all　dangerous　points；　yet　is　liable　to　interruption　at　any　moment；　by　the　tearing　up　of　a　rail　by　the　disaffected　inhabitants　or　a　hired　enemy。　　These　regiments　are　composed　of　good　materials；　but　devoid　of　company　officers　of　experience；　and　have　been　put　under　thorough　drill　since　being　in　camp。　　They　are　generally　well　clad；　and　provided　for。　　Beyond　Green　River；　the　enemy　has　masked　his　forces；　and　it　is　very　difficult　to　ascertain　even　the　approximate　numbers。　No　pains　have　been　spared　to　ascertain　them；　but　without　success；　and　it　is　well　known　that　they　far　outnumber　us。　　Depending；　however；　on　the　railroads　to　their　rear　for　transportation；　they　have　not　thus　far　advanced　this　side　of　Green　River；　except　in　marauding　parties。　　This　is　the　proper　line　of　advance；　but　will　require　a　very　large　force；　certainly　fifty　thousand　men；　as　their　railroad　facilities　south　enable　them　to　concentrate　at　Munfordsville　the　entire　strength　of　the　South。　　General　McCook's　command　is　divided　into　four　brigades；　under　Generals　Wood；　R。　W。　Johnson；　Rousseau；　and　Negley。

General　Thomas's　line　of　operations　is　from　Lexington；　toward　Cumberland　Gap　and　Ford；　which　are　occupied　by　a　force　of　rebel　Tennesseeans；　under　the　command　of　Zollicoffer。　　Thomas　occupies　the　position　at　London；　in　front　of　two　roads　which　lead　to　the　fertile　part　of　Kentucky；　the　one　by　Richmond；　and　the　other　by　Crab　Orchard；　with　his　reserve　at　Camp　Dick　Robinson；　eight　miles　south　of　the　Kentucky　River。　　His　provisions　and　stores　go　by　railroad　from　Cincinnati　to　Nicholasville；　and　thence　in　wagons　to　his　several　regiments。　　He　is　forced　to　hire　transportation。

Brigadier…General　Nelson　is　operating　by　the　line　from　Olympian　Springs；　east　of　Paris；　on　the　Covington　&　Lexington　Railroad；　toward　Prestonburg；　in　the　valley　of　the　Big　Sandy　where　is　assembled　a　force　of　from　twenty…five　to　thirty…five　hundred　rebel　Kentuckians　waiting　reenforcements　from　Virginia。　　My　last　report　from　him　was　to　October　28th；　at　which　time　he　had　Colonel　Harris's　Ohio　Second；　nine　hundred　strong；　Colonel　Norton's　Twenty…first　Ohio；　one　thousand；　and　Colonel　Sill's　Thirty…third　Ohio；　seven　hundred　and　fifty　strong；　with　two　irregular　Kentucky　regiments；　Colonels　Marshall　and　Metcalf。　　These　troops　were　on　the　road　near　Hazel　Green　and　West　Liberty；　advancing　toward　Prestonburg。

Upon　an　inspection　of　the　map；　you　will　observe　these　are　all　divergent　lines；　but　rendered　necessary；　from　the　fact　that　our　enemies　choose　them　as　places　of　refuge　from　pursuit；　where　they　can　receive　assistance　from　neighboring　States。　　Our　lines　are　all　too　weak；　probably　with　the　exception　of　that　to　Prestonburg。　　To　strengthen　these；　I　am　thrown　on　the　raw　levies　of　Ohio　and　Indiana；　who　arrive　in　detachments；　perfectly　fresh　from　the　country；　and　loaded　down　with　baggage；　also　upon　the　Kentuckians；　who　are　slowly　forming　regiments　all　over　the　State；　at　points　remote　from　danger；　and　whom　it　will　be　almost　impossible　to　assemble　together。　　The　organization　of　this　latter　force　is；　by　the　laws　of　Kentucky；　under　the　control　of　a　military　board　of　citizens；　at　the　capital；　Frankfort；　and　they　think　they　will　be　enabled　to　have　fifteen　regiments　toward　the　middle　of　this　month；　but　I　doubt　it；　and　deem　it　unsafe　to　rely　on　them：　There　are　four　regiments　forming　in　the　neighborhood　of　Owensboro；　near　the　mouth　of　Green　River；　who　are　doing　good　service；　also　in　the　neighborhood　of　Campbellsville；　but　it　is　unsafe　to　rely　on　troops　so　suddenly　armed　and　equipped。　　They　are　not　yet　clothed　or　uniformed。　　I　know　well　you　will　think　our　force　too　widely　distributed；　but　we　are　forced　to　it　by　the　attitude　of　our　enemies；　whose　force　and　numbers　the　country　never　has　and　probably　never　will　comprehend。

I　am　told　that　my　estimate　of　troops　needed　for　this　line；　viz。；　two　hundred　thousand；　has　been　construed　to　my　prejudice；　and　therefore　leave　it　for　the　future。　　This　is　the　great　centre　on　which　our　enemies　can　concentrate　whatever　force　is　not　employed　elsewhere。　　Detailed　statement　of　present　force　inclosed　with　this。

With　great　respect；　your　obedient　servant；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General　commanding。


BRIGADIER…GENERAL　McCOOK'S　CAMP；　AT　NOLIN；　FIFTY…TWO　MILES　FROM　LOUISVILLE；　KENTUCKY；　NOVEMBER　4；　1861。

First　Brigade　（General　ROUSSEAU）。…Third　Kentucky；　Colonel　Bulkley；　Fourth　Kentucky；　Colonel　Whittaker；　First　Cavalry；　Colonel　Board；　Stone's　battery；　two　companies　Nineteenth　United　States　Infantry；　and　two　companies　Fifteenth　United　States　Infantry；　Captain　Gilman。

Second　Brigade　（General　T。　J。　WOOD）。…Thirty…eighth　Indiana；　Colonel　Scribner；　Thirty…ninth　Indiana；　Colonel　Harrison；　Thirtieth　Indiana；　Colonel　Bass；；　Twenty…ninth　Indiana；　Colonel　Miller。

Third　Brigade　（General　JOHNSON）。…Forty…ninth　Ohio；　Colonel　Gibson；　Fifteenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Dickey；　Thirty…fourth　Illinois；　Colonel　King；　Thirty…second　Indiana；　Colonel　Willach。

Fourth　Brigade　（General　NEGLEY）。…Seventy…seventh　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Hambright；　Seventy…eighth　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Sinnell；　Seventy…ninth　Pennsylvania；　Colonel　Stambaugh；　Battery　…；Captain　Mueller。

Camp　Dick　Robinson　（General　G。　H。　THOMAS）。…Kentucky；　Colonel　Bramlette；Kentucky；　Colonel　Fry；Kentucky　Cavalry；　Colonel　Woolford；　Fourteenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Steadman；　First　Artillery；　Colonel　Barnett；　Third　Ohio；　Colonel　Carter；East　Tennessee；　Colonel　Byrd。

Bardstown；　Kentucky。…Tenth　Indiana；　Colonel　Manson。

Crab　Orchard。…Thirty…third　Indiana；　Colonel　Coburn。

Jeffersonville；　Indiana。…Thirty…fourth　Indiana；　Colonel　Steele；　Thirty…sixth　Indiana；　Colonel　Gross；　First　Wisconsin；　Colonel　Starkweather。

Mouth　of　Salt　River。…Ninth　Michigan；　Colonel　Duffield；　Thirty…　seventh　Indiana；　Colonel　Hazzard。

Lebanon　Junction。。…Second　Minnesota；　Colonel　Van　Cleve。

Olympian　Springs。…Second　Ohio；　Colonel　Harris。

Cynthiana；　Kentucky。…Thirty…fifth　Ohio；　Colonel　Vandever。

Nicholasville；　Kentucky。…Twenty…first　Ohio；　Colonel　Norton；　Thirty…　eighth　Ohio；　Colonel　Bradley。

Big　Hill。…Seventeenth　Ohio；　Colonel　Connell。

Colesburg。…Twenty…fourth　Illinois；　Colonel　Hecker。

Elizabethtown；　Kentucky。…Nineteenth　Illinois；　Colonel　Turchin。

Owensboro'　or　Henderson。…Thirty…first　Indiana；　Colonel　Cruft；　Colonel　Edwards；　forming　Rock　Castle；　Colonel　Boyle；　Harrodsburg；　Colonel　Barney；　Irvine；　Colonel　Hazzard；　Burksville；　Colonel　Haskins；　Somerset。

And；　in　order　to　conclude　this　subject；　I　also　add　copies　of　two　telegraphic　dispatches；　sent　for　General　McClellan's　use　about　the　same　time；　which　are　all　the　official　letters　received　at　his　headquarters；　as　certified　by　the　Adjutant…General；　L。　Thomas；　in　a　letter　of　February　1；　1862；　in　answer　to　an　application　of　my　brother；　Senator　John　Sherman；　and　on　which　I　was　adjudged　insane：


Louisville；　November　3；　10　p。m。

To　General　McLELLAN；　Washington；　D。　C。：

Dispatch　just　received。　　We　are　forced　to　operate　on　three　lines；　all　dependent　on　railroads　of　doubtful　safety；　requiring　strong　guards。　　From　Paris　to　Prestonbnrg；　three　Ohio　regiments　and　some　militiaenemy　variously　reported　from　thirty…five　hundred　to　seven　thousand。　　From　Lexington　toward　Cumberland　Gap；　Brigadier…General　Thomas；　one　Indiana　and　five　Ohio　regiments；　two　Kentucky　and　two　Tennessee；　hired　wagons　and　badly　clad。　　Zollicoffer；　at　Cumberland　Ford；　about　seven　thousand。　　Lee　reported　on　the　way　with　Virginia　reenforcements。　　In　front　of　Louisville；　fifty…two　miles；　McCook；　with　four　brigades　of　about　thirteen　thousand；　with　four　regiments　to　guard　the　railroad；　at　all　times　in　danger。　　Enemy　along　the　railroad　from　Green　River　to　Bowling　Green；　Nashville；　and　Clarksville。　　Buckner；　Hardee；　Sidney　Johnston；　Folk；　and　Pillow；　the　two　former　in　immediate　command；　the　force　as　large　as　they　want　or　can　subsist；　from　twenty…five　to　thirty　thousand。　　Bowling　Green　strongly　fortified。　　Our　forces　too　small　to　do　good；　and　too　large　to　sacrifice。

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General。



HEADQUARTERS　THE　DEPARTMENT　OF　THE　CUMBERLAND；　Louisville；　Kentucky；　November　6；　1861

General　L。　THOMAS；　Adjutant…General。

Sir：　General　McClellan　telegraphs　me　to　report　to　him　daily　the　situation　of　affairs　here。　　The　country　is　so　large　that　it　is　impossible　to　give　clear　and　definite　views。　　Our　enemies　have　a　terrible　advantage　in　the　fact　that　in　our　midst；　in　our　camps；　and　along　our　avenues　of　travel；　they　have　active　partisans；　farmers　and　business…men；　who　seemingly　pursue　their　usual　calling；　but　are　in　fact　spies。　　They　report　all　our　movements　and　strength；　while　we　can　procure　information　only　by　circuitous　and　unreliable　means。　I　inclose　you　the　c