The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 78
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KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLII.
COMPLIMENTARY ORDERS.
ORDERS.] HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Chattanooga, October 2, 1863.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND:
You have made a grand and successful campaign. You have
driven the rebels from Middle Tennessee.
You crossed a great mountain range, placed yourselves on the
banks of a broad river, crossed it in the face of a powerful opposing
army, and crossed two other great mountain ranges at the only prac-
ticable passes some 40 miles between extremes. You concentrated in
the face of superior numbers, fought the combined armies of Bragg,
which you drove from Shelbyville and Tullahoma; of Johnston's
army from Mississippi, and the tried veterans of Longstreet's corps,
and for two days held them at bay, giving them blow for blow with
heavy interest. When the day closed you held the field, from which
you withdrew in the face of overpowering numbers, to occupy the
point for which you set out-Chattanooga.
You have accomplished the great work of the campaign. You
hold the key of East Tennessee, of North Georgia, and of the enemy's
mines of coal and niter.
Let these achievements console you for the regret you experience
that arrivals of fresh hostile troops forbade your remaining on the
field to renew the battle for the right of burying your gallant dead,
and caring for your brave companions who lay wounded on the field.
The losses you have sustained, though heavy, are slight considering
the odds against you and the stake you have won. You hold in
your hands the substantial fruits of a victory, and deserve and will
receive the honor and plaudits of a grateful nation which asks noth;
ing of even those who have been fighting us but obedience to the
constitution and laws established for our common benefit.
The general commanding earnestly begs every officer and soldier
of this army to unite with him in thanking Almighty God for his
favor to us. He presents his -hearty thanks and congratulations to
all the officers and soldiers of this command for their energy, patience,
and perseverance, and the undaunted courage displayed by those who
fought with such unflinching resolution.
Neither the history of this war nor probably the annals of any
battle furnish a loftier example of obstinate bravery and enduring
resistance to superior numbers, when troops, having exhausted their
ammunition, resorted to the bayonet so many times to hold their
position against such odds as did our left and center on the afternoon
of the 20th of September, at the battle of Chickamauga.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Chattanooga, October 16, 1863.
Brig. Gen. LORENZO THOMAS,
Adjutant-General, U. S. Army :
I desire to make the following change in my last official report of
the operations of the Army of the Cumberland. In the chapter
headed "The battle of the 20th," and the paragraph commencing
"At the moment of the repulse of Davis' division, I was standing in,
the rear of his right," I wisho add the words " and Captain Young "78
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1890; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152978/m1/89/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.