The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 32, July 1928 - April, 1929 Page: 295
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Diary and Letters of William P. Rogers, 1846-1862 295
erly direction. our move will depend upon Bragg who is at Chat-
anooga with an army of 75 or 80,000 men and he is said to be
advancing in the direction of Lexington, Ky. in order to support
Gen. Kirby Smith who it is now thought is near that point with
at least 25,00 men and no enemy between him and Cincinnatti, to
the capture of which city he is now directing his energies-It will
thus be seen that the alternative is presented to Buell either to
intercept Bragg in his advance through Tennessee and Ky or to
face back to the Missi river and thus allow Bragg to reconquer Ky.
and camp on the Ohio river.
If he attempts to intercept Bragg we will move to Bragg's sup-
port and if he falls back to the Missi- river we [will] stay here to
protect Mississippi. These things look very much like we have
the enemy at fault and by the last of December we may look for
glad tidings-All things considered, I believe day is beginning to
dawn upon our hitherto oppressed and cloud covered country-
And I hope the day is not far distant when peace will be restored.
God grant that our people will properly appreciate its return. You
in Texas have but a faint idea of the horrors of war. You will
have to be in a country whose soil has been crimsoned with the
blood of patriots and where mighty armies have met in the shock
of battle properly to appreciate its horrors.
I have had lately had a very high compliment paid to me by my
brother officers of this Division. The Cols, Lt-Cols, and Majors
of about 20 Regiments have addressed a letter to Richmond urg-
ing my appointment as a Major General to command the troops
from these two states now on this side of the river.17 Fearing that
the President is still vindictive to me I hardly dare hope for the
appointment, but it is nevertheless a very high compliment to me
and one which 1 know my dear [wife] and children will appreciate,
for these men are all men in high position themselves and have
been with me in the shock of battle. They know me as a drill
officer and disciplinarian and they have tested my capacity to
command in battle. For these reasons the compliment is a high
one even if it is thwarted by the personal hostility of the Presi-
dent. They have sent on a special messenger (Lieut-Col. Hobson
"This appointment was received by Colonel Rogers a few hours before
the battle of Corinth at which he was killed.
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