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Excerpt from Operations of the Army Under Buell From June 10th to October 30th, 1862, and the Buell Commission The book form, to which the treatment of the sub ject discussed in the following pages is not adapted. And which was not thought of in preparing the review, became necessary from the fact that the work out grew the limits of a magazine. The time from June 10 to October 30, 1862, is taken, because that is the period covered by the Commission which investi gated the operations of the army under Buell. Buell was assigned to command of the department of the Ohio, for the reason that the Union cause in that department, especially military affairs in Ken tucky, were in a desperate condition, and it was thought that nothing but judicious management and extraordinary exertion could rescue the State from the vortex of rebellion. The rebels had inaugurated a provisional government at Russelville; they held military possession of one third of the State and were strong and aggressive. General Albert Sidney J ohn ston was in command. His force was estimated at or men. His main body and Head quarters were at Bowling Green with an advance guard at Munfordville, and he held Fort Henry on the Tennessee and Fort Donelson on the Cumber land. General Humphrey Marshall was threaten ing Eastern Kentucky through Pound Gap, and a force under General Zollicofi'er held Cumberland Gap and points north of it. Bands of men were constantly forming to join the rebel ranks. The population was in a state of alarm. Loyal people were intimidated, and in some parts of the State the Union sentiment dared not express itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged cop