THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS - THE UNION TROOPS RE- T HE staunch old State of Kentucky was of loyal heart. Mr. Bramlette, the Union candidate for governor, was elected, and General Burnside next turned his attention to the deliverance of the longoppressed citizens of East Tennessee. The Ninth Corps was unavoidably detained by General Grant in Mississippi, having been so often transferred from one department to another, that it was known as "Burnside's Geography Class"; and before it had again reported for duty to him, General Burnside had started on his mountain march. the sixteenth day of August, 1863, General Rosecrans left Winchester for Chattanooga, and on the same day General Burnside left Lexington for Knoxville. The following order, issued by General Burnside, to be distributed On along the route of his march, showed his solicitude for the inhabitants of the country through which his route lay, and his determination to have daily religious exercises when practicable. He always encouraged divine servicesin camp, and in his daily trials placed his prayerful trust in the Divine care, relying upon Almighty help to aid him in his difficulties and his duty. General Orders, No. 2. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, I. The general commanding calls upon all members of his command to remember that the present campaign takes them through a friendly territory, and that humanity and the best interests of the service require that the peaceable inhabitants be treated with kindness, and that every protection be given by the soldiers to them and to their property. II. Officers will enforce the strictest discipline to prevent straggling, any ill-treatment of citizens, depredations, or willful destruction of private property; and each officer will be held strictly responsible for offences of such nature, committed by men under his command. III. No prisoners will be liberated on parole, but will be conducted under guard to the authorities appointed to receive them. IV. It must also be distinctly understood, that this war is conducted for national objects, and that any desire which may exist on the part of soldiers to avenge their private wrongs, must yield to a proper observance of the well-established usages of civilized warfare. V. Prisoners of war, particularly the wounded, will be treated with every consideration consistent with their safe-keeping, and any ill-treatment or insults offered to them will be severely punished. VI. Whenever regimental evening dress-parades are held, it shall be the duty of the commanding officer to see that the chaplain, or some proper person, in his absence, holds some short religious service, such as the reading of a portion of the Scripture, with appropriate prayer for the protection and assistance of Divine Providence. By order of Maj.-Gen. A. E. BURNSIDE. LEWIS RICHMOND, Assistant Adjutant-General. General Burnside's march over the Cumberland Mountains, at the head of eighteen thousand men divided into five columns, was a brilliant achievement. "It was the first instance," says Col. William Goddard, " during the war, in which a commander had cut loose from a base of supplies, and it sug gested to General' Burnside the conception of a march to the sea, afterwards skillfully executed by General Sherman. General Burnside's plan of this march, and his application to undertake the expedition, are on the files of the War Department." PARSON BROWNLOW. This march, over the mountains which the Confederates had regarded as an impregnable barrier, was an undertaking which throws the celebrated passage of the Alps into the shade. "In many cases the horses utterly failed to drag the guns up the precipitous sides of the ascents, and then the worn and struggling animals gave place to men, who, with hands and shoulders to wheel and limber, hoisted guns and caissons from height to height. The fearful wayside was strewn with broken wheels and vehicles, and with horses and mules, dying exhausted on the march. Baggage animals, mules, and drivers, in several instances, made missteps and rolled down precipices. Nothing but the indomitable courage and hardihood of Burnside, nothing less lofty than the heroism that possessed his army, could have ever seen such an undertaking accomplished." General Burnside was the inspiring spirit of the march, and he kept his men in good heart as they made this forced march of 250 miles in fourteen days. Crossing the summit ridge, they marched down upon the fertile plains of East Tennessee, and offered the protection of the old flag to its oppressed citizens. General Buckner, the Confederate commander, surprised by this unexpected advance of a force which appeared to have been brought over the mountains in balloons, retreated precipitately to join General Bragg at Chickamauga. He did not even wait to send word to his detachment which was guarding Cumberland Gap. As the Union forces advanced they were received by the long-suffering loyalists, who welcomed their deliverers. and entertained them with good-cheer. The stars and stripes, which had been concealed in houses or buried in the ground, were taken from their hiding-places, and soon floated on the breeze from every house. "Bless the Lord, the Yankees have come; the old flag has come back to Tennessee!" were the shouts that gave expression to the people's joy. Gray-haired men, with tears streaming down their cheeks, women who had lost everything, and children whose tender age had not escaped the cruelty of the rebel rule, came forth to meet the general and his officers at every turn, and to express their gratitude for their redemption. It was a scene of grateful joy that baffles all attempt at description. As General Burnside sought his quarters after his arrival at Knoxville, he had the gratification of resting in the midst of as loyal people as could be found in the Union, who joyously hailed him as their redeemer from a terrible despotism. The satisfaction of such a triumph might well repay him for the disappointment and defeat at Fredericksburg. After stopping a few days at Knoxville, he pushed forward, making a forced march of sixty miles in two days, to Cumberland Gap, the unconditional surrender of which he demanded. The Confederate commander, General Frazer, seeing that successful resistance was impossible, surrendered, with 2,500 prisoners, 2,000 stand of small arms, eleven pieces of artillery, and a large quantity of ammunition. BURNSIDE'S HEADQUARTERS AT KNOXVILLE. Suffering from a complaint which had troubled him all summer, and anxious to pay some attention to his private affairs, General Burnside tendered his resignation on the 10th of September, 1863, and received from President Lincoln the following reply over the wires: "A thousand thanks for the late success you have given us. We cannot allow you to resign until things shall be a little more settled in East Tennessee." General Halleck also telegraphed his congratulations, and directed General Burnside to hold certain points between his forces and those of General Rosecrans. While at Cumberland Gap, General Burnside was informed that General Rosecrans was triumphantly advancing, but it soon appeared that this was not the case. eral Longstreet had reinforced General Bragg, and the combined armies had forced General Rosecrans back to Gen |