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The Daily Dispatch: October 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], A Yankee view of the battle of Chickamauga. (search)
ps into Chattanooga (where he spent a couple of precious days in counting his heads, and saying his pater nesters with a Catholic Archbishop.) while he sent McCook's corps and the greater part of the cavalry still further south to flank Rome, in case Johnston should attempt to stop there. Instead of this, as is now evident, he should have concentrated his forces, and beaten Johnston before he received reinforcements from Virginia. Thus, you see, "Old Rosy" spent a week catching flies, when he ought to have been whaling Johnston. That wily Rebel no sooner discovered the movement of McCook than he set about to "gobble" him, and threw a large portion of his forces, under Polk, between Thomas and McCook, thus forcing him to retreat. Then occurred one of the most terrific stampedes on record. Our brigade was with McCook, and brought up the rear, so I happen to known all about it. We retreated for forty-eight hours, and scarcely stopping to cal.--sleeping was out of the question.