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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
d to pass through the gap of Big Pigeon River, but, soon overtaken by the enemy, the Southerners after a small fight were compelled to surrender January 15th. In the mean time, the weather having moderated in the more southern regions through which flows the Tennessee, the Federals have made the demonstrations which Grant had promised Sherman. We have said that the Fifteenth corps occupied, not far from the right bank of the Tennessee, the railroad from Stevenson to Decatur. On the 25th of January, General Logan, who commands it, causes a boat-bridge to be thrown over the river at Larkin's Ferry. Upon the occupation by a strong advance-guard of the surroundings of the bridge on the left bank and the approaches of the high chain called Sand Mountain, which borders the valley on the east, he causes a part of his troops to pass over. General Smith moves into these mountains with the main column, whilst a strong detachment proceeds to occupy, farther down, the town of Guntersville.