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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
d, and deceived by the intelligence sent from Washington, had entertained illusions which Halleck, although he must have been better informed, had hastened to share. The latter, considering Bragg's army as out of the question, wrote on the 11th of September to Burnside that Rosecrans was going to occupy at Dalton the entrance to the great notch in the Alleghany Mountains. After having recommended to Burnside to put his cavalry in communication with that of the Army of the Cumberland, Halleck saw the prelude to the dissolution of the Confederacy's military forces. The public was excusable for entertaining such illusions, for the example had been given by authorities the most competent to judge. Indeed, Halleck, replying on the 11th of September to Rosecrans' first despatch, directed him to halt at Dalton after having occupied in force the Atlanta Railroad. Halleck added that it would later be decided what direction Rosecrans should have to take beyond that point. Meantime, he lu
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
practicable. Franklin brought his troops back to New Orleans. The great haste with which Banks had organized this expedition had brought him no success. It became necessary to find another place in Texas whereon he could raise the Federal flag according to the instructions he had received. The enemy keeping henceforth on his guard at Sabine Pass, and the mouth of the Rio Grande being too far distant, he decided in favor of the landroute. Franklin had landed at New Orleans on the 11th of September. On the following day he was on the way to Brashear City with the Nineteenth corps. The Thirteenth corps, commanded by Ord, was to follow closely, with the exception of the division of Herron, which, recently added to this army corps, had been sent to the upper Atchafalaya to watch, near Morganzia, the movements of the Southern general Green. Not being able to proceed by another route, Banks had decided to ascend Bayou Teche with all his available forces as far as Vermilionville, an