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enemy should cross the Tennessee above Chattanooga you will be separated from Rosecrans, who may not be able to hold out on the south side. Washington, September 27th, headquarters of the Army. Your orders before leaving Kentucky, and frequently repeated telegrams after, were to connect your left on General Rosecrans' ro. It is already too late to do the most good that might have been done, but I hope it will still do some good. Please do not wait a moment. A. Lincoln. September 27. To Burnside, at Knoxville. Your dispatch just received. My orders to you meant simply that you should save Rosecrans from being crushed out, believing ifif he held his position East Tennessee was substantially safe in any event. This dispatch is in no sense an order. General Halleck will answer you fully. September 27. To General Burnside, Knoxville. It was suggested to you, not ordered, that you move to Rosecrans on the north side of the river, because it was believed t