slain, who had been left by Bragg to lie as they fell.
Osterhaus took post in the valley of the Chattanooga, while Geary and Cruft returned to their camps in Lookout valley.
Granger's corps turned back from the battle-field to Chattanooga,
Nov. 25-6. and was impelled directly thence to the relief of Knoxville — Sherman's corps likewise turning back
Nov. 29. from Greysville, he assuming command also over Granger, and moving rapidly by Charleston, Athens, and London, to Knoxville;
Dec. 6. making the last 84 miles over East Tennessee roads in three December days; thus compelling Longstreet to raise the siege and decamp; then turning at once and marching back to Chattanooga.
Grant states our losses in this series of struggles (not including Burnside's at Knoxville) at 757 killed, 4,529 wounded, and 330 missing: total, 5,616;
The returns of the corps commanders add up as follows:
Hooker's960
Sherman's1,989
Thomas's3,955
Total6,804
And even this makes the loss
the praise due to a gallant soldier; and what is more for him, during the three hours the battle raged, he never left his position in advance of the line, cheering his men on.
The rebels lost, in killed, wounded, and missing, not less than one hundred and fifty. Ninety horses were taken, and a load of arms, saddles, and all their camp equipage.
Our loss, eight or nine killed, and about twenty-five wounded.
Account of the battle by one who was engaged in it.
On Monday, December 23d, six companies of Colonel Glover's cavalry received marching orders for the next day, with instructions to take their camp equipage and four days rations.
On the 25th they started, accompanied by Brig.-Gen. Prentiss and part of his staff, Col. Glover, Major Carrick, and Adjutant White being in command.
They arrived at Sturgeon, on the North Missouri Railroad, at seven o'clock of the 26th, and half frozen — having made a forced march, in the face of a bitter cold wind, of twenty-eight miles, twel
