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advanced divisions. During the same day General McCook had reached the vicinity of Alpine, and, w and Alexander's bridges. At this point Colonel McCook, of General Granger's command, who had mad P. M., then Reynolds's after. Reynolds's and McCook's corps, by division, left to right, moving wi in the field, September 20-10.10 A. M. Major-General McCook, Commanding Twentieth Army Corps: Gel of which is respectfully submitted. A. McD. McCook, Major-General Commanding Twentieth Army Corpsbattle are to the effect that the isolation of McCook was as dangerous as that of Crittenden. When the road, while the right was upon it. Two of McCook's divisions were yet on the march from Crawfis subsequently temporarily reoccupied by one of McCook's brigades, (Lytle's.) Wood sent in his brigadessary to send to this point, as they came up, McCook's two divisions, Davis's and Sheridan's. This k down Lookout Valley without molestation; but McCook would have been endangered, without some furth[39 more...]
division was moved rapidly forward to Lafayette in front, a portion of Hill's corps occupied Catlett's Gap, in Pigeon Mountain, (which is a spur of Lookout, about fifteen miles from Chattanooga,) flanking the enemy on his right, while General Hindman was ordered to attack the enemy immediately in the Cove. For some reason, attributed to the nature of the ground, the attack was not made, and the enemy escaped. To understand the advance of Rosecrans's army, it would seem that Thomas's and McCook's corps, with Stanley's division of cavalry, commanded by Mitchell, crossed the Tennessee at Bridgeport, marching over Sand Mountain into Will's Valley, and from thence down McLemore's Cove in the direction of Lafayette. Crittenden's corps had crossed above Chattanooga at Harrison's, and was moved in the direction of Ringgold. A portion of Park's corps, of Burnside's army, and a brigade of his cavalry, came down from Knoxville to Loudon and Cleveland. On the morning of the fourteenth, i
written orders for his part, as follows: Major-General McCook's corps was to advance on the Shelbyville rod and cover that and the Millersburgh road, so that McCook and himself could be within supporting distance of roads as to render them next to impassable. General McCook's taking of Liberty Gap was very gallant and crher the enemy would advance to test our strength on McCook's front or mass on the flank of the Fourteenth corproad, and drive the rebels toward Fairfield. General McCook to feign and advance, as if in force, on the Wawith the remainder of troops rapidly on Manchester, McCook to move in and taking his place at Beech Grove, holidan's division came in June twenty-eighth, and all McCook's corps arrived before the night of the twenty-nintJuly second, having brought forward the ammunition, McCook with two divisions pursued on the roads west of theg to refer to the reports of Major-Generals Thomas, McCook, and Stanley, and the accompanying sub-reports.
of Chattanooga; Thomas, by way of Trenton; and McCook, with Stanley's cavalry, still further to the direction. The movement was successful. Colonel McCook claims to have first encountered Longstreeve in our line, General Johnson's division, of McCook's corps, reported to General Thomas, and marche the two brigades (Colonel Mitchell's and Colonel McCook's) of General Gordon's corps, who had beennow become our extreme right. One division of McCook's corps, (Johnson's,) having come up to the ne When the battle began, Davis and Sheridan, of McCook's corps, were rapidly marching toward the leftring the day. The army was in fact cut in two; McCook, with Davis, Sheridan, and Wilder, being throws indomitable corps, and Johnson's division of McCook's, remaining alone upon the left. In the flern making head against the enemy. From this, McCook disappeared from the general history of the bar the rebel leaders, emboldened by the rout of McCook and Crittenden, were gathering their hosts to [1 more...]
at once. Was misled by the guide and did not reach my command until six A. M. ; and two of my orderlies on duty with Captain McCook in search of me, thinking I had taken the wrong road, were captured, he narrowly escaping. Early in the morning, Colkamauga, to ascertain if the main road from Gordon's Mills to Rossville was clear, and if practicable to ascertain if Colonel McCook with his brigade held the bridge at Reed's Mills, from which direction I had just heard the report of four or five ca passed. At two P. M. I received your despatch of forty-five minutes past one P. M., advising me that he had ordered General McCook to relieve me — to take command of my corps-and to take the best positions possible; also, that General Sheridan would arrived, and returned just as General Wood, with his two brigades, came up to a position, that General Davis, of Major-General McCook's corps, was fighting over on the right of General Van Cleve. Colonel Barnes's brigade, Van Cleve's division, had
t in the Sequatchie Valley, crossed the Tennessee River at the mouth of Battle Creek, and moved upon Chattanooga. Major-General McCook, commanding the right wing, was thrown forward to threaten Rome, and the corps of Major-General Thomas was put in nden, and crushed him; then passed back between Lookout Mountain and the Tennessee River into Wills's Valley, and cut off McCook's retreat to Bridgeport; thence moved along the Cumberland range into the rear of Burnside, and disposed of him. This withdrawn to Lafayette. On their withdrawal, Rosecrans, who, by this time, had discovered Bragg's whereabouts, recalled McCook into Will's Valley, and ordered him to follow Thomas, who was again put in motion over the mountain into the cove. The tdman came up after daylight, and Buckner was thrown forward as a supporting force to guard Polk's left against Thomas and McCook, in the cove. Crittenden finding himself confronted, declined battle, and retired during the night, falling back on the