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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)
to fill it. Daniel McCook's brigade of Granger's corps covered Baird's left. A little before daylight this brigade, having advanced as far as Reed's Bridge and finding the bridge poorly guarded, had burned it. The night had then sufficed for Rosecrans to make up in a great measure for his imprudent march across Lookout Mountain. But Halleck, who was aware of Rosecrans' excessive confidence, could not so promptly correct the consequences of their common error. He had heard, on the 13th of September, of the concentration of Bragg's army in the vicinity of La Fayette; on the same day General Foster had reported to him an unusual activity on the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, which was a sure sign of the transportation of troops detached from Lee's army. Again, Meade, having received orders to ascertain, even at the cost of a battle, the situation of that army, sent word on the ensuing morning that Longstreet's entire corps had left it for parts unknown. This was more than was
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the siege of Chattanooga. (search)
n order to confer about his project with Banks. But shortly after his arrival he had so serious a fall from his horse that when brought back to Vicksburg he was for three weeks obliged to remain in bed, and for two months could not walk without crutches. It is in the midst of this season of rest that Halleck's pressing appeal in favor of Rosecrans is received at Vicksburg. It has already been noticed that the general-in-chief of the army addressed a first despatch to Grant on the 13th of September, directing him to send all his available forces to Memphis, and to move them thence eastward by way of Corinth and Tuscumbia. Forty-eight hours thereafter the same orders were repeated in a second despatch, containing more detail. However, the days succeed one another and the news of the battle of Chickamauga comes, without any response returning either from Memphis or Vicksburg: the telegraph-wire does not extend beyond Cairo, and official messages are forwarded by water. But impor