Chapter 28:
- Conference of Gens. Bragg and Longstreet the day after the battle of Chickamauga. -- Longstreet's plan of campaign North of the Tennessee River. -- why Gen. Bragg declined it. -- his investment of Chattanooga. -- he cuts off the enemy's supplies. -- he hopes to starve the garrison into surrender. -- reorganization of the Federal armies in the west. -- Gen. Grant's new and large command. -- his first task to relieve Thomas in Chattanooga. -- his successful lodgment on the south side of the Tennessee River. -- surprise of Longstreet. -- the Confederates retreat to Lookout Mountain. -- Longstreet makes a night attack on the enemy's new position, but is repulsed. -- the enemy accomplishes the relief of Chattanooga. -- detachment of Longstreet from Bragg's front to operate against Knoxville. -- this unfortunate movement the work of President Davis. -- military pragmatism and vanity of the Confederate President. -- Grant determines to take the offensive. -- the battle of Missionary Ridge. -- extraordinary strength of the Confederate position. -- two attacks repulsed. -- General advance of the Federal lines to the crest of Missionary Ridge. -- audacity of the movement. -- bad conduct of the Confederate troops. -- a shameful panic. -- causes of the extraordinary misconduct of Bragg's army. -- it falls back to Dalton. -- Longstreet's expedition against Knoxville. -- his pursuit of Burnside. -- his unsuccessful assault on Fort Sanders at Knoxville. -- he retreats to Rogersville, is cut off from Virginia, and spends the winter in North-eastern Tennessee. -- operations in Virginia in the fall of 1863. -- Lee attempts to flank Meade and get between him and Washington. -- an extraordinary adventure of Stuart's cavalry. -- Meade retreats to and beyond Bull Run. -- failure of Lee's flank movement. -- incidents of success for the Confederates. -- Lee retires to the Rappahannock. -- affair of Rappahannock Bridge. -- affair of Germania Ford. -- desultory operations between Lee's lines and East Tennessee. -- Averill's raid. -- close of the campaign of 1863 in Virginia
The morning after the battle of Chickamauga, Gen. Bragg stopped at the bivouac of Longstreet, and asked his views as to future movements. Gen. Longstreet suggested crossing the river above Chattanooga, so as to make ourselves sufficiently felt on the enemy's rear, as to force his evacuation of Chattanooga-indeed, force him back upon Nashville, and, if we should find our transportation inadequate for a continuance of this movement,
