. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . a long and hasty march. Rose-crans plan of campaign was brilliant and j^roved most realized that Tullahoma was the barrier to Chattanooga,and determined to drive the Confederates from it. On June 23, 1863, the advance began. The cavalry, underGeneral Stanley, had received orders to advance upon Shelby-ville on the 24th, and during that night to build immense andnimierous camp-fires before the Confederate stronghold atShelbyville, to create the impression
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . a long and hasty march. Rose-crans plan of campaign was brilliant and j^roved most realized that Tullahoma was the barrier to Chattanooga,and determined to drive the Confederates from it. On June 23, 1863, the advance began. The cavalry, underGeneral Stanley, had received orders to advance upon Shelby-ville on the 24th, and during that night to build immense andnimierous camp-fires before the Confederate stronghold atShelbyville, to create the impression that Rosecrans entirearmy was massing at that jjoint. But the wily leader of theFederals had other plans, and when Stanley, supported byGeneral Granger, had built his fires, the larger force wasclosing in upon Tullahoma. The stratagem dawned ujjon Bragg too late to checkRosecrans plans. Stanley and (Granger made a brilliant cap-ture of Shelbyville, and Bragg retired to Tullahoma: but find-ing here that every disposition had been made to fall upon hisrear, he continued his southward retreat toward Chattanooga. r1. € £ *••»- TlfltlVIi PART 11OPENING THE MISSISSIPPI THE SIEGES OF VICKSBURGAND PORT HUDSON
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