Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . just below themouth of the South Chickamauga, and secure theheights as far as the railroad tunnel. Thomas was toco-operate with Sherman by concentrating his troopson his own left, leaving a thin line to Quard the workson the rieht and centre. Hooker was to assail the IConfederate left and drive it from Lookout Mountain. ;iGrant was the more anxious to make the attack on |the 21 St that on the day before he received from ^Bragg a letter suggesting the removal of non-com-batants from Chattanooga—a letter in
Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . just below themouth of the South Chickamauga, and secure theheights as far as the railroad tunnel. Thomas was toco-operate with Sherman by concentrating his troopson his own left, leaving a thin line to Quard the workson the rieht and centre. Hooker was to assail the IConfederate left and drive it from Lookout Mountain. ;iGrant was the more anxious to make the attack on |the 21 St that on the day before he received from ^Bragg a letter suggesting the removal of non-com-batants from Chattanooga—a letter intended to conveythe idea that an attack on that place was meditated,but which really confirmed the report brought by adeserter, and confirmed Grant in the belief that Braggwas about to retreat. The general attack which was to be made on the21 St was countermanded. Sherman had experiencedunexpected difficulty in passing his troops acrossBrowns Ferry in consequence of the heavy pontoon-bridge at last gave way. Osterhaus,whose division was still on the southern side of the I. GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET. 331 1 ;J S 332 GENERAL SHERMAN. • river and without the means of classing, was orderedto report to General Hooker, with whom he remained. Howard was at the same time called to Chattanooga, | and temporarily attached to the command of General | Thomas. On the afternoon of the 23d the Fifteenth j corps, under the immediate command of General Blair, > having flung pontoon-bridges across the Tennessee j at the point indicated above, and also across the i Chickamauga, were advancing to their position on the \ extreme left of the Nadonal army. ^ Grant, now impatient of delay, and determined that p if Bragg really meant to retire, he should not retire f uninjured and in good order, had instructed Thomas i on the morning of the 23d to advance and give the !i enemy an opportunity of developing his lines. f Brilliant Scene. n The day was unusually beautiful. The men, now Jthat
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