. Morgan's cavalry . ot detach troops tostrengthen Buckner. The latter could not still furtherweaken his small force by sending aid to General Bragg,General Burnside was preparing (in Kentucky) a forcevariously estimated at from fifteen to more than thirty thou-sand men, for the invasion of east Tennessee. With thisforce he could easily drive out Buckner. It was estimatedthat at various points in southern Kentucky, BowlingGreen, Glasgow, and along the Cumberland river and atCarthage in Tennessee, and other points in that vicinity,there were from eight to twelve thousand Federal troops—the grea
. Morgan's cavalry . ot detach troops tostrengthen Buckner. The latter could not still furtherweaken his small force by sending aid to General Bragg,General Burnside was preparing (in Kentucky) a forcevariously estimated at from fifteen to more than thirty thou-sand men, for the invasion of east Tennessee. With thisforce he could easily drive out Buckner. It was estimatedthat at various points in southern Kentucky, BowlingGreen, Glasgow, and along the Cumberland river and atCarthage in Tennessee, and other points in that vicinity,there were from eight to twelve thousand Federal troops—the greater part of them under the command of a GeneralJudah, whose headquarters were at Glasgow, Of theseforces some five thousand were excellent cavalry. GeneralJudahs official papers (captured on the Ohio raid), gavethe exact strength of his force but I have forgotten it. There was perfect unanimity of opinion among the Con-federate officers about the plan and method of the antici- iiLA? SHOWma ROUTE ^o^ TAKKN BYTHROUGH. THE NEW YORK \PI^BLIC LIBRARY A8T0R. LENOX ANC_T<LDEN FPUN0;^T(OH8. MORGAN S CAVALRY. 295 pated Federal movement. Rosecrans, all believed, wouldpress hard upon General Bragg; Burnsides, simultaneously,as soon afterward as was practicable, would move againstBuckner. Judahs force could be used to keep open directcommunication between these two armies, and also as areserve. When the advance was fairly inaugurated, Judah,who in the meantime might guard against the raids of ourcavalry, could be concentrated and moved through Burkes-ville, Livingston and Sparta, turning then, if General Braggstaid to fight, upon the right flank of the army at Tulla-homa; or, if General Bragg retreated, pressing downthrough the Sequatchie valley to Chattanooga. A junctionof all forces, it was thought, would be made, and. the Con-federate army would then confront a host too formidable tobe beaten. This was the belief which prevailed in our army regardingthe intentions of the enemy. It
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