. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . the IGth with great spirit, and on the next daythe place was surrendered by Col. 0. L. Dun-ham, who had arrived with his regiment, andthen had command. The troops surrenderedconsisted of the 17th, 60th, 67th, 68th, 69th In-diana, a company of Louisville cavalry, a partof the 4th Ohio, and a section of the 13th In-diana battery; amounting in all to about fourthousand five hundred men, and ton guns. Tliebridge over the Green river was burned at thistime. During this period G
. The military and naval history of the rebellion in the United States : with biographical sketches of deceased officers . the IGth with great spirit, and on the next daythe place was surrendered by Col. 0. L. Dun-ham, who had arrived with his regiment, andthen had command. The troops surrenderedconsisted of the 17th, 60th, 67th, 68th, 69th In-diana, a company of Louisville cavalry, a partof the 4th Ohio, and a section of the 13th In-diana battery; amounting in all to about fourthousand five hundred men, and ton guns. Tliebridge over the Green river was burned at thistime. During this period Gen. Buell had not beenidle. While on the Tennessee river, near Chat-tanooga, his army was dependent on Louisvilleas its base for the supply of provisions and mu-nitions. To render this available it was neces-sary to protect over three hundred miles of railroad, over which every pound of these sup-plies had to be transported. Every care whichprudence could suggest was exercised to retainthe command of this road. Stockades werebuilt, and guards were stationed at the placesmost liable to attack, but they were not able r. to resist the dashes of the Confederate cavalry,who in many cases were aided by the sympa-thies of the local residents. In the meanwhilethe Confederate conscription act had been rigid-ly enforced, and a large army under Gen. Braggwas massed near Chattanooga, as above stated,the definite object of which was long several weeks the utmost vigilance wasexercised over the enemy at Dechard, McMinn- MILITARY AND NAVAL HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. 285 villo, and tho valley of the Seqnatcbie beforeit was assuredlr ascertained -n-liero ho intendedto strike liis blow. It was expected that Nash-Tillo was tlio point he desired to reacli, butsubsoquent movements soon made it evidenttliat was not the projected point of despatelies to Gen. Brufrg were inter-cepted, which ])rovcd conclusively that Louis-ville in Kentucky was the point toward whichtlio Confe
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