. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ing order: Headquarters of the Post, Chattanooga, July 3, Wm. B. McCreery, Commanding Engineer Brigade: Colonel—Information which is deemed reliable is that the enemy is againadvancing in force against La Fayette, who or what force we do not know. It is probably desirable that you should notify your pickets and also thevarious camps to increased vigilance and to be ready. If you have videtteswould it not be well to have some of them four to six miles in advance. Ia
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ing order: Headquarters of the Post, Chattanooga, July 3, Wm. B. McCreery, Commanding Engineer Brigade: Colonel—Information which is deemed reliable is that the enemy is againadvancing in force against La Fayette, who or what force we do not know. It is probably desirable that you should notify your pickets and also thevarious camps to increased vigilance and to be ready. If you have videtteswould it not be well to have some of them four to six miles in advance. Iam instructed also by Major General Steedman to say to you for your guid-ance, now and hereafter, that should you be attacked, it will be expected ofyou to hold your position as long as you can without endangering your com-mand, and should that be the case, you will move all property that can bemoved, to this place, and as a last resort fall back upon the post. Two gunsfrom Fort Mihalotzy is the signal for alarm. Thirteen guns will be firedat sunrise (July 4th) as a salute. Now, Colonel, do you stay in your bed. aay ou in< < o c <yy<j ao w Q 5M i* fii<J HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 201 tonight unless attacked, and send your officers to attend to picket duty. Iwill take the liberty of sending a line by the orderly to the company halfway up the mountain directing them to have out three sentinels and be verywatchful. T. R. Stanley,Colonel commanding Post. Upon the receipt of this order, companies were sent to all the mountainpasses, and every precaution taken to prevent surprise. It was not knownjust what the strength the raiding force was, or where they would attack,or attempt to cross Lookout Mountain, should they proceed north. No enemywere discovered until late in the night when a small force of mounted mencame up the mountain road six miles from the camp of the brigade, dashingthrough the pickets in the darkness, and disappearing in the forests; at oncet
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