. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ome daysWagner had been slielling the town, and Bragg, fully expect-ing the early ap])roach of the Army of the Cmnberland fromthis direction, had concentrated his forces at and above Chatta-nooga. Rosecrans, consequently, was able to accomplish thedifficidt crossing of the Tennessee without interference. He found tlie Confederates in jjossession of the northend of Lookout ^Mountain and decided to dislodge his adver-sary by endangering his line of communication from the southand east. INIcCook on the Federal right was sent acrossLoo

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. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . ome daysWagner had been slielling the town, and Bragg, fully expect-ing the early ap])roach of the Army of the Cmnberland fromthis direction, had concentrated his forces at and above Chatta-nooga. Rosecrans, consequently, was able to accomplish thedifficidt crossing of the Tennessee without interference. He found tlie Confederates in jjossession of the northend of Lookout ^Mountain and decided to dislodge his adver-sary by endangering his line of communication from the southand east. INIcCook on the Federal right was sent acrossLookout jNIountain at Winstons Gap, forty-six miles southof Chattanooga to occupy Alpine, east of the went to ]McLemores Cove, east of JNIissionary Ridge,while Crittenden, on the left, was stationed in Lookout Val-ley to keep his eye on Chattanooga. The cavalry was sentforward to destroj^ the Western and Atlantic Railroad nearUalton, Georgia. On Se]itember 8th, before all these moveshad been accomi^lished, Bragg abandoned his stronghold. [-274].

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