. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... Tennessee 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, leavino^ a thin line to ouard the workson the rio^ht and centre. Hooker was to assail theConfederate left and drive it from Lookout was the more anxious to make the attack onthe 21 St that on the day before he received fromBragg a letter suggesting the removal of non-com-batants from Chattanooga—a lette
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... Tennessee 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, leavino^ a thin line to ouard the workson the rio^ht and centre. Hooker was to assail theConfederate left and drive it from Lookout was the more anxious to make the attack onthe 21 St that on the day before he received fromBragg 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. GENERAL JAMES LONGSTREET. 831 332 GENERAL SHERMAN. river and without the means of crossing, was orderedto report to General Hooker, with whom he was at the same time called to Chattanooga^and temporarily attached to the command of GeneralThomas. On the afternoon of the 23d the Fifteenthcorps, under the immediate command of General Blair,having flung pontoon-bridges across the Tennesseeat the point indicated above, and also across theChickamauga, were advancing to their position on theextreme left of the National army. Grant, now impatient of delay, and determined thatif Bragg really meant to retire, he should not retireuninjured and in good order, had instructed Thomason the morning of the 23d to advance and give theenemy an opportunity of developing his lines. Brilliant Scene. The day was unusually beautiful. The men, nowthat they were relieved from their prison-house inChattano
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