. . ourse after leavingChattanooga. The intelli-gence was immediatelytransmitted to GeneralWood, and by him sent toGeneral Rosecrans. Itchanged the direction ofour march the followingday. We were aroused at avery early hour to stand inline of battle. After a hur-ried breakfast at daylight,we were off by half ;five. Retracing our stepsthree or four miles, we tookthe road to Lafayette andpushed rapidly forward. Wesoon fan into a hornetsnest. Five companies ofthe Sixty-fourth and nv<. nathan m. the Sixty-fifth were thrown skkgk
. . ourse after leavingChattanooga. The intelli-gence was immediatelytransmitted to GeneralWood, and by him sent toGeneral Rosecrans. Itchanged the direction ofour march the followingday. We were aroused at avery early hour to stand inline of battle. After a hur-ried breakfast at daylight,we were off by half ;five. Retracing our stepsthree or four miles, we tookthe road to Lafayette andpushed rapidly forward. Wesoon fan into a hornetsnest. Five companies ofthe Sixty-fourth and nv<. nathan m. the Sixty-fifth were thrown skkgkant,company g, as skirmishers, the main body of our brigade, which was inthe lead, following in line of battle. The dense thickets throughwhich we forced our way rendered the movement fatiguing in theextreme. Firing was brisk and frequent, and a number of ourskirmishers were wounded. Many panic-stricken rabbits startedfrom the bushes and galloped away with nimble feet. Go it, cottontail! shouted one of the boys. If I was arabbit Id run, too !1. |ii at and g< [Septetn The rebels resisted stubbornly but were gradually forced bby the momentum of our column, their evident purpose being only to check our advance We passed several of the enemysdead, and from prisoners we learned that tl. Opposing us was a cavalry brigade commanded by General Wheeler. Aboutthe middle of the afternoon we came to a pause at Lee and Gor-dons mill, on the bank of a stream called the Chickamauga, aname soon to be made historic by one of the fiercest strugglethe war. The ball was to Open in a tew days and Harkers bri-gade had tickets for front seats. A third of each regimentsent on picket, and the line was established under a brisk and ex-dingly annoying tire from the enemy. We passed an almostsleepless night, being called into line three or four times by alarmsupon the outposts. In the morning the divisions of Van Cleveand Palmer arrived, works were thrown up along the bank of t
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