. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... WAT£f1SS0I^ POSITIONS OF THE ARMIES AT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA. ing the three departments and armies of the Ohio,the Cumberland, and the Tennessee. By the sameorder General Rosecrans was relieved of the com-mand of the Department and Army of the Ten-nessee. At the request of General Grant, the Department ofthe Cumberband was oriven to Thomas, and that of the VALOK AT CHATTANOOGA. 317. MAJOR-GENERAL W. ROSECRANS. Tennessee to Sherman. On the i8th of October, 1863,Grant having arrived at Louisville,
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... WAT£f1SS0I^ POSITIONS OF THE ARMIES AT THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA. ing the three departments and armies of the Ohio,the Cumberland, and the Tennessee. By the sameorder General Rosecrans was relieved of the com-mand of the Department and Army of the Ten-nessee. At the request of General Grant, the Department ofthe Cumberband was oriven to Thomas, and that of the VALOK AT CHATTANOOGA. 317. MAJOR-GENERAL W. ROSECRANS. Tennessee to Sherman. On the i8th of October, 1863,Grant having arrived at Louisville, formally assumedthe command and issuedhis first order. Rosecranson the 19th, after Issuinga touchino- farewell address o ?to the troops, left for Cln- cinnati. Thither also were ordered Generals McCook and Crittenden, whose corps were now consolidated into one. From Louisville, Grant telegraphed to Thomas, Hold Chattanooga at all hazards.— I will hold the town until we starve, was the prompt and characteristic reply. It was not enough, however, to bring Grant toChattanooga. It was necessary that he shouldhave under him a competent army. Arrangementshad already been made for Increasing the strength ofthe National army at Chattanooga. As soon as itbecame known that General Longstreet had gone toTennessee, instructions were sent to Grant and othercommanders in the South and West to send Rose-crans all possible assistance. Grant was yet at NewOrleans, and as Sherman, who
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