. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... LANDING AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. abandon his position and attempt to retreat, the Gov-ernment had detached the Eleventh and Twelfthcorps from the Army of the Potomac, and, placingthem in charge of General Hooker, hurried themalong by rail to Chattanooga. VALOE AT CHATTANOOGA. 319 Never before, not even at Solferino and Magenta,had railroads been more effectively used for trans-porting troops and all the necessary material of warthan on this occasion. It was Stantons project, andin giving it effect he ben
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... LANDING AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. abandon his position and attempt to retreat, the Gov-ernment had detached the Eleventh and Twelfthcorps from the Army of the Potomac, and, placingthem in charge of General Hooker, hurried themalong by rail to Chattanooga. VALOE AT CHATTANOOGA. 319 Never before, not even at Solferino and Magenta,had railroads been more effectively used for trans-porting troops and all the necessary material of warthan on this occasion. It was Stantons project, andin giving it effect he bent upon it all the energies ofhis powerful mind and will. In seven days the twocorps, some twenty-three thousand strong, with artil-lery-trains, baggage, and animals, were transferredfrom the Rapidan to Stevenson, Alabama, a distanceof 1192 miles. The Situation Critical. Grant reached Nashville on the 21st of October. [He there met and had an interview with Rosecrans land Hooker. On the 23d he arrived at Chattanooga. j Next morning he made a recon-noissance of the ground and i determine
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