. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. videdwith rowlocks which our blacksmiths made, and five oars for each, four torow with and one to steer with: We had boats and equipage enough completed for a bridge 1,000 feet long,when General Rosecrans was relieved, October 19. General W- F. Smith hadbeen appointed chief engineer of the Department of the Cumberland October3, and on the 10th following all officers on engineer duty were ordered toreport to him. October 23 he communicated to me confidentially his plan tosurpris
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. videdwith rowlocks which our blacksmiths made, and five oars for each, four torow with and one to steer with: We had boats and equipage enough completed for a bridge 1,000 feet long,when General Rosecrans was relieved, October 19. General W- F. Smith hadbeen appointed chief engineer of the Department of the Cumberland October3, and on the 10th following all officers on engineer duty were ordered toreport to him. October 23 he communicated to me confidentially his plan tosurprise the enemy and get possession of the left bank of the river at BrownsFerry by having the boats manned at Chattanooga with expert boatmen,and carry as large a force as practicable—float with the current near the rightbank of the river in the night until near the ferry, cross rapidly, take posses-sion of the hills, and hold them until other troops could be taken over, andthe bridge laid, to communicate with General Hookers army when it shouldcome into Lookout Valley. The utmost secrecy was to be observed in the. O 25< 5 0 o ooJ<! ai afa o a ati OSO c cq HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 263 preparations. He went with me to fix the route to be taken by our traincarrying the equipage for the bridge, and every detail was carefully lookedafter. The teams were to report when called for. I went to General Sheridanwith prders for 100 men from the Twenty-first Michigan Infantry to assistin handling the materials for the bridge. Car wheels were secured foranchors, and the cordage provided. Part of General Hazens brigade wasto go down in the boats, which were to be in charge of Colonel T. R. Stanley,Eighteenth Ohio. General Turchins brigade was to be near to be takenacross when Hazens troops were landed. That accomplished, we were tobring forward our train and build the bridge. Everything worked harmoni-ously. October 26 was the time fixed to get ready for the next morningsmoveme
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