. Young folks' history of the civil war . tions were issued to the Union troops, and onthe 23d the march began. But Bragg did not fall into thetrap so nicely set for him. Although some sharp fightingtook place, he steadily fell back to Bridgeport on the Ten-nessee River. Rosecrans followed. But the roads were heavy, and themarch was diiificult; so that Bragg was safely established inChattanooga before the Union army could overtake , Rosecrans was well satisfied with the result of his ninedays campaign. Although he had not captured Chatta-nooga, as he had set out to do, his army had dr
. Young folks' history of the civil war . tions were issued to the Union troops, and onthe 23d the march began. But Bragg did not fall into thetrap so nicely set for him. Although some sharp fightingtook place, he steadily fell back to Bridgeport on the Ten-nessee River. Rosecrans followed. But the roads were heavy, and themarch was diiificult; so that Bragg was safely established inChattanooga before the Union army could overtake , Rosecrans was well satisfied with the result of his ninedays campaign. Although he had not captured Chatta-nooga, as he had set out to do, his army had driven Braggout of Middle Tennessee, and taken a large number ofprisoners, besides a quantity of commissary stores. The nextthree weeks were spent in repairing railroads and in bringingforward supplies. Another reason for delaying the move-ment upon Chattanooga was that the corn might ripen, andso provide food for the Union army. Hardly had Rosecrans army started on its march towardShelbyville, when one morning the Union garrison at Somer-. i863.] Stc/^s (hat Count. 399 set, Ky., was startled by the sudden appearance of a woman,who dashed into its camp on a jaded horse, begging to seethe commanding general, as every moment was general courteously asked the woman to alight. Thenshe told him that she had ridden from East Tennessee, adistance of many miles, over rough and dangerous roads,to bring him news that John Morgan with twenty-five hun-dred men had crossed the Cumberland, and was at thatmoment marching on Columbia. A wounded scout hadbrought the word to her house ; and as the woman had nosons, and her husband was in the Union army, she hadherself made the journey to warn the garrison. GeneralCarter sent a reconnoitring party out immediately to lookfor the raiders, who suddenly came upon them ; and inthe battle that followed. Carter was killed. Overwhelmedby superior numbers, his troops retreated. Morgan thenmarched upon Columbia, Lebanon, and other large towns,on
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