. History of the American Civil War . .This valley, through which runs a stream of the samename, is formed on the west by Lookout Mountain, hereabout 2400 feet high, and on the east by MissionaryRidge, so called because Catholic missionaries had estab-lished, many years ago, churches and schools upon it amongthe Cherokee Indians. From the summit of Lookout por-tions of not fewer than six states may be seen. At itsfoot is the silvery Tennessee, winding through a greenlandscape. Palisades of gray rock encircle the head ofLookout like a crown. The depression between MissionaryRidge and the Pigeon
. History of the American Civil War . .This valley, through which runs a stream of the samename, is formed on the west by Lookout Mountain, hereabout 2400 feet high, and on the east by MissionaryRidge, so called because Catholic missionaries had estab-lished, many years ago, churches and schools upon it amongthe Cherokee Indians. From the summit of Lookout por-tions of not fewer than six states may be seen. At itsfoot is the silvery Tennessee, winding through a greenlandscape. Palisades of gray rock encircle the head ofLookout like a crown. The depression between MissionaryRidge and the Pigeon Mountains beyond is the Valley ofChickamauga, These two valleys, Chattanooga and Chick-amauga, seem to spring from a common centre, McLem-ores Cove, which is inclosed between Lookout on thewest and Pigeon on the east. Again, between Lookoutand Raccoon Mountains is Wills Valley, traversed by arailroad branch to Trenton. A traveler through this country must therefore cross asuccession of mountain ridges with their intervening val- = a. (.Q POSITIONS OF ROSECRANS AND BRAGG. [ leys. In each of the latter flows a stream, making its waynortheastwardly to the Tennessee River. It has been already related (vol. ii., p. 310) that Hal-Leck, after the capture of Corinth, had dispatehed Buell totake possession of Chattanooga. Marching slowly to thatobjective, partly because he carried his supplies with him,he was outstripped by Bragg, who lived off the Confederate general secured the important position,and, consolidating himself in it, used it as his Bragg, with a eon- • i • ;i • t • t n federate army,do- strong point in the campaign which ensued feuds thut place ox. x o against Buell,and subsequently in that againstBosecrans. After the battle of Murfreesborough (,p. 36-5) Rose-,.. , crans remained without making any farther and the Army of ~ «/ StoBmemuus advance for half a year. Several insignificantconfronts him/ movement8j chiefly of cavalry, such a
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