The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-29
The Details,
NAssING OF THE TWO ARMIES,

In the course of the l7th, already un.
mistakable signs indicated that the enemy
mad discovered tue weak points OF our po,
sition, and were massDg their forces in
front of our left centre aud left, for the
manifest purpose of crushing those parts Of
our lines, or getting between them and
Chattanooga. A corresponding movement
by the left flank was then made by the
whole army further down the West Chick.
amauga, SO that on Friday morning our sx-
treme left rested at Gordon's Mill, at the
crossing of the Chickamauga by the Lafay-
cite Pike, about twelve miles southwest of
Chattanooga. On the morning of the 18th
friday, a portion of the. expected rein
torcements, consisting of two brigades Of
the reserve corps, respectively commanded
by Coils. McCook and Mitchell, made their
appearance near Chattanooga, and were
Immediately ordered to make reconnois-
sance toward Ringgold, and develop the
intentions Of the enemy from that quarter.
They came upon the advance Of Long
streets corps, pushed it back for some dis.
tance, took number of prisoners from it.
and fully established the anticipated con.
centration of the enemy in front of our
} left. All day Friday the cavalry, covering
our front, skirmishsd with different bodies
Of the enemy issuing from the various gaps
of the Pigeon Mour tains, and advancing
upon and again retiring from our line. No
serious collision, however, occurred. 1t
was evident the rebel generals meaut to
create false impression as to the points OF
our line against which they proposed to
strike blow with concentrated power But
Gen Rosecrans was not deceived The
reports from the front all tended to confirm
his previous impression that an onset il
, overwhelming numbers was contemplated
upon our left flank, and that it had to be
} met by still further shifting line TOWARD
, Chattanooga
Accordingly on Friday night the diyis
, ions of Brannan and Baird, formerly tcom
: manded by Generals Rousseau and Rey
nolds, of Thomag's corps, together wit
7 Johnston's and McCook's corps, moved fror
;. the centre to the left of Crittenden's corp.
5 They were in their new position at day
q break. The two other divisions of McCook
0 corps Davis's and Sherridan's, were to NOV
E? into the position abandoned BY Thomas
q corps, bat had no time TO assume it full
9 before the commencement of the action O
Q the next morning. On the morning of Sc
6 urday our line then appeared as follows :
e On the extreme left Brannan, next BaiI
o aud Reynolds with Johnson in reserve
q the center, Palmer on the ight of Reynold
n and Van Cleve on his LETT. This line,
e already stated, was to be completed by D
IS vis's and Sherridan's divisions, faced lit
d east of south. The scene sf all the NOV
e ments on the 18th and 18th was McLal
J. ores Cave, previously described as the Vi
ID ley formed by the Missionary and Pige'
B. Mountains. The valley is washed for
: greater part by the West Chickamauga, a.
Or traversed by two roads, one leading fro
GO Rossville, and the other from Chattanoo
ls direct to Lafayette. The two roads r
r, about two miles apart, and west of the Chic
IN amauga, where the battle of Saturday "
I'd fought.
I'd The section of the valley bordsrsd BY
1t two roads is almost plain, covered vi