Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-03
Array Correspondence Of the savaunns,
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ARMY OF TENNESSEE, Chattanooga Valley. Z


ARMY OF TENNESSEE, Chattanooga valley, Z
October y, 1868.
Reference was made in a late letter to a sud
den bend in the Tennessee river, a few miles be-
low Chattanooga, where the enemy's wagons
passing to and from Bridgeport, were exposed t,
the FIRE Of cur shsrpsh0OtoTs posted on the south
ern bank of the river, and the opinion was ez.
pressed that the enemy would not abandon tins
(the lower or river) road without making 4
strong effort 70 keep it opsn. Well, that efJT.
has been made, and thus far successfully mzds
During lsst night General Thomas thew 4
pont0On bridge aeross the river two miles below
Lookout point, and sent over 3 sufficient force
70 drive of our nicksts and get possession OF
Sand hill, q mountain spur overlooking the
river. Gen LsW, whose brigade was in Desili5a
on the west side Of Lookout, sent two or three
companies TO dislOdgo the i~ntT6dsrs, but finding.
after driving in tho first line and e~nc0untoriDE a
second On the crest of the hill, that the enemy
was being reinforced rapidly, the C0nfederatss
retired and left their antagonists in full pos
session of the hill, and of that part Of the south
side Of tho river which commanded the wagon
road on the opposite bank.
It is reported tonight that q division crossed
over the new pontoon bridge this afternoon, AID
that other forcsB were preparing TO cross. The
forces on the hill were telling timber and erect
ing defenEes, and by e. morrow it will be diff
cali, if not imprscticsbie, to carry the placs by
starD. The ground is unfsvOrsble to military
operations, consisting of muddy fats ana
mountain spurs covered with rocks and timber.
There sIs but two ways by which we can send
reinfnrcsments to tbs aceao Of action: ons by 2
tedious and circuitous route to the Left the other
around the north end Of Lookout, where they
would be exposed to the fire of the Moecasia
batteries. These batteries have been slolling
Eookovk a,G u-~ T=--- -, 49, 1.v~.Es.n -r T.-r
They destroyed the Halfway house (Mr. era
ven's) last week, and have since driven our
signal corps from Lookout point. Their guns,
though situated far below and on the other side
Of the Tennessee, carry to the very top Of Look
out mountain. They opened FIRE very Unex-
pectedly at enc o'clock night before last, but
whether it was the man ia ths moon they we're
firing at, OF 8 iack-o-lautsn seen boguing about
the nver banks, We have not yet been able to
ascertain.
To-day Major E. P. Alexander moved four Of
his Splendid 24-psuader rife guns to Lockout
point and put them in position 30 return the fire
of the MOccssin batteries. Tomorrow We shall
probably enjoy a newell, if not q profitable, spec.
tscle-thst Of a grand but a harmless. artillery
duel, between hestile batteries situated on Oop5-
site sides of q wide rivor-tho one on s high
hilk and the other on a mountain Jar above u.
But it is dull IN camp, and the army is in Want
Of a sensation. So let the tiring proceed Tt
has long been known that a man on the ground
may shoot a squirrel in the tree top but if re-
mains to be shown whether q man in the tree
can bit the squirrel on the ground.
Hoods division, now commanded by Blg.
Gen. jenkins, occupies The loit Of cur lines, IN
Guiding Lookout mountain Gen. Laws brig
ade, forms q part of the division.
The question OF supplies is giving tie FEEDER
al arrnrg-rFnnr m7r-nh r-nmhta fLar INsuurau "a
sued an order d few days ago in which lie d.
clsres that ell persons guilty Of pillsging, viii
be severely punished, Uuless it be shown That
.hey are receiving less han half rations. This
IS significant. Some Of his Pickets have offered
to exchange az overeost aT q pair Of Shoes with
oar piekets for p gallon Of meal. At other points
On the ,inas however, they say they have ssfi-
cient supplies.
The einfoTcements-two ceTps d'armee-sent
lHt from Mesde's army uudeT Hooker. ars a.
Bridgeport. They number about - 900 men.
corps is commanded by SlocUm, The other
1y Williams. The river at Bridgeport is divided
BY al island Of considerable length. Two pom
cen bridges sye been thrown across nom the
i0rth bank 70 tho island, and at last accounts
preparations were being made to lay a third
from the island TO tho south bank. This 4
after work has probably been eompletedt5y this
imo. Rockers plcket5 cover Sand mountain 70
he distance Of eight or ten miles tais side OF
Bridgeport.
Sherman, with other reinforeements-sun-
IOsed to be fifteen thousand in numbar-is ad.
'aHeing along the Memphis and Charleston
abroad from the west, rebuilding the bridges
nd repairing the tack as be comes. At the
ast sdviess ne was at Tuscumbia. Johnson's
AvAlIy is in his front, tosring up the road.
urning the stTingeTs and eress-tiss, netting and
ending the iron rails, and destroying the
At this rate, it is not probsbls that he
ill reach Bridgeport before the first of Febra-
~. It Willreqnrs several weeks to replace the
across the Tennessee st Decatur.
Meanwhile Burnside holds Rockville with a
Of fifteen thousand men. L is believed
TAT ne, too, is engaged in repairing she railroad
ridges 10 East Tennessee, with a view of OPEN
e communications with the main army at
~hatianeOga.
Thus we nave the ensmy's forces in this quar-.
T distributed Is follows The main army at
hattsnooga, under ThOmss, exclusive Of cav
~, $4,000 men; the left wing at Knoxville and
yainity, under Burnside, Is, 009; the right wing.
insisting of endorsements sent fom che P3-
mae, under Hooker, 10000; other reinforce
ents from Grants army advancing from he l
est under Sherman, 20 form e junction with 9
Q right wing, ~l5,0G0-ioial, % 900. ADD to /
is $4,000 cavalry, sad we have az army gath. a
ing for the invasion Of Georgis, under Tho su.
eme guidance Of Grant, of I07, 600 men. {
To meet this aTmy-to defeat and overcome q
will require the best skill, the highest and
e most p~erEevering sud united efforts of the
Is is doubtful whether another C
vasioh will be attempted before esrly spring C
which time the enemy hopes 70 be sbIe to C
open the railway line from Memphis to Kaax- \
le and concentrate his vast army or one fol- s.
COP upon Georgia. Whether he will be Il
owed to concentrate that army, is another b
estion. P. W. A. 3
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A Faithful aad seBsibIe Servant IL
saw a negro man at Madison. ON last t.
who has rseantlr, o.,-,,9 - ~ s,