The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-15


As was slated in a recent letter, the enemy now
hollis Lookout Valley, lying between the Mountain
OF that name and RatcOun Mountain, and the entire
line oi the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad from
Nashville O. p0ut distant 4 ON Browne Ferry not
more tuau one nils. Ile holds also the Ienness
from tho ferry down 20 Bridgeport. Since getting
pc se sion 81 the Valley he has fortified his position,
and Is already almost 10 not quite rs strong az that
If hiatt iuOug l. IN his front, as he faces towards
lockout Munnttia, Is Lookout Creek, which Is TOO
near his works Tor us q attempt 20 bridge IT, and Ia
hs rear aud his hanks are the river ard halcoOu
Mountain THIS g. not all. lfRSacked 10 the Nflt
lev hecun be itdorced from Chattanooga by means
- his p0utDun bridges, and across Moccasm bend,
luorc rapi Wy and safely tina We could reinforce our
column of attack for cur tciuorcements would have
20 pass around Tue North end oil ookoul Mountain
" here they Would DO exposed to The fire Of the Moe
sh bi'tertcs ard the works IN the vicinity OF the
FERRY. So, also, an attack were made upon Chh-
tlu0osa, the ,netny conli receive rein -ments
from the valley and ferry more eNpeditOusly Than
we could zrud troop from our left, aud ths because
the enemy would move upon right line, while We
moved upon the arc Of q circle.
Prom Brown Ferry TO the hrthcst point on The
enemy lines in front Of Chattanooga, the distance
dots not exceed two miles ana half, and from the
Ferry to the nearest point on the railroad, II Is not
more than one mile II not molested, &C course the
ctciuy viii extend the railroad 40 10 the Ferry,
whore there IL range Of hills behind which he can
erect his depot bl!ldngs and protect his teams from
the ere OF our batteIis on lookout Mountain. When
Tue railroad fh n have been extended, and the line
from Bridgeport put in runnpg Ofder, the distance
he will have TO haul supplies VIII be reduce from
90 TO GO mites down to mite and a-haI aud two
lales
iii move upon the military chessboard, by which
the cneig got possession Of lookout Valley, anil the
railway 70 Bridgeport was n mastery stroke. The
c,lcep ion was brlla ant one and the execution OF il
admirable and fault esq. Al the combinations from
the building Of tie pontof boats aud floating IN m
down the river TO the HneKpeCttl arrival Of The
forces from nrligapait vas perfect ladeed tue Is
aud the railroad ON Lookout Mountain ID tVutc.
port and the valley and kaccson Mountain dPpel out
OF our hendssueasiy, or reiher were taken from us
10 adroitly that we hardly know when il was done.
fh1 operation however has changed the whole aspect
or eH.irs here. The question Of snbsistng tue Fed
cral army Ia Chattanooga This wutcr Is solved, aud
thore Is no longer any doubt about tho ability OF rs
r1nn tnder to obtain an needful supplies mule we
dspcasess him Of th' railroad. 10 do this ws shall
hay. t. light another battle aud y,rGpme Ihytcal
Gncutes Of serious character. The trhtn IL, Look
out Mountain Is yeTy much Ia our Way. II We make
oukout Valley the batllD ground we mterLose The
m0lutain between Us aud our base Of supplies, ana
expose cur nE aod rear 20 movement either from
Cnttlnooga O. Bridgeport, and il DO not 60 Into
the valley we cannot disiodge the enemy. Why then
should we remain logger ia tbs mud and water in
Chattanooga Valley. T., W. A."
The foregoing very interesting and able editorial
and correspondence ofthc saylnnah Republican shows
plainly tho "hx" Gen. smiths plan left therebsls In
The sams papef announces the resignation Of Maj
Gen. Frank Chsathan; II says "At his own Request.
he has been relieved Of bis command in the Army Of
Te ucs ee under General Rasgg They regret ex
cesdingy hat be should have felt bis duty to take
such STEP a. the country can iilI d pensa ". IN Ills
pressns All the lsld at thus eri zeal jsnc
htre.' Now W. may look out ioI desetiions Frank
oheatham was the idolof his ecmmsnj aad none
oihe-, matter how competent he may DO, vi keep
tho Tenpssste b'ye together IS he did.
Col sea- Forrest, brother Of General Forrest was
Killed Aw days ago In an engagement with our
forces near Tusounbia.
capt Naylor'sbattery, In Noccesn Point opened on
the rebels three days ago and Killed Co,onei Lieueu.
ant anu sixteen meu Of the Finh Georgia
Oreruy Il Ia cNcenant trim and drawing full ra-
tons That docs not look Ike starving, docs H.
IAN order has beon Issued here a few days ago which
places correspondents IN another lght livery cor
rispondcn ID Ills department has 10 sign hs name in
fdl TO gNefy letter srut by him Tor publication. -
% The justice of this mandate" / have nothing TO
say, save that think it egotstical humbug, and
vii not result in much good to either parties It Is,
vi my opinion potomacised piece Of nonsense, but
a4lts th' order Of the day must submit to it, 80
here goes ior the nrst time H|.
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