, 1864-04-14
REPORT OF GENERAL Tn1a:as.


Continued .}r7p: F.&t Rt}:1
side of tic Tennessee, Ecar Tho first pontoon
lrdec, and there held III rciEesFs fur sueh orders
ns might become necessary. Gen. Smith cam
Icnccd At o.ce 10 c3lacct his 2ontonns aad !1ssc-
lrt rarsto1y 10 tho crossing Of tshe7nans tfoo2s,
I,1I+r Irccantiona being thst tEs snsmy sao1sa
net Gifs over tho movement. Ge.. sGe1msu thea
rerlrtc 70 br:ds5.tzs TO direct t1e movements u
.cci Tong. li,h Ohio e.v.lry,) commanding. I'd
brigade, ~ division cavalry. Wa ordered OF u.
By uccn; tie intention being fc1 him to follow up
tic left hank ut Sherman 8 troops, and il not re.
cu:rt by Gen. Sherman, be was to cross the Chic
ca.ions, and do, As mucl, damage rs possible.
Owing to heavy rain storm, commencing on
Friday 'C2cth) and lasiit:sa of the III, General
Sherman was not enabled tog get bis troops IN posi-
tion in time to coEulance oncratlo1s Oh Saturday
Tcerirg that the eeea,y had discovered shes-
ttouett best That General Howard shon1d cgoss
'oxT into CEattnnorEa. thrs attracting tho atten.
lion Of the cEemy VIII! te calculation Of leading
thGM to suppose that t:ose troops he had observed
moving were reinforcing Cha;tanoo.n. and thereby
cont ealing The rcal movements Of Sherman. Ac-
eolGsnely aowald's cGIrs wes crossed into Chat
vlcw Of the enemy. In cocacquence Of tbs bld
cenditson Of tic roads, General Sherman's troops
We, Weso oSssl;ee al G. S;asay IN EstIng into Rsai
l,o1h pontoon bridges wcro broken hy rats seat
davn the river BY The cae.?y, catIin, Oh Os.as-
hans Giyis!cn .fr"m the ha'alce. Of ~Shsrm1n's
day, hu. during the night of thc sd tHo drse:tcrs
reported TINT Eracg had tllica buck aaa that there
was cnls stronE PICKET line in on iton:. Early
1tnjor General Grant directing me to ascAr!aia by
aIemorstfa'ion tie ruth or fal.c5 Of this report.
Orders STe1c acco5dE.y given to Gen. Granger
to advance directly In front Of Fort Word. aad
thus Develop tie strength Of tho enemy. General
Palmer commanding the 14!h cospa, was directed
to support Ger Grangers right with Baird's livt-
sion reformed ard In echcfon: johnson division,
,4th corps, to be held IN readiness under ar1. In
the entertainments TO reinforce at any point. How
orGranger's corps. The two d;yislons Of G9angat's
eoEps, sheffdaIl's and Woods, were formed in
front Of Fort wood, Sheridan to The right Wool
on the left with bis len nearly extending to csico
Creek. The formation beng completed ahont 2
p. m, the troops were advanced steadily and with
Iapdity directly to the front, driving before them
Ing upon their grand guards, stationed in thcr first
lire Of rife pits captured something over 200 men,
anl securcd themselves IN thcir new position be.
fore the enemy had sufficiently recovered from his
surprise to attempt to send in refulorcements from
lls main camp. Orders were then giyen to Gen.
Granger 10 make his position secure BY construct
etrops pickets TO his front. IIowazd's corps was
moved up on the left Of Granger with the same in
a6a Satt gns Il
The Tcnneetce River having r:scn considerably
The eS eesa M hs ps'oass o essud ks pono"n
bridge a. browns Ferry. Therefore 1t vas deter:
mined that Gen. Hooker should taEc OAte.haus'
eess b1an Ehsa .s " sos1ds
hrigsdes Of the 1st uiyi4ion, 9Th Corps, uudcs
tt1sen 9se On tS &c % no9:;n sops Of LooFot aooa-
t.n for the purpose Of attractip. tho encnlFs at
tention in that direction, and thus Withdrawing
n oan ' oah cSespsns @ stnsn s sss1 a tbs
instructed tLat In 1neking this demonstration, II
he discovered the position and strength OF the enc
my would justify him IN attempting TO carry the
By4 a. m. on tbe morning OF the s4th, General
Eotl;er reported his 'zooEs IN position and ready
swollen aa to be impassahle, he sent t;casy's III.
vision, supported h5 Crust's two brsade4, to cross
Tic creek 1T W:nk:tch'e ard wut,i round to tic
biz force constructing temporary bridges i.cross
trrcicd by TIC force on tue Eosd did hot oSser:e
rectly On their 1ett, and Threatened thor. rea:.
IIooker's movements we're facilitated b. the heavy
mist which overhurg the mountain, enabling
attention. @ 81. W naas Simssf .A'ei 9selaasg ats
pushed by a strong esolamn on The left
md rear; the enemy began to full tsek
ss Us not
ned until aP. r.. when Gen. Hooker reported By
TELEGRAPH that had carried the meantatn as far
"whiie House" Soon after, his main column
coming up his line extended to the iuot OF the
mountain near tue month OF Chattanooga Creek.
cmy Mas reinforced BY Carl.n's Bf;adc, Isl 5i 81
vision. 18th Corps: which arrived ii the White
House" about ase r. H., In time to take par. In
ons and henry sIirnfshiny VS.. kept up in uook-
ere front until ten At night, after wh1ch there WAS
HI nnrsGal quictness along oaE whole front
| With the atd Of the steamer Dunbar, which had
been put In condition and sent up the river at day
o'cIoee An, had crossed three dISisioaa Of he
Davis division Of ihe 1d9 Corps commenced
ing the ID irIgsae dDi'ision cayalry, MAS. then
vance elcre'y, n 10 proceed to carry out Ills IN
slfucticnt Of the day hc.orc, II aot required By
CeEersl Sherman to support h:s left flank. Hoy
and communicated with Shcrman about noon,
lnstructtona were sent to General Hooker to be
ready to aovanee on the morning Of the estb. ron
tho sumncston Eoed, and endcavor 10 inescep,
the enemy's retreat, il he had nos already with
drawn, Ehich lie wac to ascertain BY pushing re-
eonnoiffaLcc to The top OF Lookout Mountain
he reconnaissance was made As directed and
having ascertained that the enemy had ey.cuated
during The nisht, General Hooker was then direct
hieh M to Ha roin i: io1 ea9 thc pa:s It
Ro:sv.lle, orcrate upcn the eneiiys lett and re'r
| TElmef's aid Granger troops were held In resdl
ness to advance directly On The rtle pits In thei
f,ont nS econ as Hooker could get In position al
I! In retiring Oh the night Of the a;th, the cuemy
fad dcatIoyed the bridges over the Cnatsauoo.a
Creek. oAthc rosd leading from Lookout Aountajz
to KStsrille. and IL eonEesusnsc, Gen, nooke
| Inc the csoe'iug OF The creek.
About nooE, Gen. Sherman becoming heavily en-
force in Ills front, otdeEs were given for Gen Bars
to nsasel ais division within supporting distance
] Of Ger. Sherman. Morins bis command prompt
to 5 81 ysanp hf M
Owing to the difficulties Of tho sroand his troop:
past Two o'clock in the afternoon. Orders wer.
then pivcs him, however, to move forward On
Gr1nse1's. LETT, and within supporting distance
tSc foot q Son llltgs. 3hs whole il.s then Id
yanctd aga1net the lreast-works, aad s5ou becau,s
warmly engaged with the eneny's .klrmishers
| posted within their works. Our troops advancine
steadily 10 a continuous line, the cnelay, scizei
wi,h panic, abandoned the works at the foot OF ths
they were closely folloTcd By onr troops. who
apparently, inspiIed " the Impulse OF victory
sa51ed he h sa9utsasoasy At stx daetoa:
trenches
We captured all their cannon aud ammunition
before they coaid be removed Or Destroyed. Af.e,
w1O had become somewhat scattered In tho 4s5aui
puIau,t, and drove those il lis ffont who cscapet
capture, assoee Chickamansa trek. Generals
Inducements from the cncmy's extreme right con.
tfuEed 1dng until dartrtes set in, slowly bul
steadily driving the enemy before them. In NOV.
Ing rpcn Rossvi)'c, General Hooker encoantered
| Stuasts division and other troops. Finding his
left Hank threatened. Stuart attempted to escape
" reiIcattne toward Grassrie, bat somo OF bis
-forte finding their retreat Threatened from thai
| FhHYrd n Al ri Entr ;o1,t
by aEother portion OF General Hookes's command
d.asy y d asf ss ee IN % !, ss
II Will lc perceived from the above report thss
lied 10 meet and lake the best advantage of cner
reEcies which nccefsitated material notifications
Of tEat plan. It IS believed however, that the orig
pal r!an, had 1t been carried out, could not posgi
bly, have led 70 more successful rcznlss. The a'ac,
rig dispa, cd by officers in executing their orjers
The enthusiasm and spirit displayed By the rnsn
tie 1aien oT tic deeasc tos q WicR t6ay hsye
| en- SO many other memorable occasions uobly and
periodically expcssd their lives in battle.
tic s;th, Interpretations from tLat date viii be ID
l1irsd'er General j = Davis division Of lie ,sti
CeFp.. Eho reported for duty to General Sherman
General Gsanee1'e eoamand returned 10 Cha:t1-
nooen- with Instructions 10 prepare and hold them.
eelrcs il rcatncsa fos orders TO reinlorc3 General
Eurrs:ce at Knoxville. On the a5sd The ecemy
| were pnrsue1 by Hooker's and Palmer's commands
eulpfitIng portion Of their rear guard 1car Gra5a
vile after n'ghts capturing three pieces u art,l-
.e7y and several hundred prisoners. The pursuit
Was continued Oh the 27th. capturing an additional
piece Of artillery at GraysGilIe Hooker's adFance
/ encountered tie enemy posted ia the Pass thronxh
Ta,lot.s Ridge. wio alter an obstinate Resistance
Of one lour, Were driven from the pass with can
our icts ,ssa aso heavy large quantity Of forage
and some additional cassiols cnd ammunition