, 1864-04-14
REPORT OF. GENERAL T:yGYiS
CAVALRY OPERATIONS
AND THE
BATTLE or MISSION RIDGE,

HEADQUARTERS DEBT OF TIE CUMBERLAND.
CHATTANOOGA, lee !, 1856.
Washington, ?. c.: .'
GERERA1-The:.ol following operstIons of the Army
OF the Cumberland Etnce Oct. 81, are reso,clfuiy
submitted to the icneral-ln- CHIEF:
As soon as communication with B.:docnort f,.1
been made eccurc, aad The question d supplying
! lhc army ut this point rendered certain, prcpara
tions were At oncee:mmeE ed Tor driving tic eney
Monntai II and Mission RIdge-and Il possih.e % to
send force to the relief Of knoxville. 70 cnable
INC to dlsoagc the enemy from the threatening po-
heavier ca]lber than those with she Amy were M .
netdrd: also additional means for c:o,sinr
the Tennessee River. Bzigadier Genera; BEoan,n,
ceeaaly number q guns and ammunition, and after
consulting with Brgadier General ~. f. Smith,
Chief Engineer, to prepare the batteries for the
Of the gune and ammunition, work was prosecuted
On the fortiacasionsa around the town. In addition
to his dntfcs Of fs1perintcuding the work OIL tho
e be a
the execution Of tho movements which wese deter
mined upon as necessary ts Il successful da!od.s-
Gaarillas having become somewhat troublesome
TO the northeast OF McMinnvilie. and east OF
,Ss1 the caney Fg.k of The Cumberland, Brig General
cfNo!ember to establish lis headquartefs M rs Wts .ita
and eseploy he disision II hqutins Up and estsr:
Alexandria on the 18th, and on the eth reports
that his scouta met ihOse Of Burnside on Flint
Kdee, east Of Spatta, and that Lieut.. Col Brown
and 9th Pennsylvania cavalry, ettncked the rehels
Under Col. Murray, on the s5th, at Spart,, kiliag
one. woundine two aud capturing ten Of the cne.
ny. including Lieutenant Of Champ. Fcr5Qson's
he also captured a few horses and ammunition
and destroyed extensive enlt worka used by the
feneie. company Of scouts, under Capt Br11er,
also encountered FanY Of gueril1as near Bessacba
n
the rest. Wy t''7s
,BFissdier Gen. R. s. Granger reports from Nash
Col. senl1y, Of the ist aiiddIe tennessee iufan1q1
sent Ont from Nashville, attacked and defeated
1hS5 sa1s3 eoani 97 %
kins made another stand, attacking aour forces
While crossing the river: Hawkins was again
ToHtcd Tahe ana pusqa unt s 0rSes
six prisoners; ouE loss ono severely. aud several
t5s,,v tast "s,seT I55 nt5GPSn sS SeaIsaa
Cooper, Xix Wiili.ns. a'' and s:os1 oiSs 3acri
lse) 9t Lawfcncebu1g, thirty-hvc miles nom
an9 tsaG a,nt ssyets ,t
among the latter one Eantain and two LIeutenans,
9us les: s.: three men slightly wounded and eight
and his force 30. Nov. Il: 'capt. catt.%r, % Wih
one company Of mounted infantry mud portion o:
.1s metmoIe's e. nba;te,y tnounte1, belonging to the
u
With Captain oEey's company Of eueriilas, Killing
twe, Toundlng tlre and taking one prisoner; III:
ter's loss, one Lieutenant and one man wounded"
out from Gallatin and La7afgne, returned and rc-
port having killed tl1e and captured twcnty-sI
xrer1Eas, With horses, sheep, cattle and hogs In
their possession. collected t0r the use Of the Iebe
Bis: Gen: Crook. Commanding I'd division Of
Gaya'Eg We oEsred Noy e concentrate bis
The north eide Of the Teneeasee from Dccatur to
bridgeport, and to hunt up ban1s Of guerilla. re-
ported TO be swarmi9y about In th9t reon, arrcst-
1ofts On the s1sr, that IN expedition sent down
The Tennessee bad destroyed uine boets hctwoen |
fhifeehnE:h and Decatur. some OF them sixty feot
Oh the rebels, taxing their boats From the best
information to be obtained there were two sn1aII |
regiments OF cayalr! and Que battery OH the other
aon as o 5ss snd
Major General Shcrn~ n, commanding the army
Of the Tennessee, having been ordered with ths |
1aton agsintt tie eremy. reached BridgepoEt Ct m VIII
TWO divisions on the -. He GANG t6 lbs front |
M and having examined the ground, express
share Of the work The plan OF operations was
then written out substantially rs follows:
Sherman. with the 18th cor1s, strengthened with
crossing Of the Tenacesee Riyef, Just below tle
mouth Of the south Chickamausa, t1n Saturday,
2, at daylight, his crossing. to be- pro.
notth bank or lhe tTet. After crossing his force,
be Was to caEy the he1ghra Of Mission Itldsc ,rozn
The northern extremity to about the railroad tun-
ne1, before the enemy could concentrate a force
againet ~: fwn. to cooperate with Sherman, By
concentrating my troops In Chattanooga Valley Oh
ny right asnk lcav.n@ only the necessary force to
detend lie forttacato1s on the right and center,
with movable column. Of ono d;Yiaton In
to more wherever or:cred. Hrs division
Tns to show itch as shrestcnin:iy possible
t the valley. ,was then to cscet Junction with
sherman, maktrg ny advance from the lcit well
|ng az near simultaneously with Sherman IS posi-
pic. The Junction once formed, and the ridge
carried, communication would be at ouce estai-
sted between the t!so armies II roads rnnnin.
N ne south hank Of the river, further movements
10 depend on those Of the enemy. Lookout Valley
vas to be held By Ccary's, division Of the 1.th
5o @ & Tue tsa 5h GGas
andtr command OF Major 'ienera1 Hooker.
Towards Corps was to be held IN readiness to
'ct cilher with NJ troops at Chattanooga or
Tith General .she1man's., and was ordered to
axe up position on Friday night on the ncrth
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