Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-08

By the use OF two steamboats, ons Of uhiaf hsa bssn
left At CkottanOogA By the enemy and fsf into or
hands, and butt BY us At aridgspoft aud
Keley's ferry enabled to obtain sappis wffh
bat eight niles o. wagoning The eapsety Of thsrail
road and steamboats, was not sufficient, however 20
s1pPly all the wants Ct the army, bat actual suffering
was prevented
Ascertang from scouts and dessters that Bragg vss
dspasehing Longstrses from the front, and moving m
IN the direction u Knoxville, Tenn evidently
tack Burnside and feeling so1gy he necessity for
some move that would conpsl him retain all his for
css and recall thoss he had detached direcinns
given for movement sgznst Missionary ride. with 4
view 10 carrying It and threaenir the eneuya
mun.eA.ea with Longsirset, Of which Informed Burn
side by Telegraph tae 7ih November.
After thorough reconnaissance OF he ground. how
ever, it deemed utterly imPrEcteable TO make 4
move until Sherman should get up because o. the iEsd
equacy Of forces and tie condition Of the animals
then ct Chattanooga, and WAS forced 10 leave Burn
sds for the present eonsnd against superior forces
Of the enemy until the arrival Of Sherman With his
men and means Of transportation n the Dssntims
Reconnaissance were made and plans mstursd for
operations Dispatches sent TO Sherman inform
ing hin OF the movement CT Longstreet and the
the l4th Of November telegrAphed to Burnside fo
loHss
Your dispatch and Dauss just rsessvsd Being there
you can tell better how to resist Longsrsets attack
than can direct With your ahosing you had better
gre up Kingston At the last moment and ssvs the most
productive part Of your possessions. Every arrange
Ient il new made 70 throw sr,ans forcas ar-a. ia
rver us at and below the mouth of Chcsnauzx Geek
asst arrives Thomas VIII his left the
n Ridge, and from there push force the railroad
between CisYelssd and Dalton. Booker Will a. the
same time attack Eni, If he can cs-Iy Lockout Moun
tain Ths enemy now seems - be looking for attack
hiflsft flank. This fayors To further confirm this
Shsrmans advanced division viii march direct from
Whitesides 70 Trenton The remainder Of his force VII
pass over road just made from Whtssfiss to Ks
y ferry thus being concealed roli the enemy and
leave him 5uppese tie whole force a oInE u Look
Valley Shermsn's advance has only iast reached
bridgeport The rear wul reach there tbs 18th.
This viii bring It to the l9h the earliest dsy for
L tr1ar fhna naEr
If yon think you sustain yourself until that time
hardly conceive Of the enemy breaking through At
Kingston ard pushing for Kennedy II they should
however, = new problem viii be lefi for solution
Thomas has ordered division Of cavalry to the Vi
einity Of Sparta win ascertain they have started
and inform you 1t viii be entirely out OF the qgss-
ton 20 sand you ten thousand msn, not beeaass they
cannot be spared b1t how eoud thsy bs fed az r they
/ get even one day east Of here. U. s. GRANT,
To Msj-Gen A. E. Burnside.
On the 18th hsviog received from the
dispatch Of date Of the I4tb in reference to Blrn-
sides position, the danger Of his abandonment Of East
Tennesyee Cniess immediate relief was afforded and
the terrible misfOrtuae such result would bs to or
arms; and sso dispatches from Mr. c. A. Dana assist
ant secretary Of var aud Colonel Wilson, my ST.
sent at the instance Of General Burnside informing Is
fully Of the condition Of affairs detailed 10 them
/ byshlm, / tels graphed him fellows:
| Chattanooga, November Is, 1868 Il do not know
how 20 impress on you tbs necessity Of holding
Eess TeUuessse in strong enough terms According to
tbs dispatches OF Mr. Dana and Col Wilson il would
zeem that you should IL pressed do it. hold on TO
Knoxville and that portion OF the valley which You
will necessarily possess holding On to that peist
Should Longztreet his whole force aceross the
little Tennessee, "A effort should be made to cat his
pontools that stream, If It sscfcsd half the
| cavalry Of tie Ohio army BY holding on and paeng
Longseet between the little tennessee and Knoxville
he should not be SLOWED escape with an army ca
pable Of doing Eny hing this winter. can hardly
eeVs Of the necessity OF retreetng from East Teunss
see. II did all it would be after losing most Of
the army and then necessity Wouli snggss The route
will NOT attempt 70 lSy out line Of retreat King
1 looking fhaman thourff Of
/ than any point il e lst Tennessee. Bat ny at
tention being called Dore el0sey to It. that
It might be sssef and Knoxville Rnd the rich val
i ley about il poss Z ignoring that plsce entirely /
should not think it advisable to concentrate force
near tls Tennszsse to resist the er9ssi7g it would
be IN Danger OF eapturs; but would hzrass and
barraSs progress In every way possible rejecting on
the fact that the army ofthe Ohio is not the ony army
to resist the onward progress Of :hs enemy
To Msior-Genersl A. E. Burnside
| The Reconnaissance and It's RssxIis-PnpeTa
ti0as for the GrGad AHaek.
Previous Reconnaissance, made frst BY Brigadsr Gen
". F. Smith chief engineer, and EterH szds By Thomas
Sherman, and myself, in company with him. Of the
country opposite Chattanooga and north Of the euues
see river extending far east the mouth Of the
North CEczGugs and also Of the mouth Of the South
Chcsmeuga and the north end Of Missionary ridge 90
far The could be made from the north bank Of
the river without exciting suspicion the part of the
enemy, showed good roads from Browns ferry up the
river and back Of the Fst range Of hs opposite Ohst
tsnooga ana view Of the sHsmys positions Troops
i
their numbers estimated by the enemy but rot seeing
anything further of them IS they passed up in the rear
OF these hills ne would necessarily be 81 loss to know
whether they were moving TO Knoxville held the
north side OF The river for future operations at Chstta
nooga 1t also showed that the north end OF Missionary
ridge was inperfeety guarded aud that the banks Of
the river, from the mouth Of South Chieanauqa creek
westward to this main line IN front Chattanooga was
| watched only By 8 small cavalry picket THIS de-
terTned the plan Of operations Indicated in ny dis
patch Of he l4th to Burnside.
Upon further eonsiderstie-ths great object befu to
mass all the force possible against one given point
aamey, Missionary ridge eo1vergng towards the north
end OF tit deemed beat to change the oriRnal
plan, 50 far As 1t contemplated HoOksr's attack on
Lookout mountain which would give us HOwards corps
OF his command to aid In this purpose; on the Ish
| the following instructions were given Thomas
| All preparations should be made for stfscking the
enemy's position on Missionary ridge by Saturday At
| daylight Not Hg provided with s map giving names
Of roads purs Of the mountain and other places such
definite instructions cannot be given might be dssa-
bls However the general plan, you understand Is for
Sherman with the force brought with him strsnEtheae
by vision from your command, to effect crossing
OF the Tennssses r5r just below the mouth Of Cbica
msugs; bis crossing to be protected by artillery from
the heights the north bank OF the river Ito be located
by your chief Of artillery and secure the heights
from the northern extremity 70 about tbs railroad tun
neil before the enemy concentrate against him Yor
| viii cooperate with Sherman.
The troops IN ChattanOogs valley should be well con
esntratsd oa your len aank leaving oaly the necessary
force defend fOrt6estqns the right AMI centre
and movable column OF one division in readiness
to move wherever ordered Tbis division should
l show Itself as thresteninsly az possible the mos
practicable line for making an attack mp the valley
Your effort tnen viii Be to form juncture with Shsr-
n,sn making your sdTsnes well towards the rtbern
tad of Missionary ri5ge aed moving az near sinlultA
neousy With him possibls- The iuneturs once formed
and the ri ige carried communications will b at once
established between the armios BY rosds On the
south bank of the river Further r1ovuasns vII thsn
depend On those Of the enemy. Lockout valley viii be
easily held, think By Gesryis division and What
tro0ps you may still have there belonging to the old
army Of the Cumberland HoEaEds corps can then be
held In readiness either with ven at ca
or nj SherIn n u should be marched Friday nigh
to position on the north side Of the river, not lower
down than the rst pontoon bridge, aud there held in
Sdiness Tor such orders may become necessary.
All these troops VIII be provided with days cooked
rstonss in haversacks and hundred rounds Of
munitiOa The person Of each Infantry soldier Sps
cal should be taken by all officers to see shst am
mqniton Is not wasted or unnecessarily Gred awzy.
You viii call on the engineer department for zach pre-
pBrations you msy desm necessary for carrying your
infantry and artillery over the creek
U. S. GIANT, Msl0r.Gsnsral
To ksjor-Geu. Gs0rgs q. Thomas.
Gsn. shermea's Instructions aHG MOusmsHis.
copy Of these instructions was furnished sherman
with the following Communication;
Enclosed herewith send you CODY OF instructions
| to Msi0r-Gen. Thomas. YOu having been over IL
grouRdin person. aud having heard the whoss nster
discussed farther instructions win not be neeesarv for
you. II particularly desirable that force should be
got through 20 the railroad between Cleveland aad
Dsiton, and Lougstreet thus cut OF from eommuniea
ton with the South; lbut being confronted By large
force here strongly located, n Is not easy 20 tell how
this is to be fseed until the result Of oar t effort
/ known. viii add. hoHsVer Whist Is not shown N ny
instructions 10 Thomas, TIA. 3 brigade Of cavalrJ
has bean ordered here Etieh If It arrives in time vii
be thrown across the Tennessee sbeve Chleanaug "a
and may be able to make The trip 70 Csvend there
ab01ts. .. s. GRANT, Maj Gen.
To MyiOF-Gen. ". t. SHERMAN
Shermsa's forces wsre moved from Bfiieeport bJ
way Of Whiteside-one division threatening he one
mys left Hank in the direction Of Trenton crossing q
BTcW1s ferry " the norh bank Of the Tennessee q
near the mouth Of South Chlesmauga, where they
were kept concealed from the snemy azil they were
ready TO force crossing. Poatoons fcr throwing
bridge she river wege built and placed IN Ncrl
ChieamaugG, near It's mouth, few miles further M
without attracting the attention Of tie enemy Il va
expected would be able to effect the erc sang on b,
elst OF November but owing TO the hesy rsiHs Sher
man Was unable to get up until The afternoon OF h,
SD andteeH only with Generals Morgan's L Smiths
John z. Smiths aad Hugh EHngs divisions Of the l5ti
corps under command Of Maor-Genersl Frank p Blair
Of biz army. The pontocn bridge at Bropn's fsrry
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