New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-23

yiros possible.
rn T. I1orence on the lst Noy leaving the rear a.
,.ioa 10 be- conducted by Zen Bleir and marched 20
Rcrersvile and the fs River This was l9ohd 70 pe
inu,ssabe To fer would have consumed TOO much
zine a TO build bridge still more and there was no
alternative but tuin NJ Ek River by wsy Of Giiber's
b. o Eltun ec the stone bridge at fayet.eVlie.
There vc crossed Elk and proceeded to winchester
and DechcTd. .,o
AZ Fayetteville received orders from Gen. Grant 70
cone 10 Rrldcrpo-t with the 18th Army Co,ps, rnd
leave GEN Dodce's command at Pulaski and along inc
railroad from Columbia 20 Decatur. Instructed n,l
Ri,r tc follow with the I'd and LIST Divisions lf way W
Nrwmnrkrt Lnrkiasyillc and Bolcfoutc. while COZ
,ucted the divisions b! Decheid' she f,n -,
vision crossing The mountains 10 Stevenson ana 'uo ~
BIZ Uniycrsil, Place and SwCdrp's Csyf. ,.
In porson proceeded by Swcilen's Lane end ba''e
Geek reaching Bridgeport ~ night OF NOV -, Gan
immediately ieegruphed to ihe Coninl1s ils ,',
sri nv am y and tho positions Of my several DIVISIONS
ard va summorcd "a Chattanooga. ,,,
took the FIST bolt during the night Q, we Ihh lot
KCpya aud ride INTO Chattanooga on the l1tl.
then learned the post assigned me in the coming
drama was suppl.ed with the necessary maps ANA IN
formation. end rode during the siI IN company Nun
70 the position on the bank Of the Tennessee, from
which could bs seen the camps OF Mo enemy compass
inr Chattanooga nni tho line OF Missionary liils VIZ,
Wa. expected ia sake hold and fortify.
Pontsoss with mil supply OF balss ard chesses had
been prepared the bridge over the Tennessee ana
81, ,hn prce ranged with a foresight that cici I'd my
,.nirai,oa FIorn ne hills looked down upon the
.ppui hehcr ul Chattanooga map. and nothing
IN. plan contemplated that in addition 70 crossing the
T,nnesscr and mah Nc Judgment on the terminus Of
missionary Eidg,. should demonstrate against Look
ou. Mouuu.a u, ar Trenton With pant Of my command
An 90 the Ch,ttanooga were impatient for action
rendered an0ss By tho natural apprehension it
gpf che safety Vi Nta. Burnside In Eus; Tennessee
NJ command al marched from Memphis, and had
gu he'd them i.a, the roads and distance would
Iarniit. but .iw noggh ~ the condition Of men and
sn.mala an Csg'sauonga TO INSPIRE me- With renewed
energy.
~ march VIA she'll Mound 20 Trenton demOnstraie
Against ioosoui Ridge. but 10 be prepared to tara
duickly md follow me 10 Chattanooga and IN person
returned 20 BIidscf-r rowing boot down .te II n
ne.sce from Ke, and imTcdiately on arrival put in
uotiUn ms dt isun ia tie order they had arrived.
TIE b.idte ~ boats az bridgeport frHil, and
th,lrb e d. and -ight. passage we- slow, and
the roads hcn, 10 Challanoogs wege drea!uy cut mp
and sncumbIed with the wagons Of other troops stu
uoUei along tie Iuld
ira.htdGeA Hosker's headquarters during a r.i1
IN The afternoon og the .h, and met Gen. Grants Or
des TO- he general attack ior tho next day. II WIS
smyl, impossible i,t me 70 i'll M post in time OILY
Can Ewius stu at Trenton. and the other two
were ionr a!uag tic terrible rond from shell Mound to
30 trul. c.cr were or could be- IN better CONDITION
ton marc az Nho sbOred harder 10 fulfill their yart.
On proper representation, zen. Grant postponed The
o. IA, 9lst got the % Division over Brown Ferry
Brdi,, and Ger. Ewing got Up. but the bridge b',se
rvpcaUd iy. ana delays occurred which no human So
Al ISinrcJ ul;' sDd day ard Gen. Ewing got over
on tine ss h,i NV recr division was cut sf ~ the
broken briGv, Brow Forty and could not Join
trs offered 20 IN action with ny three divisions.
supported ~ Bis.teu. jeff C. Dayi, leaving ono oi
nv best divisi with len Hooker az. nst Look-
out Mountain. That division haS Not joined me set,
bat know and fs that it has served the ooarry veil.
aud thAt II has reflected honor On tho 5ta Army Corps
snd tSe Army OF the Tennessee.
lcsye tho record OF It's history 20 Cen Hooker q.
vtocyor has had ~ services during the Lite memorable
svcnls, voohd "a thG. ell vii - il meried honor.
l1.sf, ST.. inSN nhar ltr.is D..
nv blnC the hills opposite The InOui ~ OF CbioEaraGCa
dsraicted the brigade OF the "a division naed
by'eh Cites A. Smith, op under cover OF the hills u
N'Sih ChicsamaugA 30 man the boats designed foI
the pontoou b'dce' with orders at midnight 80 dToT
cSsa%ug Zen sd neOiS s ns who OF w sUs
move 'lors the liver quietly, and coptl-e tic enemy
river Inctc.s.
Gen. les 4. Smith then TO drop rsrldly below W.
nouh OF Ch,c.smlul's. discnhgrk tho rest of bis bT
ade and dispAch ieo boots ec.nss for fresh losds.
Thee orlers 5killfu]ly executed and ever
The beiglco of Gem Morgan T.. srnPe DIylrion IN
then rapidly eTs.d across; that Of Cen join 2 Srt
followed aad by duyl yht Of Nov ~ two diyisio,,,,
about 0N lnca were on the bsnk of the Tcnnr.
As soor ~ ihe day 6awned sore Of the boat. wer.
taken r,m the use OF ferrylng and pontoon bridge
begun under a. ginejIte direction Of Capt Dresser
The whole pugncd and supervised by Gen. W. i. Smith
in peao'. ponioOn bridge also bull; al the same
time over Cb!clauauea Greek near its mouth giving
communication with tie two regiments left The north
tauk and full Ing most important puTpoe at later
stGGs 81! a." drama.
1 wii here bear NV wiling testimony 10 the com.
plci.uess OF this whole business. Al the officers
charged with The work were present. and manifested
skin which cannot praise loo highly have nCver
behed any work done quietly 70 WELL and doubt
II too history IT show bridge Of tlst extent
wiz: $50 feci laid down noiseessly and well in
short time. attribute il tie genius end in;elb.
gence OF Gen. W. T. Smith.
Ite steamer Dunbar arrived up in the Of the
morning. and relieved Gen Fwings Division Of the la.
Dor Of rowing hut by noon tie pOnt0on bridge
down. and my 81 Division we're acrOss with men,
horses. artillery. and everything Gen jeff q. Davis
was ready 90 take the Missionary Hill.
The movement had been carefully Glla'sed 20 al d..
vision commanders snd at p IN. we marched from
the isger three c0ilnns in echclUn; the left zen.
MoieaA L. Smith, tide column OF direction following
substantially Clicksmauga Greek the center. Gen. j.
=. Smith in columns. doubled on the center Of inil
brigade Intervals To the right and rear; the right
Gen Ewing. in column at the same distance 10 the
right AID reur prepared 10 depoy 10 the right on The
snProsrtOl that We would meet enemy in that di.
IectiOn-
Each head 81 column was covered by good lnc Of
skTmishers, with supports light drilling rain Pre-.
vailed and tue clouds hung low, ccakiDg our move
ment IRON the enelnys tower Of observation Look.
cut We soon gained the foot bills 0pr skim ishc-s
kept M the sce Of the h followed By their supports
and al % y. gained with loss the desired point
A brigade Of eacn division pushed up rapidly to
the top of the hill and the enemy Tor the first time
seemed 70 realize the movement but too late lor ne
were in possession. He opened with artillery but
Cen. Ewing got sols OF Capt Richardson's guns
up that steep hill, and gave back artillery and tie
eaemye sksrmishers made two Intellectual dashe
1t Cen Iiehtblrn. who had swept sroand and got q
further hill, which the real contribution Of the
ridge
From studying an the maps had inferred that Mis-.
sionary Ridge a continuous bill bat found our
selves two keh points, with deep preston he.
tween aid the one Immediately over the funnel
which my chief objective point. Tie ground we
had Cained however, wls so important that / conld