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Experience of u Vegetarian.

Mr.. McCrnnm has tlwal been Il ,rry lal,
worker, and in the field would ltwurl any
| of his numerous lalnrrrs, who were. auilnn
food eaters and troubled wth II frequent de
sire for drink, To graiiiv which not only T."
taltlcd them in their work, but WAS II sollc,
Of relaxation as well. He never feels th,
need of water or otii"r liquids as Il beverage
but uses lsrlcr"'l, supply of milk in hi,
diet. His general diet consists Of oatmca
and milk, Graham bread crackers. vcg","l,l,
soups, potatoes, corn and other common
vegetables, and also r"ilslrl;,,l" frnit OF
various kinds. Ills use of drinking wafer
he thinks, will not average "yrr IL quart Il
moisture necessary for the body.
AS regards the relish of food it is :, well
Ei"wn fact that II more discriminating tns,,
is acquired by entire abstinence from meat,
and if this be doubted, IL trial uf a few weeks
even two weeks, will convince I'll" mos,
sh"ptral that il is No, "tvin;, tn, Eucnol
appetite consequent upon iIl" ,,'nlp,n2c Of tn,
hal,itual hearty diet, In, that nic:lt rcalI,
does blunt the tn tie aud such n trial will
in.urc no one Mr. Nrt'ron" thinks thrr.
weeks Il fair trial and hclirvcs that amy ON,
OF th" end Of that lime will admit that he
feels better and derives more On njnym"nt from
the food he eats, and if continued, will b,
better in every way for it, He cites tho
healthier condition Of the lower Glasses il
foreign countries, who arc unable from thril
small wages to obtain meat: while lius" ni
better means, in the cities principally, liv,
upon animal food and are ;iS Il rub. of NOR.
feeble constitution and in nu way 80 wcl
equipped for lifcs battle. Consequently TIL,
recruiting supply Of the nrni.s; of ihnsc
countries is drawn largely from the rnorct
classes, VIII" have more endurance and arc
better fighters than tli"ir rli ! cpsins. Thoy
TRANSMIT stronger constitutions 10 their oil.
spring, and are longer lived, and prnciic;lily
free from the pains and ills which humanity
is cennnraly afflicted with Th" history OF
valulis ancient nations furnishes strong ar
gu:ncits in favor of his doctrine ii! Tx. ir i:sr
strength, lr"2rea-; anal decalcncc.-.; Spring
field Republican,.
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treat III an haste
back To Manchester. Forces, was in pursuit
of him with Il large body OF cavalry whicl,
Wilder escaped with officially, and reached
Manchester June So
BY June % Rosecra,ls' corps We're all in,
grouped around Manchester,
BraSs's army was intrenched at Tulla-
hcma. RoSccrans prepared to fight He
caused his engineers to examine the ground
about Tullahoma, with a view of gaining
Braggs rear. The report being favorable, a
division of Crittenden's corps WAS ordered to
begin the execution of this movement.
July should have seen it completed, and a
battle would have taken place at rullahomu.
But when Stcedman's brigade of Thomas
corps advanced cautiously to Tullahoma
July l, le! the bird had flown. Bragg had
evacuated Tullahoma June So
Bragg had crossed the Elk river ut Estcllc
Springs and rctyeated toward CHATTANOOGA.
Rosecrans' troops occupied Tuiluhoma july
|, capturing few prisoners.
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The corps commanders met their leader on
the night of June 223, and received their writ
ten Instructions. McCook, with tho Twcn-
tieth corps, was to advance directly towards
Shelbyvillc a certain distance, then, turning
to the left on the Wartrace road he was to
capture Liberty Gap from Brngg's advance
guard and hold it. In the Twentieth corps
were the divisions of Gems. johnson, Sheri-
dan and jeff. G.. Davis
Gen Thomas, with the Fourteenth CORPS
was to advance on the road leading to Man
chester and capture the mountain pass known
as Hoover's Gap. Crittendcn's corps, tho
Twenty-lirst, as will be seen by the map,
veered far off to the left and occupied
McMinnvie, forty miles east of Murfrecs-
boro.
The drenching rains, so often marked
feature of advance movements of the north
crn ARMIES, both east and west, did not fail
to attend Rosecrans' great forward march,
Mountain streams and mountain roads fire.
quently became alike impossible.
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"Whnn ,yai IL itle boy mi' laril"rN nycl
from lIoo,i"rnrn "s'r upon a broad and
blooming pralr" in Illinois, said Il MIN to II
reporter. zone ti.4r nIY iatiici trapI.,! four
on five l,rairi" dogs. | don't i,lpw how he
managed il; l'yr forgotten that. | tlnl;
they uiu>' !!;s," been ,"ling and f"pl.h. like
baby rats, which NrMturod whcr. their Ia
and ma w"rid meyer go. Ny father brought
them home. and wn children llIgs"d our
selves IN delight ~ We lalcioi th"ln ~ Jh,tt =
prts, Ike -Iulr, i or %E!tr rabbits y ci,gu
WAS luiclsly fitted up. The captivcs were
placed in it ;i.ui Surrounded lv nll the ,ain-
ties ..licl. we tauriol could inIt then, tu
forgo: ti.c.r captivity. Glir las.mts kept us
away from the cagr, 1t, tho i:'l,. strangers To-
sarnd Us with II terror which th"y cl!I not
attempt To- conceal. But we went t. place
moro food before them The ,ext morning.
The food previously preside Lad no: been
touched. The littl" prisoners "a. wonrily on
their launches in III" dar: "X'r,iiity of 'hcir
cell Childish curiosity WIS r"pr"--ed till the
second morning. wien the ca" VA, AGAIN
visited. Tr cu;ltiyrs sat i'll IT," sane posi-
ton, and $50 lmor~el Of :ll" varied li.l If far,
with which ~" l, designed u t.Iap. ihcml
! lad lr,m touched. lie water wa, Uuliilin-
| i>!.el in tho bowl.
'.another day .,as,ed IT," thiri inornill.
came, and We ran ont 10 sen "ar pets Tie
si.ht that mot utr eyes / shall n"vsr forget.
In their hunger and '!,si pair thcr3"r cal'tives
had eaten tl.eironn feet, The blo"'ly >tumps
wcre :. sad alnl ,ichc:i:t,s rrl,ronf TO our
cruelty in ,lcprivins tie children Of the
prairie of their Mid, swet liberty. We felt
it. chl,lren rs SO wer" and silently, almost
in tears wc "pvu-d the prison door and
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front; the brigade in the advance is SO slow
he cannot do anything with it"
Some of the hottest fighting of tho affair
of June q took place in the public square of
the town of Shelbyvillc. Here Gen. Wheeler
had planted eight guns. With these ho
opened upon Minty's brigade as it swept into
the town.
1t was at this moment Mmty learned that
he had nearly the whole of Bragg's cavalry
opposed to him. Wheeler was Bragg's chief
of cavalry. Forrest Wharton and Martin
were his division commanders Forrest was
not Immediately with Wheeler, but was not
far away, and was rapidly advancing with
his division. Learning this, Minty used all
his energies to defeat Wheeler before tho
junction should be effected.
Col Mnty gave his orders one after an
other, with Instantaneous rapidity Several
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report pro.

RUSECNANS EASIWAltD MARCH.
Tic plan adopted by Hosccrans was II stu
pendou, one. Bragg w;ls so well fortified by
this time in Chattanooga that II direct attack
woull la"c been useless. l,osccrans dctcr-
mined to march his main army southwark
and eastward through Alabama and Georgia,
south of Chattanooga, and flank Bragg on
the left. After crossing tho Tennessee river
;t Bridgeport, his difficulties would not bo
i.:prc than begun.
After that n number Of mountain rang,
must he crossed by the various divisions OF
Cumberland, exceedingly difficult to cross,
out mountains, also Mission Ridge, after
ward to become classic in our country's
story.
Bragg at Chattanooga drew his supplies
over two railroads, one from East Tennessee,
the other the Atlanta road from the south
through Dalton. Cen Burnside was OK
pccted To render useless that in East T'en-
ncsse", Rpsccran,' advance to the south and
cast Of Chattanooga would take care of that
in Gcorgin.
The march of the Army of the Cumbcr-
land through the mountains Of Alabama and
III vi lbJ CitliN W lIIIE'l
Napoicon's famous passage of the Alps. Ger
tainly it was not less difficult than that.
a; III" same time with the advance move
mcnt of the Union army it was necessary
before all to deceive Bragg as to the real
r,ut" ,al,"n To this end Rosccrans divided
his army crittenlen's corps made nn adj
vance eastward on Chattanooga through the
Sclua'chie valley. Two of Criitcmdcn's
brgades, !Iazcn's and WagmerS, had Indeed
taken She eastward march directly over the
mountains, Wagner from Winchester lIazcn
from still further north. Minty's cavalry
was with Crittendnl. The routes of the
thrc. corps, Thomas, McCook AMI Critten-
denis, can he traced on the map.
The movement of Itosecrans' army began
Aug 49, from Winchester The advance had
already occupied Stevenson and hrid5 5rport
The first task before the troops was the
crossing Of the Cumberland mountains in
Tennessee. The passage was made from Aug.
lG to Aug II. Next before the advancing
army lay the Tennessee river to he crossed.
Rams had swollen it, and it was wide ard
full. The crossing was attended with diff
Guilty, and it WAS not Till Sept. that the last
Of Old Rosy's' men found himself on the left
bank of the Tennessee. They crossed at four
different points. The three corps We're widely
separated by this time, tie li4c of ;.dvuuc.
extending over 80 miles
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According to Mr.. Mookerjee, Hlndoo
authority ON pisciculture, the results of fish
farming are remarkable. Professor Huxley
has stated that an acre of land will produce
in II year n ton Of grain or two or three hun
,lrcl Weight of meat. The same area of
water, however, will yield a greater weight
~f ti-!l tm " week. There seems to be no coed
reason why fish should not be made moro
important part of the diet, and with well
managed fish pond on every farm largo
amount of nutritious, valuable, and excel
lent food could be easily produced at very
s.ilal expense. The subject is well worth the
careful attention of thoughtful farmers
Public Opinion.
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OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

Rosecrans lost not Il moment, but hastencd
on i'll pursuit. Skirmishcs occurred with
the rear of Brasss retreating army, July
and =. But Brags's main army was safe out
of danger He crossed the Cumberland
mountains rapidly, and then marched to
Bridgeport, Ala. Here crossing tho Tenrcs-
see river lie took up anew his line of march
and paused not till he reached Chattanooga
with his army. He arrived ut Chattanooga
the first week i'll July, and made that lis
headquarters. Then lie wrote to Gen. john
ston in Mississippi, 1.-The Tennessee river
will be taken as our line"
Brasg's advance into Kentucky in tho
Summer of 1872 thus end vi hacl, at Chatt,
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Rosecrans had not felt prepared fully to
make the advance of June %. He had ur-
gently requested that his army be supplied
with revolving rifles, a request that was not
complied with from Washington.
After the mountain passes were occupied,
Rosccrans waited briefly to see what Brasg's
next move would be, giving orders mean
while to his generals to prepare for action at
all points of the advance.
Gen. Thomas was ordered to advance and
attack the Confederates on his right, drive
them westward toward Wartracc, and then
push rapidly OH south to Manchester. Nc
Cooks corps was to follow Thomas to Man
chester
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FORWARD, MARCH!
Rosecrans' Summer CAMPAIGN
in 1863.
DER MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY.
Great Military Move by the Army Of
the Cumberland.
DER MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY.

From NIurfrecsboro to Tullahon,a; Thence
South to Winchestcr-From Winchester
Across tho Tennessee River and Over
Stupendous Mountain Ranges to Look
out Valley and neutrality-suspicious.
and Rctreat-A Tale of Brief Fights
and Long AIarches-Bragg's Strategy.
The Story Told After the Lapse of
Twenty-Five Years.
The battle of Stone River was fought be-
tween Gems. Rosecrans and Bragg, Dec. 81,
1862, and Jan. and g. 1868. Following that
heavy fight both armies remained inactive
i'll camp several months
Rosecrans remained at Murfreesboro. 1t
required months to rebuild railway connec-
tions, forward supplies and make of MUIR
frcesboro a new base. Among other labors
of construction, the tremendous railway
treste works at Muldraugh's Hill required to
be rebuilt. 1t was necessary to put in repair
and guard the railroad line from Louisville
to Nashville, thence from Nashville to Muir
froeSboro.
Rosecrans had very little cavalry, and was
obliged to guard railway communications
extending over hundreds of miles. The cav.
airy of the Confe,leratcs, under such ex-
perienced leaders as Wharton, Wheeler, For
rest and Pat Cleburnc, outnumbered the
Union cavalry at least four to one
Every advance for Rosecrans meant
lenSthening his lines behind him and leaving
part of his army to guard them. Gen.
Halleck was then at the head of military
affairs in Washington, and was constantly
urging Rosecrans to make forward move.
ments Rosecrans in return set forth in ear
nest but respectful letters to the war depart
ment the impossibi:ity of successful offensive
movements without better cavalry equip
ment.
with mounted infantry" he wrote, 81
can drive the Confederate cavalry to the wall
and Keep the roads open i'll my rear"
His solicitations produced no effect. 1t
was not till after Rosecrans' advance to Chat
tanooga that any attempt was made to in
crease and improve the cavalry of the Army
of the Cumberland
Rosccrans' army was divided into right,
left and center On the right Maj. Gen.
A1ayon,lo, N,nn,roI1
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a tramp named Henry Brennan, steal
ing ride on a freight train, fell from
the car at Henry and was fatally injured.
Tracing Their Iincare

y hlink book has just been published in
this country in which the records Of a family
for eight generations back may be kept.
There are a great many excellent families in
country which would find it exceedingly hard
10 trace their lineage that far back, and
doubtless some families that wouldn't if they
coull.-New Hork Tribune
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| LlOll Oh ltlllpBDiu
and Dalton, Ga. That was thought to he tho
line of Bragg's retreat.
| Accordingly the next morning, Sept 10,
Crittcnden left only Wagncrs brigade in
Chattanooga, and taking also Woods divi-
sion continued on southeast
This then was the situation of the opposing
armies Sept. IL: Bragg was at Lafayette,
Ga, in Il mountain valley about twenty
miles south Of Chattanooga. Crittcndcns
corps of Rosecrans army was at Rnggoll,
Ga, fifteen miles northeast of Bragg Nc
Cooks corps was at Alpine, Just in the
south of Bragg. Only Thomas corps was in
front of and little north of Bragg, at the
eastern foot Of Mission Ridge
The corps we're thus widely separated, and
McCook was not in communication with tho
others at ALL
Southeast Of Mission Ridge, the short spur
on the east of which Thomas was, is another
short mountain range called Pigeon noun
tain. Bragg drew up his army on the east
side of Pigeon, mountain, and little west If
Lafayette, and there waited developments.
He kept himself thoroughly well acquainted
with the movements Of the Union army. and
knew where each corps was. Heavy rc-cn-
lorccmcnts were ON the way to meet him.
and for these he waited. Part of his COM
mand was at Lee &, Gordon's mills, noted
local point ten miles north Of Lafayette
Up to Sept. II Rosecrans had not been Ger
tain of Bragg's whereabouts. But as Crit
ten'lcn's corps moved southwark to Ring
gold, one Of his divisions Palmer's) reported
the enemy strong upon his front" At the
same time Gen. Wood, making a reconnois-
siiice, advanced quite to Gordon's mills, and
reported great numbers of Confedcrates i'll
the vicinity Of Lafayette. Rosecrans, aware
that his three corps were scattered by "A day 5
march on more, began to take measures to
unite them with all speed. Here was an ex-
c.l Mt opportunity for Bragg to fall upon
/ III, detached columns and execute the favor
it" military maneuvcr Of beating them in
| d''t'.l, Bragg was no longer retrcating
/ Eosecrans sent hasty orders to Crittendan
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To concentrate his
corps near Lee g.
G. G rd ons mills.
Sept. Il Crittenlen
directed Col. Will
d-r's brigade to
cover the left flank
%: the infantry of
tbs corps on their
liiarc!. to Lee q
Gn.,!oH's mills. to
obey RoSecrans'; +;
ord"r. On ,nei
march Wi!cl"r's
III II mad Il hot skir-
na>!i with til. Con-
fc,lerates, and lost
a number Of men
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nooga in the sum-
nhcr of 1868. Nor
gan's raid, t hat
had been attempted
i'll the hope to aid
Bragg materially,
also ended in dis
astrr at Burlington
Island, i'll the Ohio
river, July 70, 1868.
Rosecr;lns' cam
lmign to Tullallo-
ma had cleared
mid die Tennessee
of Confcder;ltrs to
the Tcnncssccriver.
M n.y..
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ferred to him to take charge of the cavalry
of the Army of the Cumberland, and the re-
quest had been granted
Rosecrans placed great dependence on Cen
Stanley. In the difficult mountain passes
and arduous routes the Army of the Cum
bcrland encountered on its southwark march
Stanleyi's cavalry, small in number as it was.
was invaluable He had joined Rosecrans'
army in November, 1862, and devoted him
self with enthusiasm to organizing and drill
ing the cavalry.
Gen. Rosccrans' chief of staff in the sum-
mer of 1863 was Brig Gen. James Abram
Garfield.
In February, 1868, serious attempt was
made by the Confederate cavalry to recap
ture Fort Donelson. 1t was held at that time
by Union force of less than 800 men, under
Col. A G. Harding.
The Confederate cavalry was under COM
mand Of Gen. y. 3. Forrest. With him were
Wheeler and Wharton. They had eleven
regiments of cavalry and nine cannon. They
believed they could get possession of Fort
Donelson and thus obstruct navigation of
the Cumberland river.
Shortly after noon, Feb. 3, the Confederatcs
appeared in force before Fort Donelson and
demanded its surrender. Col. Harding de-
clined to surrender and proposed to fight
He had been apprised the day before of the
approach Of the Confederates and made
ready for them, with rifle pits and his few
guns planted in commanding positions. He
especially prepared to defend the Fort Henry
road, as it was by that he obtained his sup
plies.
FORESTS men made repeated charges, all of
which were repealed. AS the Confederates
advanced, they filled the air with the famous
rebel yel" A countercharge was at length
ordered by Col. Harding with fixed bayonets,
wueii was successful in clearing the ground
II trout Then the garrison advanced upon
the Confederates in line of battle and con-
tinue,l firing ILL O'Clock in the evening.
1hen. in the darkness Forrest sent i'll q
Gag Of truce, again demanding surrender
Again Col Harding refused After that
Forrest gave up the fight aud retired.
AT Spring Hill, Tenn, March s. occurred
the defeat and capture Of Col John Coburn
and his brigade by Forrest and Van Dorm.
March 20, at Milton, Tenn, near Murfrecs
boro, the Confederate Gen. John Morgan
was defeated by Col. A. S. Hail. with ,4G
men, Morgan was the attacking party.
April 10, at Franklin, the Union general
Gordon Granger, with force of 1890 cav
airy and infantry, repulsed the attack ol
| Earl Van Dorm with 1900 men.
April 81, Union force consisting of Col
John 7. Wilder's brigade of mounted in
fantry, and the First brigade Of cavalry
under Col. Robert H G. Minty, captured
McMinnville. Tenn.
April 81 to May IS occurred the disastrou:
raid Of the Union Col \. D. Streight il
northern Georgia, resulting in the capture Of
Streight and his men by Forrest and Roddy
In the early summer Of 1888, Rcsecrans pre-
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cii!ic'ilI '1!l OF tnr
W orl: mountain
marches through
Alabama.
BY exam lining
the map the reader
will understand
Roserrans' plan OF
campaign. Crittcn-
dcn's corps, t Ii @
most nprtllerlj' and
the nearc-t Chat
tanoosa. was 10 ad-
vance directly to-
ward that city. and
III ak Il fcint
-. IT.
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taken too late. He
had hoped to de
stroy the railroad
and force Bragg to
fight on the north
side of Elk river.
But Bragg had al
ready escaped
south of Elk river
and was guarding
the bridge.
The Contctlerates
turned on Wilder
and pursu 1 him,
forcing him to re-
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brigade than Min
tvs was Mt first
in front. There
seemed, however,
an unaccountablc
delay in its move
mcnts. AT length
Gen. Stanley, out
of all patience, sent
an aide to Minty
with this order:
"Col. Minty-Gen.
Stanley requests
y-nt, ia n,n1-A ~,
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Davis and his men dashed into the Shelby
vile square upon the Confederate artillery.
1t was II scene Of wild excitement. The
charging column spurrcd their horses over
the guns ut a gallop, sabcred the gllnncrs and
rushed madly upon the Confederate cavalry.
Capt. Davis himself, sabcr III hand, de-
mandcd the surrender Of one of the guns us
those in charge of it were cndcavoring TO
carry it off the field. Both gun and gunners
were surrendered.
In Il very few moments all was over in the
public square, and thousands of Confederate.
cavalry were ilrcin. for their lives. Forrest
en'cavorcd to JOIN them, riding mt Il gallop
toward Shclbyville, but before lio reached
the town Whce!er's men were already far on
the road in their fight. Forrest made Il dc
tour to the right to escape the town and
crossed Duck river four miles out of Shelby
willie. The Union troops pursued rs far US
Duck river and then returned.
There was one bridge by which Wheeler
had intended to make good his escape across
Duck river 1T was called Scull Camp bridge.
1t was near Shelbyville, and when tile Con-
felcratcs were driven from the public square
they made wild rush for Scull Camp bridge
But an artillery caisson was accidentally
overturned upon the bridge and choked up
tho path of retreat In their panic the fly
ing Confederates plunged nla,.y into Duck
river, then bank full and twenty feet deep
from the constant rains. Many were thus
drowned.
Capt. C. C. Davis received honorable men
ton for the Shelbyvillc charge. Gen. Rose
Grams had named the Seventh Pennsylvania
cavalry the "Saber Regiment of the Army of
,,l
ON the center, had advanced from his camp
at Beech Grove, near Liberty Gap, and made
the attack against tho Confederates on his
right, June 2G The continuous and extra
ordinary rains retarded all the movements Of
the Army of the Cumberland at this time,
and it was near noon before Thomas could
attack on his right He was, however. sue
ccssful. and cleared the way for the advance
to Manchester. The Confederatcs retreateJ
to Fairfield, on the west.
June 81, Rosecrans' headquarters were at
Manchester. Wil,lers mounted infantry had
taken possession of the town in the carly
morning of that day. By evening Thomas
whole corps was in the town ready for the
advance to Tuliahoma, twelve miles distant
In pursuing the Confetlcrates to Fairfield,
near Wartrace, Thomas soldiers found that
Harlee's corps, that had held Wartrace, had
retreated and their camp was abandoned.
McCook and Crittenden were forwarding
their troops over the heavy roads towards
Manchester as rapidly as possible. Critten
den was coming down from McMinnville
While waiting for these corps, Rosecrans
June 2,s. sent Col. Wlders mounted infantry
southwark to burn the railway bridge over
Elk river and destroy the railroad from
cowan to Dechcrd Part of the comma nd
was detailed to operate on the railroad, part
to destroy the bridge The expedition to
Declierd was successful.
When, however, the detachment that had
been sent to burn the bridge reached it, they
found it already heavily guarded by the
Confederates. Rosecrans' precautions were
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significance. the
Atlanta rail road
should he de-
5 t yed and
Thomas and Nc
Cook should close
in OIL him on the
south aud east,
then he would be
caught i'll Chatta-
nooga like o. rat in
4 trap. 1t would
be easy to starve
him out, rs Penn
berton had just
been starved out in
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pieces of artillery
were put into po-
sition to rake the
square. The mo-
lnent t hey wcrc
fired Capt. G. G.
Davis was ordered
to charge upon the
square with the
Seventh Pcnnsyl-
vania, under cover
of the smoke. With
sabcrs Il lof t and
with a shout that
equaled even tho