The sun., 1895-05-26
GARFIELD'S CLOSE SHAVE.
EIGzAGGING UP a HILL AT CHICK
hMAUGh TUROUGH AN AMBUSH.
N Was Ills Only Chance. and He Took It
aud Came Through-Hes Nnd To Warn
Thomas or Longstreees Movements.


Thomas OF Longstreets Movements.
Copyright, ,.,s bp s. wctqpr,, Li,r1,d.
The objective point of what is known MS the
fuhickamauga campaign was Chattanooga,
3hich is the southern gateway of the ALLIE
ghanies. Rosecrans had crossed the Tennes-
see successfully mnnmuvred the enemy out of
Chnttanoega. and thrown $500 men into the
place. But II greater work reniaincd-to march
his whole force into It, in the face of Bragg
army. heavily reinforced and largely outnum-
bering his own. TO decide who should hold and
occupy Chattanooga was fought the battle Of
Chckamanga
The first days battle left the Union forces in
possession of the approaches TO tho city, and
when lie met his corps commanders on the night
Of that day Eosecrans said, In substance, TO
Gen. Thomas. who commanded his left: Your
limo lies across tho road to Chattanooga. That
is the pivot of the battle Hold 1t ut all hazards.
and will reinforce you IL necessary, with tho
whole army"
In his oration tho life OF Gen. Thomas,
Gen. Garfield said During the whole night
the reenforccments of the enemy were coming
in. Early the next morning we were attacked
along the whole line. Thomas commanded the
left and centre OF our army From early MORN
ing he withstood the furious md repeated at
tacks Of the enemy, who constantly reinforced
his assaults on our left. About noon our whole
right was broken and driven in hopeless con-
fusion from the field. Rosecrans was himself
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neaVy coiuihns' "ssaui'e" l'e f,sn' mann Vi
Thomas with unexamplcd fury. Seeing the APP
rroaching danger, he drew back his exposed
flank toward the base of the mountain and met
the new peril"
1t must be borne In mind that the Union army
had line four miles long, and was operating
In n broken country, half forest and half cotton
fields. from no one pnrt of which was it possible
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to take IN the movements OF the entire army.
Rosecrans had established his headquarters for
tha' uas IN .nc .e"s o. .'n ees',. "' ns.' %,s
ana on one OF 'he ,oo.n'lis Oh missionary m n,use @
lie WAS there about noon, surrounded by Gen.
Garfield, his chief of staff. Major Frauk s. Bond,
vi. ~, ,,,l s,,o,n, nr,,orii., ,,h.n C,n,
William b. Cav. chief engineer on the staff of
Gen. Thomas. rode up to his hcadanarters The
Camt,in hnd nnon sop, ~. Thnn,as viii n ,,ssD
S"p.t'in h'u uoen seh' Wy ih''ias WIN IL he'
sage to Gen. Negley, and had passed in the rear
OF the right centre just as Wood opened the fatal
Mccook's corps into fragments.
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with ha'Sor"ereo r"poie' anu hoHecr"ns re"''Heu
ones @ ,hos ,hs of II the hung on Tbo'nass
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AOiH'nH hihhi' H'' f''''''o' "ii's" NoIiiAA"'"s'i
the road to Chattanooga. He was cut off from the
main body of Ii s men and from Thomas's head
.ran,,ua rn. n,.an un ,,,arao,u,I ~, =, r,II,,
quarters out n''e! ah inehect"ai enort 10 raiiy
the broken troops he ordered Can't. Cav, who
knew the country well. to find a way to Thomas.
;Thsv moyed forward. but Ind ron, hut a short
distance when Cant Gaw's orderly was shot
Sro,n Ills horse and Ihev founu brforr t6cn n
dense of the Cav then reported
cult. Through McFarland's Gap a distance of
ms fork leading 70 J'hattnnonra thn other to
The nositinn nf TTbomns"thcv hsited to hrna,he
THAR horses. and then Rosecrans directcd i;nr
fisd tn ride on TO Thomas with orders to hold
his position until nightfail and then to nut out
draw his troops to Ro.sville % Can and for Gar
Held himself to report to him mt pthattanoosn as
n a r,ey ~ Thn trH soH.d hnd =" r,
maGatnS 1nht ne hea ms postioh ana tne
s:arrold % .na f:an, ,v, ,;,t 81. '' ,,,n a' tho
orderlies, ma made a. wide detour tour to s" avoid the the
etr,,t Inies 70 Th"mnns @ and ot nnv tmrn the~
n,i.:n, come upon the enemy y. Soon. .u strikins @
rrowth nT r Hntpprt,visted Iu.b snh hriar thev
skirted for two miles The low bottom t lands OF
was clear in RossviIIe Rnssv;,,e thav Tool.
the Lnfayett, road, Guiding their way bv the
su r %. .e ,hn rE nu S Esid %r
road there was scarcely more Than n lane
fanked or one Side by thick Wood % and on s the
fl
10 tr1ons ans We're in spht and m they ra,loncd
at n ranI mace Rm, whcn ''iI iIcv ~ had ,aFt Ross.
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less. They had ridden INTO M nm nm mbus"ade Of a
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s,urs H.. ,,.d. . bi,n ,oom ha fnro ;n,r ~. m
fi.d Thn nnnasi, Ia, ~ rhe ." n wo neh
with gray blouses' and n single pinnce told him
,hcu ,.n.n noIn"' @ tnr S tSc io VIZ IL T. i
Loo, In tirht nIacns hefor i'm, ~: was the
tightcst Irnssin', Ills Iins hrmIv tnv.ther he
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lin t;nrnnid H.. s,.ok, ~ HE hnrao and lad
his I.ft hand ,.cniI, rn tbe rain ~ nr tne nui,nnf
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yiasar enurss across TN. COTTON Held II '% Was q
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aide 10 side Tor hc was n dead man II thev cor % "a
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