The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

Rwauntna fha ra0ion that Il nnDrnCintHd what had
been dons rhc.o diogcnItIes were ali substan-
no..,h,o oond,,io, ana ,.s advancing with ali
~. r.n,dt,y ,hich Tho nature NJ the country
nlIotvod opr left annk. toward East Tennes-
eco WINS covored nv burnside. and the only dis
ADVANTAGE which I could sec was that a sud
dcr movement og tho enomv IN our right might
endopgcr our Iono and nrccarious line of com.
munjcotions and comnel ma In retreat again be-
vond tho Tennessee. I folt this 40 keenly that
urged Mr.. Stanton. In n despatch sent to him
on tho 18th from Tbomas's headquarters to
pusb ns strone n column as possible eastward
from Corintb in northeastern Mississippi. lt
seemed 10 mo that It would be better to recall
tho troops from tho West rather than to risk n
check here. where the heart of the rebellion
was within reach and tho final blow all pro-
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SEPT. 10 Al cHIcKAMAUGA
But that night IL became pretty clear to all
that BraRe's plan was to pusb by our left into
Chattanooga. This compelled another rand
NOT by the loft down the Chickamnupa.
Nv n tiresome NIGHT march Thomas moved
down mast Crittenden and below Lee and Cor.
don's Mills. taking position in the vicinity of
a little house known as the Widow Glenn's
and below. covering tho Rossville road. and now
forming the left of the Union army Critten.
den followed. connecting with Thomas's right.
thus taking position in tho centre. McCook's
corps also extended down stream to the left.
but still covered the creek as high I'M as Craw.
fab Sprinp. while mart of bis troons acted as n
reserve. These movements were burriedlv
made. and the troops. cspecially those Of
Thomas. were very much exhausted by their
efforts to get into %position.
Rosccrans had not been mistaken In Brape's
intention. About o O'Clock tho next morning.
at Crawfish Spring. where the .eeneral head.
quarters were. wa heard firing on our left and
reports at once came In that the hattie had be.
gun there. Thomas had barely headed the Con.
federates off from Chattnnoooa. We remained
at Crawfsb Sprinp ON this dav until after I
o'clock. waiting for the full promotions of the
conflict to deyelop. When It became evident
that the battle was being fought entirely ON our
lett, ,Rosecrans removed his HEADQUARTERS to
the Widow Glenn's house. Although closer to
the battle. we could ace no moro of IL here than
at Crawash Spring. the conflict being fought
altogether in a thick forest and being inyisi-
Bile to outsiders. The nature of the firing and
the reports from the commanders alone Ell.
abled us to follow its propress.
That we were able to keen as thoroupblv in
formed as we wero was due 10 our excellent
telegrapbic communications By this time tho
military telegraph had been go thorouphly de-
veloped that it was one Of the most useful ac-
cessorios vi In army even on a oattieneid. for
ine,ahoe' a,'ef noSecfahs hau Iakeh orawhsh
spring d D mn heaoquarters' nc had given ORDERS
Oh sept. -, u connect inc pace Win Cnatta-
moosa' 'hr'eeh mics U inc northwest. inc
,no "as eonhpie'eu ai'er inc oa.tie began on tno
iD.n' anu "o . ~ communication NOT only
VIII chattanooga, pu1 win granger at ROSS
rnie AN WIN ihonas Ut DIS neaauuarters
Mheh nosecrahs removed 10 the widow
uiehn B. INC teiegrapherS went along ana In an
nour d connexions nadc ana an instrument
ehcKihe away IN MIS-. "iehhs mousse. venus
hau constant Information OF the way the na;tle
was soihe' NO. only from Inc ordcrhos' but from
inc "ires. Inns oAcenenI arrangement en-
aoied Inc also 70 Keep inc Government at wash
lhgton INFORMED OF the progress OF the battle.
l sent oie'eh oespatcncs that day 10 MT. stan
TON ihey were very prief' put they reported
all that l. near as was 10 the scene' knew OF