The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-03-25

NOISES.
At Jasper Grant met Gen. o. O.
Howard. who had been sent from the
army OF the Potomac with the nth
and 18th corps under Gen. Hooker to
reinforce RosecI ans.
Grant arrived at Chattanooga on the
twenty thiId and established tempor-
ry headquarters with Gen. Thomas.
On the twenty fourth he made a
personal inspection of tie lines aud
the same evening issued orders for
opening new route for supplies.
Hooker who was at Bridgeport, was
ordered to cross to the south side of
the Tennessee and march up by
Whitesides and Wanhatchie to Browns
Ferry. Gen. Palmer with a Division
OF the 14th Corps was ordered to
move down the river ON the north
sideby back road until opposited
Whitesides, then cross and hold the
road in Hooker's rear after be had
passed; 1900 men we're detailed at
the same time to act under Gen.
Smith direct from Chattanooga; 1900
of these under Gen. Hazen now to
| take sixty pontoon boats and under
cover of night float by tie pickets of
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out mountain down to Browns Ferry,
then land on the south side and cap.
ture or drive away the pickets at that
| poin. Smith was to march with the
balance Of the detail, also under cover
OF night, by the north bank Of the
same piont, taking with him material
for laying bridge as soon as cover
| ing was SECURED. '
On the twenty.sixth Hooker cross
ed and began the movement.
At three O'Clock O.. m. of the
twenty seventh HAGEN moved into the
stream with his sixty pontoons and
800 brave and well equipped men.
Smith started in advance to be there
when Hazen should arrive. At five
O'Clock Hazen landed at the ferry,
surprised the picket guard and cap.
tmed the most OF 1t. BY seven
O'Clock the whole of Smiths force was
ferried over and in possession OF
height commanding the ferry. This
was Immediately fortified, while
detail WAS laying the pontoon bridge.
| By ten O'Clock the bridge was com.
pleted and our exit ieme right now in
in Lookout valley was fortified and
connected with the rest of the army.
Hooker met whit slight oppoistion
and on the twenty eighth emerged In
to Lookout valley at Wanhatchie.
Howard with the 1lth Corps march
ed to Rrown's Ferry. The enemy on
the river below we're thus cut Oft an d
soon came in and surrendered.
/ The river was thus opened from
Lookout valley to Bridgeport and In
just five days after Gen. Grants ar
rival at Chattanooga the way was
opened to Bridgeport and with the
aid OF Stewards and Hooker's teams
in week the troops were receiving
full rations. The enemy was surpris-
ed by the movements, which secured
to us line OF supplies, and made
desperate efforts to recover the same.
On the night of the twenty eighth
and twenty ninth night attack was
made upon Gen. Geary's Corps (the
twelfth) at Wanhatchie by Gen. Long
streets Corps sent by Lee from
Richmond to reinforce Bragg. Geary
was promptly reinforced by Howard
from Browns Ferry. BY four o'clock
in the morning the battle he'd entire
~ ceased and the '''cracker line" thus
established was never afterward dis
turbed.
Sherman's troops now began to ar
rive at Bridgeport and Gen., Grant Ee-
ing now ready issued bis orders for
battle. Howard was ordered to the
north side of the Tennessee, thence
up behind the hills and go into camp
opposite Chattanooga.
The plan OF battle was for Sherman
to attack the enemy'a right fank ex-
tending our left flank beyond the
south Chickamauga SO as to threaten
or hold the railroad in Bragg's rear,
thus forcing him to, weaken bis lines
elsewhere or lose bis connection with
his supplies at Chickamauga station.
Hooker was to perform like service
on the right by crossing to Chatta-
noe ga valley, cross the latter rapidly
to Rossville south OF Bragg's line on
M visionary Ridge, facing north with
bis right flank extending TO Chicka-
mauga valley, thus threatening
Bragg left and forcing him to rein
force that flank also. Thomas oc-
cupied the center and was to assault
while the enemy was engaged defend
ing his two fianks. Sherman crossed
the Tennessee at Browns Ferry and
moved east of Chattanooga to a point
opposite the north end of Mission
Ridge, placing his command back OF
the foot hills and out of sight OF the
enemy on the ridge.
There are two streams called Chick
smauga emptying into the Tennessee
esst Of Chattanooga. North Chicka.
mauga flowing south and emptying in
to the tennessee eigth miles east, and
South Chicksmauga flowing north and
emptying into the Tennessee some
three miles east OF town. -.
The crossing OF Sherman's troops at
Browns Ferry was in full view fo
the enemy on the top OF Lookout
mountain but once over disappeared
behind the hills as we have stated.
but when Sherman's advance reached
point opposite the town Of Chatta-
nooga Howard, who it will be rem
en- mbered had been concealed behind
the bills on tbe north eide, took up
his line OF match to join the troops
on the south side. His crossing was
in full view both from Lookout and
Mission Ridge and the enemy of
course supposed these troops to be
Sherman's.
One hundred sixteen pontoon boats
had teen secretly deposited In the
North Chickamauga and at two
O'Clock on the morning OF the
twenty fourth they we're each loaded
, with thirty brsve and we'll armed men.
The boats dropped down quietly
with the current to avoid attracting
the attention OF any one until ar
irving near the mouth OF the South
Chickamauga. Here asfew boats we're
landed. the troops debarked and 0
rush made upon the picket guard.
, The guards we're surprised and twenty
OF them captured The balance effect
ed landing lower down and the
work ct trrying Sherman's troops
: over tegnn. A steamer was also
, brought up from town to assist.
As fast as the troops we're got ao'