The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 72
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72 KY., SW. VA., TENN., MISS., N. ALA., AND N. GA. [CHAP. XLII.
and cross the bridge over Chattanooga Creek at the tan-yard.
Leave one brigade and your grand guards to cover your movement
and fight their way in if necessary. Your infantry support must halt
at the forks of the roads at the foot of the mountain and take a good
position to repel all cavalry. This is in consequence of the retiring
of our troops from Rossville, except a strong rear guard, and a line
of pickets to retire as skirmishers and see that the road may not be
blocked so as to prevent the crossing of the creek should the enemy
push rapidly through the gap at Rossville. Send staff officers in
advance to look out the fords of Chattanooga Creek above the bridge
and blaze the trees.
By order of General Rosecrans:
C. GODDARD,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Chattanooga, September 22, 1863.
[General THOMAS :]
GENERAL: The general commanding directs that the two regi-
ments on Missionary Ridge be left there by all means. General
Garfield directed them to be recalled this morning through mistake.
It is our picket line there, and it is to be contested inch by inch.
The general commanding wants a good officer with the grand guards
at that point. Please countermand the order to relieve them, and
have a good line selected for defense and a clear way to retreat
should it be necessary.
Very respectfully,
J. P. DROUILLARD,
Captain, and Aide-de-Camp.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Chattanooga, Tenn., October 16, 1863.
SIR: I transmit inclosed copies of dispatches which are to ac-
company my last official report, in addition to those already sent
with it.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General, Commanding.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY.
[Inclosures.]
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,
Crawfish Spring, September 18, 1863-12.15 p. m.
(Received 12.30.)
Major-General McCooK :
The general commanding directs me to say that there are some
appearances that the enemy are endeavoring to turn our left, in
which case you will hold your corps in readiness to move up and
take Thomas' place, or possibly to this point, as may be thought
best.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
FRANK S. BOND,
Major.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1890; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152978/m1/83/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.