. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . at Longstreet wasenroute. He was placed in command on our right and BushrodJohnson was put in command of an improvised division composedof Johnsons, Greggs, McNairs brigades, with Robertsons in re-serve. This command was to first cross the stream and one of ourtroops were to go over at any point until Johnsons column hadswept the west bank in front of their respective places of crossingIt turned out, however, that Generals Hood and Johnson, the nextmorning, had passed Jays sawmill and found that their skirmisherswere in one hundred and fifty ya
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. Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee . at Longstreet wasenroute. He was placed in command on our right and BushrodJohnson was put in command of an improvised division composedof Johnsons, Greggs, McNairs brigades, with Robertsons in re-serve. This command was to first cross the stream and one of ourtroops were to go over at any point until Johnsons column hadswept the west bank in front of their respective places of crossingIt turned out, however, that Generals Hood and Johnson, the nextmorning, had passed Jays sawmill and found that their skirmisherswere in one hundred and fifty yards of Prestons division of Buck- THE SOUTHERN .SIDE AT CHICKAMAUGA. 211 ners corps, which had crossed at Daltons Ford during the nightthat their line was perpendicular to Preston, and that most of outright had crossed at points lower down, placing Hood (his otheibrigades under Law having come up) and Johnson near the left oiour army, Hood now commanding both improvised divisions. Thainight Walker crossed at Byroms Ford—ordered to Hood. On the. MRS. JAMES LEE, OF LEE & GORDONS MILLS, CHICKAMAUGA. night of the 18th the right of our army was near Reeds Bridge, theleft at Glasss mills, two miles from Crawfish Springs, where Rose-crans, on our left, had his headquarters. On the night of the 18th Rosecrans began shifting his army.Thomas by daybreak on the 19th was on the Federal left, Crittendento close on his right, McCook on Crittendens right, Gordon Grangerto be withdrawn in reserve, so that, on the night of the 18th the antag-onizing armies were forming for the greatest of battles, the Army ofTennessee pressing for an onset, with the Army of the Cumberlandgloating in once having taken laurels from us at Murfreesboro. O, how we all felt when we bitterly thought of the morrow and of theblood to flow in crushing such a foe in his fancied security! Theresignation of giving up so much territory, and waiting for the word 212 BATTLES AND SKETCHES ARMY OF TENNESSEE. to be given for a fi