Posted on 10/13/2023 5:59:59 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct. 12.
Things are unchanged, with the exception that the enemy have removed their artillery from Lookout Mountain, where they have had about ten pieces in position, and appear to have somewhat withdrawn their forces. It is supposed they will concentrate their artillery on Mission Ridge. Some of the enemy's pieces are heavy, and all seem to carry well. They hold both Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, from which they threw shells on both the 4th and 5th insts. On the latter day about 150 shells were thrown by the enemy. They, however, inflicted no damage beyond wounding three men, and killing one horse.
We have several lines of intrenchments, and extensive earthworks are still going up. The plan of the enemy appears to be not to make an attack in front, but to compel us to abandon Chattanooga by simply holding us in our present position, with their army in our front, annoying us with their artillery, and breaking our lines of communication by cavalry raids in our rear. The last part of this programme is now being carried out by the Wheeler cavalry, which managed to cross the Tennessee at Cotton Port Ferry, near Nashville.
After crossing the main body moved right on in a northern direction. A part of the force fell in with the train of the Fourteenth corps, near Anderson, in the Sequatchey Valley, stampeded off the teamsters, and destroyed between 200 or 200 wagons, about 30 of which were loaded with ammunition, and the remainder with clothing and supplies.
The mules they could not run off they shot, to the number of several hundred, as they were leaving the scene of destruction. Col. _____, commanding a cavalry division, came up with a part of his command, consisting of the Second Indiana.
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Postscript-The Army of the Cumberland: Change of Position by the Rebels – 2
The War in the Southwest – 2
Reports from Meade’s Army: The Cavalry and Infantry Fight on Saturday – 2
Operations Against Charleston: A Combined Attack to be Made on October 11 – 2-3
The Army of the Cumberland: No Doubt of the Security of Rosecrans’ Position – 3
News from Washington – 3
Editorial: Emancipation in the Slave States – 3-4
Editorial: The New Attack on Charleston – 4
Editorial: Earl Russell on the War – 4
A Large Fire in Cherry-street: Eleven Horses Burned to Death – 4
The McClellan Cavalry – 4
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