Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Crittenden's Corps - Wood's Division - Wagner's Brigade
Wilder and Wagner are remaining in position and Wagner's brigade shelled the town once during these four days. Their reports indicate an evacuation of the town, with the Confederate forces moving southeast to allow them to move east toward Knoxville or south into Georgia. Wilder and Wagner are ordered to look for an opportunity to occupy the town if the Confederate retreat continues.
Rosecrans reports that some parts of the army are across the river, with many more expected to cross soon. Much of the army's correspondence has to do with moving pontoon boats up to the river crossings. Crittenden is ordered to move down the Sequatchie valley toward Jasper, TN and the rest of the army, and to make the crossing as well.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXX, Chapter XLII, Part III, Correspondence, pp. 210-294.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 125.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1I, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Shelby Foote, pp. 663-688.
- This Terrible Sound, The Battle of Chickamauga, Peter Cozzens, pp. 1-39.
- The Chickamauga Campaign, Vol 1: A Mad Irregular Battle, David A. Powell, pp. 1-74.
- Events: 1863 - July to September
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