Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Crittenden's Corps - Wood's Division - Wagner's Brigade
General Bragg is now fully aware of the Union Army's movements, and realizes that the Union corps are widely separated and can be attacked individually. Over the next few days he orders several of these attacks but, due to the indecisiveness of his generals, they are not carried out. Union armies are forced to consolidate using long marches to get closer together. Union corps that are far to the south near Summerville and LaFayette must march north to close up south of Chattanooga.On the 12th, General Wagner receives an order for his brigade (including the 40th Indiana) to occupy Chattanooga, protect the army post and stores in the town, and construct a new bridge across the Tennessee River. His brigade will not be part of the now developing confrontation with the Confederates.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXX, Chapter XLII, Part III, Correspondence, pp. 503-619.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. pp. 126-127.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1I, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Shelby Foote, pp. 663-694.
- This Terrible Sound, The Battle of Chickamauga, Peter Cozzens, pp. 68-86.
- The Chickamauga Campaign, Vol 1: A Mad Irregular Battle, David A. Powell, pp. 117-192.
- Events: 1863 - July to September
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