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341
In this position we lay for twenty hours
when Col Post ascertained that the right of
our army which was just across the ridge
east of us had fallen back + that we
were four miles in advance of our other
lines + that there was a road open by
which the Rebs could cross + get between
us + Chattanooga - Learning this we made
a quiet + hasty march towards Chattanooga
for four miles where we were placed in
position again where we remained until
8 oclock A.M. being then only three miles
from the said town - all this time no
communication had been had with Gen
Davis sine the Capt returned Sunday night
- an attempt was now made to do so +
we ascertained the fact that we were
cut off from Chattanooga + that we
would have to fight our way through
we moved up the valley by Regt in
4 parallel collumns left in front
Soon the point of the mountain on
our right came in sight + just from
the other side of that the enemy began

341
In this position we lay for twenty hours
when Col Post ascertained that the right of
our army which was just across the ridge
east of us had fallen back + that we
were four miles in advance of our other
lines + that there was a road open by
which the Rebs could cross + get between
us + Chattanooga - Learning this we made
a quiet + hasty march towards Chattanooga
for four miles where we were placed in
position again where we remained until
8 oclock [?] being then only three miles
from the said town - all this time no
communication had been had with Gen
Davis sine the Capt returned Sunday night
- an attempt was now made to do so +
we ascertained the fact that we were
cut off from Chattanooga + that we
would have to fight our way through
we moved up the valley by Regt in
4 parallel collumns left in front
Soon the point of the mountain on
our right came in sight + just from
the other side of that the enemy began