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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
ew of a long campaign against Longstreet in East Tennessee, directed him to march upon Dalton with sufficient force to dislodge Johnston and drive him back to the south if, as he supposed, the latter had sent a part of his forces to assist Polk. The weather was bad, the roads broken up, the draught animals had not yet recovered from the privations they had suffered during the siege of Chattanooga. The four divisions designated by Thomas for this operation could not set off until the 22d of February. No important change has taken place in the position of the Federal troops since they have taken up their winter quarters. The Eleventh and Twelfth corps, under Hooker, are established between Bridgeport—where they support Logan—and Chattanooga. The Fourteenth corps has its quarters east of this city. The Fourth corps occupies the entire lower part of East Tennessee, from Cleveland, where Stanley's division, commanded by General Cruft, is, to London, where it connects with the Arm