Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4.
Henry Coppee , LL.D., Ed.

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[185] each division established itself around Chattanooga in the position which had been assigned to it by Rosecrans. Baird's division, the command of which Rousseau had just resumed, brought up the rear under cover of Minty's cavalry, which proceeded to take up a position at a point where the road to Chickamauga Station crosses Missionary Ridge. At last the army found in Chattanooga the subsistence of which it stood in greater need than even its adversaries, for no distribution of rations had been made since the 18th. It also found the intrenchments begun by the Confederates, which were no doubt very imperfect, yet sufficient to bring confidence to the men, while they afforded an opportunity for reorganization.

Meantime, Bragg, who had received Forrest's report and believed that the enemy was still posted on Missionary Ridge, has decided to feel him, but only with his cavalry and two infantry divisions. Longstreet, after having set the entire left wing in motion on the road to Red House Bridge, directs that the La Fayette and Chattanooga road should be taken by McLaws' division, again led by that general, who has arrived during the night with Wofford's brigade. Since the break of day Rossville has been in possession of the Southern cavalry. Forrest, who left Red House Bridge about eight o'clock in the morning, clears the defile and occupies the outlets while waiting for the infantry. In another direction, Wheeler, following up Mitchell's tracks, comes down along the left bank of Chattanooga Creek until he is halted by the Federal cavalry a little more than a mile from the works. On the right, Cheatham starts out early on what is called the Shallow Ford road, leading from Chickamauga Station to Chattanooga, and arrives about ten o'clock in the morning in front of the positions occupied by Minty on Missionary Ridge. He immediately deploys Maney's and Vaughan's brigades on the right and left of the road, but he loses much time before deciding to begin the attack. Minty, who has managed to check him by a fortunate distribution of his cavalry, is not able to offer resistance to this attack, and therefore falls back in good order on Chattanooga.

McLaws has been less diligent than Cheatham, and Forrest, without waiting for him, starts on the Chattanooga road. The greater part of his command, on foot and deployed along a front