The rebels have made
no attempt at a raid into Vicksburg, but seem to be at their old trick of
making our officers believe that they are in this vicinity in large force. Our
officers, however, are on their guard, and are not to be caught napping. They
continue a strong support of the pickets. The Eleventh and the Thirteenth again
exchanged places, our boys coming from picket. A report came that Rosecrans had
been whipped at Chattanooga, by Bragg's army.1
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1 In fact, Rosecrans with his army In
Chattanooga had been surrounded by Bragg, who had possession of the railroad,
and Rosecrans' army had to depend upon long hauls by wagon for their supplies. —
A. G. D.
Source: Alexander G.
Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary,
p. 146
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