CHATTANOOGA,
October 24, 1863 — 10 a.m.
Grant arrived last night, wet, dirty, and well. He is just
going to reconnoiter an important position which General Smith has discovered
at the mouth of Lookout Valley, and which will be occupied from here
simultaneously with Hooker's occupation of Raccoon Mountain. This movement will
probably take place within three days.
No demonstration from the enemy. Deserters report that
Longstreet's men have all just received new clothing, and are going away,
either up the river or to Virginia. Breckinridge's division goes with them.
[C. A. DANA.]
Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
31, Part 1 (Serial No. 54), p. 70
