| Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. With these few reflections, let us now turn immediately to the record of the stirring events between Chattanooga, Kennesaw Mountain and Atlanta, which twenty-two years ago were the cynosure of the eyes of the civilized world. Early in September,_ 1863, General Rosecrans succeeded in capturing Bridgeport, Ala thus securing a crossing over the Tennessee River. |
