The movement had been carefully explained to all division commanders, and at 1 p.m.

we marched from the river in three columns in echelon: the left, General Morgan L.Smith, the column of direction, following substantially Chickamauga Creek; the centre, General, John E.Smith, in columns, doubled on the centre, at one brigade interval to the right and rear; the right, General Ewing, in column at the same distance to the right rear, prepared to deploy to the right, on the supposition that we would meet an enemy in that direction.

Each head of column was covered by a good line of skirmishers, with supports.

A light drizzling rain prevailed, and the clouds hung low, cloaking our movement from the enemy's tower of observation on Lookout Mountain.

We soon gained the foothills; our skirmishers crept up the face of the hills, followed by their supports, and at 3.30 p.m.we had gained, with no loss, the desired point.