Just beyond the gorge the valley is narrow, and the creek so tortuous that it has to be crossed a great many times in the course of the first mile.

This attack was unfortunate, and cost us some men unnecessarily.

Hooker captured, however, 3 pieces of artillery and 230 prisoners, and 130 rebel dead were left upon the field.
I directed General Hooker to collect the flour and wheat in the neighboring mills for the use of the troops, and then to destroy the mills and all other property that could be of use to the enemy, but not to make any wanton destruction.
At this point Sherman came up, having reached Graysville with his troops, where he found Palmer had preceded him.

Palmer had picked up many prisoners and much abandoned property on the route.

I went back in the evening to Graysville with Sherman, remained there over night and did not return to Chattanooga until the following night, the 29th.