| Headquarters Polk's Corps |
| Army of Tennessee |
| Chattanooga |
| July 22, 1863 |
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| Brigadier-General Maney |
| Commanding Cheatham's Division |
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| General, |
| The bridges to be guarded on
the railroad between this point and Shellmound {20
miles away, on the Nashville & Chattanooga RR} are reported by
General Anderson to be as follows: The first bridge south of
Shellmound is known as Running
Water
Bridge, and is 1 mile from Whiteside Station; the second is known as
Lookout
Creek
Bridge, and the third as Chattanooga
Creek
Bridge. The guards at these three bridges are from Brigadier-General
Jackson's brigade. The lieutenant-general directs me to furnish you,
as information, the number of men at present guarding the above
mentioned bridges. At the first, 52 men; at the second, 13; and at
the third, 11. |
| Very respectfully, general, your obedient
servant, |
| Thomas M. Jack |
| Assistant Adjutant-General |
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