Rosecrans was there on his way north.
He came into my car and we held a brief interview, in which he described very clearly the situation at Chattanooga, and made some excellent suggestions as to what should be done.

My only wonder was that he had not carried them out.

We then proceeded to Bridgeport, where we stopped for the night.

From here we took horses and made our way by Jasper and over Waldron's Ridge to Chattanooga.

There had been much rain, and the roads were almost impassable from mud, knee-deep in places, and from wash-outs on the mountain sides.