articles had not yet reached us, so we were poorly prepared for a

winter campaign in the mountains of East Tennessee. There was but

little clothing to be obtained in Chattanooga, and my command

received only a few overcoats and a small supply of India-rubber

ponchos. We could get no shoes, although we stood in great need of

them, for the extra pair with which each man had started out from

Murfreesboro' was now much the worse for wear. The necessity for

succoring Knoxville was urgent, however, so we speedily refitted as

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