where，ontheSundayprevious，threebrigadesoftheenemyhadassaultedandmetabloodyrepulse。Now，allwaspeacefulandquiet;butafewhoursbefore，thedeadlybulletsoughtitsvictimallroundaboutthathillybarrier。
Thegeneralexplainedtomefullyandfranklywhathehaddone，andwhatheproposedtodo。HeaskedofmenothingbutGeneralGranger’scommand;andsuggested，inviewofthelargeforceIhadbroughtfromChattanooga，thatIshouldreturnwithdueexpeditiontothelineoftheHiawasaee，lestBragg，reenforced，mighttakeadvantageofourabsencetoresumetheoffensive。Iaskedhimtoreducethistowriting，whichhedid，andIhereintroduceitaspartofmyreport:
HEADQUARTERSOFTHEOHIO
KNOXVILLE，December7，1863
Major—GeneralW。T。SHERMAN，commanding，etc。