Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pardee akaenda kumadokero nevasara veXII Corps uye XI Corps, iyo yakanga yatumirwa kunyaradza Hondo yeCumberland, yakakomberedzwa muChattanooga, Tennessee neConfederate Army yeTennessee. Chirongwa ichi chakapinda muhondo yeWauhatchie,
Hondo yeLookout Mountain uye Hondo yeRinggold Gap vachiri pasi pehutungamiri hwaMaj. Gen. Joseph Hooker. Pardee, uyo anowanzotuka Geary, akarumbidza mufambiro wemutungamiriri wake wechikamu paWauhatchie.