Waxad ku sii qortaa faqradan - James T. Crossland III wuxuu ahaa kornayl kuxigeen ciidanka Confederate ee Tennessee, wuxuu ka hoos shaqeynayay amarada Major General Lafayette McLaws iyo Major General Walthall. Waxaa lagu dilay intii uu Braxton Bragg difaacayay Buurta Lookout
Dagaalkii ka dhacay Chattanooga. Crossland, oo ahaa adeerkii Bragg, ayaa lagu soo waramayaa inuu difaaca ku tilmaamay "talaabo iskii ah oo is-aamin ah oo uu qaatay jeneraal aan dan ka lahayn daryeelka ragga uu hoggaaminayo".