. "In late spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Chattanooga, Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. Maj. Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel received orders to take his division to Huntsville, Alabama, to repair railroads in the area. Soon, he occupied more than 100 miles along the Nashville & Chattanooga and Memphis & Charleston railroads. In May, Mitchel and his men sparred with Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's men."@en . . "First Battle of Chattanooga"@en . . . "First Battle of Chattanooga"@en . . "1"^^ . . "In late spring 1862, the Confederacy split its forces in Chattanooga, Tennessee into several small commands in an attempt to complicate Federal operations. Maj. Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchel received orders to take his division to Huntsville, Alabama, to repair railroads in the area. Soon, he occupied more than 100 miles along the Nashville & Chattanooga and Memphis & Charleston railroads. In May, Mitchel and his men sparred with Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's men."@en . "United States"@en . "CSA (Confederacy)"@en . . . . "Negley's Division, Army of the Ohio"@en . "23"^^ . "Army of Kentucky"@en . . . . . "65"^^ . . "1862-06-07"^^ . . . . . "Chattanooga, Tennessee"@en . . . . . "Union victory"@en .