studied the progress of the experiment with frightful interest.

by the enemy on the 17th of September, and as the expectation was

that Buell would reach the place in time to save the town, its loss

created considerable alarm in the North, for fears were now

entertained that Bragg would strike Louisville and capture the city

before Buell could arrive on the ground. It became necessary

therefore to put Louisville in a state of defense, and after the

cordon of principal works had been indicated, my troops threw up in

one night a heavy line of rifle-pits south of the city, from the