Rosecans [US] moved through rugged mountains south of Chattanooga in an attempt to cut off Bragg's [CS] army from retreating. Bragg ordered Hindman [CS] and Cleburne [CS] to attack. Negrey [US], moving east, ran into stiff Rebel resistance, but stopped before engaging the majority of Confederate troops. Hindman and Cleburne decided not to attack because reinforcements did not arrive as promised. On the second day Baird [US] arrived in support of Negrey but opted for a strategic withdrawal in the face of an enemy of supposedly superior numbers.