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He said not , but inquired if all the Orderlies were at their posts , saying : `` ` I will want them very soon to take orders to the field . They must be cautioned , also , as they will be in some danger in passing to where they must go . ' `` He then sat down and commenced dictating his orders . `` At midnight they were sent out to the different commanders . Hord was to attack with all his force , assisted by Osterman 's division , in the morning at the earliest moment possible , and scale Looking-Glass Mountain . Gen. Papson was to make a demonstration against the rebel center . `` The mountain is very steep and covered with trees and underbrush .