▁campaign : ▁H ind man ▁for ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁action ▁in ▁Mc L em ore ' s ▁C ove ▁and ▁Pol k ▁for ▁his ▁late ▁attack ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁B rag g ▁susp ended ▁both ▁officers ▁from ▁their ▁commands . ▁In ▁early ▁October , ▁an ▁attempted ▁mut iny ▁of ▁B rag g ' s ▁sub ordinates ▁resulted ▁in ▁D . H . ▁Hill ▁being ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁his ▁command . ▁Long street ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁with ▁his ▁corps ▁to ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Camp aign ▁against ▁Am bro se ▁Burn side , ▁seriously ▁weak ening ▁B rag g ' s ▁army ▁at ▁Ch att ano oga . ▁ ▁Harold ▁Kn ud sen ▁cont ends ▁that ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁Confeder ate ▁effort ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁" inter ior ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁nation " ▁to ▁transport ▁troops ▁between ▁the aters ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁numerical ▁superior ity ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁initi ative ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁gain ing ▁decis ive ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁He ▁states , ▁" The ▁concentration ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁achieved ▁at ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁was ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁parameters ▁of ▁Long street ' s ▁Def ensive - Off ensive ▁theory ." ▁In ▁Kn ud sen ' s ▁estimation , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Confeder ates ' ▁last ▁real istic ▁chance ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁tact ical ▁off ense ▁within ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁strateg ic