, ▁passed ▁the ▁movement ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁B & O ▁from ▁Washington ▁to ▁Ben wood , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁At ▁Ben wood , ▁the ▁troops ▁crossed ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁via ▁a ▁p onto on ▁bridge ▁and ▁board ed ▁Central ▁Ohio ▁Rail road ▁trains ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁B ella ire , ▁Ohio ▁to ▁Columb us . ▁From ▁Columb us , ▁troops ▁moved ▁via ▁the ▁Columb us ▁and ▁X enia ▁Rail road , ▁Little ▁Miami ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁to ▁reach ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁From ▁Indian apolis ▁the ▁route ▁used ▁the ▁Jefferson ville ▁Rail road ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River . ▁The ▁troops ▁crossed ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁to ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁board ed ▁trains ▁using ▁the ▁tracks ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁Nash ville ▁Rail road ▁to ▁reach ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁From ▁Nash ville ▁the ▁final ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁trip ▁used ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Rail road ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁Bridge port . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁rail road ▁men ▁planned ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁Halle ck ▁began ▁issu ing ▁the ▁orders ▁that ▁assigned ▁actual ▁units ▁to ▁the ▁move . ▁ ▁Major ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Hook er , ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac , ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁eastern ▁rein for c ements . ▁ ▁Major ▁General ▁George ▁Me ade , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac , ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁XI