MACLEAN, William Findlay, Canadian journalist and legislator: b. Ancaster, Ontario, 10 Aug. 1854. He was educated at the Univer sity of Toronto and in 1890 founded the Toronto World of which he is still editor and proprietor. He was elected to the Canadian Parliament for East York in 1892 and since 1904 has been returned from South York. He is an advocate of government ownership of railways and of a two-cent passenger rate on certain Canadian railways. He was a delegate to the Imperial Press Conference at London in 1900.
McLELLAN, James Alexander, Canadian educator: b. Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, 1832; d. 1902. He was educated at the University of Toronto and spent many years in teaching. He was appointed high school inspector for Ontario in 1871 and was credited with considerably improving the standards of the schools under his care. He became director of normal schools in 1875 and of teachers' institutes in 1885. From 1890 he was principal of the School of Pedagogy, subsequently the Ontario Normal School. Author, with Prof. John Dewey, of 'Applied Psychology) ; 'The Psychology of Numbers) (1896; 4th ed., 1909).
McLEMORE'S COVE, Ga., Military Op erations at. While there was little fighting in the cove, the operations there in September 1863 were vital to the success of General Rose crans' campaign for Chattanooga. The failure of General Bragg's excellent combinations im mediately increased the difficulty of interposing his army between the Union army and Chat tanooga and, in the end, made it impossible.
Lookout Mountain bounds the cove on the west. Following its eastern base from Chat tanooga southward, it is 24 miles to Stevens' Gap, over which the Fourteenth corps, General Thomas', which constituted the centre of Rose crans' army, crossed Lookout from the west into the cove. Eight miles beyond is Dougherty's Gap, from which point Pigeon Mountain, run ping northeastwardly, forms the eastern bound ary of the cove. The triangular area thus enclosed is from five to eight miles wide, the mouth opening toward Chattanooga, and con tains from 80 to 100 square miles. General Bragg, in evacuating Chattanooga, because of Rosecrans' flank movement, had conducted his army by way of Rossville and Lee and Gordon's Mill and established it behind Pigeon Mountain, from a point near Lee and Gordon's to La fayette, 13 miles beyond. From this position of
his army there were four gaps through which roads led into McLemore's Cove. Opposite Lafayette was Dug Gap, to the south of it Blue Bird and to the north Catdett's and Wrothen's. Dug Gap was directly opposite Stevens' Gap. The Chickamauga Creek rises near Dougherty's Gap and runs northward through the cove.
The right of the Union army, A. McD. Mc Cook's Twentieth corps, with the cavalry corps, Gen. D. S. Stanley, crossed Lookout at Valley Head, 42 miles south of Chattanooga, and de scended south of Dougherty's Gap. The left of this army, Crittenden's Twenty-first corps, had crossed the north point of Lookout near Chat tanooga and, leaving one brigade in that city, had advanced to the vicinity of Lee and Gor don's Mill. It there formed the left of the Union army. The centre corps was at Stevens' Gap, 15 miles distant, the right corps about 25 miles beyond that point, with the cavalry still farther south. This separation of Rosecrans' army was made necessary by the fact that there were no roads practicable for wheels crossing Lookout Mountain in closer proximity.
General Bragg was fully informed of the movements, and the isolation of the several Union corps. These movements, which placed each corps beyond supporting distance from either of the others, were immediately rendered still more precarious by reports received from General Sheridan on the extreme right that the enemy was retreating toward Rome, which led General Rosecrans to order pursuit. General Thomas urged active concentrations instead, but was overruled.
General Bragg, from his position behind Pigeon Mountain, commanding the four gaps opening directly upon the advance of the centre across the cove, was in most favorable position for first striking General Thomas with effect, and then turning upon either of the wings be fore they could attain supporting distance. Had Bragg's orders been promptly and vigorously executed the situation of the Union army would have been critical.