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Trenton, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
r way to every camp. A family came to mine, a part of which I sent North to employment. Sam remained with me. In a home letter I said: Sam continues the best man in the world. He reads to me every night and morning, and keeps up his interest in the Bible. Julia (his aunt, a mulatto woman) wants him to become a Christian! He is trying. On March 19th I gave an account of a scouting expedition, one among many: On Wednesday, a half hour before sunrise, my staff and myself set out for Trenton, Ga. We took an escort from General Ward's command-200 mounted infantry. The road lies between Lookout and Raccoon all the way. Lookout Creek, about sixty feet wide, winds its way through the whole distance for twenty miles, the crookedest stream you ever saw. The valley of this creek is nowhere level, but full of ridges and knolls. We came past many fine farms-one quite large, phenomenal at this time and place — on our return between the creek and Lookout where the depredators have not been
Trenton, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
He had a two-story brick house almost hidden (it being on that byroad) fences all up, sheep in their pastures and negroes at home. Two or three ladies appeared as we passed. (They were not unfriendly in their look or manner to our party.) Trenton is a little village of some half a dozen houses, a church, and a village inn. We stopped at the latter. Widow G--, who lives there, had an aged mother in bed and a little son, some ten or twelve years old. We ate our lunch there and were permied. It was a mystery from what source they got enough to eat. Returning, we crossed the Lookout Creek, skirted the mountain, passed Mr. Brock's and other farms hidden away behind the ridges and woods. Some three or four miles to the east of Trenton, walking and leading our horses up the Nic-a-jack trace, we ascended Lookout Mountain. This rough, steep mountain path had been obstructed by the Confederates near the top by fallen trees. They were partially cut away and the gateway was made
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
heir aspiration. Breekinridge's men gave stout resistance to Sheridan and to Hooker, and our sturdy foe, Pat Cleburne, was unwilling to let go. Surely, these were brave men and commanded brave men. Bragg had no right to condemn them and has only injured his own fame in so doing. And Jefferson Davis wronged his soldiers when he said: The first defeat that has resulted from misconduct by the troops. How hard for Mr. Davis ever to conceive that he might be wrong; that the days of slavery in America were numbered, and that, little by little, our men, equally brave with his, were acquiring unity of action, strength of muscle and experience, and that, with a cause so sacred as ours — namely, the preservation and the purification of our Republic-and with numbers superior to his, there would come times like those of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga, when the victory would perch on our banners. The enemy gave way-his lines were broken in six places; and Hooker, with steadfastness,
Missionary Ridge, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
on the north side of the river nearly opposite Missionary Ridge, not far from the Tennessee. Jeff. C. Davis'sof sight near the North Chickamauga, opposite Missionary Ridge. Hooker was reconnoitering, perhaps for the fll about halfway from Fort Wood to the foot of Missionary Ridge, a third the height of the ridge, called Orchapitately to help their comrades at the foot of Missionary Ridge. The march was stopped at Orchard Knob. It hbe sent over opposite to the end of the famous Missionary Ridge between eight and nine thousand fighting men. d was working up the slope of the south end of Missionary Ridge, and driving Breckinridge's advance before himas to capture the intrenchments at the foot of Missionary Ridge. The patient Thomas had been ready all day. Tht closed the action soon after the capture of Missionary Ridge. General Grant, summing up our losses in thnnel, and Thomas's on the broad, steep side of Missionary Ridge. After the first burst of enthusiasm was over
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
irst week of November, to operate, or soon should have, the old Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, under General George H. Thomas; Hooker's two small army corps in Lookout Valley with a part back to protect our lines of communication toward Nashville; Sherman's approaching column and a few small bodies of cavalry. With one line of railway, and that often broken; with the animals weakening and dying, and with the men badly supplied with even the necessities of life, everything for a time as approaches than that outer gate of Dalton, the Buzzard's Roost Gap. Meanwhile, General Thomas, who was still commanding the Army of the Cumberland, made his headquarters at Chattanooga; but his army was scattered --part of his rear back at Nashville, part for 100 miles to his left front near Knoxville, and the remainder on the direct line between himself and Johnston. He was forced to this dispersion by the necessities of the situation as well as by orders from his seniors. Bridges were
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
After Chattanooga, the Confederate General Bragg withdrew his army, under the pressure we gave him, to the little town of Dalton, Ga., where he himself was soon replaced by General Joseph E. Johnston, whom we have so often met in the battles of the East. Johnston reorganized his army, gave it discipline and drill, and prepared for the spring work which was expected of him. Taking his headquarters at Dalton, he faced northward and eastward. The railway line which brought him supplies from Atlanta, i. e., from the South, here divided, the eastern branch running to Cleveland and toward Knoxville, East Tennessee, and the other bearing off to Chattanooga and the north, and passed through Taylor's Ridge at the famous Buzzard's Roost Gap. This gap Johnston held strongly, pushing an outpost as far forward as the Tunnel Hill. Such was the situation of affairs at Dalton. This place, with its difficult approaches, was commonly called in the papers the doorway of Georgia, and certainly th
Chattanooga (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
im for a reinforcement, while my two were brought over into Chattanooga and put into camp near Fort Wood to be ready to cooperate with Sherman after he should lay a bridge. There were, owing to ra it, the left, right, or center. There was a considerable hillock or knoll about halfway from Fort Wood to the foot of Missionary Ridge, a third the height of the ridge, called Orchard Knob. Confede deployment a cloud of skirmishers quickly covered the whole front. I stood near my corps at Fort Wood, where were Thomas and Grant. We never looked upon a livelier scene — a finer parade. The hat officer of unfailing energy be doing? Early in the day his flags were seen descending the Summertown road of old Lookout. But his columns had disappeared in the rolling valley, going toward Rossest. One pretty good road runs lengthwise along its back. We left Lookout, the north side of Summertown, and then descended by a new and steep path, very difficult, plucked the Epigea or Mayflower,
Knoxville (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
t's departure to assail, Burnside's force, then at Knoxville, and the fear that Bragg might go, had induced Gra Granger with the Fourth Corps off soon enough for Knoxville, and that Sherman must turn north at once, or Burnive corps Sherman and I marched immediately toward Knoxville; we were about five miles apart, Sherman always earman and I came together about thirteen miles from Knoxville. A messenger from Burnside here met us and told t in his memoirs puts Gordon Granger for me in that Knoxville march. Granger after our return did come up to the eastern branch running to Cleveland and toward Knoxville, East Tennessee, and the other bearing off to Chatshville, part for 100 miles to his left front near Knoxville, and the remainder on the direct line between hims were very active between Chattanooga, Dalton, and Knoxville, the wing of Thomas's army to which I belonged-proarrived at Chattanooga and went on the next day to Knoxville. There was a newspaper rumor that the Eleventh an
Bear Creek (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
he Confederate General Bragg, who continued to sit threateningly before Chattanooga, and the freeing of East Tennessee of all the Confederate occupancy. To effect his purpose Grant ordered Sherman to come to us from the vicinity of the Mississippi with as many troops as possible. Two days before our Lookout Valley battle, which took place the morning of October 29, 1863, Sherman received Grant's dispatch while on the line of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, to wit: Drop everything at Bear Creek and move toward Stevenson with your entire force until you receive further orders. Instantly Sherman began his march with four army divisions having infantry and artillery — some 20,000 strong. We had then, during the first week of November, to operate, or soon should have, the old Army of the Cumberland at Chattanooga, under General George H. Thomas; Hooker's two small army corps in Lookout Valley with a part back to protect our lines of communication toward Nashville; Sherman's appro
Orchard Knob (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.28
ood to the foot of Missionary Ridge, a third the height of the ridge, called Orchard Knob. Confederate Bragg held this eminence as an outpost, and had a line of intrl rushed together over the detached rifle pits and over the intrenchments of Orchard Knob. Many of the enemy were killed or wounded or taken prisoners. The remaindelp their comrades at the foot of Missionary Ridge. The march was stopped at Orchard Knob. It had developed artillery and infantry. It had put Bragg on his guard, aood morning and turned back to join my headquarters and Thomas's forces near Orchard Knob. Now consider that Sherman had four bodies of men abreast, and not connece for self-poise, for keeping at bay every impatient impulse, stood there at Orchard Knob with the imperturbable Thomas. Neither of them wasted any time in words. Op the steep. Thomas and Grant saw the conflict through their glasses from Orchard Knob. To show the ardor of the troops in this charge without orders I am remin
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