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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 8 : (search)
Chapter 8:
The fatal Pause on Missionary Ridge
Changes in command
Cheatham's division
the fight at Lookout Mountain
disaster on Missionary Ridge
gallantry of Tennessee commands
battle at Ringgold
the Knoxville campaign.
The army of Tennessee was halted on Missionary Ridge, and remained inactive for two months, until the 25th of November, when it was driven from its position and forced back to Dalton, Ga.
On the 16th of October, General Rosecrans was superseded in the co al Stevenson, had six brigades at his disposal.
When General Cheatham took command he was accompanied by Gen. John C. Breckinridge, and the two, in the presence of Cheatham's chief of staff, were urged by the commanding general to hasten to Lookout mountain, and if possible withdraw Stevenson's division from its summit and conduct our forces across Chattanooga creek.
Holtzclaw's brigade relieved Walthall, the enemy retiring before his advance; the danger was not imminent or immediately threate