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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 200 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 180 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 158 42 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 120 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 100 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 96 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 74 2 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 72 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 65 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 49 1 Browse Search
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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, First meeting with Secretary Stanton-General Rosecrans-Commanding military division of Mississippi-Andrew Johnson's Address-arrival at Chattanooga (search)
-east of Chattanooga, before the main battle was brought on. The battle was fought on the 19th and 20th of September, and Rosecrans was badly defeated, with a heavy loss in artillery and some sixteen thousand men killed, wounded and captured. The corps under Major-General George H. Thomas stood its ground, while Rosecrans, with Crittenden and McCook, returned to Chattanooga. Thomas returned also, but later, and with his troops in good order. Bragg followed and took possession of Missionary Ridge, overlooking Chattanooga. He also occupied Lookout Mountain, west of the town, which Rosecrans had abandoned, and with it his control of the river and the river road as far back as Bridgeport. The National troops were now strongly intrenched in Chattanooga Valley, with the Tennessee River behind them and the enemy occupying commanding heights to the east and west, with a strong line across the valley from mountain to mountain, and with Chattanooga Creek, for a large part of the way, i
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Assuming the command at Chattanooga-opening a line of supplies-battle of Wauhatchie-on the picket line (search)
hern end of a valley five or six miles in width, through which Chattanooga Creek runs. To the east of the valley is Missionary Ridge, rising from five to eight hundred feet above the creek and terminating somewhat abruptly a half mile or more beforer. The Memphis and Charleston railroad passes this point, where the mountain stands nearly perpendicular. East of Missionary Ridge flows the South Chickamauga River; west of Lookout Mountain is Lookout Creek; and west of that, Raccoon Mountains [M is reached by a wagon-road from the valley east. The intrenched line of the enemy commenced on the north end of Missionary Ridge and extended along the crest for some distance south, thence across Chattanooga valley to Lookout Mountain. Lookout over the line from us. His strength on Lookout Mountain was not equal to Hooker's command in the valley below. From Missionary Ridge he had to march twice the distance we had from Chattanooga, in order to reach Lookout Valley; but on the night of th
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Condition of the Army-rebuilding the Railroad- General Burnside's situation-orders for battle-plans for the attack-hooker's position- Sherman's movements (search)
or him except by expelling the enemy from Missionary Ridge and about Chattanooga. On the 4th of ime, and together it is expected to carry Missionary Ridge, and from there push a force on to the raade for attacking the enemy's position on Missionary Ridge by Saturday at daylight. Not being provion the south side of the Tennessee, where Missionary Ridge would strike it if prolonged, and a suffintenable by the enemy if we should secure Missionary Ridge, Hooker's orders were changed. His revisountain and Chattanooga Valley, and up to Missionary Ridge. By crossing the north face of Lookout tn until we got through with the troops on Missionary Ridge. By marching Hooker to the north side ofnooga Creek behind him, and the attack on Missionary Ridge would unquestionably cause the evacuationeither to watchmen on Lookout Mountain or Missionary Ridge, until they emerged between the hills to His crossing was in full view both from Missionary Ridge and the top of Lookout, and the enemy of [3 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Preparations for battle-thomas Carries the first line of the enemy-sherman Carries Missionary Ridge--battle of Lookout Mountain--General Hooker's fight (search)
Citico Creek, a small stream running near the base of Missionary Ridge and emptying into the Tennessee about two miles below chiefly to the fact that it lay between the town and Missionary Ridge, where most of the strength of the enemy was. Fort Wohe exception of the firing of artillery, kept up from Missionary Ridge and Fort Wood until night closed in, this ended the f Sherman as once formed his troops for assault on Missionary Ridge. By one o'clock he started with M. L. Smith on his louds were so low that Lookout Mountain and the top of Missionary Ridge were obscured from the view of persons in the valley.day progressed favorably. Sherman carried the end of Missionary Ridge, and his right is now at the tunnel, and his left at which a small number have fallen into our hands from Missionary Ridge. The next day the President replied: Your dispatches the upper bridge over the plain to the north base of Missionary Ridge. Firing continued to a late hour in the night, but i
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Battle of Chattanooga-a gallant charge-complete Rout of the enemy-pursuit of the Confederates--General Bragg--remarks on Chattanooga (search)
and operate against the left and rear of the force on Missionary Ridge. Thomas was not to move until Hooker had reached MisMissionary Ridge. As I was with him on Orchard Knob, he would not move without further orders from me. The morning of the gained. Morgan L. Smith moved along the east base of Missionary Ridge; [John M.] Loomis along the west base, supported by t were driving the enemy's advance before them towards Missionary Ridge. The Confederates were strongly intrenched on the cr. H. Thomas, Chattanooga: General Sherman carried Missionary Ridge as far as the tunnel with only slight skirmishing. Hstance from troops occupying a second hill in rear of Missionary Ridge, probably to cover the retreat of the main body and os known that Mr. Jefferson Davis had visited Bragg on Missionary Ridge a short time before my reaching Chattanooga. It was of Chattanooga were as fought. Sherman was to get on Missionary Ridge, as he did; Hooker to cross the north end of Lookout
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The relief of Knoxville-headquarters moved to Nashville-visiting Knoxville-cipher dispatches --Withholding orders (search)
ith rations and ammunition and move up the Tennessee River to the mouth of the Holston, keeping the boat all the time abreast of the troops. General Granger, with the 4th corps reinforced to make twenty thousand men, was to start the moment Missionary Ridge was carried, and under no circumstances were the troops to return to their old camps. With the provisions carried, and the little that could be got in the country, it was supposed he could hold out until Longstreet was driven away, after whd, crossed to the north side of the Tennessee River at Brown's Ferry, in full view of Bragg's troops from Lookout Mountain, a few days before the attack. They then disappeared behind foot hills, and did not come to the view of the troops on Missionary Ridge until they met their assault. Bragg knew it was Sherman's troops that had crossed, and, they being so long out of view, may have supposed that they had gone up the north bank of the Tennessee River to the relief of Knoxville and that Longst