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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Longstreet at Knoxville. (search)
. My battalion brought up the rear, leaving Petersburg September 17th, and arriving at Ringgold, the railroad terminus near Chickamauga, on the 25th. Our artillery was distributed about our lines, the station of my own battalion being on Lookout Mountain, whence we threw shells over the enemy's territory, and fought daily with a vicious little battery in Moccasin Bend, almost directly under us. This battery had nearly buried itself in the ground under high parapets, and fired up at us like aagg not to attempt to manoeuvre Rosecrans out of Chattanooga, but to detach Longstreet and send him up to try to capture Burnside, who was at Knoxville with a force of about 12,000 effective men. On the night of November 4th we withdrew from Lookout Mountain, and the next day marched to Tyner's Station, whence, with Longstreet's two divisions of infantry, Hood's (under Jenkins) and McLaws's, about 10,000 infantry, On p. 709 General Grant speaks of Bragg's grave mistakes in the Chattanooga cam
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 4: campaign of the Army of the Cumberland from Murfreesboro'to Chattanooga. (search)
the Lookout Creek, at the western foot of Lookout Mountain, and seized Frick's and Stevens's Gaps, tigeon Mountain, This is en offshoot of Lookout Mountain. Starting about forty miles south of Che Bridgeport, he made a reconnoissance on Lookout Mountain, The summit of Lookout, near Chattanooed through Stevens's and Cooper's gaps of Lookout Mountain, into McLemore's Cove, was directed to put, supported by McCook's corps, descended Lookout Mountain, reconnoitered Broomtown Valley as far aster much difficulty in moving up and down Lookout Mountain, joined Thomas on the 17th. Granger's reerty's Gap that separates the latter from Lookout Mountain. The divisions of Wood, Van Cleve, Palmeay, Bragg advanced and took possession of Lookout Mountain and the whole of the Missionaries' Ridge.. Rosecrans might have held Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and the Missionaries' Ridge, with his coce Should insure a splendid reward. From Lookout Mountain, a step to the highest military honor and
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 5: the Chattanooga campaign.--movements of Sherman's and Burnside's forces. (search)
f Orchard Knob, 161. the Nationals scale Lookout Mountain, 162. battle on Lookout Mountain, 163. nfederate batteries and sharp-shooters at Lookout Mountain altogether. Grant approved Thomas's plan Lookout Valley, between the Raccoon and Lookout mountains, which has an average width of about twosail the Confederates and drive them from Lookout Mountain--an enterprise, he said, under the circumt. In the distance, at the center, rises Lookout Mountain, on the face of which the white spot indinal army. While Hooker was fighting on Lookout Mountain, Sherman's troops were crossing the Tenneng clouds, which, as we have seen, hooded Lookout Mountain, proceeded in three columns, en echelon, his left, holding the field of victory on Lookout Mountain, and Sherman was on his right, well intreine on its top. Hooker moved down from Lookout Mountain on the morning of the 25th, and proceedednnouncing a complete victory over Bragg. Lookout Mountain top, all the rifle-pits in Chattanooga Va[21 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 6: siege of Knoxville.--operations on the coasts of the Carolinas and Georgia. (search)
ers, 173. siege of Knoxville raised, 175. rejoicings of the loyal people, 176. the author's visit to Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and the battle-grounds in the vicinity--177, 178, 179, 180. Confederates active in North Carolina movements by Geto Lookout Valley, crossed the: Lookout Creek at Wauhatchie, swept along the margin of the Tennessee, at the foot of Lookout Mountain, and arrived at Chattanooga at sunset, where. we took lodgings at the Crutchfield House. A letter of introductioed feet. From its top we had a comprehensive view of the country around, including almost the entire battle-field on Lookout Mountain and along the Missionaries' Ridge. It received its name from its owner, Mr. Cameron, an artist from Philadelphia, whe railway station, the most extensive and beautiful of any built by the National troops. On Saturday we ascended Lookout Mountain by the zigzag road from Chattanooga Valley, a part of the way on foot, and a part in an ambulance kindly furnished u
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
by Rosecrans at Murfreesboroa, 2.551; compelled by Rosecrans to abandon Middle Tennessee, 3.123; at Chattanooga, 3.124; at Lafayette, 3.132; attacks and defeats Rosecrans near the Chickamauga, 3.135-3.140; incompetency of, 3.142; driven from Lookout Mountain, Missionaries' Ridge, and Ringgold, 3.165-3.169. Brandenburg, the guerrilla Morgan at, 3.93. Brandy Station, Buford's dash on Stuart near, 3.100. Brashear City, Gen. Weitzer's expedition against, 2.530: Gen. Banks's forces concentraof July 9, 1861, 1.572. Loan of $250,000,000 authorized by Congress, 2.30. Logan, Gen. J. A., at the first battle of Atlanta, 3.386. Longstreet, Gen., operations of against Suffolk, 3.41-3.44; his siege of Knoxville, 3.171-3.175. Lookout Mountain, occupation of by Bragg's forces, 3.143; movements of Hooker toward, 3.152; Bragg preparing to hold against Grant, 3.160; scaled by i. the Nationals, 3.162; battle on, 3.163; abandoned by Bragg, 3.165; visit of the author to, 3.179. Loudo
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29, 1862.-action at West Bridge, near Bridgeport, Ala. (search)
on the west side and attempt to cross near Chattanooga. About 10 o'clock that night I received from him the following dispatch: General Leadbetter: Scouts came in from Kelly's Ferry and reported, on reliable information, that the enemy, 5,000 strong, had crossed at Shell Mound. A. W. Reynolds, Colonel, Commanding. I answered: If you are satisfied your information is reliable, burn all the bridges on the railroad and country roads, and fall back with your command to Lookout Mountain. I will meet you there with Colonel Glenn's regiment. D. Leadbetter, Brigadier-General. The point indicated is close to the Tennessee River, where the railroad and all the country roads intersect each other. To this dispatch the colonel replied that he would move accordingly. About 4 a. m. of the 3d we met there, and having selected the best line of defense, too extensive, however, for our force, I placed the men in position, and a bridge on the country road over Lookout Cr
Owen Wister, Ulysses S. Grant, V. (search)
e enemy under Longstreet fought Hooker on Lookout Mountain to retrieve this loss, but failed. The dplit. At the right end of the balcony is Lookout Mountain, like a stage box. The box opposite is thile Hooker was to turn the other flank on Lookout Mountain. Thus Sherman might cut Bragg from. hislcony to be thinking of his centre and of Lookout Mountain opposite. So he did not much fortify thewas frightened, and took troops away from Lookout Mountain across to the other side, where the unseem the enemy's watch across the theatre on Lookout Mountain. By this Tuesday night he was upon his ellowing Sherman. Therefore, Grant turned Lookout Mountain into a more serious matter than he had plelerity. Bragg had taken his troops from Lookout Mountain to oppose Sherman; and Bragg, should he smself. So Hooker was ordered across from Lookout Mountain to interrupt his possible retreat. As ShSherman. Hooker, coming behind them from Lookout Mountain, could do it; but no Hooker was to be see
William A. Crafts, Life of Ulysses S. Grant: His Boyhood, Campaigns, and Services, Military and Civil., Chapter 6: (search)
nd mules had died for want of forage; and even had a retreat been contemplated, all artillery and baggage must be abandoned. From their elevated position on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge the enemy was throwing shells into the town and the Union camps. The rebel forces, greatly increased and holding strong and commanding nts, the gallant deeds, the splendid success of the Union army. The reader knows the story well,--how Hooker on the right, climbing the precipitous sides of Lookout Mountain, drove the enemy from point to point, from redan and rifle-pit, over cliff and boulder, till, fighting above the clouds, he planted the Stars and Stripes on Knoll, from which the rebels had been driven the preceding day. It was well to the front, and thus he had a full view of the whole field of operations, from Lookout Mountain on the right, down whose sides Hooker was driving the rebel left, to the extreme of Missionary Ridge on the left, where Sherman was making his vigorous assau
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Xviii. The Chattanooga campaign.—Middle and East Tennessee. (search)
nger, Hooker, and Sherman Hooker carries Lookout Mountain Bragg, on Mission Ridge, attacked from aNickajack trace, the lofty ridge known as Lookout mountain, looking down, from a fashionable resort ed that a column of the enemy had crossed Lookout mountain into the cove, by the way of Stevens's anhan that held by Bragg around the foot of Lookout mountain. Hooker crossed, unimpeded, on the 26tf Raccoon mountain on the one hand and of Lookout mountain on the other, while a low range of five o had lost a few men by shells thrown from Lookout mountain, and as many by an irregular musketry firLaw's division of Longstreet's corps held Lookout mountain, and were deeply interested but quiet spelivities of the difficult steeps known as Lookout mountain and Mission ridge, and across the valley rning, Nov. 25. Hooker moved down from Lookout mountain, and across Chattanooga valley, which his; and the whole of his strong position on Lookout mountain, Chattanooga valley, and Mission ridge, w[8 more...]
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Appended notes. (search)
aird, Gen., at Chickamauga, 415; cooperates at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, and Mission Ridge, 438 toaw Mountain,Ga.,629. Kernstown, Va., 114. Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 489. McDowell, Va., 132. Malvern Hill, Von the Chickamauga, 425; Grant drives him from Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, and Mission Ridge. 438 to 445; hSherman at Chattanooga, 437; drives Bragg from Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, and Mission Ridge, 438 toMiddle Tennessee, under Grant, 433; he carries Lookout Mountain. 439; advances on Chattanooga, 441; Cleburne t Chickamauga, 415; cooperates against Bragg at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, and Mission Ridge, 438 tot Sanders, 432; at the Wilderness, 569-571. Lookout Mountain, carried by Hooker, 439. Loring, Maj.-Gen. checked, 441; cooperates in driving Bragg from Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, and Mission Ridge, 413; aed, 423; ordered to hold Chattanooga. 434; at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, and Mission Ridge, 434-44
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