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William Grose (search for this): chapter 9.97
and was in cultivation. On the east side the slope is much more gradual, and a good wagon road, zigzagging up it, connects the town of Chattanooga with the summit. Early in the morning of the 24th Hooker moved Geary's division, supported by a brigade of Cruft's, up Lookout Creek, to effect a crossing. The remainder of Cruft's division was to seize the bridge over the creek, near the crossing of the railroad. Osterhaus was to move up to the bridge and cross it. The bridge was seized by Grose's brigade after a slight skirmish with the picket guarding it. This attracted the enemy so that Geary's movement farther up was not observed. A heavy mist obscured him from the view of the troops on the top of the mountain. He crossed the creek almost unobserved, and captured the picket of over forty men on guard near by. He then commenced ascending the mountain directly in his front. By this time the enemy was seen coming down from their camp on the mountain slope, and filing into their
John C. Pemberton (search for this): chapter 9.97
he had guarded before the fall of Port Hudson. Ransom captured a large amount of ammunition and about five thousand beef cattle that were crossing the river going east for the rebel armies. At this time the country was full of deserters from Pemberton's army, and it was reported that many had also left Johnston. These avowed they would never go back to fight against us again. Many whose homes were west of the river went there, and others went North to remain until they could return with seh Corps were forwarded under Sherman, whose services up to this time demonstrated his superior fitness for a separate command. In his Personal Memoirs (C. L. Webster & Co.) General Grant says: Soon after negotiations were opened with General Pemberton for the surrender of the city, I notified Sherman, whose troops extended from Haynes's Bluff on the left to the crossing of the Vicksburg and Jackson road over the Big Black on the right, and directed him to hold his command in readiness to
John Gregg (search for this): chapter 9.97
victory were much greater than they would be if he waited until the siege was over, when these troops could be returned. Rosecrans was ordered to move against the army that was detaching troops to raise the siege. Finally, on the 24th of June, he did move, but ten days afterward Vicksburg surrendered, and the troops sent from Bragg were free to return. Late in August the divisions of Breekinridge and W. H. T. Walker were transferred from Mississippi to Bragg's army, and the brigades of Gregg and McNair followed early in September. These troops were engaged at Chickamauga.--editors. It was at this time that I recommended to the general-in-chief the movement against Mobile. I knew the peril the Army of the Cumberland was in, being depleted continually not only by ordinary casualties, but also by having to detach troops to hold its constantly extending line over which to draw supplies, while the enemy in front was as constantly being strengthened. Mobile was important to the ene
Morgan Luther Smith (search for this): chapter 9.97
fine view, but a----bad prospect.--editors. their position, and, generally, all the duties pertaining to his office of chief engineer. During the night General Morgan L. Smith's division was marched to the point where the pontoons were, and the brigade of Giles A. Smith was selected for the delicate duty of manning the boats andng the first. Sherman was out as soon as it was light enough to see, and by sunrise his command was in motion. Three brigades held the hill already gained. Morgan L. Smith moved along the east base of Missionary Ridge; Loomis along the west base, supported by two brigades of John E. Smith's division; and Corse with his brigade wroops were advancing, but cleared and with a more gentle slope on the west side. The troops advanced rapidly and carried the extreme end of the rebel works. Morgan L. Smith advanced to a point which cut the enemy off from the railroad bridge and the means of bringing up supplies by rail from Chickamauga Station, where the main de
D. Appleton (search for this): chapter 9.97
akes a turn to the south and runs to the base of Lookout Mountain, leaving no level ground between the mountain and river. 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, the Raccoon Mountain. Lookout Mountain Reproduced by permission from the military history of Ulysses S. Grant, by General Adam Badeau, N. Y.: D. Appleton & Co. at its northern end rises almost perpendicularly for some distance, then breaks off in a gentle slope of cultivated fields to near the summit, where it ends in a palisade thirty or more feet in height. On the gently sloping ground, between the upper and lower palisades, there is a single farm-house, which is reached by a wagon road from the valley to the east. The intrenched line of the enemy commenced on the north end of Missionary Ridge and extended along the crest for some d
Joseph Hooker (search for this): chapter 9.97
ttanooga, the following details were made: General Hooker, who was now at Bridgeport, was ordered towhich the troops had been so long deprived of. Hooker had brought with him from the east a full supp strength on Lookout Mountain was not equal to Hooker's Panoramic view of the Chattanooga region ongstreet's corps. When the battle commenced, Hooker ordered Howard up from Brown's Ferry. He had evacuation. Orders were accordingly given to Hooker to march by this route. But days before the bh the troops on Missionary Ridge. By marching Hooker to the north side of the river, thence up the ne across the valley and on Lookout Mountain. Hooker's order was changed accordingly. As explainedow hold the eastern slope and a point high up. Hooker reports two thousand prisoners taken, besides Sherman was directed to attack at daylight. Hooker was ordered to move at the same hour, and endedo so escaped. Many, however, were captured. Hooker's position during the night of the 25th was ne[29 more...]
George W. Schofield (search for this): chapter 9.97
a threatening force, was guarded by little else than artillery. If threatened by land and from the water at the same time, the prize would fall easily, or troops would have to be sent to its defense. Those troops would necessarily come from Bragg. My judgment was overruled, however, and the troops under my command were dissipated over other parts of the country where it was thought they could render the most service. Four thousand were sent to Banks, at New Orleans; five thousand to Schofield, to use against Price, in Arkansas; the Ninth Corps back to Kentucky; and finally, in August, the whole of the Thirteenth Corps to Banks. I also sent Ransom's brigade to Natchez, to occupy that point, and to relieve Banks from guarding any part of the river above what he had guarded before the fall of Port Hudson. Ransom captured a large amount of ammunition and about five thousand beef cattle that were crossing the river going east for the rebel armies. At this time the country was ful
J. E. Smith (search for this): chapter 9.97
ery Confederate gun that could be brought to bear upon the Union forces was concentrated upon him. J. E. Smith, with two brigades, charged up the west side of the ridge to the support of Corse's command, over open ground, and in the face of a heavy fi re of both artillery and musketry, and reached the very parapet of the enemy. He lay here for a time, but the enemy coming with a heavy force upon his right flank, he was compelled to fall back, followed by the foe. A few hundred yards brought Smith's troops into a wood, where they were speedily re-formed, when they charged and drove the attacking party back to his intrenchments. Seeing the advance, repulse, and second advance of J. E. Smith from the position I occupied, I directed Thomas to send a division to reinforce him. Baird's division was accordingly sent from the right of Orchard Knob. It had to march a considerable distance, directly under the eyes of the enemy, to reach its position. Concerning this movement General Bai
Ulysses S. Grant (search for this): chapter 9.97
Chattanooga. personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. Copyright, 1885, by U. S. Grant. All rights rU. S. Grant. All rights reserved. by Ulysses S. Grant, General, U. S. A. After the fall of Vicksburg I urged strongly upoUlysses S. Grant, General, U. S. A. After the fall of Vicksburg I urged strongly upon the Government the propriety of a movement against Mobile. General Rosecrans had been at Murfreeshis Personal Memoirs (C. L. Webster & Co.) General Grant says: Soon after negotiations were opeft the hotel to spend the evening away, both Mrs. Grant (who was with me) and myself having relationme of my fall in New Orleans, In August General Grant went to New Orleans to confer with Banks ay permission from the military history of Ulysses S. Grant, by General Adam Badeau, N. Y.: D. Appleter, of Darlington, South Carolina, says of General Grant's description of this fighting in Lookout of the preparation of this paper we asked General Grant, whether the detachment of Longstreet for ionary Ridge, writes to the editors: General Grant says of the assault on Missionary Ridge th
Bushrod Johnson (search for this): chapter 9.97
he enemy's line. On the morning of the 23d Thomas, according to instructions, moved Granger's corps of two divisions, Sheridan and T. J. Wood commanding, to the foot of Fort Wood, and formed them into line as if going on parade — Sheridan on the right, Wood to the left, extending to or near Citico Creek. Palmer, commanding the Fourteenth Corps, held that part of our line facing south and south-west. He supported Sheridan with one division, Baird's, while his other division, under [R. W.] Johnson, remained in the trenches, under arms, ready to be moved to any point. Howard's corps was moved in rear of the center. The picket lines were within a few hundred yards of each other. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon all were ready to advance. By this time the clouds had lifted so that the enemy could see from his elevated Bridging Lookout Creek preparatory to the assault by Hooker. From a War-time sketch. position all that was going on. The signal for advance was given by a booming of
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