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December 13th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 6.53
ond the power of the troops there to do more than to secure the road communicating with the top of the mountain until the general commanding the army could decide whether he would reinforce them sufficiently to hold the line or abandon it. His decision I have already given. The mountain was held till 2 o'clock of the next morning, and the troops, artillery and trains were withdrawn in order to the eastern side of Chattanooga creek. Report of General E. C. WalthallATLANTA, Georgia, December 13, 1863. Major James D. Porter, Jr., A. A. G., Cheatham's Division: Major — I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by my command in the affair on Lookout mountain, 24th November, 1863. About dark, on the evening of the 23d, I received orders from Brigadier-General Commanding to hold my command in readiness to move at a moment's notice, and, late in the night, to have three days rations prepared; but in view of the movements of the enemy on the previous day, my
October 31st (search for this): chapter 6.53
rise. To have put two divisions on the west side of the mountain during daylight would have exposed them to an attack from the enemy's entire force, without artillery, and in a position where they could not be reinforced. My object was merely to inflict such damage upon the enemy as might be accomplished by a surprise. That the point was not essential to the enemy at Chattanooga is established by the fact that he supplied his army at that place some six weeks without it. About the 31st of October, Lieutenant-General Hardee, Major-General Breckinridge, and myself, were ordered to examine this position with a view to a general battle. It was decided that an attack was impracticable. That the only route by which our troops could reach the field was a difficult mountain road only practicable for infantry, and entirely exposed to the enemy's batteries on the other side of the river. His positions were connected by a short and easy route, whilst ours would have been separated by a
November 23rd (search for this): chapter 6.53
miliarized myself with the character of the line entrusted to me, but had neither time nor occasion to acquaint myself with the dispositions made by the Lieutenant-General Commanding for the defence of the rest of the line, further than such information as I acquired by personal observation in visiting and adjusting the posts of my pickets and signal stations, at and near the point of the mountain, from which place, in favorable weather, both armies could be plainly discerned. On the 23d of November, about 1 o'clock P. M., my attention was attracted by heavy firing in the valley below. I immediately proceeded to the point of the mountain, from which I could plainly see all the movements of the enemy. I watched them closely until dark, and then hurried off the following dispatch, by signal, both to Lieutenant-General Hardee and direct to General Bragg: I observed closely from the point the movements of the enemy until dark. Their object seemed to be to attract our attention.
October 28th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 6.53
to starve the enemy out by investing him on the only side from which he could not have gathered supplies. Copies of communications connected with this matter are appended to this report. The reports of the subordinate officers have already been forwarded. I am, Colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. Longstreet, Lieutenant-General. List of Casualties in Jenkins' brigade--Colonel John Bratton commanding — in the action at Lookout Mountain, on the night of the 28th of October, 1863. command.Killed — Officers and Enlisted Men.Wounded — Officers and Enlisted Men.Missing — Officers and Enlisted Men.Total — Officers and Enlisted Men. Sixth South Carolina regiment 13316 Fifth South Carolina regiment9849102 Second South Carolina rifles651764 First South Carolina regiment238545 Palmetto sharpshooters635344 Hampton legion8651285 Grand total3128639356 Original Rough draft of report of General C. L. Stevenson.January 2, 1863. General — I have the
October 29th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 6.53
ublish for the first time, a number of reports of affairs about Lookout mountain. The reports given below will be followed by others until the whole of the series we have is completed. We have been promised by several officers of high standing papers which shall discuss certain important features of these operations. Meantime these reports, never before in print, will be regarded as valuable contributions to the history of the Army of Tennessee: Report of General Longstreet.October 29, 1863. Colonel George William Brent, Assistant-Adjutant General: Colonel — Up to the 9th of October my forces were along the regular line of investment, extending from Lookout mountain, on the left, to Lieutenant-General D. H. Hill's corps, on the right. My left ocoupied the base of the mountain, and sharpshooters extended the line to the river on the west slope of the mountain. I had a small picket upon the summit of the mountain, and a small cavalry force about Trenton reported to me f
November 24th, 1863 AD (search for this): chapter 6.53
total3128639356 Original Rough draft of report of General C. L. Stevenson.January 2, 1863. General — I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the troops of my command, west of Chattanooga creek, on the 24th of November, 1863. On the 12th of November, I was directed to move my division from the position near the tunnel of the East Tennessee and Georgia railroad, which it had occupied since its return from East Tennessee, to the extreme left of our infantry ral E. C. WalthallATLANTA, Georgia, December 13, 1863. Major James D. Porter, Jr., A. A. G., Cheatham's Division: Major — I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by my command in the affair on Lookout mountain, 24th November, 1863. About dark, on the evening of the 23d, I received orders from Brigadier-General Commanding to hold my command in readiness to move at a moment's notice, and, late in the night, to have three days rations prepared; but in view of the mo
November 24th (search for this): chapter 6.53
in the affair on Lookout mountain, 24th November, 1863. About dark, on the evening of the 23d, I received orders from Brigadier-General Commanding to hold my command in readiness to move at a moment's notice, and, late in the night, to have three days rations prepared; but in view of the movements of the enemy on the previous day, my command, which occupied a position on the west side of Lookout mountain, and near the northern slope was ordered to stand to arms. Before daylight, on 24th of November, my picket line, which extended along Lookout creek from the turnpike bridge, near its mouth, to the railroad bridge across it, and thence up the mountain side to the cliff, was strengthened by increasing its reserves early in the morning, troops having been observed moving rapidly up the creek. The fog, at that time, being very dense, it was impossible to estimate the numbers of the troops in motion, and this fact, as well as what seemed to be the state of things in Chattanooga and
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