December 15.
According to directions from the Major-General commanding, the division moved at four o'clock A. M., and abandoning its line of defences, relieved a portion of the troops of the Fourth army corps (Brigadier-General Wood, commanding) and Twenty-third corps, (Major-General Schofield, commanding), and held their exterior line of works-picketing also the front — from the Ackland place to a point north of Fort Negley, and commanding the approaches to the city by the Granny White, Franklin, Nolensville and Murfreesboro turnpikes. Details were furnished to support the batteries of artillery in the line, and to garrison Fort Mirton and redoubt Casino.
The brigade of Lieutenant-Colonel Grosvenor (temporarily reporting to Colonel Morgan) was engaged during the day in the assault on the enemy's works near Raine's house, and was the only portion of the division in the fight.
It suffered considerably in killed and wounded, and behaved creditably.
The Twenty-fourth Indiana battery (Captain Stume), in position on the right of the line, near the Ackland place, was ordered by me, near nightfall, to tire upon a retreating line of rebels which came in sight, passing parallel to my right from left of the Fourth corps.
The. fire was opened with good effect (though at long range), and the rebel line was dispersed in great confusion:
Captain Stume and his officers and artillerists deserve great credit for the precision with which they worked their guns, and the good results that followed.This text is part of:
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