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George D. Wagner (search for this): chapter 9.100
and Avery. Ah! said the general, that is ungenerous; I shall take those guns for that! Before Sheridan received the message taken by Captain. Avery, he had sent a staff-officer to Granger, to inquire whether the order given to take the rifle-pits meant the rifle-pits at the base, or those on the top of the ridge. Granger told this officer that the order given was to take those at the base. Conceiving this to be an order to fall back, the officer, on his way to Sheridan, gave it to General Wagner, commanding the Second Brigade of the division, which was then nearly half-way up the ridge. Wagner ordered his brigade back to the rifle-pits at the base, but it only remained there till Sheridan, seeing the mistake, ordered it forward. It again advanced under a terrific fire. The men, fighting and climbing up the steep hill, sought the roads, ravines, and less rugged parts. The ground was so broken that it was impossible to keep a regular line of battle. At times their movements
Absalom Baird (search for this): chapter 9.100
Chattanooga Creek, while a bridge that the The charge up Missionary Ridge by Baird's, Wood's, Sheridan's, and Johnson's divisions. From the rough sketch for one nary Ridge, were four divisions of the Army of the Cumberland. On the left was Baird's division; then Wood's and Sheridan's divisions occupying the lines which, twonter, Sheridan to be supported on the right by Johnson, and Wood on the left by Baird. This demonstration was to be made to relieve the pressure on Sherman. The on covered with a small growth of timber. It was wooded in front of the right of Baird's and of the whole of Wood's division. In front of Sheridan's and Johnson's ituns that had been fired at him, and claiming them as captures of his division. Baird's division took the works on Wood's left almost immediately afterward; and thenill remained in the works, and soon all were in flight down the eastern slope. Baird got on the ridge just in time to change front and oppose a large body of the en
William S. Rosecrans (search for this): chapter 9.100
t Chattanooga. by Joseph S. Fullerton, Brevet Brig.-Gen., U. S. V., Assistant Adj.-Gen., 4TH Army Corps. After it became apparent that Bragg would not assault Rosecrans at Chattanooga, it was thought that he might cross the river above, threaten our lines of communication with the rear, and thus repeat, on the north side, the mang up the grains of. corn and bits of crackers that fell to the ground. Yet there was no murmur of discontent. Ever since Longstreet got into Lookout Valley, Rosecrans had been making preparation to drive him out. A small stern-wheel steamboat was built at Bridgeport; a captured ferry-boat, reconstructed, was made an available the Army of the Cumberland. On the 20th of October, after having been fully matured, it was submitted, and was warmly approved by Thomas, who had then succeeded Rosecrans, and who at once gave orders to General Smith, General Hooker, and others to carry it into execution with all possible expedition. General Grant reached Chattan
Richard H. Anderson (search for this): chapter 9.100
small force could not repair it. About this time I learned that our extreme left had also given way, and that my position was almost surrounded. Bate was immediately directed to form a second line in the rear, where, by the efforts of my staff, a nucleus of stragglers had been formed upon which to rally. Lieutenant-General Hardee, leaving Major-General Cleburne in command on the extreme right, moved toward the left when he heard the heavy firing in that direction. He reached the right of Anderson's division just in time to find it had nearly all fallen back, commencing on its left, where the enemy had first crowned the ridge. By a prompt and judicious movement, he threw a portion of Cheatham's division directly across the ridge facing the enemy, who was now moving a strong force immediately on his left flank. By a decided stand here the enemy was entirely checked, and that portion of our force to the right remained intact. All to the left, however, except a portion of Bate's divi
Joseph Hooker (search for this): chapter 9.100
At daylight on the morning of October 28th General Hooker crossed the river at Bridgeport with the Eone bright from before midnight till morning. Hooker's troops were sleeping soundly after their hary more of the enemy, were killed and wounded. Hooker thus gained Lookout Valley; the siege of Chattnt Secretary of War Dana, General Thomas, Generals Hooker, Granger, Howard, and other distinguisheds division and Grose's brigade were crossing. Hooker's command, now united in the enemy's field, wan. But all the enemy's works had been taken. Hooker had carried the mountain on the east side, haded the gallant boys in blue. At 2 o'clock Hooker reported to General Thomas and informed him thot definitely known even to General Grant; for Hooker was only ordered to make a demonstration, and,teau. The enemy was seen to be in flight, and Hooker's men were in pursuit! Then went up a mighty an's artillery crossed. At 1 o'clock, just as Hooker was rounding the front of Lookout Mountain, th[20 more...]
William B. Hazen (search for this): chapter 9.100
le haste and secrecy on the night of the 26th. After midnight, fourteen hundred picked men from Hazen's and Turchin's brigades, under command of Brigadier-General Hazen, quietly marched to the riverBrigadier-General Hazen, quietly marched to the river-bank at Chattanooga; the rest of the troops of these two brigades, with three batteries of artillery under Major John Mendenhall, crossed the river and marched over Moccasin Point to a place near Brown's Ferry, where, under cover of the woods, they awaited the arrival of General Hazen's force. The success of this expedition depended on surprising the enemy at Brown's Ferry. It was known that while Longstreet's corps was not far off. At 3 o'clock in the morning, 52 pontoons, filled with Hazen's 1400 men, and under the direction of Colonel T. R. Stanley, 18th Ohio Infantry, noiselessly ste between the break thus made by the 8th Kansas and the progress made by one or two regiments of Hazen's brigade on our right and the 25th Illinois of our own brigade, was exceedingly brief. But
Charles M. Barnett (search for this): chapter 9.100
ck. Every necessary preparation for crossing Sherman's troops had been made secretly, under direction of General W. F. Smith; 116 pontoons had been placed in North Chickamauga Creek, and in ravines near its mouth, and many wagon-loads of balks (stringers) and chess (flooring) had been hid near by. Before dark on the evening of November 23d General Sherman had his troops well massed and hid behind the hills on the north side of the river opposite the end of Missionary Ridge. After dark General Barnett, Chief of Artillery of the Army of the Cumberland, planted fifty-six guns on the low foot-hills on the north bank of the river, to cover Sherman's crossing and to protect the pontoonbridge when laid. Everything now being in readiness for the movement, at midnight General Giles A. Smith's brigade entered the pontoons, floated out of North Chickamauga Creek, and was rowed to the south bank of the river. Landing quietly, he surprised and captured the enemy's pickets, and secured a firm f
Carter L. Stevenson (search for this): chapter 9.100
of Chickamauga. There was a halt of but a few minutes, to take breath and to re-form lines; then, with a sudden impulse, and without orders, all started up the ridge. Officers, catching their spirit, first followed, then led. There was no thought of supports or of protecting flanks, though the enemy's line could be seen, stretching on either side. The Confederate line from right to left on the ridge was as follows: Hardee's corps on the right, Cleburne's division confronting Sherman; Stevenson and Cheatham came next, the latter joining on Breckinridge's corps, which occupied the slope of the ridge, with outposts in trenches at the foot of the slope. Breckinridge's own division, under General Bate, was in the center, in front of Truman's house, Bragg's headquarters. [See map, p. 686.] Stewart's division, deployed, formed the left of the line.--editors. As soon as this movement was seen from Orchard Knob, Grant quickly turned to Thomas, who stood by his side, and I heard him
U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 9.100
f operations was adopted later, but before General Grant came to Chattanooga. On November 15th G account of these indications and reports, General Grant decided not to wait longer for General Sheding out whether he still held in force. Thus Grant was about to change his plans. He was compell overgrown prairie-dog village. At noon General Grant, Assistant Secretary of War Dana, General he same effect came to General Hooker from General Grant. The success at Orchard Knob, and the brendeed, it was not definitely known even to General Grant; for Hooker was only ordered to make a dem had stolen away in the night. Although General Grant had twice changed his original plan, firstart in the victories. But late that night General Grant, thinking that General Sherman had carriedlf-past 3 o'clock an attack was ordered by General Grant. He had changed his plan of battle. At oows get started all hell can't stop them. General Grant said something to the effect that somebody[6 more...]
William J. Hardee (search for this): chapter 9.100
retching on either side. The Confederate line from right to left on the ridge was as follows: Hardee's corps on the right, Cleburne's division confronting Sherman; Stevenson and Cheatham came next,ening along the ridge. Cheatham's division was being withdrawn from Sherman's front. Bragg and Hardee were at the center, urging their men to stand firm and drive back the advancing enemy, now so nevery heavy loss by Major-General Cleburne's command, under the immediate directions of Lieutenant-General Hardee. . . . About 8:30 P. M. the immense force in the front of our left and center advancedthe efforts of my staff, a nucleus of stragglers had been formed upon which to rally. Lieutenant-General Hardee, leaving Major-General Cleburne in command on the extreme right, moved toward the lefting the road for the retreat of Breckinridge's command, and orders were immediately sent to Generals Hardee and Breckinridge to retire their forces upon the depot at Chickamauga. . . . No satisfactor
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