. The history of the One hundred and fourth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry . to liold tin* I{oj^iinrnt linn. LirnttMiant Kood,of roiii|iany <i, said, TInV air just as tir«Ml of this asyou afr. i/KMit«Miant tlark was disj^ustcd brrausi* hisnVolv«*r would not ^nt otT. Li<Ut«nant Win. (. Koss,of Coiupany H. who was a ;riant in statun, had holdof a sapling; with his h*fi hand, and waving; his swordwith his ri^dil, shouted, Monu on: I ;ini niou^ih f<»r awhole r(;;im«iit of you luysilf. 1 liaTf no douiit butthat ho fflt so. Str«;«ant \\. II. II. 11 iitton, of Com-pany I), who had b
. The history of the One hundred and fourth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry . to liold tin* I{oj^iinrnt linn. LirnttMiant Kood,of roiii|iany <i, said, TInV air just as tir«Ml of this asyou afr. i/KMit«Miant tlark was disj^ustcd brrausi* hisnVolv«*r would not ^nt otT. Li<Ut«nant Win. (. Koss,of Coiupany H. who was a ;riant in statun, had holdof a sapling; with his h*fi hand, and waving; his swordwith his ri^dil, shouted, Monu on: I ;ini niou^ih f<»r awhole r(;;im«iit of you luysilf. 1 liaTf no douiit butthat ho fflt so. Str«;«ant \\. II. II. 11 iitton, of Com-pany I), who had b<M*n iironioicd lo ( ulor Ser^joant ontin* ti«*ld in pla««* of danus <!. Seward, of any 1*>,mortally wounded, shouted, .hisi as well, boys, to diori;;ht hen* as anywhcif. ( olonel iiaptinan was notexritiMl and I will say that I never kn«*w him to seek<-over undrr lire, thouuh In* lecpiii-cd tin nn-n to liedown unless a rhar;:** was ordered. .Majrn- Widinerwas very art iv<* and enicieut all t hrouj^h t he bai i le andbrave as a lion, all CHAPTER XI. The Siege of Chattanooga. General Kosecrans, immediately after his arrivalfrom the front on the 20th, rode over the ground aroundChattanoooa, and witli the eye of an enj^ineei-, sehct-ini the jioints of vantage, set the forces in the townto work on ritle pits. These and some earthwcn-ksleft by the rebels, formed a partial line of defense bydawn of the 22d, which was further strengtluMiedduring- the day and night by the united labors of thearmy under the direction of (Jeneral St. Clair Mor-ton, Chief Engineer of the Army of the Cumberland. The line extended from the river on the north tothe river on the south, in a crescent-like form of aboutthree miles in length, and within the Avorks the Armyof the Cumberland took position. McCooks Corpsbeing placed on the right, the P^ourteenth in the center,and Crittenden on the left, Grangers Corps in sup-port. Beattys Rriga(h Avas ])laced on the left of FortNegl
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