. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ward on the run, and we scaled hedges and ditches, andstormed rifle pits and breastworks; the rebels ran faster than we could fol-low. The half mile was soon traversed, the foot of the Ridge reached, andwe were out of the reach of the enemys batteries. Then came the tug ofwar—battle in earnest. Cannonading was exchanged for musketry, and analmost perpendicular hill, three-quarters of a mile from foot to summit, wasstormed. The order came to charge and away we went, nothing daun
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. ward on the run, and we scaled hedges and ditches, andstormed rifle pits and breastworks; the rebels ran faster than we could fol-low. The half mile was soon traversed, the foot of the Ridge reached, andwe were out of the reach of the enemys batteries. Then came the tug ofwar—battle in earnest. Cannonading was exchanged for musketry, and analmost perpendicular hill, three-quarters of a mile from foot to summit, wasstormed. The order came to charge and away we went, nothing three-quarters of an hour we toiled on, when the first brigade on theright not coming up fast enough, the enemy poured into us a cross-fire. Suc-cess for a moment seemed hopeless. We were within one hundred feet ofthe breastworks, and to turn back would be certain death. With one long,loud yell we pressed forward and in a moment more the colors of the Sixty-ninth Ohio, the Nineteenth Illinois, and of our own regiment were plantedon their works. The rebels had retreated, leaving us masters of the MAJOR B. G. BENNETT Commanding Eleventh Infantry. Killed Nov. 25th. while leading his Regiment. HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 123 Such fighting was never done before. There was no straggling nor shirk-ing, but every officer and every man was in his place and did his duty faith-fully and well. Colonel Stoughton had command of the Brigade and toohigh praise cannot be awarded him for the bravery and skill which he dis-played. The following is Colonel Stoughtons official report of the work of hisBrigade: Headquarters 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 14th A. , Dec. 5, 1863. Sir—I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations ofthe forces under my command in the action of the 25th ult, and the subse-quent pursuit of the enemy. During the forenoon of that day the regiment was withdrawn from thepicket line and formed in front of the Rossville roa
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