. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . Orchard Knob the crest of Missionary Ridge was occupied byFederal troops. Sheridan did not stop here. He went downthe eastern slope, driving all in front of him toward Chieka-mauga Creek. On a more easterly ridge he rested until mid-night, when he advanced to the creek and took many prisonersand stores. While the Army of the Cumberland accomplished thesethings, Hooker was advancing his divisions at charging pacefrom the south. Cruft was on the crest, Osterha
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . Orchard Knob the crest of Missionary Ridge was occupied byFederal troops. Sheridan did not stop here. He went downthe eastern slope, driving all in front of him toward Chieka-mauga Creek. On a more easterly ridge he rested until mid-night, when he advanced to the creek and took many prisonersand stores. While the Army of the Cumberland accomplished thesethings, Hooker was advancing his divisions at charging pacefrom the south. Cruft was on the crest, Osterhaus in theeastern valley, and Geary in the western—all within easy sup-porting distance. Before Crufts onrush the left wing ofBraggs army was scattered in all directions from the ran down the eastern slope into Osterhaus column andthe very few who chose a way of flight to the west, were cap-tured by Geary. The bulk of them, however, fell back fromtrench to trench upon the crest until finally, as the sun wassinking, they found themselves surrounded by Johnsons divi-sion of the Army of the Cumberland. Such was the fate of
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