Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kansas, 1861-'65VolI . of n shell frotn , and the usual tattle of skirmishing alone disturbed the stillness ofthe fniiet night. .\t daylight it \vas discovered that the enemy had removed all his ar-tilleiy to the summit of the Ridge, leaving only infantry below. They hadalso materially strengthened their entrenchments on the hill, ^:;arly in theh-ornirig Shermans forces assaulted the enemys right on Mission Ridge,;nd a fierce battle ensue<l, lasting until noon: but our troops wer repulsedwth severe loss, ihey gained some
Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kansas, 1861-'65VolI . of n shell frotn , and the usual tattle of skirmishing alone disturbed the stillness ofthe fniiet night. .\t daylight it \vas discovered that the enemy had removed all his ar-tilleiy to the summit of the Ridge, leaving only infantry below. They hadalso materially strengthened their entrenchments on the hill, ^:;arly in theh-ornirig Shermans forces assaulted the enemys right on Mission Ridge,;nd a fierce battle ensue<l, lasting until noon: but our troops wer repulsedwth severe loss, ihey gained some important ) and ad-VHUtages. In front of our lines the Ridge, running parallel with them, was of nearlyIliual bight for a long distance. Small promontories, however, jutted out intothe valley at irregular intervals. On these points and in their centre therebel batteries were posted. Between our position and the Ridge was, first,a dense wood eo\eting a broken country; then a wide, open field, and then IM; Mitildii/ llistiirii of f\(ni< caiiu a slisli;. ;ibru|>l risf of groimil. on the top of which was a stronK line of<•:;! tinvoi Ics. Ikliiiid tnis was a iiliUeaii, probabiy a liundreil yards wide, onwliicl], iinlil afiei- our liisl. advance, tlie rebel camp had been located. BeyondtbiF thelvidge rose, ragged, broken and steep, to the highi of nearly fiveluuidred feet, its snnimit crowned by a line of entrenchments. From our ownworkL; to I he top of the hill, every inch of ground could be covered with fires of dozens of balteries. and from the edge of the forest inour fioni rvcr\ foot of the way was within fair lauge of the more de-~truclivenni::.kets. .\\ ahoul :. oclock (ieneral Giant ordered ( Thomas to jd\an( lilies, and the troops were immediately formed in front of th breastwoiks. Our Division was directly before Orchard Kiiol*, and our Brigade oc •cnnitd the centre of the Division, which was formed in tw
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