. The mountain campaigns in Georgia : or, War scenes on the W. & A . h hundreds of his loyal soldiers, has consecrated with his life-blood the soilof Georgia to the Republic. Let us solemnly pledge ourselves that the State thus baptizedby blood so dear shall never pass from the possession of the Union. It is our heritage andthe heritage of our children forever, signed to us in the name of freedom and sealed with theblood of patriots. JJAK SCENES ON THE IV. & A. 15 The Confederates captured 8,000 prisoners, 51 cannon, over 15,000 stand of smallarms, about 40 standards, and an enormous amount of
. The mountain campaigns in Georgia : or, War scenes on the W. & A . h hundreds of his loyal soldiers, has consecrated with his life-blood the soilof Georgia to the Republic. Let us solemnly pledge ourselves that the State thus baptizedby blood so dear shall never pass from the possession of the Union. It is our heritage andthe heritage of our children forever, signed to us in the name of freedom and sealed with theblood of patriots. JJAK SCENES ON THE IV. & A. 15 The Confederates captured 8,000 prisoners, 51 cannon, over 15,000 stand of smallarms, about 40 standards, and an enormous amount of army stores. The battle-field was principally in a level, thickly-wooded plain, where it was hard touse artillery with much effect, and where the movements of large bodies of troops wereveiled in obscurity. It is stated that there were numerous instances of where portions of one armys linewere driven back by its enemy, and these, in turn, would soon find themselves caught by across-fire, or almost surrounded by a counter successful movement by the other THE FIRST GUn AT CHICKAMAUGA. Sil>ti:inbcr iS, jSbJ. The Confederates opening- fire upon the Federal cavalry, who had begun the destruction of Reeds Bridge. The strength of Rosecranss arm}% during the three days struggle, was 64,392 opened with 33,583 the first day; but, during the second, was re-enforced by Long-streets corps, which had just arrived from Virginia, and which made his total forceengaged 47,321. Longstreets troops arrived via the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and deployed fromthe trains at Ringgold and Greenwood, just below, and hurried into the midst of the fray. As the result of this battle, the Federal army was driven back into Chattanooga;and the Confederates occupied Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, from which 16 MOUNTAIN CAMPAIGNS IN GEORGIA. latter they could overlook Chattanooga, and by the possession of which they wereenabled to break Rosecranss communications by rail with Nashvi
Size: 1847px × 1353px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidmountaincamp, bookyear1890
