. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . left wingsalong the east ami west of Mission-nrv Ridge, and had a succession oEoncoiintore with the forces of GenoraU llardcc, Cheatham StevensonGiit and Cloliumc, against whichHooker had as yet been preventedmaking the intended divorsion andwhich by their superior numbcra provented any satisfactory headv^aj beingma
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . left wingsalong the east ami west of Mission-nrv Ridge, and had a succession oEoncoiintore with the forces of GenoraU llardcc, Cheatham StevensonGiit and Cloliumc, against whichHooker had as yet been preventedmaking the intended divorsion andwhich by their superior numbcra provented any satisfactory headv^aj beingmade toward the tunnel Seeing this, Thomas advanced fromOrchard Knob with the centre consisting of the divisions of , Wood and Baird well supported by a strong force of reservesAt a given signal thej lublied uponthe forco which Bni;.^ Iiad orderedstrongthonod from both his right andloft, and although subjected to a moatdamaging tiro from fiftv pieces of ar--Ilory well posted upon tho summitof tho hill, they battled bravely untilthey hiul reached the nHo pits at thofoot of tho ridge. Tliese being scaled at difTorontpoints, a severe hand to hand h^litfollowed, nud tho Confederates werelimilly driven up tho ridgo with greatloes in killed, wounded and liEORI F r II VRTiUti 1 to hold the position but tho eion, and in tho final rout ot tho Confiil. eratcs, who, iianic-stricken, wore cajjturtu in largo numbers. Tho batteries were then tnniod ujMn lln Totrcating Confederate centre, and Shun. dans division followed their rear-guuid afterward capturing another strong p^ji. tioa protected by eight pieces of artillpr, as well as a number of prisoners aul « largo quantity of stores and small arms. In the mcantimo Hooker bnd, rarly onthe 24th, marched his force tonurd Luek-out Mountnin, but his advance was ehcokedby tho iieecssary building of a tcmi;onrybridge over Lookout Creek, which later lindbecome very much swollen by lieavy this was being done, h
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