United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . was notonly confidentof his ability tohold his linesagainst any ad-vance of the Federals but even contemplated the storming of Chatta-nooga. On the 20th of November he gave notice to General Grant toremove all non-combatants as the town was about to be bombarded;but no attention was paid to the despatch. On the 23d General Hookerthrew his corps across the river below Chattanooga and gained a foot-ing at the mouth of Lookout Creek facing the mount
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . was notonly confidentof his ability tohold his linesagainst any ad-vance of the Federals but even contemplated the storming of Chatta-nooga. On the 20th of November he gave notice to General Grant toremove all non-combatants as the town was about to be bombarded;but no attention was paid to the despatch. On the 23d General Hookerthrew his corps across the river below Chattanooga and gained a foot-ing at the mouth of Lookout Creek facing the mountain. From thisposition the assault was made on the following morning. Hooker wassupported by the divisions of Generals Geary and Osterhaus, and theremainder of the Union army was kept in a state of activity in orderto prevent the reinforcement of Lookout from Missionary Ridge. Adense fog hung like a hood over the mountain, effectually concealingthe movements of the Federals. The charge began between eight andnine oclock, and in the space of two hours the ranges of Confederaterifle-pits among the foot-hills had been successfully carried. It had. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AND MISSIONARY RIDGE, NOV. 23-25, 1863. 516 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. been General Hookers purpose to pause when this work should beaccomplished, but the enthusiasm of his army rose to such a pitch asto suggest the still greater achievement of carrying the whole Confed-erate position. Taking advantage of the fog and the spirit of hissoldiers Hooker again gave the command to charge; and up the almostinaccessible slopes of the mountain the troops sprang forward with re-sistless energy. It was such a scene of dauntless heroism as has rarelybeen portrayed in the records of battle. The charging columns, strug-gling against the obstacles of nature and facing the murderous fire ofthe Confederate guns, could not be checked. The Union flag wascarried to the top; and before two oclock in the afternoon LookoutMountain, with its
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