. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. the enemy from a hill to the right, which had been occupied, and as wesupposed was still held by General Grangers reserve corps. On the morning of the 21st by your orders I took position with my brigadeon a road leading in a southwesterly direction from Rossville. The enemyappeared in force on our front and an artillery fight was kept up the mostof the day. At night the Sixty-ninth Ohio was posted as picket in our front,and, according to your orders, I withdrew the rest of the
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. the enemy from a hill to the right, which had been occupied, and as wesupposed was still held by General Grangers reserve corps. On the morning of the 21st by your orders I took position with my brigadeon a road leading in a southwesterly direction from Rossville. The enemyappeared in force on our front and an artillery fight was kept up the mostof the day. At night the Sixty-ninth Ohio was posted as picket in our front,and, according to your orders, I withdrew the rest of the brigade. At 12oclock, moving the artillery by hand, I formed the column on the Chatta-nooga road, where Colonel Stanley again assumed command. Such are the words of the gallant Stoughton, and no more modest orunassuming language was ever used in any report when we consider themagnitude of the work performed. Could any greater honor be conferredupon a regiment or brigade than to say it was the first Union force to enterChickamauga valley in rear of Chattanooga, and the last Union force toleave that bloody MONUMENT, THIRTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY, VINEYARD FIELD. HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. THE THIRTEENTH INFANTRY A reunion small in numbers of the survivors of this regiment was heldthe monument on the afternoon of the 18th, and again on the 19th andith. It was informal and no record kept of its following is the inscription on this monument: MICHIGAN To Her THIRTEENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Commanded by Colonel Joshua B. Culver. Major Willard G. Eaton. Buells Brigade, Woods Division, Crittendens Corps. This monument marks the position where the regiment performed its mostaportant service, September 19, 1863. CASUALTIES. Engaged .. • ■ 217 Killed .... 14 Wounded .... 68 Missing .. • • 25 Total loss .. .... 107 On September 18, 1863, the regiment occupied a position near Lee and Gor-ons Mill. On the 19th, at 2:30 p. moved to this position, whe
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