. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with roster, portraits and biographies . upport and relieve the brigade onour right, they being completely out of ammunition. Whilehere the right of the Seventh was at the palisades, and therebel sharpshooters made it very warm for the two regi-ments for a while until they could reciprocate. At this timeCol. W. R. Creighton, of the Seventh Ohio, was in com-mand of the brigade, Candy having been injured by a fallon the rocks. Creightons brigade relieved Irelands brigade, and whileso relieving they received several heavy volleys from
. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, 1861-1864, with roster, portraits and biographies . upport and relieve the brigade onour right, they being completely out of ammunition. Whilehere the right of the Seventh was at the palisades, and therebel sharpshooters made it very warm for the two regi-ments for a while until they could reciprocate. At this timeCol. W. R. Creighton, of the Seventh Ohio, was in com-mand of the brigade, Candy having been injured by a fallon the rocks. Creightons brigade relieved Irelands brigade, and whileso relieving they received several heavy volleys from theenemy, which were returned with interest. An irregularand desultory fire was kept up by the enemy during theafternoon, without any serious loss. At 3 oclock the rebels massed a heavy force under theclifif on our extreme right, but this was routed by tliTwenty-eighth Pennsylvania. At oclock Creighton;-brigade was relieved by the Thirteenth Illinois and FourthIowa, and at different times during the night brigades re-lieved each other. No fires were allowed on the front line during the GEARYS DIVISION FLAG BATTLK OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 275 and the troops suffered severely from the cold. During tlicnight provisions and ammunition were distributed to thetroops. After dark Osterhauss division and Groses brigadeformed a junction with Gearys command near the Cravenhouse, having captured several hundred troops while march-ing up the mountain. Our colors were planted on Point Lookout in the morn-ing of November 25, the enemy having evacuated their posi-tion during the night, leaving camps, equipage, arms, andstores in profusion. Many stragglers from the ranks of theenemy wandered into our lines, having lost their commandsduring the fog. General Gearys report shows the different positionsaround Lookout Mountain as follows: The position of the enemy on the western slope of themountain was Walthalls and Moores brigades of Walkersdivision of Polks old corps, commanded by Hardee
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