personal memoirs-1-第37章

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hollow　beyond；　killing　and　wounding　numbers　of　the　enemy　as　we

advanced；　and　leaving　the　rebel　battery　in　our　rear。　　We　captured

great　numbers　of　prisoners；　and　sent　them　to　the　rear　without　guards；

as　we　deemed　the　pursuit　of　the　enemy　of　greater　importance。。。。

〃I　cannot　give　too　much　praise　to　Captain　Powers；　Company　〃H；〃

Lieutenant　Smith；　Company　〃K；〃　Lieutenant　Gooding；　Company　〃A；〃　and

Second　Lieutenant　Moser；　Company　〃G；〃　for　their　assistance；　and　for

the　gallant　manner　in　which　they　encouraged　their　men　up　the　side　of

the　mountain；　and　charging　the　enemy's　works　right　up　to　the　muzzles

of　their　guns。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　JASON　MARSH；　SEVENTY…FOURTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃The　first　on　the　enemy's　works；　and　almost　simultaneously；　were

Lieutenant　Clement；　Company　〃A；〃　Captain　Stegner；　Company　〃I；〃

Captain　Bacon；　〃Company　〃G；〃　and　Captain　Leffingwell；　with　some　of

their　men。　　The　enemy　was　still　in　considerable　force　behind　their

works；　but；　for　some　unaccountable　reason；　they　either　fled　or

surrendered　instantly　upon　the　first　few　of　our　men　reaching　them

not　even　trying　to　defend　their　battery；　which　was　immediately

captured　by　Captain　Stegner。〃



REPORT　OF　LIEUTENANT…COLONEL　PORTER　C。　OLSON；　THIRTY…SIXTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃In　connection　with　other　regiments　of　this　brigade；　we　assisted

in　capturing　several　pieces　of　artillery；　a　number　of　caissons；　and　a

great　quantity　of　small…arms。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　JOHN　Q。　LANE：

。。。。〃At　the　house　known　as　Bragg's　headquarters；　the　enemy　were

driven　from　three　guns；　which　fell　into　our　hands。〃



REPORT　OF　BRIGADIER…GENERAL　G。　D。　WAGNER；　SECOND　BRIGADE：

。。。。〃I　ordered　the　command　to　storm　the　ridge；　bringing　up　the

Fifteenth　Indiana　and　Ninety…seventh　Ohio；　which　had　not　yet　been

engaged；　although　suffering　from　the　enemy's　artillery。　　The　result

is　a　matter　of　history；　as　we　gained　the　ridge；　capturing　artillery；

prisoners；　and　small…arms；　to　what　amount；　however；　I　do　not　know；　as

we　pushed　on　after　the　enemy　as　soon　as　I　had　re…formed　the　command　。

。。。。Captain　Tinney；　with　his　usual　gallantry；　dashed　up　the　line　with

the　first　troops；　and　with　the　aid　of　an　orderly　（George　Dusenbury；

Fifteenth　Indiana）；　turned　the　loaded　gun　of　the　enemy　on　his

retreating　ranks。〃



REPORT　OF　CAPTAIN　BENJAMIN　F。　HEGLER；　FIFTEENTH　INDIANA：

。。。。〃Our　captures　amounted　to　prisoners　not　counted；　representing

many　different　regiments；　several　pieces　of　artillery；　and　some

wagons。〃



REPORT　OF　LIEUTENANT…COLONEL　ELIAS　NEFF；　FORTIETH　INDIANA：

。。。。〃As　the　regiment　reached　the　top　of　the　ridge　and　swept　for。

ward；　the　right　passed　through；　without　stopping　to　take　possession；

the　battery　at　General　Bragg's　headquarters　that　had　fired　so

venomously　during　the　whole　contest。〃



REPORT　OF　LIEUTENANT…COLONEL　J。　MOORE；　FIFTY…EIGHTH　INDIANA：

。。。。〃In　passing　to　the　front　from　Missionary　Ridge；　we　saw　several

pieces　of　artillery　which　had　been　abandoned　by　the　enemy；　though　I

did　not　leave　any　one　in　charge　of　them。〃



REPORT　OF　MAJOR　C；　M。　HAMMOND；　ONE　HUNDREDTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃I　immediately　organized　my　regiment；　and　while　so　doing

discovered　a　number　of　pieces　of　artillery　in　a　ravine　on　my　left。　　I

sent　Lieutenant　Stewart；　of　Company　A；　to　see　if　these　guns　which　the

enemy　had　abandoned　could　not　be　turned　upon　them。　　He　returned　and

reported　them　to　be　four　ten…pound　Parrotts　and　two　brass　Napoleons；

also　that　it　would　require　a　number　of　men　to　place　them　in　position。

I　ordered　him　to　report　the　same　to　General　Wagner；　and　ask

permission；　but　before　receiving　a　reply　was　ordered　by　you　to　move

forward　my　regiment　on　the　left　of　the　Fifty…Eighth　Indiana

Volunteers。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　CHARLES　G。　HARKER；　THIRD　BRIGADE：

。。。。〃My　right　and　Colonel　Sherman's　left　interlocked；　so　to　speak；　as

we　approached　the　summit；　and　it　was　near　this　point　that　I　saw　the

first　part　of　my　line　gain　the　crest。　　This　was　done　by　a　few　brave

men　of　my　own　and　Colonel　Sherman's　command　driving　the　enemy　from

his　intrenchments。　　The　gap　thus　opened；　our　men　rushed　rapidly　in；

and　the　enemy；　loth　to　give　up　their　position；　still　remained；　firing

at　my　command　toward　the　left；　and　the　battery　in　front　of　the　house

known　as　General　Bragg's　headquarters　was　still　firing　at　the　troops；

and　was　captured　by　our　men　while　the　gunners　were　still　at　their

posts。。。。

。。。。〃We　captured　and　sent　to　division　and　corps　headquarters　503

prisoners　and　a　large　number　of　small…arms。　　In　regard　to　the　number

of　pieces　of　artillery；　it　will　probably　be　difficult　to　reconcile

the　reports　of　my　regimental　commanders　with　the　reports　of　other

regiments　and　brigades　who　fought　so　nobly　with　my　own　command；　and

who　alike　are　entitled　to　share　the　honors　and　glories　of　the　day。

More　anxious　to　follow　the　enemy　than　to　appropriate　trophies　already

secured；　we　pushed　to　the　front；　while　the　place　we　occupied　on

ascending　the　hill　was　soon　occupied　by　other　troops；　who；　I　have

learned；　claim　the　artillery　as　having　fallen　into　their　own　hands。

It　must　therefore　remain　with　the　division　and　corps　commanders；　who

knew　the　relative　position　of　each　brigade　and　division；　to　accord　to

each　the　trophies　to　which　they　are　due。

。。。。〃From　my　personal　observation　I　can　claim　a　battery　of　six　guns

captured　by　a　portion　of　my　brigade。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　EMERSON　OPDYKE；　FIRST　DEMI…BRIGADE：

。。。。〃My　command　captured　Bragg's　headquarters；　house；　and　the　six

guns　which　were　near　there；　one　of　these　I　ordered　turned　upon　the

enemy；　which　was　done　with　effect。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　H。　C。　DUNLAP；　THIRD　KENTUCKY：

。。。。〃The　point　at　which　the　centre　of　my　regiment　reached　the　crest

was　at　the　stable　to　the　left　of　the　house　said　to　be　Bragg's

headquarters；　and　immediately　in　front　of　the　road　which　leads　down

the　southern　slope　of　the　ridge。　　One　piece　of　the　abandoned　battery；

was　to　the　left　of　this　point；　the　remainder　to　the　right；　near　by。〃



REPORT　OF　LIEUTENANT…COLONEL　W。　A。　BULLITT；　SIXTY…FIFTH　OHIO：

。。。。〃The　position　in　which　my　regiment　found　itself　was　immediately

in　front　of　a　battery；　which　belched　forth　a　stream　of　canister　upon

us　with　terrible　rapidity。　　In　addition　to　this；　the　enemy；　whenever

driven　from　other　points；　rallied　around　this　battery；　and　defended

it　with　desperation。　　It　cost　a　struggle　to　take　it；　but　we　finally

succeeded；　and　the　colors　of　the　Sixty…fifth　Ohio　were　the　first

planted　upon　the　yet　smoking　guns。　　Captain　Smith；　of　my　regiment；

was　placed　in　charge　of　the　captured　battery；　which　consisted　of　5

guns；　3　caissons；　and　17　horses。〃



REPORT　OF　CAPTAIN　E。　P。　BATES；　ONE　HUNDRED　AND　TWENTY…FIFTH　OHIO：

。。。。〃Perceiving　that　the　ridge　across　which　my　regiment　extended　was

commanded　to　the　very　crest　by　a　battery　in　front；　also　by　those　to

right　and　left；　I　directed　the　men　to　pass　up　the　gorges　on　either

side。　　About　forty　men；　with　Captain　Parks　and　Lieutenant　Stinger；

passed　to　the　left；　the　balance　to　the　right；　and　boldly　charged　on；

till；　foremost　with　those　of　other　regiments；　they　stood　on　the

strongest　point　of　the　enemy's　works；　masters　alike　of　his　guns　and

position。。。。　　Captain　Parks　reports　his　skirmish…line　to　have　charged

upon　and　captured　one　gun；　that　otherwise　would　have　been　hauled

off。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　ALLEN　BUCKNER；　SEVENTY…NINTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃The　right　of　the　regiment　rested　on　the　left　of　the　road；　where

it　crossed　the　rebel　fortification；　leading　up　the　hill　toward

Bragg's　headquarters。　　We　took　a　right　oblique　direction　through　a

peach　orchard　until　arriving　at　the　woods　and　logs　on　the　side　of　the

ridge；　when　I　ordered　the　men　to　commence　firing；　which　they　did　with

good　effect；　and　continued　it　all　the　way　up　until　the　heights　were

gained。　　At　this　point　the　left　of　the　regiment　was　near　the　right　of

the　house；　and　I　claim　that　my　officers　and　men　captured　two　large

brass　pieces；　literally　punching　the　cannoniers　from　their　guns。

Privates　John　Fregan　and　Jasper　Patterson；　from　Company　〃A；〃　rushed

down　the　hill；　captured　one　caisson；　with　a　cannonier　and　six　horses；

and　brought　them　back。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　J。　R。　MILES；　TWENTY…SEVENTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃The　regiment；　without　faltering；　finally；　at　about　4。30　P。M。；

gained　the　enemy's　works　in　conjunction　with　a　party　of　the　Thirty…

sixth　Illinois；　who　were　immediately　on　our　right。　　The　regiment；　or

a　portion　of　it；　proceeded　to　the　left；　down　the　ridge；　for　nearly　or

quite　a　quarter　of　a　mile　capturing　three　or　four　pieces　of　cannon；

driving　the　gunners　from　them。〃









CHAPTER　XVII。



ORDERED　TO　RETURN　TO　CHATTANOOGAMARCH　TO　KNOXVILLECOLLECTING

SUBSISTENCE　STORESA　CLEVER　STRATAGEMA　BRIDGE　OF　WAGONSLOOKING

OUT　FOR　THE　PERSONAL　COMFORT　OF　THE　SOLDIERS…A　LEAVE　OF　ABSENCE

ORDERED　TO　WASHINGTONPARTING　WITH　SHERIDAN'S　DIVISION。



The　day　after　the　battle　of　Missionary　Ridge　I　was　ordered　in　the

evening　to　return　to　Chattanooga；　and　from　the　limited　supply　of

stores　to　be　had　there　outfit　my　command　to　march　to　the　relief　of

Knoxville；　where　General　Burnside　was　still　holding　out　against　the

besieging　forces　of　General　Longstreet。　　When　we　left　Murfreesboro'

in　the　preceding　June；　the　men's　knapsacks　and　extra　clothing；　as

well　as　all　our　camp　equipage；　had　been　left　behind；　and　these

articles　had　not　yet　reached　us；　so　we　were　poorly　prepared　for　a

winter　campaign　in　the　mountains　of　East　Tennessee。　　There　was　but

little　clothing　to　be　obtained　in　Chattanooga；　and　my　command

received　only　a　few　overcoats　and　a　small　supply　of　India…rubber

ponchos。　　We　could　get　no　shoes；　although　we　stood　in　great　need　of

them；　for　the　extra　pair　with　which　each　man　had　started　out　from

Murfreesboro'　was　now　much　the　worse　for　wear。　　The　necessity　for

succoring　Knoxville　was　urgent；　however；　so　we　speedily　refitted　as

thoroughly　as　was　possible　with　the　limited　means　at　hand。　　My

division　teams　were　in　very　fair　condition　in　consequence　of　the

forage　we　had　procured　in　the　Sequatchie　Valley；　so　I　left　the　train

behind　to　bring　up　clothing　when　any　should　arrive　in　Chattanooga。



Under　these　circumstances；　on　the　29th　of　November　the　Fourth　Corps

（Granger's）　took　up　the　line　of　march　for　Knoxville；　my　men　carrying

in　their　haversacks　four　days'　rations；　depending　for　a　further

supply　of　food　on　a　small　steamboat　loaded　with　subsistence　stores；

which　was　to　proceed　up　the　Tennessee　River　and　keep　abreast　of　the

column。



Not　far　from　Philadelphia；　Tennessee；　the　columns　of　General

Sherman's　army；　which　had　kept　a　greater　distance　from　the　river　than

Granger's　corps；　so　as　to　be　able　to　subsist　on　the　country；　came　in

toward　our　right　and　the　whole　relieving　force　was　directed　on

Marysville；　about　fifteen　miles　southwest　of　Knoxville。　　We　got　to

Marysville　December　5；　and　learned　the　same　day　that　Longstreet　had

shortly　before　attempted　to　take　Knoxville　by　a　desperate