day was foggy and misty throughout, and the firing from the ..summit was of necessity inaccurate.

Just before night Carlin's Brigade of Johnson's Division crossed Chattanooga Creek near its mouth, pushed up the mountain to the Craven House, carrying supplies of ammunition, and relieved the right of Geary's line next to the palisades. Picket firing continued throughout the night. In the morning it was found that the enemy had abandoned the mountain, the object of the resistance during the night having been to cover the Summertown Road as the line of retreat.

Sherman's Crossing.

While Gen. Hooker was organizing to attack Lookout Mountain, at daylight of the 24th, Gen. Sherman's forces were crossing the Tennessee from the mouth of North Chickamauga, six miles above Chattanooga

One hundred and sixteen boats with oarsmen, and twentyfive additional boats ready to follow, were prepared at North Chickamauga. The landing place selected was two miles and a half below, about the mouth of the South Chickamauga. At midnight of the 23d the boats were filled by Giles A. Smith's Brigade of Morgan L. Smith's Division and floated down and across to a point above the mouth of the latter stream. A landing was effected, and all the enemy's pickets but one captured. The boats then returned for the rest of this division, which was landed below the mouth of the South Chickamauga. The division of John E. Smith followed, and at daylight 8,000 men were over the river and in line near it, west of and facing Tunnel Hill. Ewing's Division and the artillery and horses for the generals and staff were next ferried over in the steamer Dunbar, under the direction of Gen. James H. Wilson, the assistant of Gen. W. F. Smith, Chief Engineer, who had charge of all preparations for the crossing, and the execution of the movement. At 12:30 P. M. the bridge was completed. Gen. Sherman was the first to cross. He was met on the south shore by Gen.

Howard of the Eleventh Corps, who had ridden unmolested from Chattanooga with his escort accompanied by three regiments of infantry. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis' Division of the Army of the Cumberland, which, with forty pieces of artillery posted by Gen. Brannan, Chief of Artillery to Gen. Thomas, had covered the construction of the bridge and the crossing, came over last.

At 1 o'clock the advance toward Missionary Ridge began. This had been designed to carry the north end of the Ridge to the tunnel before the enemy could concentrate for its defense. Morgan L. Smith's Division held the left of the line, John E. Smith's the center, and Ewing's the right rear. Davis' Division followed as a reserve to the whole.

At the time this movement began the north end of Missionary Ridge was not occupied by the Confederates. The nearest force of the enemy was the right of Walker's Division then resting on the crest of the ridge, a mile and a quarter south of its northern extremity.

Because of the want of sufficient reconnoisance, and the misty atmosphere, the march, instead of being directed against the north end of Missionary Ridge, was toward the detached range of hills next north and west of its real extremity. These detached hills were occupied without resistance at 4 P. M. Just as their summits were reached, Smith's Brigade of Cleburne's Division appeared at their foot, but, after brief skirmishing, withdrew to the main ridge. Gen. Sherman fortified the crests which he had gained, and arranged his lines in position for the night. Lightburn's Brigade of Morgan L. Smith's Division held the left of the line on the crest; Alexander's, of John E. Smith's Division, the center; and Cockerill's, of Ewing's Division, the right. Giles A. Smith's Brigade of Morgan L. Smith's Division, closed the gap on the left of Lightburn to the Chickamauga. Ewing's remaining brigades extended Cockerill's line into the valley, and two brigades of John E. Smith's Division were placed at the foot of the ridge back of the

center of the line. Jeff. C. Davis' Division was posted in column of brigades, one in contact with Sherman's reserve, one at the river landing, and one half way between the other two.

The movement on the Confederate side to resist Sherman's advance began at 2 P. M. of the 24th. During the forenoon, Polk's Brigade of Cleburne's Division, with Semple's Battery, had been sent to guard the East Tennessee Railroad Bridge over the Chickamauga. Gen. Cleburne was then engaged in erecting defenses along the ridge from the crossing of the Shallow Ford Road (McCallie Avenue) to Bragg's Headquarters. At 2 o'clock, he was ordered to proceed with his remaining three brigades to Tunnel Hill, which point he reached at 2:30 P. M. He occupied the north end of Missionary Ridge, and sent Smith's Brigade to take position on the detached range beyond. This was found to be in possession of Sherman's advance, and, in accordance with orders, Smith returned to the main ridge and took position from the north point (Moon House) to Tunnel Hill (Trueblood House).

Confederate Movements on the Night of the 24th.

As a result of the capture of Lookout Mountain by Gen. Hooker's forces, and Gen. Sherman's lodgment on the heights near Missionary Ridge, Gen. Bragg, during the night of the 24th, abandoned Lookout and his lines in the valley in front of Chattanooga, and retired to Missionary Ridge. Stevenson's Division proceeded from Lookout to Tunnel Hill, reaching the left of Cleburne's position there about 9 o'clock of the 25th.

Cheatham's Division followed, and took position on the left of Walker's Division, which had been established on the ridge during the night of the 23d with its right about threequarters of a mile south of the tunnel.

Stewart's Division fell back to the crest and occupied it with an attenuated line from Rossville Gap to near Bragg's

Headquarters. Bate's Division took position next north of Stewart's, and Patton Anderson joined Cheatham's left, leaving quite a gap on Bate's right. There were no changes in the positions of the Union forces during the night of the 24th.

Operations of November 25th-Battle of Missionary Ridge.

The closing day's battle was opened November 25th by Gen. Sherman on the Union left, about Tunnel Hill. Lightburn's Brigade on the left, Alexander's in the center, and Cockerill's on the right, were kept in position on the crests of the detached hills next north and west of the point of Missionary Ridge which Gen. Sherman had occupied the day before. Four guns of Callender's Battery were with Cockerill, two of Dillon's with Alexander, and Wood's Battery with Lightburn. These guns played on Cleburne's position at Tunnel Hill throughout the action.

Soon after sunrise, Corse's Brigade of Loomis' Division moved down from the heights, under fire from Cleburne's lines, into the ravine under the north point of Missionary Ridge, and assaulted that position. Corse was supported by Giles A. Smith's Brigade of Morgan L. Smith's Division on the left, operating along the eastern base of the ridge, and by Loomis' Brigade of Ewing's Division on the right, along the western slope. The brigades of Matthies and Raum of John E. Smith's Division were placed in support of Loomis. Gen. Lightburn also assisted Giles A. Smith with about half of his brigade.

Corse, supported by the Thirtieth Ohio from Lightburn, carried the point of the Ridge (now the Moon Place), and from this ground assaulted Cleburne's central position to the south of and commanding it. The effort to carry this position, which was held by Smith's Brigade of Cleburne's Division, was persistent until about 3 P. M., but failed. Gen. Corse was wounded about 10 o'clock near Smith's lines, his troops having charged to within fifty paces of Swett's Bat