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

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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

tery, on the Trueblood Knoll. Col. C. C. Walcutt succeeded Corse. About 12:30, Loomis' Brigade advanced toward the railroad, placing its left on the Tunnel Hill Road, in the vicinity of the Glass House. The enemy was driven from the latter by Loomis' skirmishers, but returned later and burned it. The enemy threatening Loomis' left by descending on the Tunnel Hill Road, two regiments of Bushbeck's Brigade of the Eleventh Corps, the Twenty-seventh and Seventy-third Pennsylvania, were ordered forward upon Loomis' left, the Seventy-third holding position at Glass' House, and the Twenty-seventh assaulting Tunnel Hill to the left of that position. Bushbeck's Brigade had been left with Gen. Sherman the day before by Gen. Howard, and placed on the right of Gen. Sherman's line.

Early on the morning of the 25th Gen. Howard's remaining troops were ordered to Gen. Sherman. Orland Smith's Brigade of Steinwehr's Division first took position to the right of Bushbeck's Brigade facing the Ridge, and, later, moved with Schurz's Division to the valley of the Chickamauga where the entire force was posted upon Sherman's extreme left and rear. With the exception of Bushbeck's Brigade the troops of the Eleventh Corps were not engaged during the day. Early in the forenoon Gen. Baird's Division of the Fourteenth Corps was ordered to proceed to Gen. Sherman. Upon reaching Tunnel Hill he was informed that there was no room for him, and he returned to the center.

The enemy appearing in force, coming down the Tunnel Hill road upon the left and front of Loomis' Brigade, Matthies' Brigade was ordered forward and repulsed this attack. Matthies then assaulted Tunnel Hill to the right of Corse's Brigade, and, in conjunction with it, about I P. M. gained the crest just north of the present Trueblood House and within a short distance of the battery stationed at that point. In this position it was supported by Raum's Brigade, but both were soon compelled to retire in haste by the attack from the crest, and the sudden appearance of the enemy in force on