BLOODY POND-WIDOW GLENN'S.. This Pond lies on the Crawfish Springs Road a few hundred yards north of Widow Glenn's, which is on the higher ground in the woods to the right. It was the only water for a considerable distance in either direction, and its banks during the battle were covered with wounded men and animals. The low line of forest on the right in the distance is just beyond and parallel to the La Fayette Road. Viniard's is on that road a few hundred yards south of the high timber on the right of the picture. Lytle Hill is a short distance to the left of the line of woods at the left of the picture. JAY'S MILL, LOOKING NORTH-WEST.... The site of the steam saw mill is marked by the small tablet toward the left. At the time of the battle the field did not extend quite to the large cedar in its center. The spring which Dan McCook's Brigade of J. D. Morgan's Division tried to reach at daylight is at the loose pile of stones in front of the fence. Forrest's Cavalry formed parallel to this fence to meet Croxton's Brigade of Brannan's Division, which was advancing through the woods. on the left, and came within a few hundred yards of the spring. The left brigade of Brannan (Van Derveer's) fought on the high ground in the woods west and north of the field. Dibbrell's Cavalry Brigade, dismounted, and Ector's Infantry Brigade advanced to the attack from the line of the spring. At 6 P. M., Cleburne's Division formed with its right at the Mill and advanced westward to the night attack on Baird's and Johnson's Divisions. SNODGRASS HOUSE FRONT VIEW.... The Union line was re-formed in front of this house after Longstreet had broken it at Brotherton's Sunday morning. Gen. Thomas' Headquarters were under the crest to the right and rear of it throughout the afternoon. Horeshoe Ridge begins a short distance to the left of the house. BRAGG'S HEADQUARTERS, MISSIONARY RIDGE, and Ob SERVATION TOWER.... The tall poplars at the right mark the site of the small house which was Bragg's Headquarters. The steel ob 174 180 191 196 servation tower is seventy feet to the upper platform. REAR OF SNODGRASS HOUSE-GEN. THOMAS' HEAD QUARTERS The Union left, on Sunday afternoon, September 20th, ran on the open crest to the left of the barn, past the Snodgrass House, and along the Ridge to the right for about a quarter of a mile. Granger's troops arrived from the left, passed to the right in front of the fence, and, ascending the Ridge from the rear, carried it, and prolonged Thomas's right something over half a mile. Gen. Thomas' Headquarters were to the left of and a little below the tree in the field at the left. CHATTANOOGA AND SHERMAN HEIGHTS, FROM LOOK OUT... Moccasin Point is in the bend of the river to the right. The high ground in the city to the left is Cameron Hill. The prominent white building to the right of the center of the city is the post-office and custom house. It stands a short distance to the left and rear of the site of Fort Negley. The faint column of steam near the bend of the river to the right is Citico Furnace. The second bend in the river marks the point of Sherman Crossing, and the first low range seen beyond the first bend above the city marks the line of Missionary Ridge near Sherman Heights. SCALING THE PALISADES, DAYLIGHT, NOVEMBER 25, 1863.... The cliff shown in the picture is west of and immediately south of the point of the mountain as seen from Chattanooga. The ladders to the left, over which soldiers are seen climbing, are on a line where a detachment of the Eighth Kentucky scaled the cliff at daylight after Hooker's occupation of the Craven House plateau, and at sunrise unfurled their flag on the point shown in the illustration described in the preceding paragraph. 205 210 212 MISSIONARY RIDGE-BAIRD'S ASSAULT.. The tower on the Ridge stands on the jutting point (now De Long place) where Van Derveer's Brigade, the center of Baird's Division, scaled the Ridge in the assault of the Army of the Cumberland. Phelps' Brigade assaulted through the ravine to the left, where the ground is still more precipitous, and Turchin's Brigade along the open slope to the right. The Crest Road of the Park is seen at the right, just in front of the houses on the summit. REED'S BRIDge, LongstreET'S CROSSING Place. 217 .... 185 By this bridge, coming from the east (left), the first Confederate troops, Bushrod Johnson's, with a portion of Longstreet's, reached the battle field, Friday afternoon, September 18th. The crossing was resisted by Minty's Cavalry Brigade, assisted by troops from Wilder's Brigade of Mounted Infantry. The bridge is as it was at the time of the battle. Alexander's Bridge was a similar structure three miles up the stream. The latter was successfully defended by Wilder on the 18th and dismantled but restored and used by the Confederates on the 19th and 20th. CRAWFISH SPRINGS-THE OLD WHEEL AND MILL...... 168 Nearly the whole of the Fourteenth and Twentieth Corps of Rosecrans' army filled their canteens at this spring, or the stream below it, as they passed during the night march of September 18th from McLemore's Cove to Kelly's. The road ran upon the high bank a short distance back of the spring. The stream from the spring was about twenty-five fect wide and six inches deep, and the flow rapid. After the battle, it furnished water to a large proportion of the wounded of both armies. CRAVEN HOUSE, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN-WALTHALL'S HEADQUARTers.. The Craven, or White House, was Gen. Walthall's Headquarters at the time of Hooker's assault. Its relative position is best shown in the Frontispiece, under the branch which hangs below the summit. The palisades range from 75 to 150 feet high. The Union flag was unfurled at daylight, November 25th, from the top of the cliff to the right. The slope is very steep from the foot of the palisades and is accurately shown in the view of Hooker's battle field, page 11S. 130 |