The National tribune., 1882-06-24
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Making a total loss of PSI, OF about one
third of the force, as the wounded fell into
the hands of the assailants.
Whitaker refers to the assault upon the
line at the Craven House as follows:
" Steadily and firmly advancing, my brigade
reached the base of Lookout's bold, project
ing point Its profile is deIinoated from
beneath against the sky. In good order my
bold command now became one line swung
round the crest, the right beirg the pivot
with the flags of the Fortieth Ohio on the
left and the Eighth Kentucky on the right
fosting free and triumphant.
TWO VAST ARMIES LOOKED UPON Is.
With beating hearts we heard the soul
stirring vivas of our country's friends, and
responding boldly we charged upon the raj
lying column of the rebcls 4 portion Of
Gen. Geary's division meeting overwhelming
opposition from the ri1c-pits i'll the orchard
before reaching the White House, and having
DO cover, were falling back. The enemy were
sending reinfercemeats from the sunr.is OF
the mountain over a depression IN the cliff,
some 300 CT 400 yards TO oar rear on the
west side Of the mountain the EiEhtA
Kentucky, Cslonei Barnes, was halted on the
crest Of the ridge with orders to depIoy
skirmishers to drive the ensmy back and to
hold the ercst st all hazards. This was well
done. The Eincty-sixth Illinois and Fifty
first Ohio were ordered forward TO aesail the
rife pits IN the rear, while the F0rtieth Ohio,
Ninety ninth Ohio, and Thirty firth Indians
assailed them on the flank. These dispose
tions were made at deuble-quick time and
wc were past the right Of the front line.
Boldly the charge was made, the enemy re
sisting stubScrnly, and in portions Of the
field q hsnd-to-hand contest ensued. The
force on my right, under COlOnels Champion
and Wood, swept down between the White
House and the summit; the other regiments
passed the GsnSs, and we drove them along
the sides and down the mountain half mile
beyond the White House. My brigade and
n portion of General Geary's division pur-
sued, and held the ground against reinforce
ments Of the enemy until we were relieved
near nishtfall." 1t win be observed that
General Whitaker refers to the Craven
House as the White House
Gen. Geary, after paying a glowing tri5-
ute to the courage of every brigade undcr
his command, and referring to the rugged
nature OF the ground over which they now
had to pass and the deadly work of the
sharp-shooters on both sides, says: Stretch
ing over large plateau and down the
mountain side towards the valley from the
base of the preCipitous rampant of rocks,
which like promontary bears
THE CLoUD-soARISG PEAK OF POINT LOOK
OUT
on its apex, was systematically arranged
chain of fbrtifications, outer and inner, like
a honey comb" While winding around the
base Of the peak the Twenty ninth Penn
sylvania had brief but victorious con-
test wish regiment thst attempted to gain
position on It's flank. Major Reynolds
kept his shells flying from his Moccasin
batteries, and suddenly the column reach
ed the plateau where Walthnll had
formed for The final conflict. Geary says:
Tho artillery ceased rs Ireland and Cob
hams left, with wild, prolonged cheers
charged the fortifcations. The enemy
offered stout resistance, but only for a
brief period Ireland pressed them hotly In
the face of their fierce volleys at close quar-
ters while our men fell rapidly, and Cobham
poured in his fanking fire from the ever