The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-06-21
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
A BFilliaat Account Of The Exploits Of
0SieThaHS' Division.


To tlie Essi-8r NATIONAL pRsBUSE:
tlsh % .aise ezcS1ii0sls 10 8 portion Of Conrade
: ( n neatCr's i55s9 50 lE lE,IBCSl1 issue of May
II aSsS sp-ss- now for C,sicr.s.,ss' aivssson
we.. i4e fr.i division 81 The FilteVath Corps
Aar 4offlIsae Ws5erier rcseFs 10 The night attack
b sus. eiiis, ss>Iey he turiss Lookout Noun
tam sud ,-'ss. BOW, a 90 the looeont Mountain
light, sos no use for General osieriiss'is dlVi7-
ION % te Eleefitli Corps claim thai they drove
tire rero-s from the moantaln. And why not 1
Hsk- iiase i5cl - pi'sy co-e reader oi thE y A.
gEoSAi. 1RlItaE Tor sCIltetn months. and don't
Thank IN IL teeu claimed for tie
division tf tsearal Uster.laus ih;.G EleY should
have tae strgs c-cssii 81 capturing Lookout Noun
r.s fG IIlss Oster
il.-tls drive LIG retes irosn tue nouEtllil2
lgy, lse sss Ostsrilnus i force,
and do ii''. re's tot GROUND Elill AFTER the heights
liad bocn gained by tlse second division ~
Iweutlesll t,srEs. Now, w!i;ss me facts? Let
a. sC N' A.-s "a iSi~ii, coming M from the
wcss, fsissc1 through General soc lockers camp
ite fslstl'1l q ftlc "a 81 NOyegnper, io3, at
.tbsuk atctli ~ Stock H., ana 4 malt
a. the base ii ste ncrtel7l extremity 81 Lookout
M0UGsslu, polui. f,ernSps. three four miles
nOrtnssct q Chattanooga. liere we is'oS refresh
1aes "ise lliSilsaoe Was sent 70 General sler-
nl,U u approach. Ia g3sc faeigil.c Rae pom
bgGtrs ts5t-tGne fer reason ineffective,
thu. preventing from joining Sherman 10y TINS
hieis - stgl was ofered 10 report 10 OeIl-
IlOsslr. well, early ;he next morning. Gen
crsl nJ5klf'- OEotIb 40 General O7Jerhalis
place i-lH sn lad IEiil, veTs exposed point
iu .ovaue fortified liIlc and support y
hls wVIe ioil. u Necessary. 10 wilsc General
Oaserl.s.us lel.i0G: " I.sye Two regiments thai
:
OraurcG We Fourth IOWA infantry ana EhlrIecuth
uRot. Infantry 90 The Flrsa brigade support tie
Fourth D..lo battery. which brought along 10
TIC ioo- o. isSsd iii ~nere i4ie horses we've uii-
licea sao tiic csall4on pulled up Tie hiii by the
Infantry Flah ropes.
OPENING TIE Rail-.
Now Bald lIll Is very close To the base OF Look
on Mountain & siutiu creek o5vices the tw O.
"a passing ..orr l4Ie b.ls 81 the crss < 10 b5ld
h. ns,sce1 loc 81 T-i'sl falaSets Tie oIo-
sSiesl4e Ne PASSED l'i.in perhaps four or I'VE
rOls 81 thul sld from the Top oi bald tt1iI sonc
o. them were oiiis . stone 5 throw away. Amer
slEEiss. ~ Tie llU a 5orce of rebels semi
down iroz tie Tahep3ts 10 double thc psclsuts on
outs si"os AS. creek iur Niaoh small iaN0r We
were very thankful. " ten General OsseTiIaus
THIS i.e rode up To ii.e s,i.oel 81 the Ilr-
tDesIJ Illinois, saying. Noo5SI, want YOU 10 de
tail lyiI.S ~ slsos tls,oS plclScts, they
TOO clOsc So ID. guns. tnch turIIea and rode
away. tlo SION returned. however. Tor the John
Dlls 1ea. las orders 10 te colonel 10 shoot taefn.
NeFer ntl1o- eoivlei, slld lac, yoa need mol
MAKE the gcisai4. hose rCois say they want TO
elreuccr rather liin e shot. Ten the boys be
e-Fct'i '-s.- not a.lug tfi,rn wien we s4otsiIlc'
trgseE.llg lLse ~ IngsEctsy heard IN the
cisSsiso, 3-sa IA a sSrt time tsIc troops Of Gery's
civIsal came driving the roDoas into the clearing
along Ike HlouGisln SLOPES, aud now lt ttssi
Dseeriats Col IL las Work The Fourth ONO bat
terry Essiu 45lli, opened the Johnales,
GAG also otller t-tteries The foothills, with
terrInc IoEce, sssd although the rebels seemed to
cOLiess every inch OF ground Giiey were driven
around tlie eastward by the we'll
o-leeAee i-fe q Cur tStttrftes, cosegy ana hotiy
pursued i5y oery troops Many rebels tilsss
posted ;sfos lle fe5i q the mountain and along
the creek we're untouched by GesTy. To these
O-tersas turned nj. attention and, through
the medium OF the Fourth lowe infantry ADVISED
theiH oi t movements VI tary IN their rear. At
trTt ttes stOuisss5, bBt gave themselves up.
The enemy SAVING nov l)cs-ee around the noun
tam cut OF Ie range OF bsiE,Tle the battery at
AOol&sin icil.i sent its compliments 10 them at
slot lAtleFfa.ls l1rOoliott lac la3tsInoon 1lr;ilg
tiss tID1e ~e pulled Up, ENC OsSerh&us division
soon ascending tile mountain, passing up through
the cloud =na fsst. We found mon troops
I'm the Esll4lly AFhltr house evidently r1reD-
ing 70 receive nsDei ATTACK by FtInoGeiiag the
rcisei rife e II slSer vicinity. Pushing above
the white halted well mp the palisades
DssllSlcss WAS now AT hand, ana tie enemy
poured DOS EaUrlezOiss the summit of
the rooiist-l AIS Rom the slope n inOht, and kept
y up al sIter midnight and then withdrew 20
Missionary taloge.
THE PURSUIT.
Vow, according 10 Comrade WheeIer's report,
SFearys GJFl-lea TIE rear while ali this
hgiailIag VS. going on Tor Tie POSSESSION OF tie
mountain, t1l~l Osterhss division Did drive the
Teeeis TfsEa Tie nlogntsin. DC says further. " Gs-
tz,rfsus reserve 5orce and aid not reach the
ground mill the heights had been gained ny the
Second oiSisio0 81 tise twentieth Corps. Eow
unders4Nc 10 SAY. and tsinl. history VIII bear
cut ~ y t4l-t the beigilie 81 Lookout Mountain
were not gained llai -7ta cary Of November 1868,
a. ali. II why were tassy not held by tho SEQ
oEsd division Of tlse TNsrIlisil5 Y7ts9 The facts Of
the a459at tAsse. he euIunit or the to,, of
AoofgEi ksOck-sl pisess ii oseETssiIon-was not
gained Isl.l shout o. morning OF tine
fh 81 November, lso5, when regiment. sad 10
Lag Rom Lockout iioek without opposition while
c8eTs went up from tic sfly Ia the gig5n-
lty oi Aei..tiassossEa Assi,n, GoBiIssde Wheeler
hsgs e htst morning We starred III pursuit Of
the reiTlur Ecis and arriving al Ring gold on
the tEs found thar Igsfcrasls lad undertaken
~ cis.0cge L.4e Rebels Iavi0r's Ridge but had
B0t saoaselsc- Spsg tilis sE.senlen: d not trle
nor h a history l<rnra,ie n isecier asserts No
troofs SSsaIsse t.iigE9sa lie 10Th bur those Of
The fssseis aiser nsloniriil. morning of
the Ztt tie Tiiirtosllsh llois infantry Of which
was ltt8zher, piacaG the advance and we
moved lo,' -la hlislsolc YET many miles away.
Ae t,l- Niis int % les olsstf1ct<7S with the de-
nrls 0 tie Icssestlfag army, suc csis-ens bro
Ken Wagons, os-iia cCfifFe, tsrefooied -Tss.ers.
oeertegs ess-, II Cieburlles and Cheatllai.s Cd
VISIONS 81 tie eacfay. Everything Indicted List
rte enemy Lad inside disastrous retreat We
came "a siglst OF Rllgeoid before sunrise on il,e
morning ~ NoTlntr 9Th. and Io tToog- were in
fruat Of ls czc-pt rrs. Our cavalry drove in tbs.
retSri oarT f5ussrt sGTy t8le CiGiClsAnnaslga to-
ware s1e toss e. .ille the infantry approached the
scNf-e4 Diiis@ sistitiG ttiiels5tsStzsi Creek be-
ION lle isst- Crossing the laIlaa-e proceeded
shFoiEe i.lnssgOlG, our * lITHisiers driving tie
rebess aeta-e thoua. beycnd tile town toward the
gap n Liytors fsi5ge General Hooker nov s-,e
zap ar aretEed cur colonel - Gle ls rcg-Iunl OF
- -1e nsla untl TIE gigit wing rested The
creek
BOT TINE
Whcn fllis had been done and the regiment
..sa h-iiee and troltud toward Rs1gol4 Gap,
TIE Eeg-s c.senta Nlll grape fEon TIE
I'D = ga .isr napoleon a5us, ~ E4aa Were con-
ceaicd iiffl rnsli. HI battery WIS SUD-
Portec by - lcasl division iilc rclsel arTu.r who
were po>4ssa very Etf-e- ald around lie cein
beilino e railroad eI.,tsgle tree AID rocks
AZ ~ Sharp sbDpters posted Ga r high wooded
rock IF1ik &cFpes tie creek. Illere was also a
lF1esf Fes,s between AID ie battery, occupying
tpescs barns log hreaslyrorlzs d51ressioIls aud
tie Pike against tllis inc ise ..rieeI.il Illinois
vs. orl2red 10 charge 81 FOuiiic-Q ck. We ac-
composites tlis iest % 1.s1 7s-e, carrying the
le AMID iiaIstorTu Of lead sad iron alfkoIiaii 4
cosi tse iises q Major Buslncl and CnoT-lsos.rer
Pa ttleg ~ the Thirteenth Illinois while Great
nislig oieI OflneEs and enlisted men of ta reei-
silent scre citLeE Killed wounded. IS fortune
Eo1ia LGre H. h0WefeT carried 100 rounds Of
5'lell-1sa-eil cartridges ia our cnrlr5Gse-boxes
a.nq aeesslls til=i ,iay and ty tiisi sfogus held
s-c 5olthIseS lgat tl A1angg-avsTs flying battery
arrived and lilgey the first shell into The gap.
rate Thus & 'ss.s hst Osterhaus division aid dis
lodge The rel,es 90 taglors Ridge. This - history
a. tgiaitae Z tscT H8li discover Il he viii exam
Inc Drurfai hof-zFs OF Osterlaaus' reports Now
want - azE tJ4-.rade Wheeler how lie managed
= pass Ee ar1s4g 81 General Bragg % Missionary
Aii-se - - 20 sct 70 EaESoic SOON Did Il ever
cecu4 10 ll t4tZt tleEc some unpicasa..tlaess
on Missionary Ridge which had 10 be settled be-
fore De could march un8isstrucled from Lookout
seven sat esin which tle Rock Of Ciiiaha1aatll-a
arc sherman GEuned very extensively? IN tins
MINUTE acaiF. GeuefAl 0sterinus iss usual came
n lor ba share 81 the profits by seonpng in 2gO
or 300 rebs, which tic EGuk o. CbcSaIlausa's
ncn ia1 ulas beautifully delnprslizcd about Ross
VIE Cap, 81 Missionary itic2e. say this with al
cue Teepeo1 - tAe Sighting qualities Of tie TWEEN
Nstl DorEss and GOInrzde - 4ccier I NoulG now
ieFte bear from any Of lIe division q Osterlisus
paien FROM November - 20 p lSEs Inclusive u
ffCls. General (3sterliules usssssslF