Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-23
CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES
OF THE
18th TENNESSEE REGIMENT.
Copyrighted June 9th, 1884. All rights re,
served.
BY r. 4. HEAD.

was completely beseiged and devoted
himself to fortifying his lines.
Gen. Polk was relieved of his com>
mand shortly after the battle of Chicks
amauga, and Lieut.. Gen. D. H. Hill
was placed in command of Folks corps.
Gen. Hill made good corps cons
mander. Gen. Polk was assigned to
duty in Mississippi.
On the 23d of October Wright's
brigade was sent to Charleston to re.
build the railroad bridge over the Hia-
wassee river and to guard the line of
communication between Chattanooga
and Knoxville. LongStreet was sent
to Knoxville, where Burnsides was be-
seiged.
On the 23d of November the FEEDER.
ais began to press the Confederate pick.
cts and martial powerful army in the
Confederate front. Wright's brigade
was returned to Missionary Ridge and
on the morning of Nov. 25th it was
ordered to a position on the extreme
right, on the south bank of Chickamau-
ga creek. Gen. Wright was mistaken
in the position of the enemy, who were
posted in heavy force on the north
bank of the creek. Before the troops
were aware of the immediate presence
of the enemy they received volley of
musketry from the opposite bank.
Lafayette Clark of Co. d, 16t Tenn.
regiment, was killed, and Lieut.. w.
G. Womack severely wounded. Gen.
Wright withdrew out of range and es-
tablished his lines on better ground.
The Confederate lines were now pressed
at all points. Hooker carried the Con-
federate position at Lookout Mountain
on the left in the forenoon, and the
Confederates had withdrawn to the
brow Of Missionary Ridge. The Fed
erals massed their forces and moved
up the western base. The engagement
continued through the afternoon along
the centre, while all was comparatively
quiet along the TANKS. About sun
down the Federals prepared for des-
perate assault upon the Confederate
centre. Under a heavy cannonade
they began the ascent of the ridge.
The Confederates resisted with all their
power, but the Federals had been so
heavily reinforced and the Confeder-
ates weakened by the absence of Long
streets corps and other troops sent to
other points until the Confederate de-
fenses on the brow of the Ridge al
many places was mere skirmish line,
This was too weak to stand the heavy
columns of the enemy. The fight
ragged furiously for a while, but the
Confederate line was broken and the
enemy gained the summit of the Ridge
Gen. Bragg was in the thickest of the
fight and tried to rally his men wher
his lines gave way.
Finding his forces inadequate to the
work of regaining this part of the line
he ordered a retreat, and the army re
treated to Ringgold. From this poin
they retreated to Dalton, where they
remained through the winter and early
spring months.
Gen. Bragg was now relieved of thu
command of the army and his plac,
was filled by Gen. Joseph E. johnson
The soldiers built cabins to shelter
themselves, and in a short time tn,
whole army was made comfortable
While stationed at Dalton Jeff Davi
conceived the idea that it woHld have
beneficial effect upon the army to inter
mix the troops from different States il
the different commands. THIS causeC
a buzz of discomfort among the Tennes
see troops. Gen. johnson sympathizet
with the Tennesseans and succeede,
in having the order revoked.
In February Federal column cam
out from Vicksburg and was met b
the army of Gen. Polk, assisted b.
FORESTS cavalry. This was a mer
raid that came out as far as Merida
and returned to Vicksburg. johnson
sent out part of his army to assir
Polk. AS soon as the Federals becam
aware of this they moved out on Buz