The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-10

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chsfd Knob, and the answering ear
nonasie from the summit Of tn rise~
cauzfI this asrfy, facing Il 20 lorr /,
inactivity, ~ ehzfe under IT, .s~Isv
and u rprsnR forward. when l1ose-i
with an uncontrgs,sbie forre 3s,r,, !.
inc song restraint imposed fhrusxho.
daygf sueh inspiring scenes.
A. haIfpast three o'eiock ii sszna
q IL guns from Orchard Knob. sszr-st,
Thousand men. In four lines. sweys. Tor
ward over the plain, sisp;oying sossse
what ~ they stivaDeed % a. 10 cove,
shree mics 81 the ridge. Fifty gun.
rained -hos and sheii upon shesa a.
they ssarfss!. ard -prirks-i fhc1a with
deadly elect over ali the wsy There
we're Fssaszy dead and woundea. bar n
ssrEzrler-. ~ those magnificent wayr-
d haf<le yollet On In fifteen minnie.
tbey we're within range OF the ealIiaa
infantry IRE from the lsxer line o
xoskss in fifteen nsre they had ewepe
over them aiong their entire front
and the rebel troop not capture xsys
II fHli retreat t1Esrd their Second liszs
above.
The orders for the movement con.
tsusplated q halt IN the first tine o.
works for s1igh4 rest, AMI a reforming
OF lines for forward movement: bu;
impatient under The Calling FIRE ffonl
above, eiatssi by success. anxious AMI
determined to play. their tnii part in
the days pageant. the front bins scarce
by halted at the lower rosks, bart,
| springing ovrs snd out Of them began
70 eiifnh the ROACH face q the ridge
1t was five hundred yards 10 the suns-
nit. The GENERAL elevation was five
hnadresi feet, and from point short
distance within the works 1T the base
the slope became preeipisous. II vas
broken by rayinss. tangsetl.wish fasien
timber, streen with masses of rock,
md covered NJ points with loose stone
from The fes.ges on the crest Spurs
| projected from the face OF the rislxr
At intervals. serving for natural has-
| tons, from which field artillery swept
the intervening curtains oi the -iofe
| with an en5lading fire. But nothing
less than the palisades ct Lookout
| could have stopped that army Of the
Cumberland, Enough Bragg and his
| thousands above still deemed their
position iJnpresnabie. Al heights
we're fringrd with spectators OF that
wonderful assault. The guns in the
Union works which had covered the
| first advance we're necessarily silent.
The sun shone clear on the slopes, and
the advancing hags and giiftering bay
oncts marked the rush Of the swift as
cent. Under the FIRE 81 sharpshooters
eosor-bearers fell nj every point ol the
line, only 10 BE- relieved hy other hands
eagerly bearing the eoiors forward
This deadly fire gradually drew each
| regiment toward it, hags, and soon.
far ~ the eve could reach along the
slope. the line was Transformed into
countless wetige-shaped masses. with
n flag 1t the point Of each. eleav-
ing their way upxarsi, folloging the
headiong paeh Of the guards bearing
the eolors. The rebels that had been
hurleii back from the lower line were
soon driven out OF the second parallel
and thence pursued so closely to the
summit that retreating toDfesisrates
ami the Union flags poured over the
whole extended line OF work together
There was sharp hand 10 hand fight
ing at points. after the eret was gain
ed, and battle oi much spirit on the
left. where eoiumnsof the enemy, hur-
rying from Sherman's front, under
took, but without success, so drive
Barr. back. Bragg AMI Breckenridge
in psrson narrowly escaped Sheridan
| troops when they crowned the sum-
| init.
| Forty guns and several thousand
prisoners were taken in the works.
From the first il hal been an advance
almost wholly without firing. Zach
Successive lins OF works and the SUM
| His were carried with the bayonet. In
an hour from the soun ling of the sig
nal guns, Bragg had been swept from
| these dominating positions OF great
natural fortress, strengthened by every
engineering art, and the sun. which
| az IL rising lighted up that ope Tag at
| Lockout. rested at its setting on the
countless banner. which stormIng
| Army had planted along the crest OF
| Missionary Ridge.
Throughout this movement sheri-
dan was eonspicuou7, followed by hls
stan. A. ever. he wa spienai1ly
mounted, and could be easily followed
by ali eyes as he dashed across the
plain and rode with his lines 10 and
over the crest, and without halt
hurled forward upon the retreating
| enemy.
| In the spring o. 1854, Grant asked
for his transfer TO the East, and he
| was assigned 20 the command Of the
cavalry Of the army of the Potomac.
In the year that followed AMI ended
NJ Apponiatiox. the troop under him
thad fought seventy-six battles, AMI
/ over sixty Of these we're delivered un-
der his own order. In these engage
ments his troops captured Jos battle
flags in open field fighting. and over
| iB5 field pieces. and, as he said IA his
report In all these operations tbs
pereentase oi cavalry casualties was
A. great as that OF the infantry. end
/ ,he question which had existed. Who
ever saw deal cavalry manf was set
at rest
lie began his new duties by protect
ing with great skill the flank oi Grant :
advance through the Wilderness to
SpottSyivania Then, cutting lonse,
he started Tor the rear ot Lee : army
and Richmond. oatwitsing the Con-
tolerate cavalry, he gained q point
within six miles of their capital,
where, az yellow Tavern. he defeated
Jyb . stuart, the distinguished cav
alryn,an, who Tell in the engagement.
He turned his horses heads Within tiie
outer tiefcnSes of The city, ana mar n
chi for night within these tines. lie
| rebuilt the bridge over the Chiek .t.
| mummy tiltiff NV AAtAs " u.s.
ion, drove the enemy 10 uainrs Mills,
| Turning upon the ioreeS IA his rear
he drove them .nto the inner torttfi-
cations oi the city. and. ~ he says Ia
his official report, :" tor the haisnce 81
the day. We collected our woandea,
huyiest our dead, graxea oar horses,
ami read the Richmond papers, two
sraais new shoys having, with com
nsendalie enterprise, entered cur istie-
| and sold 10 the officers and men.
Thence be marched to HaxaIFs Land
| inr. on the james. rested three days,
| asnt out parties 10 scout for the Army
af The Potomac, ami joined = safety
| after sixteen days passed. IN the rrsF
ef Lee. and about, and 'oT part 9, the
tine actually within. The fortified lines
of Richmond. sheridan had thus
ruade himself Known to the Officers
| and soldiers az his Eastern command,
| ana thencefarth they followed ana
trusted him With the assurance aud
| the eathnsiasm which had marked
hiScareer ~ the West.
| lie had sixty days os continuous
| marching. aud IN the main suces>siui
| 6rhtins, on. both sides OF the james
| WITH The abasst cavalry commander :
~ the enemy. lie VA then reiiesed
| for the crowning campaign 81 MS ca
r,,er IN the Shenandoah and the eiAsi