The evening times., 1895-09-18

Eleventh (Howard) and Twelfth (slocum)
Corps, under Gen. Joseph Hooker. and
were assigned TO the Army of the Cumber-
land; also by Gen. sherman's a army, consist
ing OF Gen. Osterhaus' division of the FIJI
teeDth Corps; the division OF Gen. Morgan
L. Smith and Gen. Hugh Ewing, of the
Fifteenth Corps, and Gen. John Z. Smith,
OF the Seventeenth Corps.
On the afternoon of November 20 Woods
and Sheridan's divisions carried Orchard
Knob and Indian Hill, and reversed and
held the enemy's works on that line until
the afternoon OF the 25th, when these di-
visions, with Sheridan on the right formed
the center of the line for the storming Of
Missionary Ridge.
November "a Hooker's forces in Look
out Valley, consisting of the Twelfth
corps, Cruft's, of the Fourth, and Osterhaus
Of the Fifteenth, carried Lookout Noun
tain.
On the 25th these forces advanced to
Rossville Gap and carried the south end
Of Missionary Ridge in the afternoon Of
that day.
THE FAMOUS CHARGE
At 3:15 o. M. of the 25th, Johnsons,
sheridan's, Woods, and BairtPs divisions
formed from right to left in the order
named, starting from the central line
captured ON the Esd, assaulted and carried
first the enemy's rifle pits at the base of
the Ridge, and Immediately thereafter
the Central line of Missionary Ridge for
distance of three miles.
The whole movement occupied a little
over an hour, and the captures were forty
md h<,.
Sherman was not idle while the prepara-
tions were being made for the attack on Mis-
sionory Ridge on the right, as he attacked
the Ridge at Tunnel Hill on the 25th and
fought throughout the day, several des-
perate assaults being made without carry
Ing the enemy's works. Soon after dark the
enemy Withdrew across the Chickamauga
The organizations participating in the
battles around Chattanooga were the Army
of the Cumberland, Gen. George H. Thomas
the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, Gen Jos.
Hooker, and four divisions OF the Army of
the Tennessee, Gen. W. T. Sherman The
Eleventh and Twelfth Corps and the Army
of the Tennessee were not In the battles of
Chickamauga- When Gen. Bragg reached
the outskirts Of Chatta nooga his army con-
sisted of the corps OF Breckinridge, four di-
visions; Harder, four divisions; Longstreet,
two divisions. These last two divisions
came from the Army OF Northern Virginia,
but after the battle of Wauhatchie were sent
10 Knoxville; also Wheeler's corps of cav
airy.
Buckner's division was detached and also
sent to Knoxville
The commanders of Bragg's army were:
Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, Maj. Gen.
John H. Hood, Lieut. Gen. william ].
Hardee, Mai. Gen. B. F. Chea than, Mai.
Gen. Patrick r. Cleburne, Mai. Gen.
Carter L. Stevenson, Mai. Gen. W. H T.
Walker. Mai. Gen. John c. Breckinridge,
Maj. Gen. Alex. P. Stewart, one of the
park commissioners: Brig. Gen. William
B. Bate, now United States enator from
Tennessee; Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. johnson,
Brig. Gen. Patton Anderson, Mai. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, now Representative in
Congress from Alabama: Maj. Gen. William
T. Martin, Mai. Gen. John A. Wharton,
Brig. Gen. Frank c. Armstrong.
In the battles about Chattanooga Grant
had 220 regiments of infantry, of
cavalry, SO of artillery, making a total
of 26l organizations. Gen. Bragg had 1913
regiments of infantry, 33 of cavalry, 46
OF artillery, making total of 242 organiza-
tions.