Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-06

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which wa, the headquarters of Gen
erals Grant, Thomas and Grange
throughout the battle of Chattanooga
q near view is obtained of the Con
federate position upon Missionary
Ridge, and the movements of tn,
Union troops in the Army of the Gum
berland, Army Of the Tennessee ant
Hooker's army for their dislodgment
can be readily followed. Passing to
the crest Of Missionary Ridge and
driving along its summit, every feature
of the Confederate position and oil
the Union movements as seen from
that side are under the eye, as are
the battlefields Of Lookout and
Chickamauga.
The observation towers upon the
Chickamauga field, which occupy the
highest elevations and rise above the
timber, enable the student to trace all
the tactical movements of the three
days operations upon that field. The
Government road TO Ringgold will be
completed early in the present season
and the lines Of battle at that point
have already been ascertained and
partially marked.
1t was decided to establish the first
camps in the Dyer field, which in one
direction adjoin the ground where
Longstreet's columns broke the Union
lines on the second day of the battle,
and caused considerable portion OF
the right Of the army to be driven
from the field in confusion. At its
other extremity, it sweeps up 10 the
heights of Snodgrass Hill, where those
famous but unsuccessful attacks OF
Longstreet's columns broke in unend-
ing succession of magnificent assaults,
continuing from l O'Clock till sun
down, against the mistaken lines of
Thomas. These camps will be the
centre OF o division line of three
brigades, If the present plan of estab-
fishing thereserve division at the park
is carried out.
1t was also determined to estab-
lish the right brigade in the fields
about the Bloody Pond in front Of
Widow Glenn's, which was Rosecrans's
headquarters, and on the Viniard
field. AT this latter point, on Satur-
day, seven brigades on each side swept
back and forth in succeeding victories
and defeats, from noon until shutdown,
in one Of the bitterest contests of
those which marked the severe fight
ing of the two days. This portion of
The line also embraced the brilliant
lighting of the poet Lytle's command.
The camp of the left brigade is also in
plain view of the fighting ground about
General Thomas's headquarters at the
'nodgrass House, and will cover O por-
ion of the territory over which Cor
lon Changers troops rushed without
'rders toward the sound of battle, to
he relief of General Thomas and the
Aviation of an army.
An adjoining camp overlooks the
Kelly field, into which Breckinridge's
livision of Confederates, turning the
Union left, penetrated on Sunday
morning, and over which five brigade
harges occurred in the movements
necessary to drive his columns back.
n front of this field also ran the four
divisions of the Union left, which
TODD as firm as did Thomas's troops
N Snodgrass Hill, and bore the brunt
4 frequent assaults by the entire
light wing Of the enemy.
The camps for cavalry have been es.
ablished in the open country along
he Chickamauga River from Alexan.
er's Bridge to Reeds Bridge, thus
occupying the ground where Forests
avalry, stationed to observe the right
nd rear of Bragg's army, was at.
acked by the head of General Thomas's
orps, which, by night march, had
assed around the Confederate right
q position fully in its rear, and COW
ring the roads to Chattanooga. Here
orrest's cavalry dismounted, and
ghting as infantry, so fought, in we'll
rdered lines, with a pluck and en-
urance which carried them into the
cry flashing of the guns Of the Union
arteries, as to create the impression
it'll Thomas's veterans that they were
ghting infantry. On this portion of
le field the soldiers now camping
lere will learn how for five hours a
'ntest ragged constantly at point
ank range and often almost hand-to.
and where the severity of the fight.
g is well illustrated by the single
ct that one brigade of Forests com.
and here lost quarter of its entire
rec in killed and wounded in the
st hour of the engagement.