The National tribune., 1899-03-16
SCPIBNER'S BRIGADE.
Its Glorious Part in the Fighting Around
Chattanooga.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | wa.
very glad to see even Il small recognition OF
the sery'"es of the First Brigade, First Divis
ion, Fourteenth Corps, as WAS given by Com.
rade Rodgers, Co. {, AID Ind, i'll recent
issue. 1t IS known perhaps TO but very few
outside Of this brigade that it was the only
organization i'll the entire army which lolgnt
III both the battles OF Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge, and that the regi-
ments composing this brigade were tie only
ones entitled to have both these battles
written on their banners
This brigade was at that time one of the
largest in the Army OF the Cumberland and
composed of the I'd 33d, and 18th Ohio,
10th Wis, 3Sth, AID and SSth Ind, 10th
Ky. and 1O4th Ill. The first five OF these
regiments were the ones composing the brl-
gade formerly commanded by Brevet Brig.
Gen. u. +. ScrIbner. The other regiments
were added to the brigade after the battle OF
Chickamauga, Gen. Callin being placed in
command OF the whole, while Gen. Scribner.
at the request OF Gen. .Cariin, retained com
mand OF that part which had composed his
former brigade.
No DOUBT Gen. Scribner was the cause OF
this splendid brigade being sent to assist
Hooker III his fight for the mountain. All
who We're on or near Orchard Knob on that
memorable day will remember with what
eageIneas operations We're watched on Look
out Mountain, and what cheers rent the all
when lockers men were seen swinging
around on the east face of the Mountain,
while our battery on Moccasin Point was
heaving shells up and over them on the crest
OF the mountain.
Gems. Grant, Thomas. Johnson. and other
leading Generals were all inteutly watching
every movement through their glasses.
Gen. ScilDner, standing near them, in all
| the enthusiasm of his nature, exclaimed in
their hearing: ,.r,t
Why can't some of US idle fellows 90
up there and help them out en-
1t was but n very short time after this
that Gen. Carlin received orders to take his
brigade and report to Gen. Hooker without
delay. The boys who went on that trim
know full well with what aIaerity that order
was Obeyed. 1t was late in the afternoon
before we were able to cross Chat tanooga
Creek, but Yankee ingenuity is always equal
to the occasion, and an old tiatboat furnished
the means for crossing
Gen. Scribner, with the first over was
sent in advance to find Gen. Hooker, and re-
ceive orders for the disposition of the COM
ing brigade. Finding Hooker, he directed
that we relieve Gen. Geary, whose line was
at that time i'll front of the White House. ~
and was supposed to connect OH the left with
the right of Gen. O3terhaus.
Before this disposition could be effected
darkness set in, and it can be imagined
with what difficulty troops could be moved
along the rugged side of the mountain dur
ing that darkness, which was lighted only
by the musket's flash and the bursting shell.
Long after night it was discovered that
Geary's left had been far in advance OF
Osterhaus's right, thereby leaving quite a
long space on our left and rear exposed
This might have proved disastrous to us had
the enemy discovered and taken advantage
of the situation, but tho error in alignment