The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-08

| Langdon, commanded later by Maj. Joab
| A. Stafford: 9Th Ohio, Lieut.-COl. Alexan-
der c. Christopher; 41st Ohio, Col. Aquila
Wiley, commanded later by Lieut.. Col.
Robert l.. Kimberly; 93d Ohio, command
! ed respectively by Mai. William Birch.
| Capt. Daniel Bowman and Capt. Samuel
| B. Smith; 124th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. James
| Pickands.
The Third Brigade of this division was
| commanded by Brighten. Samuel Beatty,
! with the following named regiments: 18th
Ind, Col. Frederick Knefler; seth Ind,
Col. George F. Dick: 9th KY, Col. George
! II. Cram: 18th KY, Col. Alexander NJ.
! Stout; 18th Ohio, Col. Dwight Jarvis, jr.;
18th Ohio, Col. Charles f. Henderson;
59th Ohio. Maj. Robert j. Vanosdol.
The artillery Of Gen. Woods Division
was commanded by Capt. Cullen Bradley.
| He had four batteries, as follows: Ill.
Light, Bridges's Battery, Capt. Lyman
! Bridges; 9Th Ohio Battery, Lieut.. Oliver
! II. p Ayres; Pa. Light Battery b. Lieut..
! Samuel NJ. Mcdowell; Goth Ohio Battery,
| Capt Edward Grosskopff, temporarily as
signed from the artillery reserve.
Gen. Wood posted his division in the
| following order: HaZen on the right con-
Meeting with Gen. Sheridan's Division,
! Which in the center and Beatty on the
! left.
| Gen. Wood on Nov. % captured Or
! chard Knob and the territory surround
| ing it. This ground he had thoroughly
! fortified. including u stout epaulement up
| on the summit OF Orchard Knob, in which
was placed six field guns-BridgeS' Bat.
! terry of four 312-inch ROdman guns and
| two NapOleOns. These works Gen. Wood
now held with his division. On the morn
| ing of Nov. % the Eleventh Corps was
stationed on Gen. Woods left.
THE CONFEDERATE ARMY CONCENTRATES
on TIE RIDGE.
The strength of the Confederate posi-
| ton on Lookout Mountain was such that
/ Gen. Bragg had confidence that the
4 troops holding the works there would bt
/ able to resist every effort to dislodge them
! When Gen. Stevenson called for rein
! fOrccments, Bragg at once sent him q
! brigade. but the impetnous assault and
| the weight of numbers enabled Gen.
! Hooker to drive the enemy from the west
! slope Of the mountain and also to gain
firm foothold on the north slope, from
which the Confederate forces could no,
| drive him. Just before SUNSET Gen. Bragg
| visited his forces on Lookout Mountain,
and at once realized that he had lost all
the advantages of the position. He i'm
mediately issued orders for the with
drawal of the forces across Chattanooga
| Creek, directing, however, for the ground
| 10 De disputed untll Ine "ltnuTdwal COulO
be effected This movement was com.
menccd as soon as night set in, and was
successfully accomplished before daylight
/ the next morning. After crossing Chat.
! tanooga Greek all bridges We're destroyed
and the forces which held Lookout Noun
/ tain at once marched by the Rossyille
| road TO Missionary Ridge.
| The Confederate troops took possession
of RoSSville Gap and occupied as their
| front line the earthworks which had been
! thrown up by, the Army of the Cumber-
/ land when il withdrew from the battle.
| field of Chickamauga.
! Gen. Bragg had now concentrated on
Missionary Ridge all his available forces
present,
! 1t was a great army Of veteran troops
/ The organizations composing Walkers
/ Cleburne's and Stcvenson's Divisions have
already been cataloged for the defense
/ of the right wing of the Confederate
army. The other Confederate organza,
! tions engaged in the battle were the bal
ancc of Hardee's and Breckinridge's
| Corps. which are given below: Gen
| Bragg's entire force on Missionary Ridge
| on Nov. %. numbered about 1900 men
Of all arms, less the losses of Nov. % and
"a
Lleut.-Gen. William ]. Hardee's Corps.
! Maj.-Gen. Benjamin +. Cheatham's DIyI-
sion
Brig.-Gen John II. Jackson's Brigade-1st
Ga. Confederate. Maj. James G. Gordon;
! 9th Ga, Col. Charles p. Daniel; 47th Ga.
| Capt. J. ]. Harper: Goth Ga. Lieut. Col.
Jacob W. Pearcy; I'd Ga. Battalion Sharp,
shooters, Acut.-Col. Richard H. Whiteley;
9Th Miss, Maj. John Il. Herring; sth Miss,
Mai John f. Smith.
| Brig.-Gen John C. M0Ore's Brigade-37th
Ala, Col. James +. DOwdelI 10th Ala, Col.
John II. HigIey; 42d Ala, Lieut.-Col. Thomas
| c. LHnIer
Brighten Edward C. WaIthaIls Brigade
J nuyJ
18th and Both Miss, Capt. W. G. Reynolds;
| Bath Miss. Col. Samuel Benton
Brighten. Marcus ]. Wrights Brigade
| Sth Tenn. Col. John Fl. Anderson; 10th
! Tenn. Cot ID. NJ. Donnell: 18th Tenn. Col
Sidney s. Stanton; 3Sth Tenn. Lieut.-CoL.