The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-04-24

| L. l4ictl-NOl alieu H. JiChspu, tOfbu ~ L -
Col. Patrick II. Jones; 9th Pa, Maj. Peter
A. McA.oon, Capt. August Riedt 7sd Pa:
Lieut. Col: Joseph B.. Taft; Capt. Daniel F.
| Kelley, Lieut. Samuel ID. Miller.
Second Brigade, Col Orland Smith-33d
Mass, Lieut.. Godfrey Rider, ir.; 1s6th
y. Y, Col. James Wood, jr.; 55th Ohio. Col
Charles Il. Gambee; 73d Ohio. Mai. Samuel
Third Division, MaJ.-Gen Carl schurz.
First Brigade, Brig. Gen. Hector Tyndale-
f0Ist Ill, Col. Charles II. Fox; 45th " Y,
Broughton: 61st Ohio, Col. stephen ]. Nc
Groarty; SD Ohio. Lieut.-Col. David Thomp
son.
Second Brigade, Col. vladimir Krzyzanow,
l19th n. Y, Col. John I. Lockman; 14lst
y. Y. Col. William X: Logic; 26th Wis,
Capt Redenick C.. winckler:
sOth Ill, Capt James Neville: SD ILL.,, Lieut.
! Col. Edward 5. Solomon; 6Sth n. Y, Lieut.
| Col. Albert Won Steinhausen, 10Th Pa, Maj.
The artillery was commanded by Mai.
| Thomas W. Osborn-1st \. Y. Light Bat
terry l. Capt. Michael Weidrich; New York
Light, 18th Battery, Capt. William Wheeler;
| bert Diger; 4th U. S. Battery G, Lieut..
| Christopher f. Merkle.
These two last-named batteries were
| temporarily attached to Gen. Sheridan's
| Division.
| | could not see this movement of Gen
| Towards Corps, but these troops were
in full view from Gen. Bragg's headquar-
| tiers. Reinforcing Gen. Sherman with SO
large body of men had an immediate eff
feet upon Gen. Bragg. he sent reinforce
! ments to Gen. Hardee.
L could see these troops in great mum
bers marching nOrthward toward Tun
mel Hill. They were at once placed in pc
sition to take part in the defense OF the
,;.l In %
| to reinforce us, were placed in reserve.
At the same hour Gen. Rockers col
umn, led by Gen. Osterhaus's Division,
| moved down the side of Lookout Noun
tain, and took its way toward ROssville
| Gap. The fog and mist which had gath
cred on the mountain had delayed the
movement.
Osterhaus soon reached Chattanooga
Greek and found that all the bridges had
been destroyed. He at once set Capt.
KloStermann to work with his Pioneer
Corps to repair one of, the bridges. A
delay of three hours occurred before the
wagon bridge was ready, but Gen. Oster-
haus passed his infantry over a tempo
rary fOotbridge and moved forward i'm
petuOusly.
This division was composed of two
brigades and three batteries of artillery.
The First Brigade, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Charles Il. Woods, was com
posed Of the following regiments: 18th
ILL.,, Lieut.-COl. Frederick w. Partridge;
Sd Mo, Lieut.. Col. Theodore Meumann;
18th Mo-, Col. Hugo Wangelin; 18th Mo-,
Col. John f. Cramer; 9th Mo-, Col.
Thomas Curly; 18th Mo-, Col. James
Peckham; 31st Mo-, Licut.-COl. Samuel Z.
Simpson; sd Mo-, Leut.-Col. Henry c..
Warmoth; 10Th Ohio, Maj. Willard War
ner.
Second Brigade. Col James A. Viii
hanson commanding, was composed of
the following named regiments: 4th Iowa,
Lieut.-COl. George Burton; 9th Iowa, Col.
David Carskadden; 18th Iowa, Col. Geo.
A, Stone; 2Gth Iowa, Col. Milo Smith;
Both Iowa, Lieut.-COl. Aurelius Roberts;
31st Iowa, Lieut.-Col. jeremiah w. Jen-
kins.
The artillery was commanded by Capt.
Henry II. Griffith, and was composed of
the folIowing-named batteries: Iowa
Light 1st Battery, Lieut.. James NJ. Will
liams; I'd Mo. Light Battery f., Capt.
Clements Landgraeber; Ohio Light 4th
Battery, Capt. George Froeich.
These veteran troops had seen much
service and were led by able and enter
prising officers.
Gen. Osterhaus, the division COM
mander, was one of the most resourceful
officers of the army. He was weIl-versed
in the arts of war, and his leadership
was always prophecy of victory. On
this occasion Ire pushed forward to Ross
vile Gap without his artillery. Brig. Gen.
Woods moved up the ridge on the right
of the Gap, while Col. Williamson with
four regiments of his brigade assembled
Missionary Ridge on the left of the Gap.
These troops encountered considerable ar
tillery fire, but executed their orders
without delay. The Confederate forces,
seeing both of their TANKS threatened
hastily evacuated the Gap.
In their hasty retreat they were forced
to leave their artillery, besides a number
of wagons, ambulances and considerable
stores, all of which fell into the hands of
Osterhaus. Woods and Williamson
brought up the balance of their troops,
posted themselves in the Gap and await
ed orders. Gen. Osterhaus Informed Gen.
Hooker of his success.
The third important movement referred
to was that of Col. Eli Long, of the 4th
Ohio Cav, commanding the Second Bri-
gade Second Cavalry Division, Army of
the Cumberland.
On the night of Nov. II, 1863, Col.
Long received orders at WOOdville, Ala,
directing him to report at Chattanooga
with his brigade.
On Nov. %, he reached Browns Ferry,
crossed the Tennessee River to the north
side. and marched to a point opposite
Chattanooga. The brigade was composed
of the follOwing-named troops: 9Sth Ill.
Mounted Inf, Lieut.-CoI. Edward Kitch-
ell; 18th Ind. Mounted Inf, Lieut-Col
Henry Jordan; I'd Ky. Cav, Col. Thomas
L. Nicholas; 4th Mich. Cav, Mai. Horace
Gray; LIST Ohio Cav, Maj. Thomas J.
Patten: Sd Ohio Cav, Col Charles B.
Seidel; 4th Ohio Cav, Maj. George w.
Dodd; 10th Ohio Cav, Col. Charles G.
Smith.
On the morning of Nov a. Col. Long
with his brigade, closed up on Gen. Sher-
mans troops, and held himself in readi-
ness to cross the Tennessee River as soon
as the pontoon bridge was completed and
the column of infantry had passed over.
As soon as Gen. Sherman formed his col
umn and moved out against Missionary
Ridge, Col. Long crossed the Tennessee
River to the south side and Immediately
crossed the South Chickamauga to the
east side on the pontoOn bridge which
had been thrown across that stream by
Gen. w. Il. Smith for that express pur-
pose. Col. Long orders were to march
to Cleveland, Tenn, and to destroy all the
enemy's line of communication in that di-
rectiOn.
Col. Longs line of march with his bri-
gade lay parallel with the line of march
of Gen. Sherman's column, but on the OBJ
pOsite bank of the South Chckamauga.
This cavalry force hurried forward on its
mission of destruction and soon came
upon Tyner's Station on the railroad lead
ing to Cleveland, where the telegraph line
was destroyed, thus cutting Gen. Bragg
off from Geographic communication with
the east. Two artillery caissons were cap
tured and destroyed Col Long pushed
on toward Cleveland. destroying the
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