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rear in the following order: 147th Pa,
| 9TH Ohio, 2Sth Pa, Goth Ohio, and the
| 9th Ohio. These troops were formed in
| echelOn in the rear of Ireland'S Brigade,
their left extending to the creek.
While Gen. Geary was moving his COM
mand TO their proper position, Gen. Oster-
haus and Gen. Grose were promptly eX-
ecuting their part of the plan. Oster-
haus and GrOse were to make a formid-
able demonstration along the entire front
line of the enemy, while Geary was to
move against his left flank.
Gen. Ostelhaus reported to Gen.
Hooker at 7:30 a. M, Nov. "a, with his
division. The First Brigade, Gen. G. r.
Woods commanding, nth Ohio, 18th H.,
the Sd, 18th, 18th, 29th, 31st, 9th, and
32d Mo-; Second Brigade, Col. j. A. Will
hanson commanding the 4th, 9th, 25th,
26th, Both and 3lst Iowa, with LIST Iowa
Battery -four pieces, 4th Ohio Battery
(six pieces, and Landgraeber's Horse Ar
tillery -four pieces, and Capt. Kloster-
mans Pioneer Department; total of all
arms, 3,63S officers and men.
Gen. Osterhaus occupied the left of the
line. He placed his artillery in position,
two 20-pound PARROTS of which enfiladed
a long series of the enemy's rifle pits
leading from the foot of the mountain to
! their main camp, which was also within
| the range of these guns. He built two
bridges across Lookout Greek by telling
timbers across the same. Gen. Woods
guarded and superintended this work. Col.
William Grose, commanding the Third
Brigade, First Division, Fourth Corps,
composed of the S4th ILL.,, 9th Ind, 10Th
ILL.,, Both Ind, 59th ILL.,, and the oath
Ohio, effective force, 1858 officers and
men, was directed by Gen. Hooker to
move with his brigade to and repair the
old bridge over Lookout Creek near the
railroad crossing.
Upon nearing that point he found that
the Union and Confederate pickets Occu-
pied opposite sides of the creek, distant
from each other only about 30 PAGES,
with considerable force of the enemy
near at hand. About 10 feet of the CEN
ter Of the bridge had been destroyed. Col.
Crosse pushed his command forward to the
waters edge and engaged in brisk
skirmish along the creek. Gen. Hooker
| from hill in the rear, saw that it was
| impracticable TO make a crossing at that
point, and ordered Col. Grose to march a
mile further up the creek. to one of Gen
Woods bridges, which was promptly done
All of these preparations were COM
pleted ON the left by 10 o'clock a. IN.
News from Geary was to be the signal
for the attack.
Gen. Geary's column moved forward
shortly after 8 o'clock. He was three
iii'N ilNhl iIit ibl III tllI VI JJOOkDuI
Mountain. The steep mountainside was
furrowed with succession of deep ra-
vines, the ascents and descents of which
were almost perpendicular; but the men
moved steadily forward over this rugged
route, the right of the line keeping in
close contact with the precipice, and
moving across the shallow end of the ra-
vines, gained ground. The line Obliuued
to the rear, and heightened, so that
Candy moved from echelOn into two lines
The march had proceeded about a mile
and quarter when the encmy's pickets
were encountered by Geary's advance and
an active skirmsh ensued
When Geary's column reached the point
where W0ods's and Grose's Brigades had
formed on the left of Whiiaker's Brigade
and became part of the assaulting col
umn.
At II O'Clock the firing Of Geary's mus
kerry was heard along Osterhaus's lines
This was a signal to them for action. In
stantly every piece OF artillery, including
the heavy battery on Moccasn Point.
opened fire with great effect upon the
Confederate works and camp.
OSterhaus ordered his line to advance to
the bank Of the creek.
Forward they went over the rocky hill
and down its slope TO the brink of the
stream, pouring a heavy musketry fire
INTO the enemyS line, driving him from
the works along the stream and railroad
track.
Geary's column moved on another mile
and encountered the Confederate ad-
vanced works. which were held and de-
Tended by Gen. Walthalrs Brigade of
MiSsissippians. Geary's skirmish line
gallantly advanced upon and engaged the
works. They were instantly followed by
the battle iine with fixed bayonets at
double-quick. The network Of welI-con-
structed Notifications seemed impregnabIe.
but these intrepid men oyercame every
obstruction and carried the works. The
right Of Geary's line still clupg to the
cliff: they broke over the Confederate
works at that point, and rushing i'll III
force, turned the left OF their line
The Confederate works extended from
the bluff down the mountainside almost
to the creek, where they curved and con-
tinued northward parallel with the
| stream. When the Doth Pa. dashed over
the fortihcations at the bluff, reinforced
promptly by Whitsker's Brigade, the Con-
| federates found themselves attacked in
front, flank and rear, and their works, in
stead Of being a means Of defense, consti-
tuted a trap in which they were captured.
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