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

| the north end of the Ridge; while Mai,
| Gen. John G. Breckenridge commanded
| upon the left of the Confederate line, and
| Gen. Bragg commanded the troops at the
center in person. Tunnel Hill was the
right, Rossville Gap the left of the Con,
| federate line of battle.
The following list of troops partici-
pated in the battle and constituted part
! of Gen. Breckinridge's Corps:
| Lieut.-Gen. Alexander p. Stewards Diyi.
| sion.
Brighten. Daniel w Adams's Brigade
18th and 10Th La, Col. Leon Won zinken /;
18th and 18th La. Col. Daniel Gober; 18th
| La, Col. W. p. winans; 4th La Battalion
SharpshoOters. Maj. J. e. Austin.
Brig; Gen. Oscar f. Strahrs Brigadc-4th
Tenn; Col. Francis NJ. Walker; oath Tenn.
| Col. John A. Wilson: 31st TEMP, Col Egg
bert +. Tansil; 33d Tenn, Leut.-Col. Henry
Maj Gen. Henry D. Clayton's Brigade
18th Ala. Maj. shep. Ruffin: 32d Ala, Capt.
John w: Bell; 36th Ala, Col Lewis T.
| Woodruff; 3Sth Ala, Col. Charles T. Ketch-
Brighten. MarcelIus A. StOyaIls Brigade
10Th Ga, Col. Abba Johnson; 41st Ga, Col
William =; cqrtiss; 42d Ga, Col; II; J; Hen;
CD, Mai. John J. Moore.
Artillery Battalion-CaDt. Henry G. Sem
ple-Gcorgia Battery Dawson'st, Lieut.. Il.
terry, Capt. Mcdonald Oliver; Mississippi
Battery, Capt. Thomas J.. stanford.
| Maj.-Gcn. John g. Brcckinr'dgcs Division.
Brig; Gen. Joseph H. Lewis's Brigadc-2d
KY. Lleut.-Col james w Moss; 4th Ky,
MAJ u Thomas itInas e w Thompson: on KY Cot
life; John II. MOrgan's dismOunted men
Maj. Gen. William b. Bates Brigade-3Tth
Ga. Col. A. +; Rudier: 4th Ga. Battalion
Tenn, Col. William Grace; 18th aud 37th
Tenn, Lieut.-COl. Dudley Frayscr; 10Th
Tenn; Mai. W. NJ. Shy: Both Tenn, Lieut.
Mai stephen H. Collins.
Florida Brigade-1st and Sd Fla, Capt
W. 7. Saxon; 4th Fla, Lieut.-COl f. BADGER
9th Fla, Col. Jesse J. Finley; 9TH Fla, Lient
Col. T'1llman Ingram; list Fla. Cav. dis
mounted, Col. G. Troop Maxwell. .--
Artillery Battalon-Capt. G. II. SocOmb-
Bracey: Tennessee Battery, Capt. John W.
Mebane; Louisiana Battery (Slocomb's),
Lieut.. w. c. D. Yaught
Early in November Gen. Bragg had I'M
der his command four great army corps
Longstreet's Corps, Cheatham's Corps,
Breckinridge'S Corps and Wheeler's Cav.
airy Corps, consisting of IA divisions. and
AZ batteries of artillery. Total strength
present for duty 81. 633 men of all arms.
| But on Nov. %. 1863, when the battle of
Missionary Ridge was fought, Long
| streets Corps, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps
and part of Buckners Division, compris-
| ing $4,000 men, were operating against
Burnside at Knoxville, or i'll other terri
tory. Gen. Grant concentrated his forces
at Chattanooga. and although repeatedly
| urged from Washington City to aid Burn.
side, he felt that the way TO relieve Knox,
vile was to attack and defeat the Con-
federate army at Chattanooga. Gen
Bragg, oyer-confident, divided his forces,
sending almost half his army into other
fields.
THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND STORMS
AND CAPTURES THE RIDGE.
On the morning of Nov. %, 1863. four
| divisions of the Army of the Cumberland
held the position in front of Chatta-
nooga which they had captured from the
enemy on the afternoon OF the 23d The
line was well fortified-20 pieces of artil-
lery had been mounted. The divisions
were posted from right to left, as follows:
Baird, johnson, Sheridan, Wood This
line was from 800 yards TO 800 yards dis
tant from the Confederate line at the base
| Of Missionary Ridge. Gen. Sheridan's
Division was in front OF Gen. Bragg's
headquarters, on top Of the ridge, as be,
| fore mentioned.
Gen. Woods Division was in front of
Orchard Knob, the headquarters of Gen.
Grant. On this day these four divisions
had present for duty 24,536 officers and
| men.
This force was the center of Gen.
Grants line of battle. Two of the diyl-
sions-Sheridan's and Wood's-were of
the Fourth Corps, commanded by Mai
Gen. Gordon Granger; two of the divi-
sIons-Baird's and johnson 's-were of the
Fourteenth Corps, commanded by Mai
Gen. John NJ. Palmer; all under the com.
mand of Maj.-Gen. George III. Thomas
1t will be remembered that Gen.
Howard with two divisions of the
Eleventh Corps was posted to the left of
Gen. Wood. and that at 9:45 a. M, Nov.
70, by direction of Gen Grant. he
marched to the support of Gen. Sherman,