The National tribune., 1903-08-20

due time Cen! Xii balls Division reach.
ed it's assigned n EitiOn on the left OF
Gen. Elliott's Div ion. and about 1000
yards from Montgo1hery Hill, strong po-
sition fortified and held by the enemy
with battery commanding the Hills
boro. pike. Gen.-kimball formed his
division two bEga4les front. one brigade
in reserve. Brfs.-Gen. William Crosse. on
the right, formed his brigade in two lines.
The S4th ILL.,, Lieut.. Col. Charles II. Nor
ton: S0th ILL.,, Capt James Cunningham,
and the 9th Ind, Col. Isaac G. b. Suman,
were in the trout line. The 10th ILL.,, Col.
John E. Bennett; the 3Oth Ind, Capt.
Maj. John G. Taylor, were in the second
line. The 18th Pa, Col. Thomas Il. Rose,
was on picket duty during the night.
When relieved the regiment Joined the
brigade and was posted in reserve.
Col. Isaac NJ. Kirby formed his brigade
on the left of Gen. Grose; also in two
lines, as follows: The 101st Ohio, Lieut.
Col. Bedan B. Mcdonald; the S1st Ind,
Maj. Edward G. Mathey; and the 31st
po.-,..Ad from right to left ia the order
named.
The second line, posted in the same
! manner, consisted of the 21st ILL.,, Capt
William II. Jamison; the 3Sth ILL.,, Capt.
Andrew NJ. Pollard, and the 31st Ind,
Col John II. Smith.
The brigade of Brig. Gen. Walter G.
Whitaker was posted in reserve. cover
ing the interval between Elliotts and
Kimbalfs Divisions, ready to move to any
point requiring support. This brigade was
lows: The Dist Ky, Lieut.-Col. }. q.
Evans: Odd KY, Lieut.Col. G. N. North
rup; S5th Ind, Lieut. Col. Augustus {.
Tassin: 4Jth Ohio. Leut-Col. John II.
Humphrey; 51st Ohio, Lieut.-Col. Charles
ii. Wood; Goth H., Maj. George Hicks,
and the 18th H., Col. Jesse III. Moore
commanding.
Brighten. Samuel Beatty, now com,
handing the Third Division, followed
promptly Gen. Kimball's movements, and
formed on his left: Col. p. Sidney Post,
with the Second Brigade. on the right;
Col. Abel ID. Straight, with the First Bri-
gade. on the left, and Col. Frederick
Knefer, with the Third Brigade, in re-
serve.
The Second Brigade was posted ms fol-
lows: The 41st Ohio. Lieut.-Col. Robert
L. Kimberly, was thrown forward as Skin
mishers. The front line of battle had the
list Ohio Lieut.. Col. James ii. Hart, on
the right, and the 18th ILL.,. Maj. James
NJ. Stookey. on the left. In the second
line was the 124th Ohio. Lieut.-Col. james
Pickands. The 93d Ohio. Lieut.. Col. Dan
iel Bowman, held the lin. of works va
Gated by the division. The First Brigade
was formed in two lines: The Sth Kan.
Lieut.-Col. John Conover. and the 51st
Ind. Capt. William w. Scarce. held the
front line. while the S9th ILL.,. Lieut.. Col.
William ID. Williams; the 10Th Ohio, Col.
Frank Askew, and the 49th Ohio. Maj.
Luther NJ. Strong, formed the second line.
The Third Brigade formed in single line.
with the 10Th Ohio. Lieut.-Col. Henry G..
,,,yht -. hn nd al
George +. Dick, on the left, and the 10Th
Ind, Lieut.-COl. George w. Parker. in the
center. Maj. Joseph r. Snyder, with four
companies of the 18th Ohio, occupied the
main works of the brigade.
The movements iiOf the Third Brigade
conformed during the day to the move
ments of the other brisades.
Ohio l.. A, Chief of Artillery of the
Fourth Corps, commanding the Artillery
Brigade of the CORPS, in accordance with
Gen. Woods orders, assigned Battery &,
LIST Ohio l.. A., Capt. Alexander Mar
shall commanding. ito Gen. Elliott's Divi-
sion. To Gen., ,Kimbalrs Division he as
signed Battery b.. Pa. l.. A., Capt. Jacob
Ziegler commanding. and to Gen. Beat
tvs Division he assigned Battery NJ, 4th
U. S. Art. Lieut.. Samuel Candy com
handing. The Ind. Light, 18th Battery,
Capt FrederichC. sStrum; the Ky. Light.
LIST Battery, Capt. Theodore S. Thomas
son; the LIST Mich. Light, Battery f. Capt.
Peter De Vriesy and the Ohio Light, 9th
Battery, Lieut.. Aaron =. Baldwin. were
retained on the main works of the Fourth
Corps. when the troops moved out to ell
gage the enemy.
CONCENTRATION AGAINST LEFT FLANK OF
GEN. HOODS POSITION.
1t must be kept in mind that this great
movement of the Sixteenth and Fourth
Corps was made for the purpose of con-
centrating superior force against the
left flank of Gen. Hoods position. Mont
gomery Hill was the key point of the
Confederate line. This hill is an irreg-
ular cone-shaped eminencc, which stands
about 40 feet above the general level of
the country. Its slopes are steep and COW
cred with forest trees. A strong line of
intrenchments encircled the hill just be-
low the crest: in front Of this was abatis
of fallen timber and rows of sharpened
stakes firmly planted in the ground This
hill was the enemy'S most advanced posi-
ton. 1t was the outer angle; it was the
spot from which their works extended
east across the country to the Nolensville
pike, and south for more than a mile
along the Hillsboro pike. 1t was for the
purpose Of carrying this strong position,
and the works south of it. that Gen.
| 1homas mad maSSed fully 2o,OOO men III
front of them; but not content with this
force, the two divisions of the Twenty
third Corps, over 10000 strong. were
moved out to the support of Smith ana
Wood. Gen. Schofeld sent his Second
Division, commanded by Maj.-Gen. Darius
n. Crouch, to the support of Ger. Smith,
and his Third Division, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Jacob ID. Cox, to support Gen
Wood. The Twenty-third Corps, occupy
ing the left center Of the Union works be
tween the Franklin and Nolinsville pixies.
had some distance to march to reach the
assigned positions. Gen. Crouch led the
way with the First Brigade, commanded
by Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Cooper, followed
closely by the Second Brigade, command
ed by Col. Orlando ii. Moore, the Third
Brigade, Col John Mehrnger command
ing, bringing up the rear.
Gen. Cooper's command consisted of the
both Ind. Col. Charles S. Parrish; the
Goth Ky, Col. Cicero Maxwell; 18th Mich,
Capt. Samuel l.. Demarest; 99th Ohio,
Lieut.-Col. John +. Cummers; Sd Tenn,
Col. William Cross. and the 9th Tenn,
Lieut.-COl. Edward Maynard.
Col MoOre's Brigade contained the fol-
lowing regiments: The 10th ILL.,. Capt
John w. Wood; SOth Ind. Lieut. Col. AL
fred ID. Owen: 10th Ind, Col Charles
A. Zollinger; Odd Mich. Col. Oliver l..
Spaulding; 111th Ohio. Lieut. Col Isaac
X. Sherwood; 11Sth Ohio. Mai. Edgar