Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-08-07

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chattanooga, Tenn.--A great deal Of |
romantic interest has attached to the
battle of Lookout Mountain, because
It was fought on the palisades of that
eminence and is known in war history
as the battle above the clouds" u n
This engagement was fought Novem.
her 2. 1868, between . force Of Union
troops under Gen. Hooker, that came
over from the Wauhatchie valley and
9 force that Gen. Bragg had stationed
on the eastern side OF the mountain
to guard the Tennessee river, against
the delivery of provisions to the be-
leagured army Of Gen. Grant. T..
The Union forces under Hooker were
stationed west of Lookout in the Wau-
hatchie valley. They scaled the west.
ern side of the mountain until they
We're practically on a level with the
Confederate troops on the eastern side.
Then they circled around the northern
point of the mountain to the attack,
driving the Confederates from their
Notifications and winning the first
skirmish for the liberation of the
Union army from Chattanooga. 49,.
tn palisade upon which this en-
gagement was fought is about 1000
feet above sea level, and hence about
the same distance below the top of the
| mountain. A force of Confederate
troops was stationed on the top of the
mountain and had been doing much
desultory firing from that eminence
The movement against the Confeder.
ates was made for the express purpose
Of dislodging the force on top of the
| mountain. While the engagement was
going on on the bench of the mountain,
a cloud enveloped both armies so that
| a friend could not be distinguished
from an enemy. Firing was suspend.
| ed until the cloud passed off. A great
many writer's mistake this cloud for
fog. The phenomenon is witnessed
| every year of a cloud coming low
enough to the earth to envelop the
cut Sometimes cloud envelopes the
top of the mountain for several days
during the winter months, but it is
rare that the palisades where the bat.
tie was fought is covered
! The question that has produced
| more or less controversy with regard
4 to the battle of Lookout mountain, is
as to what troops reached the point
on top Of the mountain first. After
i the Confederates had withdrawn from
/ the palisades, the Union troops under.
took to dislodge the small force on the
j top of the mountain. Volunteers, from
i three or four regiments scaled the
mountain at night to reconnoiter the
i Confederate position. They reached
the top about daylight on the morning
of November Is to find the Confeder
ates had retreated during the night
4 The first troops, to reach the tor
were from the Eighth Kentucky regi
ment. The first flag planted on the
summit was in the hands of Capt. John
& Wilson, Co. G, Eighth Kentucky, Evi
dence is conclusive to establish this
fact. War records show that Gen
George H., Thomas granted thirty day
\ leave of absence to Capt. Wilson and
n party "for gallant and heroic conduc
J, on the morning Of the 25th day Of No
J, vember, 1868, at the battle of Chatta
/ nooga, on advancing and planting The
colors of Eighth Kentucky on the peal
, Of Lookout mountain in the face O
I the enemy" 49,. -.