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men　of　my　own　and　Colonel　Sherman's　command　driving　the　enemy　from

his　intrenchments。　　The　gap　thus　opened；　our　men　rushed　rapidly　in；

and　the　enemy；　loth　to　give　up　their　position；　still　remained；　firing

at　my　command　toward　the　left；　and　the　battery　in　front　of　the　house

known　as　General　Bragg's　headquarters　was　still　firing　at　the　troops；

and　was　captured　by　our　men　while　the　gunners　were　still　at　their

posts。。。。

。。。。〃We　captured　and　sent　to　division　and　corps　headquarters　503

prisoners　and　a　large　number　of　small…arms。　　In　regard　to　the　number

of　pieces　of　artillery；　it　will　probably　be　difficult　to　reconcile

the　reports　of　my　regimental　commanders　with　the　reports　of　other

regiments　and　brigades　who　fought　so　nobly　with　my　own　command；　and

who　alike　are　entitled　to　share　the　honors　and　glories　of　the　day。

More　anxious　to　follow　the　enemy　than　to　appropriate　trophies　already

secured；　we　pushed　to　the　front；　while　the　place　we　occupied　on

ascending　the　hill　was　soon　occupied　by　other　troops；　who；　I　have

learned；　claim　the　artillery　as　having　fallen　into　their　own　hands。

It　must　therefore　remain　with　the　division　and　corps　commanders；　who

knew　the　relative　position　of　each　brigade　and　division；　to　accord　to

each　the　trophies　to　which　they　are　due。

。。。。〃From　my　personal　observation　I　can　claim　a　battery　of　six　guns

captured　by　a　portion　of　my　brigade。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　EMERSON　OPDYKE；　FIRST　DEMI…BRIGADE：

。。。。〃My　command　captured　Bragg's　headquarters；　house；　and　the　six

guns　which　were　near　there；　one　of　these　I　ordered　turned　upon　the

enemy；　which　was　done　with　effect。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　H。　C。　DUNLAP；　THIRD　KENTUCKY：

。。。。〃The　point　at　which　the　centre　of　my　regiment　reached　the　crest

was　at　the　stable　to　the　left　of　the　house　said　to　be　Bragg's

headquarters；　and　immediately　in　front　of　the　road　which　leads　down

the　southern　slope　of　the　ridge。　　One　piece　of　the　abandoned　battery；

was　to　the　left　of　this　point；　the　remainder　to　the　right；　near　by。〃



REPORT　OF　LIEUTENANT…COLONEL　W。　A。　BULLITT；　SIXTY…FIFTH　OHIO：

。。。。〃The　position　in　which　my　regiment　found　itself　was　immediately

in　front　of　a　battery；　which　belched　forth　a　stream　of　canister　upon

us　with　terrible　rapidity。　　In　addition　to　this；　the　enemy；　whenever

driven　from　other　points；　rallied　around　this　battery；　and　defended

it　with　desperation。　　It　cost　a　struggle　to　take　it；　but　we　finally

succeeded；　and　the　colors　of　the　Sixty…fifth　Ohio　were　the　first

planted　upon　the　yet　smoking　guns。　　Captain　Smith；　of　my　regiment；

was　placed　in　charge　of　the　captured　battery；　which　consisted　of　5

guns；　3　caissons；　and　17　horses。〃



REPORT　OF　CAPTAIN　E。　P。　BATES；　ONE　HUNDRED　AND　TWENTY…FIFTH　OHIO：

。。。。〃Perceiving　that　the　ridge　across　which　my　regiment　extended　was

commanded　to　the　very　crest　by　a　battery　in　front；　also　by　those　to

right　and　left；　I　directed　the　men　to　pass　up　the　gorges　on　either

side。　　About　forty　men；　with　Captain　Parks　and　Lieutenant　Stinger；

passed　to　the　left；　the　balance　to　the　right；　and　boldly　charged　on；

till；　foremost　with　those　of　other　regiments；　they　stood　on　the

strongest　point　of　the　enemy's　works；　masters　alike　of　his　guns　and

position。。。。　　Captain　Parks　reports　his　skirmish…line　to　have　charged

upon　and　captured　one　gun；　that　otherwise　would　have　been　hauled

off。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　ALLEN　BUCKNER；　SEVENTY…NINTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃The　right　of　the　regiment　rested　on　the　left　of　the　road；　where

it　crossed　the　rebel　fortification；　leading　up　the　hill　toward

Bragg's　headquarters。　　We　took　a　right　oblique　direction　through　a

peach　orchard　until　arriving　at　the　woods　and　logs　on　the　side　of　the

ridge；　when　I　ordered　the　men　to　commence　firing；　which　they　did　with

good　effect；　and　continued　it　all　the　way　up　until　the　heights　were

gained。　　At　this　point　the　left　of　the　regiment　was　near　the　right　of

the　house；　and　I　claim　that　my　officers　and　men　captured　two　large

brass　pieces；　literally　punching　the　cannoniers　from　their　guns。

Privates　John　Fregan　and　Jasper　Patterson；　from　Company　〃A；〃　rushed

down　the　hill；　captured　one　caisson；　with　a　cannonier　and　six　horses；

and　brought　them　back。〃



REPORT　OF　COLONEL　J。　R。　MILES；　TWENTY…SEVENTH　ILLINOIS：

。。。。〃The　regiment；　without　faltering；　finally；　at　about　4。30　P。M。；

gained　the　enemy's　works　in　conjunction　with　a　party　of　the　Thirty…

sixth　Illinois；　who　were　immediately　on　our　right。　　The　regiment；　or

a　portion　of　it；　proceeded　to　the　left；　down　the　ridge；　for　nearly　or

quite　a　quarter　of　a　mile　capturing　three　or　four　pieces　of　cannon；

driving　the　gunners　from　them。〃









CHAPTER　XVII。



ORDERED　TO　RETURN　TO　CHATTANOOGAMARCH　TO　KNOXVILLECOLLECTING

SUBSISTENCE　STORESA　CLEVER　STRATAGEMA　BRIDGE　OF　WAGONSLOOKING

OUT　FOR　THE　PERSONAL　COMFORT　OF　THE　SOLDIERS…A　LEAVE　OF　ABSENCE

ORDERED　TO　WASHINGTONPARTING　WITH　SHERIDAN'S　DIVISION。



The　day　after　the　battle　of　Missionary　Ridge　I　was　ordered　in　the

evening　to　return　to　Chattanooga；　and　from　the　limited　supply　of

stores　to　be　had　there　outfit　my　command　to　march　to　the　relief　of

Knoxville；　where　General　Burnside　was　still　holding　out　against　the

besieging　forces　of　General　Longstreet。　　When　we　left　Murfreesboro'

in　the　preceding　June；　the　men's　knapsacks　and　extra　clothing；　as

well　as　all　our　camp　equipage；　had　been　left　behind；　and　these

articles　had　not　yet　reached　us；　so　we　were　poorly　prepared　for　a

winter　campaign　in　the　mountains　of　East　Tennessee。　　There　was　but

little　clothing　to　be　obtained　in　Chattanooga；　and　my　command

received　only　a　few　overcoats　and　a　small　supply　of　India…rubber

ponchos。　　We　could　get　no　shoes；　although　we　stood　in　great　need　of

them；　for　the　extra　pair　with　which　each　man　had　started　out　from

Murfreesboro'　was　now　much　the　worse　for　wear。　　The　necessity　for

succoring　Knoxville　was　urgent；　however；　so　we　speedily　refitted　as

thoroughly　as　was　possible　with　the　limited　means　at　hand。　　My

division　teams　were　in　very　fair　condition　in　consequence　of　the

forage　we　had　procured　in　the　Sequatchie　Valley；　so　I　left　the　train

behind　to　bring　up　clothing　when　any　should　arrive　in　Chattanooga。



Under　these　circumstances；　on　the　29th　of　November　the　Fourth　Corps

（Granger's）　took　up　the　line　of　march　for　Knoxville；　my　men　carrying

in　their　haversacks　four　days'　rations；　depending　for　a　further

supply　of　food　on　a　small　steamboat　loaded　with　subsistence　stores；

which　was　to　proceed　up　the　Tennessee　River　and　keep　abreast　of　the

column。



Not　far　from　Philadelphia；　Tennessee；　the　columns　of　General

Sherman's　army；　which　had　kept　a　greater　distance　from　the　river　than

Granger's　corps；　so　as　to　be　able　to　subsist　on　the　country；　came　in

toward　our　right　and　the　whole　relieving　force　was　directed　on

Marysville；　about　fifteen　miles　southwest　of　Knoxville。　　We　got　to

Marysville　December　5；　and　learned　the　same　day　that　Longstreet　had

shortly　before　attempted　to　take　Knoxville　by　a　desperate　assault；

but　signally　failing；　had　raised　the　siege　and　retired　toward　Bean's

Station　on　the　Rutledge；　Rogersville；　and　Bristol　road；　leading　to

Virginia。　　From　Marysville　General　Sherman's　troops　returned　to

Chattanooga；　while　Granger's　corps　continued　on　toward　Knoxville；　to

take　part　in　the　pursuit　of　Longstreet。



Burnside's　army　was　deficient　in　subsistence；　though　not　to　the

extent　that　we　had　supposed　before　leaving　Chattanooga。　　It　had　eaten

out　the　country　in　the　immediate　vicinity　of　Knoxville；　however；

therefore　my　division　did　not　cross　the　Holstein　River；　but　was

required；　in　order　to　maintain　itself；　to　proceed　to　the　region　of

the　French　Broad　River。　　To　this　end　I　moved　to　Sevierville；　and

making　this　village　my　headquarters；　the　division　was　spread　out　over

the　French　Broad　country；　between　Big　Pigeon　and　Little　Pigeon

rivers；　where　we　soon　had　all　the　mills　in　operation；　grinding　out

plenty　of　flour　and　meal。　　The　whole　region　was　rich　in　provender　of

all　kinds；　and　as　the　people　with　rare　exceptions　were

enthusiastically　loyal；　we　in　a　little　while　got　more　than　enough

food　for　ourselves；　and　by　means　of　flatboats　began　sending　the

surplus　down　the　river　to　the　troops　at　Knoxville。



The　intense　loyalty　of　this　part　of　Tennessee　exceeded　that　of　any

other　section　I　was　in　during　the　war。　　The　people　could　not　do　too

much　to　aid　the　Union　cause；　and　brought　us　an　abundance　of

everything　needful。　　The　women　were　especially　loyal；　and　as　many　of

their　sons　and　husbands；　who　had　been　compelled　to　〃refugee〃　on

account　of　their　loyal　sentiments；　returned　with　us；　numbers　of　the

women　went　into　ecstasies　of　joy　when　this　part　of　the　Union　army

appeared　among　them。　　So　long　as　we　remained　in　the　French　Broad

region；　we　lived　on　the　fat　of　the　land；　but　unluckily　our　stay　was

to　be　of　short　duration；　for　Longstreet's　activity　kept　the

department　commander　in　a　state　of　constant　alarm。



Soon　after　getting　the　mills　well　running；　and　when　the　shipment　of

their　surplus　product　down　the　river　by　flatboats　had　begun；　I　was

ordered　to　move　to　Knoxville；　on　account　of　demonstrations　by

Longstreet　from　the　direction　of　Blain's　crossroads。　　On　arriving　at

Knoxville；　an　inspection　of　my　command；　showed　that　the　shoes　of　many

of　the　men　were　entirely　worn　out；　the　poor　fellows　having　been

obliged　to　protect　their　feet　with　a　sort　of　moccasin；　made　from

their　blankets　or　from　such　other　material　as　they　could　procure。

About　six　hundred　of　the　command　were　in　this　condition；　plainly　not

suitably　shod　to　withstand　the　frequent　storms　of　sleet　and　snow。

These　men　I　left　in　Knoxville　to　await　the　arrival　of　my　train；　which

I　now　learned　was　en　route　from　Chattanooga　with　shoes；　overcoats；

and　other　clothing；　and　with　the　rest　of　the　division　proceeded　to

Strawberry　Plains；　which　we　reached　the　latter　part　of　December。



Mid…winter　was　now　upon　us；　and　the　weather　in　this　mountain　region

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