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The loss of the honored dead demands their country's mourning; but the manner of their death will be mentioned with just pride always. The following is a statement of the casualties:

DATE.

NINETY-THIRD OHIO.

this command heard along the entire line. After ments for gallantry in action and faithful peradvancing briskly about fifty paces, perceiving formance of duty at all times. Corporal G. A. my men were not yet all up, I checked the move- Kramer, company I, Forty-first infantry, Ohio ment for a moment to close up the line. The volunteers, deserves especial mention for turning enemy's canister was thrown too thickly, how the first gun on the enemy when the Ridge was ever, to permit an instant's halt here, and at my carried, and for capturing the flag of the Twencommand the men promptly commenced the as- ty-eighth Alabama regiment. On the twentycent of the Ridge. This was very steep, and third, Sergeant D. L. Sutphin, Ninety-third Ohio covered with stumps, logs, etc. The advance volunteer infantry, took a rebel flag on the Ridge, was made steadily, though of course slowly, and making two taken by the battalion. It would the nature of the ground prevented any attempt be presumption in me to speak in commendation at the preservation of lines. When about two of Colonel Wiley, or to say more than that the thirds of the ascent had been accomplished, I loss to himself is less than the loss to the service. saw that the face of the hill where my battalion Major William Birch, Ninety-third Ohio volunwas moving was concave, and exposed to fire teer infantry, a brave and faithful soldier, fell on from the rifle-pits at the top, while a battery to the twenty-third, while leading his men to the the right enfiladed the line. To the left, fifty assault. paces, the face of the hill was convex, and a part of the left battalion was moving up well covered, To take advantage of this, I closed to the left most of my men, and with the rest, who were now within thirty paces of the enemy's rifle-pits, opened a fire upon the battery to the right, which was throwing canister very rapidly. The fire of my men was very effective, the rebel gunners firing but two shots after we opened upon November 23,. them, when they deserted their pieces and ran. Half a dozen men of the Forty-first regiment, who were farthest to the right, at once seized the battery, and, turning it upon the enemy, added materially to the panic which had now seized them. The party to my left, before alluded to as moving up the convex face of the hill, had entered the enemy's rifle-pits, and the portion of my battalion to the right of this was fast forming in them, when, going forward to look down the opposite slope, I discovered the enemy rallying just under the crest. Sending the colors of my regiment forward to the crest, the men were ordered to advance, when they dashed upon the enemy without waiting for command, and drove him entirely from the position. To the right, the enemy still held out, and my battalion, with others of the brigade, advanced along the Number engaged, November twenty-thirdridge several hundred yards, when it was halted, commissioned officers, 14; enlisted, 230. Total, and prepared to defend the place should the enNumber engaged, November twenty-fifthemy attempt to retake it. No further fighting occurred, and the evening was spent in collect-commissioned officers, 11; enlisted, 175. Total,

ing the artillery which had been captured.

On the night of the twenty-sixth, the battalion returned to camp at Chattanooga, and on the twenty-eighth marched with the brigade for Knoxville, reaching its present camp on the

seventh instant.

No praise is extravagant when applied to the officers and men whose bravery and zeal carried the enemy's works, under such heavy loss, on the twenty-third, and climbed the apparently impregnable heights of Missionary Ridge on the twenty-fifth.

I have particularly to thank Major Williston, Forty-first infantry, Ohio volunteers, and Captain Bowman, Ninety-third Ohio volunteer infantry, for efficient and gallant services, and, without exception, the subordinate officers of both regi

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Aggregate engaged, November twenty-thirdcommissioned, 23; enlisted, 424. Total, 447. Aggregate engaged, November twenty-fifthcommissioned, 17; enlisted, 301. Total, 318.

Aggregate casualties, November twenty-third
killed, commissioned, -; enlisted, 22: wound-
ed, commissioned, 6; enlisted, 89. Aggregate
casualties, November twenty-fifth-killed, com-
missioned, 1; enlisted, 10: wounded, commis-
Total killed, 33; total
sioned, 4; enlisted, 37.
wounded, 136.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. L. KIMBERLY,
Lieutenant-Colonel Forty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
To Captain JOHN CROWELL,
Assistant Adjutant-General Second Brigade, Third Division,
Fourth Army Corps.

MAJOR STAFFORD'S REPORT.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER

DOCUMENTS.

INFANTRY, CAMP NEAR KNOXVILLE, Dec. 8, 1863.

Captain John Crowell, Jr., A. A. G. Second Bri-
gade, Third Division, Fourth Army Corps:
I have the honor to report the part taken by
the First regiment Ohio volunteers in the en-
gagements of the twenty-third, twenty-fourth,
and twenty-fifth of November, near Chattanooga,
Tennessee.

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the only one on the ridge, the enemy sweeping the ridge at every fire from his cannon on our right. Our men became considerably scattered in their advance up the ridge, and it was with a great deal of difficulty that a very great number of any one regiment could be gotten together. Hastily collecting about twenty men from my own regiment, the balance having inclined to the left and fighting nobly, and a few from other regiments, I moved to the right on the crest at a On the afternoon of the twenty-third, the regi- double-quick, driving the enemy away and capment was consolidated with the Twenty-third turing their first two pieces of artillery on our Kentucky, under the command of Lieutenant- right. They retiring over the crest to the left and Colonel Langdon, of the First Ohio, and took its opening a flanking fire upon us again, I ordered position, forming double column closed in mass, a charge, and the enemy were driven from their on the right and in rear of the front line. new position. They now opened four pieces of this manner the regiment advanced until the line artillery upon us about one hundred yards farin front became hotly engaged with the enemy. ther to the right, and also formed a line of infantAt this moment I was ordered by Colonel Lang- ry across the crest, for the purpose, no doubt, of don to take two companies from the battalion and driving us from the ridge. I now had fifteen move to the right-oblique, for the purpose of pro- men under Captain Hooker and about fifteen tecting the flank. I did so, taking company B, more from different regiments; they all seemed First Ohio, and one company of the Twenty- determined not to give a single inch, though they third Kentucky, and pressed forward, taking were opposed by four pieces of artillery and nearpossession of the enemy's line of breastworks only a whole regiment of infantry. I gave the the right, being opposed only by a slim line of command "Forward," and all started at doubleskirmishers. A few moments after we had occu- quick. It seemed incredible, nevertheless it is pied the enemy's works, they appeared upon our true, that our thirty men went at them with a extreme right, advancing for the purpose, no right good will. doubt, of turning our flank. I deployed a line of skirmishers to cover the flank. At this moment Colonel Langdon came up with the balance of his command, drove the enemy back, and held the position. In this skirmish the regiment behaved nobly, losing one man killed and three wounded.

The enemy broke and retreated in every direction, leaving their four pieces of artillery and a great number of prisoners in our hands. This last battery was captured immediately in front of General Sheridan's left regiment, they being about one half the way up the ridge. We followed the enemy up, and drove them from several pieces of artillery and caissons that they were trying to get off with. We also captured one cannon and caisson and one wagon on the opposite crest of the hill. I then returned and rejoined my battalion, now under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Foy, Twenty-third Kentucky.

On the night of the twenty-third, the regiment was occupied in strengthening its position and doing picket-duty. Nothing worthy of note happened on the twenty-fourth. On the morning of the twenty-fifth, two companies of the reThe regiment behaved most nobly, both offigiment being on the skirmish-line were ordered cers and men. They all took example from our to advance along with the balance of the skirmishers of the brigade. They advanced to with- noble Colonel, who fell before the action was in about three hundred yards of the enemy's over. They vied with each other in deeds of works, under a sharp fire from their infantry and heroism. I would respectfully recommend to artillery. Soon after the two companies from your favorable consideration Captains Trapp, ; Lieutenants the First rejoined their regiment, lines were then Hooker, Jones, and Patterson formed preparatory to an advance on the enemy's Leonard, Thomas, Varian, Groves, Ward, Kuhlworks. The First took position on the right in man, and Young; also Doctor Barr. They are the front line deployed, the first line being under efficient officers, and deserve the highest encomicommand of Colonel Langdon. About two o'clock ums for their noble conduct. Lieutenant Wolthe line advanced under a heavy fire from the lenhaupt, who was killed while gallantly urging enemy's artillery and infantry. Their first line his men forward, was a good officer and beloved of works was carried by storm, and, after a few minutes' rest, the men pressed steadily forward up Missionary Ridge. About two thirds the way up, Colonel Langdon fell severely wounded whilst bravely leading his men forward. The brave Captain Trapp fell about the same time, badly wounded. Still the men moved steadily on, under a terrible fire, to the crest of the hill, driving the enemy out of their works, taking a great number of prisoners and two pieces of artillery. The crest of the hill gained, our position became very critical, Hazen's brigade being at that time

by all.

His loss is severely felt in the regiment. The loss in the regiment was heavy--one officer and eleven men killed, four officers and sixtytwo men wounded, making the loss in the regiment since the twenty-third as follows: Officerskilled, one; wounded, four: men-killed, eleven; wounded, sixty-five. Total, eighty-one. Upon the march from Chattanooga to this place nothing worthy of note occurred. Respectfully submitted.

J. A. STAFFORD,

Major Commanding First Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

CINCINNATI "GAZETTE" ACCOUNT.

EVENTS OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER TWENTY-THIRD.

Although no soldiers were seen on Monday morning, scaling the acclivities of Mission Ridge, those of us who were in Chattanooga had not many hours to wait before we knew that, ere sundown, the ball was to be inaugurated, and the day made historical. The big guns, twenty, twenty-four, and thirty-two pounders, upon Fort Wood, Fort Negley, and a smaller work, began at an early hour to wake the echoes of the valley. From Moccasin Point, too, the music of Union cannon was frequently heard. The rebels replied from the top of Lookout, from their formidable line along the summit of Mission Ridge, and from their batteries at the foot of the same. A great deal of noise was made, although I could not ascertain that any body on our side was hurt. From the excellent practice of some of our own guns, however, I am not sure that the rebels escaped so easily. The truth is, the rebels had very little heavy artillery, worked inefficiently that which they had, and threw shot and shell from their smaller pieces, which, in almost every instance, fell short.

whom we afterward captured, declared they did not think we were going to make an attack upon them, but had our troops out for a review or dress-parade. I was glad to see this splendid pageant, for I think that, as a general thing, we are apt to under-estimate the moral effect of military display upon our soldiers. The masses of men are strongly moved by pomp and glittering symbols; and I am sure that even the man of giant intellect feels himself more a hero when in battle if he fights with shining banners waving above his head, and the sounds of martial music ringing in his ears. On the eventful day of which I write, I saw an exultant and lofty pride, a high and patriotic hope, a firm and deep resolve expressed in the countenance of each soldier, as I had never seen them expressed before; and no one could doubt, as he looked upon them, that they would go that day wherever they were bidden, even should they be compelled to pass through surges of vindictive fire.

After the troops had moved out into position, they remained in full view of the entire rebel army for half an hour before they received orders to advance against the enemy's lines. Just below the eminence on which stands Fort Wood is By eleven A.M., it was generally known that a open ground, through which runs the Western reconnoissance in force was to be made of the and Atlanta Railroad, and just upon the other enemy's position, although I feel perfectly cer- side of the latter could be plainly seen the retain that all the facts that could be ascertained bel pickets. Singular to say, these last were by the reconnoissance were known to our lead-leaning on their muskets, and quietly watching ers long ago. But the real object of the contemplated movement was to assail the enemy in the direction of his right centre, drive him from a line of rifle-pits midway between Fort Wood and Mission Ridge, and hold the knobs or series of knobs upon which the rifle-pits were dug. In case we did not succeed in effecting this object, it would do very well to call the affair a reconnoissance.

But those who knew the commanders selected for this work, (Wood and Sheridan,) and the temper of their troops, had little fear with regard to our success. It is not Wood's "style" to be defeated in any thing he undertakes, and Sheridan, who directly supported him, is one of the "men" of our army. The soldiers whom they command have often heretofore spoken for themselves, by means of their great deeds, but never with a louder voice than in the battle of Chattanooga.

the spectacle presented by our magnificent battalions. Thinking it was a review, they did not dream of danger, and were only awakened from their fancied security by the rapid advance of our skirmishers, and the moving forward of our entire line in their support.

It was nearly two o'clock when the advance began, and a dozen shots from our skirmishers served to scatter the enemy's pickets, who fled hastily through a strip of not very dense timber lying between the open ground and some secondary eminences, upon which was the first line of rebel rifle-pits.

The reconnoissance was now fairly begun, and two brigades of General Wood's division, Hazen on the right and Willich on the left, moved rapidly into the woods. General Samuel Beatty's brigade marched still further to the left and a little to the rear, forming, with Sheridan's fine division, a second line of battle, which was at any moment ready to support the first. General Howard's corps, drawn up in order to the right of Fort Wood, and in rear of Sheridan, might be considered a third line.

General Howard's corps was formed in rear of line of battle as a reserve; and, at a given signal, the entire body moved forward into the plain open ground in front and to the right of Fort Wood. The day was bright and beautiful. The rays of the sun, reflected from ten thousand bayonets, dazzled the beholder's eyes; the men were dressed as if for a holiday; proud steeds, bearing gallant riders, galloped along the lines. Every eminence about the city was crowded with spectators, and, for the first time in my experience, I saw the soldiers of the Union marching to battle to the beat of the spirit-stirring drum. Hindman's old division occupied the enemy's This was, indeed, the "pomp and circumstance" first line of rifle-pits, and from these a heavy fire of war; and it is no wonder that the rebels of musketry was poured upon our men, as they

Upon a knob near the centre of Sheridan's position, was placed a battery, which, together with the heavy artillery in Fort Wood, kept up a galling fire upon the enemy, and occasionally called forth replies from his guns on Mission Ridge, as well as from a battery which he had at the foot of the same. His missiles, however, did but little damage.

entered the strip of woods. Willich and Hazen, however, continued steadily to advance, nor was their progress checked until they had ascended the slope of the hills, hurled the rebels from their rifle-pits, and planted the American flag upon the summit of the ridge. The position was, however, hotly contested by the enemy, and some of our men were shot down at the very foot of the intrenchments.

Meantime Sam Beatty's brigade had moved as the left of Wood's division, and, after Hazen and Willich had carried the heights in front of them, became sharply engaged with the enemy's skirmishers who obstinately contended for the low ground lying north-east of the hills we had carried. Through this low ground, indeed, a rude continuation of the line of rifle-pits upon the hill extended to a little stream called Citico Creek. Sheridan had also moved up on the right of General Wood, driving the rebel pickets before him and occupied that portion of their first line which lay in front of his division.

At three o'clock, General Howard's corps was put in motion. Wheeling to the left, it passed Fort Wood, between that work and the railroad, and took position upon the left of General Granger's corps, (Wood and Sheridan;) and while Carl Schurz's division relieved Sam Beatty, Steinwehr's halted in the open ground and waited for orders.

that day were occupied by the enemy. A grand artillery duel, in which Fort Wood vied with the rebel cannon upon Missionary Ridge, continued until nightfall, when all the tumult ceased, and we had time to count our losses and gains.

One hundred men of the Union army had been killed and wounded. Among the former was Major Wm. Burch, of the Ninety-third Ohio, who is spoken of by those who knew him best as an efficient officer and gallant gentleman. Captain W. W. Munn, of the Forty-first Ohio, was also numbered amongst our dead. These two regiments, with the Fifth Kentucky, whose colonel was slightly wounded, suffered more than any others.

The rebels had, perhaps, lost as many as we in killed and wounded, and, besides these, a hundred and fifty prisoners, among whom eight commissioned officers were left in our hands. One hundred and seventeen of the captives belonged to the Twenty-eighth Alabama. A number of deserters came into our lines, even during the progress of the fight; and not one of the prisoners manifested the least chagrin or disappointment at having been taken.

Granger had not fallen short of expectations based upon his conduct at Chickamauga; Sheridan had sustained his excellent reputation; Howard had done well; brave old Willich had won the confidence of his new brigade; and Wood had exhibited, in a highly favorable light, his great and striking abilities.

EVENTS OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER TWENTY-FOURTH.

At this point, I, with hundreds of others, was gazing upon the spectacle below from the battlements of Fort Wood. Generals Thomas, Granger, The result of this passage at arms cannot be and Reynolds were there, watching every move- measured by the casualties or the prisoners. The ment of the troops, with looks of intelligence and enemy had been driven from his first line of inearnestness. Wood and Sheridan were at the trenchments; his prestige was gone; his demor- head of their respective divisions. General How-alization was begun; while, on the other hand, ard was also on the parapet of Fort Wood, and, a wonderful confidence was diffused throughout standing a little apart from the rest, was gazing our army, and the men lay down upon their fixedly upon his corps below. He seemed really arms, longing for the renewal of the combat, and absorbed in reverie, and motionless as a marble for the coming day. statue. Not feeling absolutely certain as to which of the two divisions of the famous Eleventh corps it was which was then taking position upon Gran- I have stated that, according to the original ger's right, I approached General Howard to in- plan of battle, General Hooker's entire force was quire. Twice I spoke to him, but he did not to cross from Lookout valley to the north side hear. I touched him upon the elbow. "General," of the Tennessee, move up between Stringer's I said, "which of your divisions is nearest Gen-Ridge and the river, to a point opposite Chattaeral Granger's left?" He turned sharply round, nooga, and there remain, to act with Granger or as if suddenly waked from sleep, and asked me Sherman, as occasion might require. what I had said. I repeated my question. He But afterward it was determined to have his answered politely, and immediately added: "My forces, (except Geary's,) which now included line yonder does not suit me exactly; I must go General Osterhaus's division, recross to the Chatand rectify it." He started off, and in a few min-tanooga side, in order to make a grand attack utes afterward Steinwehr was moving around to the left of Schurz, his skirmishers were driving the enemy's pickets before them, and dislodging such rebels as defended this part of their first line of works. Fifteen minutes afterward the rebels had abandoned the whole of their advance line; the battery at the foot of Mission Ridge was hastening up to the summit; nothing remained to them west of the ridge, except their rifle-pits at the foot; and thirty thousand men of the Union army were in line of battle, a full mile in advance of the outposts which at noon

upon Lookout Mountain, in conjunction with the troops left in Lookout valley. In pursuance of this plan, Howard's corps and Osterhaus's division crossed the river upon the pontoon-bridge, on Sunday evening, in full view of the rebels, who could be seen diligently signalling the fact from their station upon the top of Lookout Mountain, to Bragg's headquarters upon the summit of Mission Ridge. The Eleventh corps, Howard's, took such part in Monday's combat as I have related; the other portion of Hooker's force was posted upon the right of our line, ready for the

assault upon Lookout Mountain, which was to come off to-day.

Sherman was up. Pontoon-boats, one hundred and ten in number, had been safely lodged in the North-Chickamauga; twenty more were concealed in a ravine near Caldwell's Ford, just below the mouth of the South-Chickamauga; numerous wagon-loads of lumber for bridging were in the same vicinity. The Fifteenth army corps, Major-General Frank Blair commanding, was well massed behind the hills; the division of Jeff. C. Davis, of the Fourteenth corps, was prepared to support it, and all things were in readiness for crossing the river.

It was two o'clock on the morning of the twenty-fourth of November, when the fleet of boats carrying a brigade of Morgan L. Smith's division, pushed carefully out of the Chickamauga, and dropped quietly down the Tennessee. So perfectly was the thing managed, so exquisite were the arrangements for silence and secrecy, that even our own pickets along the bank of the river did not know when the boats passed. Before daylight they had reached their destination; and the soldiers, jumping on shore, formed as soon as possible, and, advancing rapidly, captured the rebel pickets, who were sleeping unconsciously by their fires.

No sooner was this accomplished, than our boys, who had landed, fell to intrenching them selves with the industry of beavers, while the boats began to take over other troops, and workmen carried vigorously forward the building of the pontoon-bridge.

Just after daylight, I was over to the left of our line, upon the north side of the river, to witness the crossing. As I passed along the river, behind Stringer's Ridge, I saw that the tents of Sherman's men were nearly all deserted, only a few invalids, sutlers' clerks, and teamsters being left in the camps. Passing on, I finally came to a point where, from the road descending the ridge, you can catch a glimpse of some open ground in the vicinity of Caldwell's Ford. Here a spectacle of surpassing beauty met my eyes.

they had been stationed, to protect the pontoon fleet while it lay in that creek. The whole scene was calculated to impress the beholder with a sense of beauty and power, and make him feel that, this time at least, the Union army would be irresistible. General Sherman himself superintended the landing, as he did all the subsequent operations of his troops.

A quarter of a mile down the river from Caldwell's Ford, rises a high hill, the highest in that vicinity; and on the summit of this, was one of our signal-stations. By a series of tacks, now this way, now that. I urged my horse half-way up, fastened him there, and climbed on foot to the top. All the region around Chattanooga was visible from this eminence, and looking from it, one might get some idea of the immensity, the grandeur, the complication, and, at the same time, the simplicity, of the operations going on below. Those operations had for their theatre the whole country, from Wauhatchie, in Lookout valley, to the mouth of the North-Chickamauga, a distance of twelve miles! And one mastermind, with subordinates at once able and intelligent, was overseeing and directing the whole.

While I was on this hill, it began to rain gently; a thick mist overspread Lookout, rolled in immense columns up the river. and gradually filled the entire basin of Chattanooga. The last object upon which my sight rested was Sherman's men still advancing toward the north end of Mission Ridge, without interruption, and extending their lines gradually to the right, until at last they came into communication with the left wing of General Howard's corps. The last sounds I heard were the crash of musketry and thunder of artillery in the direction of Lookout Mountain, which told that General Hooker had assailed the position from which the enemy had so long insolently menaced our army. As I descended the hill, I could scarcely repress an emotion of terror as the sound of battle toward the right became more and more awful and continuous, until it seemed as if some tremendous torrent had sapped the foundations of Lookout, and the mountain itself was crumbling into ruin. Our soldiers were storming Lookout.

Let me trace the facts connected with Hooker's great exploit, as briefly and succinctly as

Two score of boats were plying back and forth across the somewhat swollen river, each one carrying, from the northern to the southern shore, from a dozen to twenty soldiers. The splendid pontoon-bridge already stretched half-possible. way across, and the pioneers were just commencing work upon its southern end. Fifty-six pieces of artillery, some brass and glittering, some iron and sombre, were ranged along the shore and upon the sides of the hills, to protect the cross-ing, it was in pursuance of the bold design to ing; while ten thousand soldiers, constituting a splendid army, with music, banners, horses, and equipments, were massed upon the level ground by the river, ready and anxious to go over. While I was gazing at those already there, the fine brigade commanded by General John Beatty marched in column across the ridge, and entered the plain below. About the same time, Colonel Daniel McCook's and General Morgan's brigades could be seen advancing to the rendezvous down the river, from the Chickamauga, near which

When General Hooker, with Howard's corps, Osterhaus's division, and a part of Hugh Ewing's, crossed the river by the pontoonbridges opposite Chattanooga, on Sunday evenmass his forces upon our right, carry the rebel line of rifle pits between Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, sever the enemy on Lookout Mountain from all support, and then, advancing boldly up one side of the mountain, while Geary scaled the other, plant the Stars and Stripes triumphantly upon its summit.

General Howard's corps was sent to our left, as I have described.

It was half-past seven in the morning when Geary's division, (part of the Twelfth corps,)

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