Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States (1907) (14576200080)

Identifier: originalphotogra00eato (find matches)
Title: Original photographs taken on the battlefields during the Civil War of the United States
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Eaton, Edward Bailey Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959. Martyrs on altar of civilization
Subjects: Eaton, Edward Bailey War photography
Publisher: Hartford, Conn. : E.B. Eaton
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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ped the valleywould have made it impossible to have secured a single scene of the greatconflict. The Federals occupied a strong position on the mountain, looking acrossthe Chattanooga Valley to Missionary Ridge, where Bragg had concentrated hisentire army. The twenty-fifth of November was a magnificent day. Seldom hasa battle begun under a brighter sun. The Confederate artillery frowned fromthe summit of Missionary Ridge. The glittering steel of Hookers men flashedon Lookout Mountain. The Cumberland veterans under Thomas were a sol-emn phalanx in the valley while Shermans compact lines were eager for thecharge. On the top of Orchard Knob stood Grants bugler and the echoes of theForward signal fell into the valley, being taken up by the other buglers in melo-dious refrain. Hookers men moved down the eastern slope of Lookout Moun-tain, sweeping across the valley in grand lines. Braggs batteries were centeredon Sherman, whu swept his men heroically forward over a succession of low hills.
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uy r.\!Ti:\<\: MISSIONARY RIDGE—PARKED NEAR CHATTANOOGA UNDER fire from the Confederates, Corses Brigade struggled desperatelyfor an hour and a half without gaining advantage, while Generals Loomisand Smith took possession of Missionary Ridge. At two in the afternoonoccurred one of the most impressing spectacles ever witnessed on a battle-field. Union soldiers with fixed bayonets rushed into the storm of shell withoutfiring a shot until after the skirmish line had been taken and the Sixth Brigadeswept over the Confederate rifle pits. The men flung themselves to the earth toavoid the volleys of canister, grape and musketry that were hurled upon them. Atsunset Sherman held Braggs right in check ; Hooker was driving at his left. Thefinal assault on his center was begun and in twenty minutes Missionary Ridge wasbelching flames. Every Confederate gun and cannon was in action. The Fed-eral soldiers rushed into the very mouth of death, reaching the crest, breeching theConfederate lines