File:History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 (electronic resource) (1899) (14786100873).jpg

Identifier: 02351883.3225.emory.edu
Title: History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 (electronic resource)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Belknap, Charles Eugene, 1846-1929
Subjects: Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863 Missionary Ridge, Battle of, Tenn., 1863
Publisher: Lansing, Mich. : R. Smith Print. Co.
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
e Winstons Gap, while Sheridan was to crossat Bridgeport as soon as the bridge was laid and join the rest of his corps near Winstons, by way of Trenton. General Crittendens Corps was ordered down the Sequatchie, leaving thetwo advanced brigades, under Hazen and Wagner, with Mintys Cavalryand Wilders Mounted Infantry to watch and annoy the enemy. It was tocross the river, following Thomas Corps at all three crossings, and to takepost on the Murphys Hollow road, and push an advance brigade to recon-noiter the enemy at the foot of Lookout, and take post at Wauhatchie, com-municating from his main body with Thomas on the right up the TrentonValley and threatening Chattanooga by the pass over the point of Lookout. The cavalry crossed at Capertons and a ford near Island Creek were tounite in Lookout Valley, take post at Rawlingsville, and reconnoiter boldlytoward Rome and Alpine. These movements were completed by McCooks and Crittendens Corps on September 6 and by Thomas corps on September 8.
Text Appearing After Image:
Pontoon Bridge crossing south branch Tennessee River at Bridgeport, ALA. Built by First Michigan Engineers. A wartime photograph. - HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 41 The crossing of the Tennessee was a great feat. The bridges were notsufficient for the army. Reynolds gathered small boats from along theriver and improvised his own means of crossing. Brannans men had cut outcanoes from immense poplars and launched them in Battle Creek out of sight.They also built rafts, one of them large enough to carry artillery. Thesewith an abandoned rebel pontoon boat, constituted Brannans flotilla. Whenthe signal was given the Whole swept out from behind the bushes, whichconcealed the mouth of Battle Creek, and made for the opposite shore. Therebel pickets withdrew and the crossing was secured. Then all his men who•could swim, piling their guns, clothing and accoutrements on fence rails made into rafts, pushed these before them, and thus gain

Note About Images