Identifier: battlessketcheso00ridl (find matches)
Title: Battles and sketches of the Army of Tennessee
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Ridley, Bromfield Lewis
Subjects: Confederate States of America -- History, Military United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: Mexico, Mo. : Missouri Printing & Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ight and the Chickamauga. If he suc-ceeded, my connection with Brigadier-General Polk and my line ofretreat by the bridge he was guarding was cut and the safety of thewhole army was endangered. Instead of placing Govans brigade onthe main ridge, I placed him on the spur in rear of it, which juttedout just north of the tunnel and covered the valley and road beforedescribed, that led over the main ridge from the direction of theenemy. Govan rapidly threw skirmishers across this road and be-tween it and the Chickamauga. Lieutenant-General Hardee was soon on the ground in personHe approved my dispositions, directed the destruction of a bridgewhich crossed the Chickamauga close in rear of my right flank andordered two regiments of Lowrys brigade and some artillery intoposition in rear of my right flank. Between the left of Smiths bri-gade and Walkers division, a distance of near a mile, there was nowbut two regiments of Lowrys brigade and it so remained all nightand until 7 a. m. next day.
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BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE. 241 It was now dark; the fighting had ceased in front of Smith; hehad maintained his position. Hearing of the disaster at Lookout, Isupposed our army would fall back beyond the Chickamauga and ac-cordingly had sent my ordinance and artillery across that river, withthe exception of two pieces of cannon planted beyond my rightflank. I sent Captain Buck, my assistant adjutant-general, to head-quarters of the army so as to receive anv orders that might be givenas quickly as possible. About midnight he returned with the infor-mation that it was determined to await the enemys attack on Mission-ary Ridge. I now ordered my artillery and ordnance to join me atdaylight, sent to my train for the axes belonging to the division inorder to throw up some defenses and rode out myself to make amoonlight survey of the ground and line of retreat. I found a hillon the north bank of the Cbickamauga between my right and therailroad bridge, guarded by General Polk, which complete

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