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CHAPTER III The Occupation and Battles of Chattanooga
When the Army of the Cumberland fell back from Chickamauga and Rossville to Chattanooga, the first and most important thing to do was to quickly fortify against attack. The troops marched directly to the places assigned them, and when all were in place, the lines half encircled the city, both flanks terminating at the river. McCook was on the right, Thomas next, and Crittenden on the left. The troops began at once the work of throw¬ ing up the ordinary entrenchments; these were from time to time strengthened until satisfactory. Two forts had been partially completed by the enemy; these were finished and occupied by both artil¬ lery and infantry. The army was drawn in close around the city; the point of Lookout Mountain and its slopes beyond Chattanooga Creek were left to the enemy. This gave the Confederate Army command of the river, the rail and wagon
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Object Description
| Title | The Chattanooga campaign : with especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein |
| Source Title | Michael Hendrick Fitch's The Chattanooga campaign : with especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein |
| Regiment | 21st Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Fitch, Michael Hendrick |
| Description | Lt. Col. Michael H. Fitch (1837-1930) was a Milwaukee attorney when he enlisted in the 21st Infantry in 1861. He wrote this 255-page book 50 years later in order to describe the actions of Wisconsin troops during the campaign against Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1863. He gives lengthy accounts of the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. After the war Fitch became a successful banker in Colorado, where he died in 1930. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source | Microfiche |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | March, 1911 |
| Source Publisher | Wisconsin History Commission |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN005010000 |
Description
| Title | 155 |
| Source Title | Michael Hendrick Fitch's The Chattanooga campaign : with especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein |
| Regiment | 21st Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Event Date | 1863 |
| Year | 1863 |
| State | TN |
| Place | Chickamauga; |
| People | Fitch, Michael H., Lt. Col. |
| Topic | sieges |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | CHAPTER III The Occupation and Battles of Chattanooga When the Army of the Cumberland fell back from Chickamauga and Rossville to Chattanooga, the first and most important thing to do was to quickly fortify against attack. The troops marched directly to the places assigned them, and when all were in place, the lines half encircled the city, both flanks terminating at the river. McCook was on the right, Thomas next, and Crittenden on the left. The troops began at once the work of throw¬ ing up the ordinary entrenchments; these were from time to time strengthened until satisfactory. Two forts had been partially completed by the enemy; these were finished and occupied by both artil¬ lery and infantry. The army was drawn in close around the city; the point of Lookout Mountain and its slopes beyond Chattanooga Creek were left to the enemy. This gave the Confederate Army command of the river, the rail and wagon [155] |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN005010169 |