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On Nov. 25, 1863, at 3 P.M., Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus' Division of Blair's Corps, with the 1st Brigade under Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods and the 2nd Brigade under Col. James A. Williamson, led Gen. Hooker's column from Lookout Mountain to Rossville, pushed through a gap defended by a small force of infantry and artillery, turned north onto a road running parallel to and about 1000 yards east of Missionary Ridge, marched nearly a mile, formed in echelons of brigades with the 2nd Brigade on the left and the 1st Brigade on the right, then moved obliquely up the slope of Missionary Ridge and carried the crest; afterward the command bivouacked on the eastern slope near Bragg's Headquarters while operating in cooperation with Cruft's and Geary's Divisions against a line held by the division of Maj. Gen. Stewart.
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Rossville, Georgia · United States
