Maney's Brigade

On Nov. 23, 1863, George Maney's Brigade of Walker's Division, Hardee's Corps, was dispatched from the line of earthworks between Chattanooga Creek and Lookout Mountain to Missionary Ridge, where it took position a mile south of the tunnel to observe enemy forces that had captured Orchard Knob. About 2 P.M. on Nov. 25, Maney's Brigade, sent to Gen. Hardee, reached Tunnel Hill during the hottest fighting and was posted there in rear of Smith's Texas Brigade. The 1st and 27th Tennessee under Col. Hume R. Field advanced to the front of the works and, together with the 2d, 15th and 24th Arkansas under Col. Warfield of Govan's Brigade and the 56th and 36th Georgia of Cumming's Brigade, charged the enemy line, driving it down the western slope and beyond its foot. A return attack was repulsed by the 50th Tennessee and troops of Cleburne's Division, capturing several colors and many prisoners.

Chattanooga, Tennessee · United States