24th Ohio Infantry

On Nov. 25, 1863, the 24th Ohio Infantry, under Capt. George M. Bacon and serving in Grose's Brigade, Cruft's Division, 4th Corps, took part with its brigade in the assault on Lookout Mountain on Nov. 24, advanced to Rossville Gap on the 25th, and then, in connection with Grose's Brigade of Cruft's Division, assaulted the south end of Missionary Ridge. The regiment reached the summit there about 5 P.M., helped turn the left flank of the Confederate line, and forced it from its position on the ridge. The line then pushed northward along the summit until joining troops that had carried the ridge at the center. On the 26th, the regiment took part in the pursuit to Ringgold. Its strength in action was 12 officers and 198 men, and its casualties were 4 men wounded.

Chattanooga, Tennessee · United States