Williamson's Brigade

On November 24, 1863, Williamson's Brigade of Osterhaus' Division, Blair's Corps, under Colonel James A. Williamson, reached Rossville from Lookout Mountain about 3 p.m. and moved through the Gap with Wood's Brigade of the same division on its right, while its left passed over Missionary Ridge north of the Gap. It met no opposition there because the part of Clayton's Brigade holding the Gap had been forced back by Wood's Brigade. Williamson's Brigade then descended the eastern slope of the ridge and, at the crossroads at its base, turned north. After marching about 1000 yards, the division formed in line en echelon, with Williamson's Brigade on the left and Wood's on the right. Charging obliquely toward the summit, the left became sharply engaged, but with the advance of Cruft's Division along the crest of the ridge from Rossville Gap and Geary's Division on the western slope, the Confederate left soon gave way. The brigade continued to the summit, captured many prisoners, and bivouacked nearby at nightfall.

Chattanooga, Tennessee · United States