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Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge battle tale from Cedar county volunteers
A Cedar County letter from Bridgerport recounts nighttime river crossing near Chattanooga, pontoon bridge, fortifications, and a fierce assault up Missionary Ridge. It details heavy combat, captures, heavy losses, and the regiment's endurance, asserting their role aided Northern victory and Cedar County pride.
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Chattanooga
Turum
Cedar County
Bridgeront
Ala
Sin
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Tennessee River
Chickamauga Creek
Morgan L. Smith
John Io Smith
Thefs River
Chickemauga Creek
Switch
Sudh
Sen
Grea
Jong Rafl
Tunnel Hill
Lowa
Co. A
Apa Dicicnd
Col. Sampson
Marshall
Adjutant Byers
Bascom
Pickerill
Austen
Hoffman
Co. B
Co. H
Miller
Co. I
W. G. McKirea
Sargeant
L. W. Henderson
Ts. Matter
H. Actler
J. Tay
Uriah Sellers
J.C. Stout
C. D. Tivis
Matthies
Towa