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(5-95) Parrott Rifles in Point Park |
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(6-2011)
Enlarge Corput's Georgia Battery.
Site
Marker: Four 12 pounder Napoleons. Capt. W.W. Carne's Artillery
Battalion. Stevenson's Division. Breckenridge's Corps. Nov. 24, 1863 2 p.m.
Capt. Max Van Den Corput, commanding. 1st Lieut. M.S. McWhorter. 2nd Lieut.
W.S. Hoge. 2nd Lieut. J.E. Stilwell. 2nd Lieut. W.A. Russell. About 1 a.m.
this section of Napoleons relieved Garrity's Parrott guns on the point 125
yards southeast facing the Cravens House. A dense fog obscured the valley
from view till about 10 a.m. When Hooker's assaulting column came in range
on the western slope the guns were moved to this position and opened fire
throwing 33 shells. About 1 p.m. Hooker's line having passed under the point
to the Cravens House line the guns were moved back to their first position |
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(1863) Lookout Mountain, 1863.
(From left) Gen. Grant, Gen. Rawlings, Gen. Webster, Col. Lagow and Col.
Killyer |
(7-01) Compare with wartime
photo at left Webmaster photo |
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