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(3-95) 1995 Battlefield Tour Stop 1 (Chicago Board
of Trade Battery, 10 a.m., Dec 31, 1862), southwest view. 1995 Tour Guide: Thousands of Union
troops burst from the cedars located behind the visitor center and were
followed closely by victory confident Confederates. The Chicago Board of
Trade Battery, so called because the Board of Trade provided the money for
establishing and equipping the 6-gun battery, sprang into action on this
rise. Their charges of canister forced the Confederates to withdraw to the
cedars. A second battery joined in on the left, and the combined fire
broke up the attack |
(3-95) 1995 Battlefield Tour Stop 2, 2000 Tour Stop 3 (The Fight for the Cedars, 10 a.m., Dec 31, 1862). 1995 Tour Guide: The deep Confederate penetration at this point forced Rosecrans to revise his plan to assault the Confederate right. He rushed reserves to this sector, and Union artillery along the Nashville Pike finally checked the drive. Site Marker: A Natural Foe, Cedar Thickets. "The ground was new and unknown to all of us, the woods were almost impassable to infantry, and artillery perfectly useless." Lovell H. Rousseau, Major General, USA |
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(3-95) 1995 Battlefield Tour Stop 3 (Waters' Alabama
Battery, 12:30 p.m., Dec 31, 1862). Site Marker: December 31, 1862, 12:30 P.M. -
1:00 P.M. Their forward surge checked along the Nashville Pike,
Confederate infantry needed artillery support, but could not advance their
guns through this dense cedar forest. Take this path to one of these ill
fated Confederate positions |
(3-95) 1995 Battlefield Tour Stop 3 (Waters' Alabama Battery, 12:30 p.m., Dec 31, 1862). 1995 Tour Guide: This Confederate artillery unit tried to bring its guns into action as it followed in the rear of Anderson's Brigade. The dense cedar forest and limestone outcroppings prevented Waters from bringing his four deadly artillery pieces into position to support the Confederate infantry, which was attacking the Union positions along the Nashville Pike. Without sufficient artillery support, the Confederate infantry assaults were doomed to failure The
gun was originally displayed limbered, making sense that it would then face
rearward toward Confederate lines. The limber was removed after being
vandalized prior to our March, 1995 visit |
