THE COAST ARTILLERY JOURNAL - Air Defense Artillery

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About 3:00 A. M., October 29, as General Geary's ammunition was about
gone, General Law's right was driven back by General Howard's Corps. This
forced General Law to withdraw. General Geary was getting ready to use the
bayonet, and Colonel Bratton says he was getting on very well when General
Law's retirement forced him to withdraw. The Confederate command then
withdrew east of Lookout Creek. 57
When General Hooker heard the firing at Wauhatchie he, at 1:00 A. M.,
October 29, ordered General Schurz's Division of General Howard's Corps to
proceed at once to the aid of General Geary. During the march the right of
General Law's forces surprised General Hooker by opening fire on General
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Schurz's division. General Hooker then ordered one of Schurz's brigades and
General Steinwehr's division to drive the enemy back. This surprise resulted
in conflicting orders and misunderstanding, the effect of which was that reinforcements
did not reach General Geary until after 5:00 A. M., long after the
fight. However, this engagement with General Howard's Corps caused General
Law to withdraw, which incidently aided General Geary.58
General Palmer's command, under General Cruft, crossed the river at Shellmound
and his command, less one brigade at Shellmound, joined General
Hooker's command on October 31, 1363.59
These maneuvers definitely forced the Confederates east of Lookout Creek
and gave the Federals control of the valley and country to the west. The
Federals now had open to them two routes of supply from Bridgeport, one by
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