Clayton's Brigade
Stewart's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.
Clayton's Brigade
Stewart's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.
Col. J. T. Holtzclaw.
Nov. 25, 1863.
18th Alabama - Maj. Shop Ruffin.
32nd Alabama - Capt. John W. Bell.
36th Alabama - Col. Lewis T. Woodruff.
38th Alabama - Col. Charles T. Ketchun.
58th Alabama - Lieut. Col. John W. Inzer.
During Nov. 24th Stewart's Division held its earthworks reaching from the foot of Missionary Ridge near Fort Cheatham to Chattanooga Creek beyond the Watkins' place. Strahl's Brigade being next the ridge and Clayton's left of Strahl. At nightfall Clayton was dispatched to relieve Walthall's and Pettus' line on Lookout Mountain, reaching their position at 3 p.m. and holding the line until withdrawn at 2 a.m. It then took position on Missionary Ridge extending the left of Stewart's line to the point overlooking Rossville Gap. Upon the advance of Hooker's column from Lookout toward the Gap Gen. Breckinridge took two regiments of the Brigade and two guns into the Gap. The Brigade line on the Ridge was then greatly extended, being little more then a skirmish line. The regiments in the Gap were forced to the rear, and those left on the Ridge, being attacked on the flank by Cruft's Division, on the front by Johnson's, and in the rear by Osterhaus' which turned northward after penetrating the Gap, retreated toward Mission Mills.
Casualties: killed 21; wounded 100; missing 706.
Marker is on South Crest Road north of East Crest Road, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
