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THE CHICKAMAUGA CAMPAIGN.
cient grease. Third, whether the English system of having balls
sufficiently small to be used with thick paper around them be not
better than our plan of using the ball without paper.
Again, if an intelligent and practical officer were sent to the battle-
field with orders to cut or bore into the trees upon different parts
of the field that were struck by balls from the small-arms of each
army, and such examination sufficiently extended and systematically
recorded, it would establish the comparative penetrating force of the
ammunition of the two different armies; show the difference be-
tween the round and the elongated balls, and might show the defect
of some particular cartridge, its balls being recognized, or by learn-
ing what particular regiment fired the shot and the cartridges used.
When a regiment that may be engaged with the enemy exhausts
its ammunition, moments become hours in importance while await-
ing a fresh supply. To find the ordnance wagons is often very diffi-
cult in the midst of the usual confusion. I think a conspicuous flag
shown by each brigade train would tend greatly to lessen this diffi-
culty. Such a mark could be recognized from a great distance, and
would thus guide the messenger direct to the object of his search.
Herewith I send ydu the reports of the brigade ordnance officers,
which, together with my own, are respectfully submitted.
JNO. A. CHEATHAM,
Chief of Ord. Cheatham's Div., Polk's Corps, Army of Tenn.
Colonel OLADOWSKI,
Chief of Ordnance, Army of Tennessee
(Through Major Rutledge, Chief of Ord., Polk's Corps).
No. 241.
Report of Brig. Gen. John K. Jackson, C. S. Army, commanding
brigade.
HDQRS. JACKSON'S BRIGADE, CHEATHAM'S DIVISION,
POLK'S CORPS, ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
Before Chattanooga, October 3, 1863.
MAJOR: On September 19, 1863, at about 7 o'clock in the morning,
the brigade which I have the honor to command, being the advance
of Major-General Cheatham's division, crossed Chickamauga Creek at
Hunt's or Dalton's Ford, about a mile below Lee and Gordon's Mills.
The brigade was immediately deployed in line of battle on the west
side of the creek and awaited the crossing by the remainder of the
division. At about 9 a. m. moved by the flank in a northwestern
direction and formed line in the rear of Major-General Buckner's
right as his reserve. Remained in this position about an hour, when
an order was received to move still farther to the right to the support
of Major-General Walker. Passing rapidly about half a mile north-
ward by the right flank, the brigade reached the road leading from
Alexander's Bridge, and proceeded thence westward about half a
mile. Here the line of Major-General Walker's troops was reached.
My brigade was immediately placed in line of battle and ordered to
advance. The order was promptly and cheerfully obeyed, and the
advance continued about 150 yards, when the enemy opened fire
upon my left and center. The brigade returned the fire, which soon
became general. A charge being ordered, the troops responded with
great intrepidity, driving the enemy before them from a half to
three-quarters of a mile, capturing 3 pieces of artillery, which were83
OCAP. XLII.]
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 30, In Four Parts. Part 2, Reports., book, 1891; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152979/m1/100/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.