An Undivided Union

by Oliver Optic

  CHAPTER XXXVI

  FIERCE FIGHTING--AN UNDIVIDED UNION--CONCLUSION

  While Long's cavalry and the Riverlawns were operating as mentioned,General Thomas, under directions of Grant, began the first movementending in the great battle of Chattanooga. With about twenty-fivethousand men the new commander of the Army of the Cumberland marchedforth to Missionary Ridge, to develop the Confederate lines at thatpoint. The march was made in such order that the enemy thought a paradewas taking place in the plain below them, and it was not until Thomas'sskirmishers fired on their outposts that they became aware that a battlewas on hand. They retreated to their rifle-pits and a hot engagementresulted, and a larger portion of Missionary Ridge was secured to theUnionists. On the next day another important advance was made along theriver.

  Hooker was near Lookout Mountain, and with his command scaled the loftypeaks, drove the Confederates from one point of advantage to another,and after a bloody battle, which will never be forgotten by either theblue or the gray, took about two thousand prisoners and intrenchedhimself on the mountain-side in full view of Chattanooga. This contesttook place in the rain and mist, and was so high up that nothing of itcould be seen from below because of the clouds. At night the moon cameout through the scattering rain, and hundreds of victorious camp-firesblazed at as many different points, telling of the victory gained.

  Bragg was now almost at his wit's end. He had lost at Tullahoma, gainednothing on the Chickamauga, failed in his siege of Chattanooga, and itlooked as if the remnant of his command was to be scattered to the fourwinds of heaven. He had made some mistakes, officers under him hadfailed to carry out his commands, and now, when it was too late, hebitterly regretted having allowed a portion of his soldiers to move on,to fight elsewhere.

  The dawning of day, November 25, saw a hundred flags with the stars andstripes floating from the peaks of Lookout Mountain, and Hooker preparedto make a descent and sweep in the direction of Rossville Gap. In themeantime Bragg marched his brigades along Missionary Ridge, his ideabeing to either overwhelm Sherman or seize the railroad, which is notdefinitely known. He had been driven out of Chattanooga Valley, and itwas now a question of fight or leave Chickamauga Valley.

  Sherman was in need of reenforcements, not having brought all of his menover the stream, and Howard marched the Eleventh corps to join him.Sherman began, without delay, a furious assault on Bragg's right, andleaving the knoll upon which he was intrenched, swept up that upon whichthe enemy rested.

  The line of battle, two miles in length, was now clearly defined, and athalf past three in the afternoon a general advance was ordered. TheUnion skirmishers encountered at first a series of rifle-pits. Theorders had been to take these, and nothing more was expected. The battlewaged with great fury, and soon the Confederates were seen to waver andabandon first one pit and then another.

  "Let us go on! Down with the enemy!" was the battle-cry, and no soonerwere the pits gained, than the Union soldiers leaped over them and beganthe steep ascent of the mountain before them, the Confederates from thepits fleeing wildly in all directions, and a great number being madeprisoners.

  The peril connected with the storming of Missionary Ridge can hardly beoverestimated. At some points the sides were almost perpendicular, andat others the shell rock crumbled beneath the touch. At the top werestationed forty pieces of artillery, and thousands of the enemy. Shotand shell rained down incessantly, and great gaps were torn into theranks, as company after company pressed up, bound to gain the summit atany cost. To those who saw it, it was a sight the mind's eye could neverlose. The officers were as excited as the men, and no one in commandcould have ordered those under him back, even had he been so inclined.

  The Riverlawns had come forward on horseback, but now, after therifle-pits were gained, it was deemed best to dismount. Away they wenton foot, close to Sherman's side, with Long's cavalry but a shortdistance away.

  "We have them on the run, boys!" shouted Colonel Gordon. "Forward! Don'tlag behind the rest of the line!" And forward they went, until the firstbattalion was far up the heights, with Deck at their head, waving hissabre enthusiastically over his head. His breast had been sore from thatsword prick in the rib, but now all that was forgotten in the excitementof the moment.

  "There is a break!" he shouted to Gordon, and pointed to the spot withhis sabre. It was an opening several hundred feet wide, and theRiverlawns rushed to fill it. Then on they went again, pell-mell,panting for breath, and firing as often as the opportunity presenteditself. Once a shot tore through the companies, but it did not staytheir progress.

  A cheer swept down the line. Some regiment had gained a peak somedistance away, and the Confederate standard was torn down, and theglorious stars and stripes hoisted in its stead. The cheer was nerveinspiring, and onward swept the boys in blue with more enthusiasm thanever.

  The Riverlawns were still a hundred feet from the point they were tryingto gain, when, on looking through the cloud of smoke, Deck saw a sightthat filled him with horror. Above was a huge mass of loose rocks anddirt. The Confederates had shovelled away to the front of the mass, andnow it was just starting on its downward way. Should it strike theregiment it would fairly annihilate the ranks.

  For an instant Deck could not speak. Then his voice rang out like atrumpet:--

  "Riverlawns! Right face! Double-quick--march!"

  "Right-face! Double-quick--march!" rang from one battalion to another,and a sharp turn off along the side of the ridge was made.Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon looked at Deck in wonder.

  "What does this mean?" he began. "Do you--Great heavens! Double-quick,boys, if you want to save your lives!" And the double-quick became atriple-quick, and some went even faster. Scarcely had the regiment leftthe fated spot when the rocks and dirt came crashing down, sweepingtrees, brush, and vines before it, and ploughing up the ground asthough with so many gigantic plough-shares.

  "You saved the regiment!" cried Tom Belthorpe as he met Deck, a momentlater. And Gordon said the same.

  The order to go forward again was now given, and away went theRiverlawns in what was little short of an ugly mood, for they did notconsider the letting down of the rocks and dirt as square fighting. Deckcontinued at the head of the first battalion, and inside of five minutesgained the top of the ridge. A regiment of Confederates were there, inthe act of retreating, and he charged them relentlessly, causing them tofairly tumble down the slopes opposite. The whole regiment was soon athand, and the fight did not come to an end until the enemy had beendriven clear out of sight.

  Missionary Ridge was won, but now was no time to celebrate the victory,although cheer after cheer rang along the mountain peaks and every Unionflag to be had was waving lustily. The Confederate artillery was seizedand pointed in the opposite direction, and the log barricades were torndown and set up in places of greater advantage. At the centre, theConfederates tried to make another stand, but it availed nothing, andoverwhelmed, they threw down their arms and fled.

  But even yet the work for the Riverlawns was not all over. There wasanother ridge between General Sherman and the main body of the Uniontroops, a ridge near the tunnel under the mountain, where GeneralBragg's right flank rested. This must still be taken, and again theRiverlawns played an important part, fighting until long after sundown,with Sherman's invincible command.

  The fighting was still on, when Deck's battalion found itself in alittle gulch, pursuing a small body of Confederates that had beenuncovered ten minutes before. The enemy had been fired at four times,and half a dozen men had fallen. The battalion pressed them so closelythat soon the leader was seen to throw away his sword and lift up hishands in token of surrender.

  The face-to-face meeting with the Confederate was a surprise to Deck,for the man was none other than Totterly, and the men under him numberedtwo who had taken part in the attack on Riverlawn. Under a strongguard, all three guerillas were taken to the rear. Two other guerillaswere picked up mortally wounded.

  As soon as he could get the chance, De
ck spoke to Totterly and theothers about the articles stolen from the mansion. The leader wouldadmit nothing, but one of the wounded men confessed to all that had beendone and said that the articles taken had been left with a relative ofTotterly in Chattanooga. One hundred dollars of the gold was gone, butall the other things were safe. That night Totterly tried to escape byrunning the prison guard and was shot in the back, a wound from which hedied at sunrise.

  Deck was anxious to learn if the information given to him concerning thestolen articles was correct, but it was just now impossible to get away.Early in the morning the Riverlawns were sent along the river in pursuitof the flying enemy. In the meantime Sherman, having done such gallantwork at the Ridge, was ordered to prepare to go to Knoxville, whereBurnside's position was becoming embarrassing. And thus the Riverlawnsparted with this brave and daring general for the time being.

  When Major Lyon returned to Chattanooga he found Captain Artie muchimproved. Colonel Lyon was also a trifle better, but both SurgeonFarnwright and the city doctor agreed that he must not think of joininghis command again for at least four or six months to come. As a matterof fact, the colonel never went into the field again, but, receiving anhonorable discharge, retired to his home at Riverlawn, having done morethan his share in upholding the glorious Union.

  Upon the retirement of Noah Lyon, Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon became thecommandant of the regiment, and Deck was made second in command. Thisleft the office of major of the first battalion vacant, and for"meritorious service" Captain Artie Lyon became the new major, when heonce again took the field, six months after the event narrated at thebeginning of this chapter. At the same time Sandy Lyon became afull-fledged captain, much to old Titus Lyon's delight and to the joy ofhis mother and sisters.

  Deck's first move on coming back to Chattanooga was to have a searchmade of the premises occupied by the relative of Totterly. This broughtto light the stolen money, minus the hundred dollars which had beenspent, the jewellery, and also the mysterious missing paper. To makesure that it was the right document it had to be read, and the readingmade Noah Lyon and the other members of his household smile.

  "I do not believe in the institution of slavery," wrote Duncan Lyon,"and I hope ere this paper is brought to light that it will be abolishedin the State of Kentucky. If it is not abolished, I hereby urge upon mybrother Noah to set the slaves free,--doing it in the following manner:All under eighteen years of age to be held until they can care forthemselves, and the others to be freed at the rate of one every twomonths, starting with the oldest. This will make it easy on him. If theslaves wish to remain at Riverlawn, I urge that they be allowed toremain, at fair wages, so long as they perform their work faithfully."

  Such was the contents of the much-discussed letter, and Noah Lyon saidhe was not surprised. "It pleases me to know that Duncan thought as Ithink," he said to Deck. "And I am glad to remember that our slaves arepractically slaves no longer. Levi Bedford has already put every hand atRiverlawn on the pay-roll, and the only reason why they don't leave isbecause they don't want to leave."

  A month later the old colonel returned to his plantation home, butCaptain Artie remained at Chattanooga. The reason for this was, that thewounded captain had found Rosebel Greene not only the best of nurses butlikewise the loveliest girl he had ever met. As the days went by andArtie grew stronger, their friendship increased, and it was with tearsin her eyes that she saw him depart at last for the seat of war, nowmiles away.

  As the days passed the gateway to the southeast was thrown wide open,and Sherman began that march to the sea which brought him such undyingfame. With the general went the Riverlawns, through many a fiery battle,doing their duty as of yore and winning fresh laurels day by day. Totell of all these happenings would require many volumes, and still notone half would be told. The war went on, and commanders came and went,but the Riverlawns kept in their place, well to the front, no matterwhat the danger. In one battle Colonel Gordon was shot down, and thenDeck became the commander, a position he held until that final surrenderof Lee to Grant at Appomattox.

  The Union was saved! How the news flashed hither and thither over thetelegraph wires! The church bells rang, bonfires leaped up to the veryclouds, and men, women, and children shook hands, wept, cheered, andyelled themselves hoarse. Henceforth it would be the United States ofAmerica, and nothing less--against all comers. The Constitution of ourforefathers, baptized in the blood of thousands of martyrs, shouldhenceforth be held sacred!

  The final surrender came in April, 1865. In October of that yearoccurred two events, which, while not of national importance, were ofgreat moment to the immediate parties concerned. By invitation of theBelthorpes, Rosebel Greene had made her home at Lyndhall, and here shewas united for life to the young soldier whom she had so tenderly nursedback from death's door to perfect health. At the same time that thisoccurred Kate Belthorpe became Mrs. Dexter Lyon. All belonging to theseveral families were present, and among them Margie Gadbury, who in theearly spring had changed her name from Belthorpe. Lyndhall was a mass oflights and flowers, and both Deck and Artie were married in fullmilitary uniform, and the entire occasion was one long to be rememberedby those who participated.

  When the Riverlawns were mustered out there was some talk of disbandingthe command, but this was overruled, and for a number of years thevarious companies remained intact, although unattached. Every year theyheld a grand reunion, where the veterans, young and old, would "fighttheir battles over again." At these reunions many toasts were offered,but that which brought forth the greatest applause was the oneinvariably offered by Colonel Dexter Lyon.

  "Gentlemen," he would say, on rising, "let me give to you the toast Ihave proposed to you every year since the war closed: An UndividedUnion. May God prosper it, and every citizen do all he can to upholdit!"

  "An Undivided Union!" would come back in deep unison. "Once and forever!AN UNDIVIDED UNION!"

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  All-Over-the-World Library. By OLIVER OPTIC. First Series. Illustrated.Price per volume, $1.25.

  1. A Missing Million; or, THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS BELGRADE.

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  Onward and Upward Series. By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated.Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

  1. Field and Forest; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A FARMER. 2. Plane and Plank; OR, THE MISHAPS OF A MECHANIC. 3. Desk and Debit; OR, THE CATASTROPHES OF A CLERK. 4. Cringle and Crosstree; OR, THE SEA SWASHES OF A SAILOR. 5. Bivouac and Battle: OR, THE STRUGGLES OF A SOLDIER. 6. Sea and Shore; OR, THE TRAMPS OF A TRAVELLER.

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  The Lake Shore Series. By _Oliver Optic_. In six volumes. Illustrated.Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25

  1. Through by Daylight; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE SHORE RAILROAD.

  2. Lightning Express; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES.

  3. On Time; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER.

  4. Switch Off; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS.

  5. Brake Up; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS.

  6. Bear and Forbear; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA.

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