New York Monument

New York Monument. 11th and 12th Corps, Army of the Potomac, at Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge. [Front/East side of Marker], To the New York Troops in Howard's Eleventh Corps of Hooker's Command, 11th and 12th Corps, Army of the Potomac, at Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, Nov. 23, 24, 25, 1863., Steinwehr's - 2nd Division , Buschbeck's - 1st Brigade , 134th N.Y. Infantry - Lt. Col. A.H. Jackson, , 154th N.Y. Infantry - Col. P.H. Jones , Orland Smith's - 2nd Brigade , 136th N.Y. Infantry - Col. Jas. Wood Jr. , Schurz's - 3rd Division , Tyndale's - 1st Brigade , 45th N.Y. Infantry - Maj. Chas. Koch , 143rd N.Y. Infantry - Col. Horace Boughton , Krzyzanowski's - 2nd Brigade , 58th N.Y. Infantry - Capt. M. Esembaux , 119th N.Y. Infantry - Col. J.T. Lockman , 141st N.Y. Infantry - Col. W.K. Logie , Hecker's - 3rd Brigade , 68th N.Y. Infantry - Lt. Col. A. Von Steinhausen , Osburn's - Artillery , 15th N.Y. Battery - Capt. Wm. Wheeler , Headquarters Guard , Co. A, 8th N.Y. Infantry - Capt. A. Bruhn, . [Right/North side of Marker], The infantry and three batteries of the Eleventh Corps. Major General O.O. Howard, commanding, left Lookout Valley one p.m., November 22, 1863, crossing the river at Brown's Ferry. , Battery I, First New York Light Artillery, Captain Wiedrich, commanding, remained in Lookout Valley and participated November 24, 1863, in the Battle of Lookout Mountain., Wheeler's - 13th N.Y. Battery was sent to a knoll on the north side of the river, overlooking the low ground traversed by the Corps, during the following days of the battle. The remaining force of the Corps, about 6000 strong, moved over the bridge into Chattanooga and bivouacked that night south of Fort Wood., About noon November 23rd, the Corps formed north of Fort Wood in close column, with Steinwehr's Division on the right and Schurz's Division on the left, in support of Wood's Division, Fourth Corps, and assisted in capturing Orchard Knob. After the Fourth Corps was in position on Orchard Knob, the Eleventh Corps extended the line from Orchard Knob to the Tennessee River, driving the enemy beyond Citico Creek. In this movement Schurz's Division formed the right and Steinwehr's the left of the Corps., [Back/West side of Marker], Sherman's Army having crossed the Tennessee River near Chickamauga Creek during night of the 23rd., General Howard was directed to open Communication with it., November 24th.the enemy was driven from his works immediately in front of the Corps. from near the mouth of Citico Creek to the East Tennessee R.R., Three regiments of Buschbeck's Brigade, accompanied by General Howard, crossed Citico Creek and marched along the Tennessee River to Sherman's crossing. Wheeler's Battery fired shots in advance of column to drive away enemy's skirmishers. , Krzyzanowski's Brigade supported and was left on north-east side of Citico Creek, under cover of guns of Wheeler's Battery to keep open communications. , The 134th New York Infantry and 154th New York Infantry of Buschbeck's Brigade were temporarily assigned to Orland Smith's Brigade., [Left/South side of Marker], On the morning of Nov. 25th. Hecker's Brigade drove the enemy out of his rifle pits in front of Schurz's Division and Krzyzanowski's Brigade rejoined that command. The Corps then marched beyond the northern termination of Missionary Ridge to Sherman's support. A part of the column reaching Sherman's pontoon bridge at 10:45 a.m. and took position about 2 p.m., the right connecting with Sherman's left. High up on the ridge to the south, the left resting on Chickamauga Creek near Boyce's Station (of that day). Here the troops covered themselves with breastworks and remained until the following morning. Schurz's Division occupied the right of the line and Steinwehr's the left., Three Regiments of Buschbeck's Brigade, attached to Ewing's Division, 15th Corps, supported Loomis's Brigade of that Division in the attack on Tunnel Hill. The 73rd Penna., temporarily commanded by Lt. Col. J.B. Taft of the 143rd New York, drove the enemy from the "Glass Buildings" and followed him nearly to the summit of the hill. In this action Lt. Col. Taft was killed.