Multiply the number of these men by ten, strike out the tents, and we see
vividly how the advancing line of Thomas' Army of the Cumberland appeared
to the Confederates as they swept up the slope at Missionary Ridge to win
the brilliant victory of November 25th. This view of drilling Federal
troops in Chattanooga preserves the exact appearance of the line of battle
only a couple of months before the picture was taken. The skirmishers,
thrown out in advance of the line, are "firing" from such positions as the
character of the ground makes most effective. The main line is waiting for
the order to charge.
[Illustration: BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY.
_Painted by E. Packbauer._
_Copyright, 1901, by Perrien-Keydel Co.,
Detroit, Mich., U. S. A._]