ors es ho e ▁r idge ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁line ▁that ▁saved ▁the ▁army ▁from ▁destruction . ▁ ▁His ▁command ing ▁officer ▁John ▁Con nell ▁wrote ▁of ▁Hunter ' s ▁stub born ▁resistance ▁on ▁that ▁r idge ▁" which ▁truly ▁and ▁most ▁fort un ately ▁changed ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁that ▁dis astr ous ▁day , ▁and ▁saved ▁the ▁army ▁from ▁worse ▁than ▁defeat ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mission ary ▁R idge ▁Hunter ' s ▁ 8 2 nd ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 9 th ▁Ohio ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁reg iments ▁to ▁attack ▁B rag g ' s ▁center ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁halt ▁after ▁taking ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁line ▁below ▁Mission ary ▁r idge . ▁ ▁Not ▁content ▁to ▁be ▁subject ed ▁to ▁murder ous ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁ground , ▁the ▁attack ing ▁units ▁charged ▁the ▁r idge , ▁and ▁Hunter ' s ▁ 8 2 nd ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁division ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁sum mit ▁and ▁occup y ▁the ▁conf eder ate ▁works . ▁ ▁The ▁initi ative ▁of ▁his ▁and ▁Ohio ▁units ▁col laps ing ▁B rag g ' s ▁center ▁was ▁the ▁p iv otal ▁moment ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁gall antry ▁that ▁day , ▁Hunter ▁received ▁the ▁comm end ation ▁of ▁his ▁command ers . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁command ▁his ▁regiment ' s ▁brig ade ▁( First ▁Brigade , ▁Third ▁Division , ▁Four teenth ▁Army ▁Corps ) ▁under ▁Gen . ▁George ▁Thomas ▁and ▁led ▁his