The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-12-04
The JelferSOnian Democrat,
JULIUS o. CONVERSE, Editor.
CIiRDOy, ONO, FRIDAY, DEC, 4, 1858.
Great Victory in Tennessee.

we nave glorious negs from Tennessee,
Gen. Grants army has captured Lookout
Mountaih, aud driven the Rebels under
Bragg back into Georgia. taking from 7 600
10 10 0o0 prisoners, from 80 to 70 pieces Of
artillery, and at least 8 900 small arms. The
victory was complete. Official dispatches
from Gens. Grant and Thomas show that
there was fighting on the 23d, oath and
goth. ga the 25th, the battle commenced
al early dawn. and continued until evening,
resulting in tho capture of Lookout Noun.
tain Top, all the rilo pits in Chattanooga
Valley, and Missionary Ridge ontire. Our
loss, in ki'lel and wounded, at the storming
OF the mountain. 10 stated at 5 900. and, at
the assault oD Missionary Ridge. about 200
The Rebels acknowledge their loss to be
o 0Oo, and it is undoubtedly much greater.
The following brief account of the battle is
from tho correspondence of tho Cincinnati
CommerciHl;
C~HATTANooGA, Nov, 25.
General Hooker's advance Yesterday
arrived at Lookout Mountain, with Geary's
division on the right, and Osterhous' on
the left. Whitaker's brigade formed the
center. The ba'tle opened on Wauhit.
chic, at the base Of the mountain. We
drove the rebels from the whole slope.
clear around the mountain, to where
Thomas force joined in. The battle was
almost a bloodless one--the rebels throw.
Ing down their arms and running, or sur.
rendering. We captured from one thou
sand five hundred to two thousand priso.
uers, with the loss OF from one hundred
and seventy.fyc to two hundred and fifty,
chiefly in Geary's command. The bat.
tie, which was a huge skirmish, lasted
from eight in the morning to FIVE in the
evening, when ne he'd the mountain.
The 45lh Ohio and 81 Missouri took
four pieces OF artillery. The 9th Ohio
engaged. suffered but little. The 0Ih In.
diana suffered most in wounded. General
Thomas corps made no movement on
Thursday, but General Sherman, on the
LEFT. engaged the rebels with but little op.
position from the upper end of Missionary
Ridge. Our force slept on their arms all
night.
Sherman this morning attacked tho
second line OF hills with Ewing's, j. E.
Smiths and NJ. l.. Smiths divisions. and
alter some desperate fighting, in which
the 18Th, 83l, 90 and loon Indiana,
3)ih, 37th and 46th Ohio. e6th, 4O,h,
9Oth, 93i and 1903 / Illinois, Gin IowaanG
An Virginia participated, and lost many
in wounded. The cannonading was furi.
GUS. Our men fought like heroes.
Abon' twelve O'Clock Hooker crossed
the valley from tie mountain, and attacked
and drove the enemy fran the lower end
o. Missionary Ridge TO whore Sberidan's
and Woods divisions charged up and
drove The enemy off aud united their right
with Hooker. The cor. test for possessien
OF the Ridge, in the center. was short.
Not a regiment fal,ered.
The Illinois regiments and he 4Ist, 93i
and l25h Ohio were among the first on
the ridge. Hawkins brigade, in which
the l25'h was. planted he frs flag there.
a full battery OF artillery was captured.
and thousands OF prisoners. 1T is one OF
the most brilliant achievements Of the
war.
The enemy is falling back and cannot
night TO morrow.
Hooker fought Stevenson and his men,
captured at VIcksburg. but said to be not
exchanged,
Thomas corps fought Breckinridge's
forces. while Sherman is sill pushing
Cheatham and Wyntham's divisions, as |
am informed by prisoners.
Our loss is estimated at | 200 to 800,
mostly slight wounds. The enemy fought
Sherman obslinalely. Three Colonies and
one Major among the prisoners.
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