The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-28
Gen. Grants Thanksgiving
Present.

The new of this morning will arouse a
voice of real thanksgiving on the lips of all
who wish well for the country.
! Gen. Grant, out Cf a maze Of tactics more
woudrous than ever before puzzled the
brains of observers afar off, has evolved a
victory for our arms the Importance of
which it is yet impossible to fully estimate.
The facts are evident that on Monday
morning an advance was made by three
corps of the army under General Thomas.
resulting in the capture Of the enemys iirst
line of rife pits between Chattanooga and
Citer's creek On Tuesday, Gen. Hooker,
| in command of three divisi ons, carried the
north slope of Lookout mountain, taking
six buaired prisoners in tie action. Gen.
Sherman, before daylight the same morn-
ing crossed the Tennessee river at the
mouth of the South Cn,ckamauga with
three divisions and carried the eastern. ex
trenity OF Missionary Ridge. Thus, by
| three apparently disconnected movements,
the entire army before Chattanooga was
put in position by Tuesday night to make
the organized and decisive assault of yester
day.
During Friday night the moral and mill.
tary advantages obtained oy Gen. Rockers
troops compelled the rebels. under Bragg,
to eyacuate the summit Of Lookout moun
tain, IF which the Federal forces took pos
,essiou Yesterday morning, thus sparIng
that part of the army fight for the day
Missionary ridge, up the side OF which the
enemy had been driven on Tuesday, was
the prize for which Gen. Shernans cOui-
mand strovo yesterday in three battles,
W hich the lneager accounts that have now
reached Us show to have been among tue
most desperate tests Of heroic endurance
the war ba, furnished These troups as.
sisted by two columns, started against the
weakened centre of the enemy by General
Grant at p NJ, broke the line of the lat.
ter on the very summit OF the ridge, and
drove his shattered divisions down the
western slope TO join their brethren on the
banks of the Chickamauga Our caRturee
of prisoners during tue three days hghtiug
is set down al from five to ten Thousand
Retreat into Georgia by Bragg, if ;his
triumph b one half as complete as it is
represented, can scarcely be delayed, even
if tits not Row commenced, a, reported. He
has fJrsaken the strong positions by which
be had alone tenure before Chattanooga,
and must choose to fight pitched battle
in the field OF fall back to som available
inc Of defense. General Hooker who has
) en- ordered to pursue with all his force,
IL ' have saved the detected rebel the
tioub'e Of choosing; by intercepting him at
disadvantage near KoSsvlie.
What effect this reverse TO the main
confederate army in Tennessee has bad
upon the movements Of Longstreet, last
heard Of as investing Knoxville, is not
positively known, but may be judged. Cut
off, with 50 comparatively small force,
from all communication with, and succor
from, bis recent base, Longstreet's disjont
ed army Of invasion has worse path before
it on the retreat than when it advanced. -
General Burnside. therefore, may be con-
sidered relieved, and if the nation is not
gladdened with the news of another sarren-
der before many days the hero of Ticksburg
will neglect ais old tao les
1t is more because this victory is rot
coupled with news of great and terrible
slaughter that We have faith in it. General
Grants achievements have all been "merci !
fnl' ones, and this, that sends c,usc of
Thanksgiving II every hearth in the North |
On this day uf mercitui traditions. is the
most merciful of all.-Worid.