New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-04
RttonnoissnnCe in Force by Gen. Thomas
Our Lines Advnuecd-Importa Re
suiss-Rehel Rine-pi:s and Prisoner
Taken-Our Loss EucOnsidcrabic-An
Important Movement on Foot.
CHATTANOOGA. Nov. %. l,t3.
Prom Our Special CORRESPONDENT.


An important and perfectly successful recon
noisssnce in force was made today under the mmc-
date command Of Gen. Thomas Of the Rebel position
On Mssionar! Ridge.
Tonight our lines are advanced more than a mil,
and are wen up 10 the base Of the Missionary Ridge
our troops holding at an important point the first lin.
Of Rebel rile.pis. The work Was done by Grange.
and Howard's Corps. Woods Division Of the former
performed important part, and particularly disin
raished Itself
AZ uoor Granger had his corps in line Of battle and
room sf,et Woods Division, supported by Sheridan
Division ordered 20 advance. Tie ground over
which they advanced slopes 10 level plain with con.
siderable elevations on the right and is skied in front
Nil stripe Of forest in which was the Rebel picket
Hne Beyond il are the Rebel works q, the foot Of Ms
.onary Ridge. Bcaty's (San) Brigade vas on -,
hight Wiiichs in the center and Hazens on the lef'
wacuers Brigade Of slefidon's Division Joined Hlgcn
II the lcft, al the elevation.
~ Hopard's corps rle MD Schurl division wa.
on tie IT, near the river and Sienwehr the right.
n1t to Wood This force advanced over the open
plain fne order some part o How ard troops go!nl a.
adOIteQuick they having the Longest dl stance 90
foIl. OufLtcrlg tAe wood fae Rebels opened sharp
fre. At tie some line Qua works on D. hills IN iAc
opened with their heavy guns tie enemy reply d.
from their works on Missionary Ridge Tie distance
between tie two lines %; wOlbs varies from tWO T.
irte rifles. The Rebels p.;sd the woods viii much
srirf lri yvcre borne back and Wilchf brigade ana
some pari 81 Hazei's. advanced sieadAy gained thc
hfsi lie Il Kobc r.lep.is which they took with tie
byonei, clptlrlg about .CJ pi-oAela lImcp.ii! tie
Alabama 2-th.
HIN. brigade IN his gallant charge sustained con.
siderable lose am0ae whom aIe COL blrit OF iAe Louis
vile Legion 9TH j. > MORALLY wounded Capt. LrlIy
ard Lieut. Zolier u the same regiment seriously. TIE
MAJOR II tue same regiment also seriously u h0t
noit'y wounded. MAJOR NeIsch anl capt. Pa..~a OF
he ga q 20 were b1fA wounded. t.c former r.lts4F
1hs advance having been made on the r.gh'. Gen
Granger Immediately advanced tic remainder 81 DIS
eo1s a. supports and threw ~ WORKS ~ AJI t-e
ground.
Meanwhile Schurz and Stenwchr were holly engaged
n Tie wood 0u the !ooi. reaT TIE Ifer where lte
Rebels were ia sloag force AMI evidently disposed 10
dispute efry foot u ground Bun or men advance
steadily. driving the enemy JeioIe them taking num-
bef 81 prisoners. Penetrating tie wood some ds'atcc
ue man force Of the iebels Wea olnd - be posted be-
!Onc creek.
1t vac now near dark. and having gained ibis im
Iant ad,antagc-u fact nll TIE objects VI thc recon
lobtMcc-Our force hflled ~ he creek whore works
sele thrown up % hold II. The artillery Kept up for
sat lLc DIlsk caDuOAadlrg Tie Dcis opening Ip4A
bseIles on the crest % Missionary Ridge.
he advantage gained by this reconnaissance u per
h@Aent and j. pTcflued 10 be preliminary 10 ~ iii-
Prani movement soon 20 follow. DE Rebels evident.
ne1peced general attack, ana were ~ HE o. Ditir
Vi ne whole ~ our front.
Our o.s is Uncomfortable and vii not It is believed
'1eeec 20 We took upward Of 900 prisoners, aJd u IL
AloSA that the Rebels suffered severely!
Zen Grant was our work, IN position overlook
ny le field, and expressed entire railsaclon, hOt "y
VIII The galantTy O our men but with the result Oi Tue
fe'oDAo.sanec.
On our center and right there was considerable firing
non tie heavy guns bearing Oh Missionary Ridge. %
"ef lei but spectator u the scene, ID
sAica, 10 doubt they would have been glad 70 shaTe
G. -. DklDIAI.