New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-11


CnAlTASoooA Dot. 20. ieCJ
-Four or five days since, Gen. Hooker left
bridgeport. with the nth snd 18th Corps. Gems How
ard and socum and IN accordance with order started
I'D the valleys and over tie Notwithstanding near
the ucnfor Chattanooga Hc was 70 execute his share
4 ue plan for opening the river between the two
pieces by seiIing certain points and leaving force
enough Ia defend them. This work be did without ma
tea opposition and last evening be Joined his icke,'
with those Of Gen. IIazcn at Browns Ferry The r.
mairder Of the nth Corps encamped In Lookout Valley
close under kaccoon Mountain. directly In front 81
Lookout The rcmaildcr u the 18th Corps. q small
force, encamp,d at WaGhaiohoit from three to h,'
miles TO The night. the pckeis Of the two corps Joining
Tic nigh. vas very ght the moon being at l,s fgl
ard the sly uncioudcd. The Rebel position was Ill
r,c,y IN front II whore the ll;h Corps lay fact per
hap. not wholly undorstood. tiie pas, II o'clock
Our rickc,s were driven In by those Of Longs'rect
corls 1hs the fret ntmaiion that IN attack was
even probable. Perce.ying The situation. Gen. Howard
made his dispositions TO reals, tie assault. Amer good
deal Of sharp skrmsh.ng and hFrg Of Rebel artillery
nbecamc apparent that the Rebel General Was aiming
to place bis forces wodgck between the nth and l2il
Corps with the Wow Of coming down upon them in de
tail Thus FAR exclusive attention. while gradually
working round 10 right had been given 10 The lltl
Corw. 4 body Of the enemy occupied elevations from
which an annoying Ere poured into Gen. lowaId'
men nsiihcy were working toward Wauhacheit. and
hi, DOS ton Gen. Ii. ordered the 79d Ohio and 3Jd
MAJ Hm-ct,s TO charge. holding the l3Gth New YORK
In reserve Right CALAMITY they went 10 il. Rushing
m the side Of the HILL they met with terrible fir,
from o,crpowering numbers Our men retired to th'
foot Of the hl followed by the enemy. Here they re
formed and charged back again. driving the Kebeo Ia
turn before them to their rife PTS and breasworks The
existence Of which was before unknown. Here des
uerato struggle ensued and the enemy put to hgh
leaving 10 prisoners in our hands
II proved aitorwardl that gallant body OF less
than 800 men charged aud drove from their works Nc
Clans Brigade Hords Division numbering about COX
men, II redeemed the nth Corps in tie estimation o.
everybody. Con Hooker pronounces II one Of the mos
gallant aud successful charges that has come to III.
knowledge during the war.
Aner this the contest confined 70 irregular Skin
mishing with the nth Corps. while largo body o.
Longstreets Corps was engaging the 18th Corps neal
Wauhatchctt. Repeated assaults were made on oul
lines with superior numbers. but rcpused every
time. and Iongstreet perceying what the nth Corps
had done between and ) O'clock retired thoroughly
beaten.
have ID record an extraordinary episode that oc
cnrred during the battle Some two hundred mules
parked near General Hoolefs lines broke loose and
charged furiously scross the field toward where
Georgia regiment was stationed. Thinking II was cav
airy. something else. tho regiment broke IN cohiu
so and ran. leaving thousand Enfield rihes OF th'
best description behind them. which Genern liooSe'
has TO show in proof Of the incident parallel cast
Is not believed to DO on record. Who VIII suitably
write Of this midnight charge OF the Mule biisauo
| and who Of the panic of the Georgia regimchtf
Our loss In this baltic viii probably reach 'Oo IL
killed. wounded and missing. The killed arc ah TN
usually small per centage Of the oss Ofthe lith Corp
the SD Massachusetts and 73d Ohio suffered most &c
yereiy The casualties In tho 18th Corps have not 70