Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-12-04
IMPORTANT from CHAT rANooGA
BRAGG'S DEFEAT.
5000 Prisoners and 90 Cannon
Captured by our Troops.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 25.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 25
The following has been received at headquar
ters
CHATTANOOGA. Nov. 25-7.15 p. IN.
I T. Maj General H1keck
Although the battle lasted from early dawn till
about dark this evening, believe / am not pre-
mature in announcing complete victory over
Bragg. Lookout mountain top all the rifle pits
in Chattanooga Valley TO Missionary Ridge have
been carried and are now held by us.
u. S. GRANT, MaJ. General
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 26.
Official information received from Gen. Burn
side down to the 2jd induces the belief that he is
, safe. He will be supplied aud reinforced. Braggs
force is on the retreat, and our forces are pur-
suing his badly whipped aud demoralized army.
This evening the reports from Chattanooga re-
ceivcd at the War Department represent that 5000
prisoners captured from the rebels yesterday
with fifty cannon, 5000 stand Of small arms and
. ten ilags. The rebel forces are entirely routed
and in full retreat towards Dalton. Ga, burning
the bridges to prevent pursu burning their de-
pots and stores and abandoning or DESTROYING
everything that would embarras their flight
/ Gen. Bragg's retreat from his position Of last
/ night is represented As a perfect rout. General
( Sheridan reached Chattanooga station at 4 o'clock
this morning. We captured 800 prisoners and
: four guns aud a number of pontoons, The enc.
my attempted to burn bridge behind him and
partially succeeded The enemy also burned the
Depot and stores at Chiekamsngas. !s -, Gen; Sher-
sa'u 50 vs1' a e S'''sa"oogh river tnis morning.
Gen. Hooker was reported at Ringold at 3 o..
clock this evening, The deserters and captures
[ from the rebel anny are rapidly thinning it, The
number OF cannon captured thus far is reported
at ifty-two, iucluding theccebrated battery which
was lost 10y us at Chickamauga. Gen Sherman's
loss is much less than was estimated and will prob
ably not exceed 800. Nearly 6OOO prisoners have
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and it not improbable that another disastrous
defeat will be forced on him.
CHATANooGA, Nov 25-midnieht.
To Maj Gen. HaHeck.
The operations of the day have been more
successful than yesterday, having CARED Mission
ary Ridge from Rossyille 10 near the rail
road tunnnel, with comparatively small loss on
our side, capturing about forty pieces Of artillery,
a large quantity of small arms, camp and garrison
equipments, besides the arms in the hands OF pris-
oners. We captured 2OOO prisoners, of whom
| 200 were officers of all grades, from Colonels
down We will pursue the enemy in the morn
ing The conduct Of the officers and troops was
every thing that could be expected. Missionary
Ridge was carried simultaneously at different
points.
(Sgned) G. II. Thomas, MAJ. General.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 20
The Journals special dispatch from Chattanoo-
D =
son has Just been brought in prisoner.
CHArrANoooA, Nov. 27--l A. M.
am lust in from the front. The rout of
the enemy is most complete Abandoned
wagons and occasional pieces Of artillery are
everywhere to be found. think Bragg 5
loss will fully reach sixty pieces of artillery,
A large number of prisoners have fallen in
to our hands The pursuit will continue to
Q Il -, tha fnr ,iuca
start in a few hours.
(Signed) U. 5. GRANT.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 27.
The situation to- mig hit is highly satisfactory.
7 Generals Hooker, Palmer and Sherman
commands are nearly ten miles beyond Chick.
amauga Greek. in pursuit of the crpmblnP
army OF Bragg, who is making evary effort Il
escape onr advance near Dalton.
In snarp fight this morning Gen. Palmer
advance took three guns and 800 prisoners,
Gen. Sherman Is reported to have advanced
from Tyne station on our left to-day, and cul
off 200 rebels. The road along which Bragg
is retreating ia lined with csssions, wagons
oommissary and medical stores.
The prisoners say 1t is impossible for the
rebel leaders TO make their men stand Col
Lang's cavalry command returned from tn,
East Tennessee railroad, tonight They de
stroyed the road 10 miles above and below
Cleveland. They burn' d a foundry at Gle
veland, where lay quantities Of munitions
were stored One hundred wagons loaded
with baggage and captured eighty prisoners
Col Lang was attacked subsequently, by
superior force OF infantry and artillery, bu
succeeded 10 bringing his prisoners off. OuI
loss in the three days fgnt will not exceed
5000. Maj. Cen Logan has arrived.
large amount OF eotton, nearly two mil
lions of bales, 1t is believed, is reported tC
have been accumulated at Atlanta, Ga. be
longing to the people and 10 the rebel govern
mont. 1t is expected that General Grant in
tends making rapid movement on tha
point, and il will be difficult TO remove an,
considerable portion OF thls cotton IN time tC
save it from capture
WAsHIroToE, Nov. ~.
Very full aud semi-oiiicial details, descrp
tive OF tho operations yesterday in front t.
Chattanooga have been received here to-day
They speak in terms of the most enthuAias
tic admiration Of the conduct OF the troops
and particularly that of the divisions Of Gems
Wood aud sherman, now embraced in th
command OF 0eu. Hooker. These men excl
ted by their success 10 carrying the rifle pit
in the slope on Missionary Ridge, which the
had been ordered to take at ali hazards, rush
ed up the precipce beyond, and carried tn
crest of the hill, capturing some 80 cannon
and thousands OF prisoners.