Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-09-17
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
CAPTURE OF CHATTANOOGA.
THE CoNFEDERATEs oUTFLANKED AND
THEIR STRONGHOLD EVACUATED.
LOOKOUT VALLEY, TWELVE MILES SouTu M

LOOKOUT VALLEY, TWELVE MILES SOUTH OF
Trenton, (Ga.) September z, 1863
The army has crossed the first ridge of mountains sout
Of the Tennessee River Valley just west of the Lookout
range in view and far south Winston which ia forty
FIVE miles south of the river The enemy has not vet Of
fered the slightest resistance.
There but three roads over Lookout Mountain be-
tween Chattanooga and Winston where an army with
baggage aud artillery passone at Chattanooga one
al TOMBSTONE Creek eight miles south of Trenton and the
other at Winston II thought certain that Bragg if he
hents at all VIII contest our passage at either of these
polnts Sklrmshing will probably commence to morrow
The army has endured the fagung marches bravely 1t
desires nothing better than fight as it is tired of racing
after Bragg If the present bold movement succeeds
Chattanooga falls of itself
The right of the army lies less than fty miles from
Rome Forage is plenty in the valley and the inhabitants
are sick Of the war The slaves have nearly all been run
into the interior
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE CUMBERLAND
Wear Trenton, Ga.) September 8, 1868
despatch just In from the front conveys the intelligence
that the enemy yesterday began the evacuation of Chat
nooga moving eastward with a their stores and munitions
am informed that nothing definite is known in regard
to the operations position of Burnside present but
from the meagre information there but little doubt that
East Tennessee has been totally abandoned by the rebels
Gen. Crittenden is to-day marching into Chattanooga
The utmost efforts being put forth repair the bridges
destroyed on the Memphis aud Charleston railroad which
will be in operation. No particulars other than those
are yet known at headquarters.
CINCINNATI, SEPTEMBER O. 1863
Semoficial dispatches have been received announcing
that Gen. Crtendens division of Gen. Rosecrans army
marched into Chattanooga to-day without opposition The
enemy evacuated yesterday, rstreating south.
CINCINNATI, SEPTEMBER 9, 1863.
Gen. Bragg has again been obliged to give way to the
superior strategy of Gen. Rosecrans and Chattanooga.
the last rebel stronghold in Tennessee-was TO-DAY occu
pied by our forces without combat With its fall the
whole of Tennessee is redeemed from rebel rule
Gen Rosecrans plan of operations was to hold the enemy
in Chattanooga by demonstrations in its front by one por
ton of his army while he moved on their line of commu
nication and retreat with the other.
The former movement to be made by the three d.
visions OF Crttendens and two divisions Of Thomas
The latter was to be accomplished by circuit around the
rebel right by three divisions of McCooks corps and two
others OF Ihomass The movement was somewhat haz.
ardous from the division of the army it involved but our
great numerical superiority warranted the risk
The thanking column crossed the river over three pop
toon bridges the cd and Sd instant The roads across
the first range of mountains the other side had to be-
made practicable and it was only after immense labor that
our forces reached the valley bordering it's southern slope
oa the 9TH.
Gen Rosecrans established his headquarters at Tren
ton, eight miles south of the river the same day. and
reconnotered the position around Chattanooga in person
de was determined to bring matters an issue without
delay but his adversary percevng the danger of being
cornered by his fankBg march, abandoned Chattanooga
yesterday Our left under Crttenden which had in the
mean time moved up closely to the front of the town.
swung into it this morning