Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-12-04
News OF the War.


enemy evacuated that post during the night
Gen. Hooker took possession carly thi
morning.
The enemy moved south and got ON Mi-
sionary ridge. on the battlefield somewhcr,
near Chirkamauga. lie (Ilooker) is expect
ed to intercept TIE flying rebels, and is said
to have captured not les than two thousand
prisoners IN his magnificent assault on look
out Mountain.
Gen Sherman being all prepared began an
assault at 5 \. NJ to-day, on the strong po-
sition Of the enemy at the north end of Mis-
sionary ridge. lie had the day before taken
a hill near the position OF the rebels, and
cannonaded by their artillery. He had 90
descend into a valley and then make another
ascent to the post held by the enemy. Two
unsuccessful assaults were made by Gen.
Sherman, but with the cooperation Of the
centre he ultimately gained the position and
completed the victory
The brigade Of Gen. Carse. with part oi
Gen. Lighthewss brigade, composed the
stormng party in the first assault They
were repulsed with quite heavy loss after
an attack persisted in Tor an hour. but beng
reinforced were enabled 10 hold part OF the
hill
In tins attack Gen. Carsc was wounded
/ quite severely in the thigh. \ second a.
sault was made at $50 p NJ, IN which
Matthias SOncs' and Raul's brigsdcs were
| engaged.
I The force marched within twenty yards Of
/ the summit Of the hill and works Of the enc
my, when they were tlanked and broke, re-
tiring 10 the reserves. In this assault Gen.
[ Matthias was wounded. and Col. Putnam.
/ q3d Ohio, killed Their persistent efforts
! compelled ths enemy TO mass heavy forces on
I his right, in order 70 hold the position, Of ~
much Importance 70 him.
About o'clock Gen. Grant started two
columns against their weakened centre, and
| in an hour desperate fighting succeeded in
breaking it and gaining possession Of the
I Ridge. ON which the enemy was posted The
main force of the rebels was driven north
ward. toward sherman. who opened on them.
and thev we're forced to break and seek safe
: ty in disoricred flight down the western slope
l OF the ridge, and across the western slope Of
the Chickumauga.
] We have taken not lc-, that 5000 pris1n-
ers and perhaps 10000. Gen. Hooker will
! probably intercept the flying enemy in tic
] vicinity ol Rossvllle and the region east OF IT,
[ There are reports that We have taken a
| whole rebel corps.
Full reports Of killed and wounded canuot
/ be obtained. az most of the killed were in
/ Sherman corps.
The prisoners say Bragg was on the Ridge
\ lust before they were taken.
! The successful storming parties consisted
/ Of Woods and Bayard's divisions, on the
left and centre, ami johnson and Sherman s
on the right and centre.
some Of our men were left in the hands Of
the enemy after Gen. Sherman's unsuccess-
I ful assault. but were ultimately recovered.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 2j-l0 2. Vi. The
captured 1rtillery is reported at about forty
pieces. Gen. Hooker captured five boxes o.
new muskets on Lookout mountain. We are
in entire possession OF the field. We have
control over the railway and river 20 Bridge
\ port. Two boats came through this FORE
noon.
Our loss will not amount to more than
three hundred killed and two hundred and
1 fifty wounded in the three days operations.
! The success has been most brilliant. The
enemy is reported to be byouacking two
miles beyond Missionary ridge
The Ti75une'S Knoxville dispatch, dated
Z 22d, saws that Thursday morning last re-
yealed 70 Us a line OF rifle pits which the
enemy had thrown up during the night. and
a house which was occupied by their sharp
I shooters, who fired continuously. 70 the an
nOyance Of our men, until our batteries
I shelled them out During that day the IT.
bels opened with battery which they had
planted beyond the railroad depot and threw
a few shots at US The battery was finally
silenced by our guns.
On Friday desultorv fire was kept up
between the skirmishing parties on both
sides. Toward night the enemy opened
with new battery Of six pieces, and again
threw a few shell on our right. \ brilliant
! and successful s0rtie was made during that
I dav 20 burn house on the London road,
which interfered greatly with the range OF
I our guns.
The rebels were driven from their rifle
pits and the house burned down after
| which our men came back, shelling the
rebels as they did 50.
saturday rain storm set in, lasting
| nearly all day. The operations of that day
were confined to skirmishing along the whole
line \ few shots have been exchanged
/ with the rebels From all appearances the
4 enemy have invested the city with batteries,
and their rife-pits are quite close to ouI
works, their sharp-shooters OCCASIONAL )
| picking off man.
WASHINGTON. Nov. .. The only mior-
nation from the army OF the Potomac O.
/ night is that all is quiet. The roads are
/ still in bad condition.
Adviees received by the War Department
Friday from Gen. Grants army state thai
/ the pursuit of the rebels was continued
1 THURSDAY bv Hooker and Thomas. Bragg
attempted tO make a stand at Chiekamauga
Station. but was again forced back. We
have captured 60 cannon in all, and tive
| thousand more prisoners, making at ieas
| : 900 prisoners in the total. The rebel
were in full retreat on Dalton, leaving caiss
ons and wagons in their haste. -Seyera
| cannon and numerous stragglers were ais
picked up. In a sharp fight Friday mornini
Gen. Palmer's advance took four guns an
three hundred prisoners. Gen. Sherman !
reported to have advanced from Tyne Station
on our left Friday and cut off two thousan
rebels. The road along which Bragg Is re
treating is lined with caissons, wagons, com
missary and medical stores. The prisoner
say it is impossible for the rebel leaders {
make their troops stand. Our loss in th
three days fight will not exceed 5000.
A dispatch, dated Chattanooga, Nov. 9th
says This glorious army is already on 10
march in pursuit of the flying and panic
stricken enemy, though we are hardly ye
at the fret gray Of the dawn. Yesterday
work was even more complete than that q
che day before. Every where our admlrabl
troops went ahead, often at the double-quies
They captured bodies of the enemy in hur
dreds if not in thousands. The aggregat
number of prisoners we thus took yesterday
it is believed, is much greater than our eaI
lures Of men on the day before.
The army of the enemy is certainly d'
stroyed Wherever we reach portions OF Ii
rebel army in arms they instantly throw thei
down and scatter like frightened sheep, lea'
ing all their stragglers near by. There ar
/ a large number Of discontented who desire
be taken in, and those wounded are in or
hands. They also in the same manner alan
don their artillery, ammunition and tran
portation, caissons. knapsacks, and eser
thing that can possibly impede their high