Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-27
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GLORIOUS NEWS FROM CHAT
TANOOGA.
Details of the Recent Battle.
Grants Army Victorious---The
Enemy Routed with Heavy
Loss.
Over 5000 Rebel Prisoners Taken.
Forty Pieces Of their Artillery
Captured.
Our Troops Occupy Lookout
Mountain.
Wholesale Discharge Of Officers
from Gen. Thomas Command,
Encouraging News from Burnside.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.
The draft is progressing quietly.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 25.
The situation at Knoxville is satisfactory
There was heavy fighting west of town, Sat
urday. The investment north of town is
still close, but the south side is open.
Burnside is confident Of final success.
The Great Western Sanitary Fair Associa
ton is now fully organized. Maj. Gen. Rose
Grams is President. Opening day December
2lst. The net proceeds of the Fair will bt
distributed to Union soldiers without regard
to States, under the direction of the Cincin
natl Branch United States Sanitary Commits
sion. An appeal is made for the donation o.
money or saleable articles. Express compa
MES will transport donations free. Headquar
tiers No. 17S Vine street, Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.
Official dispatches from Grant and Thomas
dated Chattanooga, Nov. Oath, have been re-
ceived, stating that Changers, Palmer's and
Towards corps carried the first line of rifle
pits between Chattanooga and Citers' creek
capturing officers and about 100 men. Oul
loss was about 100.
To-day, Hooker with Changers and Oster.
haus' divisions and two brigades of the 14,h
army corps, carried the North slope of Look.
out Mountain. The enemy's loss was abou,
600. Ours, small.
There has been continuous fighting from
10 o'clock until after night, but we repulsed
every attempt to re- take the position.
Sherman crossed the Tennessee this morn.
ing at the mouth of the South Chickamauga
with three divisions Of the 18th corps and
one division of the l4th, and carried the
northern extremity of Missionary Ridge.
Our success so far is complete The troops
from Lookout Valley carried and now hold
the eastern slope Of the mountain and points
higher up.
Hooker reports 1000 prisoners taken.
NEW YORK, Nov. %.
The Tribune has extracts from Richmond
papers. In Bragg's general order he advises
his soldiers to prefer an honorable death or
the battlefield to languishing in Northern
dungeons till the close Of the war.
Atlanta, Nov. 19.-Advices report Long
street within 10 miles of Knoxville, on Mon
day, and advancing.
The Marietta Confederate says Longstree
certainly holds Knoxville.
Meridiqn, Miss, Nor. ia special te
the clarion says A gentleman from New
Orleans says Dana's expedition to Matam ras
Bay has been wrecked. Nine transports had
been driven ashore and all captured, with al
on board Banks, who accompanied the ex
petition, had not been heard from.
The Richmond Wing has a mournful article
on the depreciation Of confederate currency
1t says no government on earth can stand
such q system There must be radica
reformation or we are done for
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
The Star has the following dispatch, dated
Chattanooga, 25th.
Bragg evacuated the summit of Lookout
Mountain last night and our troops now oc
cupy it. Hehowever holds the rifle pits on
the base of Missionary Ridge.
The news of the glorious success Of Grant
creates the greatest delight and rejoicing.
The Star says: 1--WE have positive and re-
liable intelligence from our army under Burn
side at Knoxville, to noon of day before yes
terday, embracing "a hours later than has
previously reached here. Burnside has beer
able not only to hold his position without loss
but to keep open all his communications
Everything is progressing as well as could be
desired.
New YORK, Nov. IS.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Commercial says good news may be expected
from Charleston ere long, but not quite as
soon as some imagine. Gilmore and Dahl
gren are preparing for the final attack, SC
that when it comes, whether sooner or later
they will make sure of success.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 25-7P.M.
is totally routed, and driven from every posi-
| ton.
Our loss is small The enemy's loss il
heavy in prisoners.
Finding Hooker 50 successful in his move
ment against Lookout Mountain, the enemy
evacuated that position during the night, ane
Hooker took possession early this morning
and moved south until he got on Missionar J
Ridge, somewhere near the battle. field o
Chickamauga. He is expected to intercep
the flying enemy.
Gen. Hooker is said to have captured no
less than 1000 prisoners in his assault or
Lookout Mountain.
Gen. Sherman, being al prepared, begar
an assault at A. NJ to-day, upon the strong
position of the enemy at the north end o
Missionary Ridge. He had the day befor'
taken hill west of the position Of the enc
nv, but commanded by their artillery, ant
he had to descend into a valley, from whenc'
he made another ascent to the position helt
bv the rebels Two unsuccessful ASSAULT
were made by Sherman, but with the co.ope
| ration of the center he ultimately secured tn
position and completed the victory.
The brigade of Gen. Coarse, with porto,
of Gen. Lighthead's brigade, composed tn
storming party in the first assault. The.
were repulsed with considerable loss, after al