The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-01
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sAoUlJIUAM ER0M the u0n1n
From our hles Of Friday las. We get some
additional Intelligence
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me new York papeu have grand d,spaav .
fancy type over The news from Chat,ano,ea Tn,
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cFcpancy - Noticeable in the staten,es,s ~ ~.
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'"e "ssnington Sar publishes tsleessm from
Chattanooga, Ed, which describes The opening Of
the fight;
The Reconnaissance In force made by Majo,
Icn. Thomas has been completed In the most 6nL
liant and successful manner. The troops en-
ployed were the divisions Of Gems. Wood aud She
direction OF Gen. Gfanger The object of m.
movement was not only to ascertain The s,rsos,h
Of the enemy, but TO occupy two bold knobs in
,sont OF oar len, haia, way between our lines and
Missionary Ridge. The pnneipai attach Was made
BY Gen. HaEenas brigade, commandcd by tl,st Cen.
erai, supported on the LETT b. Gen. Wiilch,s ME
ade and on the hight By the whole division Of Gen.
The entire 6eid WA dis,incsiy Visible from For,
Wood, ~ front OF which Gen. haseu's line Of bar
tie was fosmed, and a. the whole army wss under
arms, arms WIN yen. Howafd's corps formed in a solid
column, ss rescFva to the attacking force, the
spectacle was one Of magnihcencc.
11e neee - eomnanded by the heavy gum of
. .ns Iofs, - aeld hssaeU was tskes into ae-
the censre Of wkich Gen. shertdan's line Of Sa,.
ue was foiIne& hefofe the eFdsf - sAvaace Nss
lhs troops moved out Of thsiF posisioa jna he
!ofe O'Clock In the afternoon, and remained in
line for three quarters of hour In full view of the
enemy ~ last, everything being ready, General
granger gave the order 10 advance, and General
Hahen and Gen. Wilick puehed cut simultaneous
The first shot was fired at O'Clock 10 the after
noon and Ia hvS minutes the lines Of Gen. Hasen
we're hotly engaged, while the artillery OF Fort
Wood aud Gen. Thomas were opened upon the
rebel rif1e-pits, and the camps behind the line Of
lighting.
The practice Of our sunners was splendid, the
camp and batteries Of the enemy being about
mile and three quarters distant but our fire elicit
ed no response, and II was soon evident that the
rebels bad heavy artillery In that part of thei,
intrenchments at least Our troops rapidly adsanc
ing, as il on parade, occupied the knOlls, upon
which they were directed, at 70 minutes past two.
Ten minutes Iuter, Gen Which, driving across
an open field, carried the rife-pts In his front,
whose occupants He'd AS they fired their last vol
ley, and Gen. Sheridan, moving though the forest
that stretched before him, drove IN the enemy's
pckets, and halted his advance In obedience TO
orders reaching the rfc-pits, where the rebel
force was awaiting his attack.
No such attack was made, however, the design
being recover the heights on oor LEFT, but not 20
assault the rebel works.
We have taken about two hundred prisoners,
captured mostly from Alabama troops, and bavc
gained position Of great Importance should the
rebels still attempt hold the Chattanooga Valley,
with these heights In our possession column
moving 10 turn Missionary Ridge is secure from
flank artillery. The rebels fred their small can
non only during the affair.
CIscixxAr,, Tuesday, Nov. o4.-The Cbmmey-io',
of this city, has special dispatch, dated Chatta
nooga, the 23d instant. which says!
"Deserters last night reported that the rebels
were falling back of Chickamauga Station.
"Their artillery has been Withdrawn from our
front.
"rhe whole rebel army is apparently in retreat.
"a reconnaissance this afternoon reveals that
the enemy apparently are in force between US and
Missionary Ridge.
.sGen. Wood In charging up Orchard Ridge, car
tiIlery FIRE, taking 700 rebel prisoners. We now
hold all the high ground this side Of Missionary
Ridge. Ous troops are in line of battle, and will
lie on their arms tonight. a.
"lIail fighting IL Inevitable tomorrow, unless
the rebels withdraw 10 nisht.s
CBArr.xooeA, Wednesday, Nov. 25.-Wc are
completely victorious. The enemy is Totally
routed and driven from every position Our loss
is very small, and the enemy's Is heavy In prison
crs. Finding Gen. H00ker 20 successful In his
movements against Lookout Mountain the enemy
evacuated that position during the night.
Gea Hooker took possession carly this morning.
The enemy moved south and got ON Missionary
Ridge, Oh the battle field somewhere near Chicka-
mauga. He Is expected to Intercept the flying
foe. Gen. Hooker 10 said to have captured SEQ
prisoners In bis Hagnificent asssuit OF Lookout
Mountain.
Gen. Sherman being all prepared began an
assault at A. NJ. to-day upon the strong position
If the enemy At the north end OF Missionary
Ridge. lie had the day before taken hill nea,
the position Of the enemy. He had to descend
into valley, and be then made another ascent I"
The position held by the enemy. Two unsuccess-
ful assaults were made by Gen Sherman, but, with
the cooperation Of the centre, he ultimately
gained the position, and completed the great vic
The brigade of Con. Curse, with a portion Of
Gen. Lightpcw's brigade, composed the stormtng
party in the first assault. They were repulsed with
quite heavy lose after an attack persistcd In for
an hour; but being reinforced they were enabled
to hold part of the hils. In this attack General
Curse was wounded quite severely In the thigh
The a7th Ohio and 9th Iowa and lO3d Illinois reg
nlents were In the attack. A second assault was
made at k O'Clock, In which Aathas's. Leomis's,
and Rauf's bnsades were engaged. The force
he'd wi hin twenty yards Of the summit OF the
hill aud the works of the enemy, when they were
hanked and broke. retiring to their reserves.
In this assault Gen. Matthias was wounded anu
Col Putnam, of the 93d Ohio, killed. Their persist
ent efforts compelled the enemy TO mass heavily
on his right In order to bold the position Of SO
much importance TO him. About 3 O'Clock Gen.
Grant started two columns against the weakened
CENTRE and Ia an hours desperate lighting succeed
ed 10 breaking the centre and gaining possession
OF the ridge In which the enemy was posted; the
main force was driven nofthward toward General
Sherman, who opened on them, aud they Were
forced to break and seek safety In in .s disotdered
flight down the western slope OF the ridge, anu
across the western ridge Of the Chickamauga. We
have taken not less than 900 prisoner and per-
the fiyin. enemy In the vicinity Of Rosevie ana
the region east of It. .,
There a,e reports that we have taken who'e
corps. .-, ~
Among the casualties are Lieut. Col: Espy, OF
the 6sth Indiana regiment; Maj McCaWiey, OF tue
lOih Iowa: Col Omars, Of the e0:h Illinois; Lt.-
Col. stuart, OF the Goth Illinois; Msj. Walker, OF
the 10th Missouri; Maj. Welsh, OF the ooth ItIi-
nois; NAL Inniss, Of the 9th Iowa, wounded; MAJ.
Irwin, Of the 9th Iowa, killed.
Full reports Of the killed and wounded cAnnot
be obtained IA most OF the killed were In 0enerai
sherman's corps, and remained at DARK IN inc
hands Ot the enemy. The list Will be teiegrapnea
to morrow The prisoners say that Bragg was on
the ridge just before they were taken.
The successful storming parties consisted OF
Woods and Baisd's divisions on the lett centre
and Jalnst0ns and sheridan's on the right centre:
some Of our wounded were left in the hands OF
a,bc s.