The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-01
Gen. Grants Advance.
a Detailed Account.
A Battle Above the Clouds
Hooker Captures the Peak of Lookout
HEADQUARTERS, CHATTANOOGA, }
November 26, 1863. !

General Grant ordered demonstration
against Mission Ridge, to develope the
force holding The troops marched out,
formed in order, and advanced in line OF
battle as if on parade.
The rebels watched the formation and
movement from their picket lines and rifle
pits and the SUBMITS of Mission Ridge, FIVE
hundred feet above US, and thought it was
Q review and drill, so openly and deliberate
", 90 regular ives it all done.
The line advanced, preceded by skirm-
ishers, and at q o'clock p. IN, reacned our
picket lines, and opened rafting v"lley
upon the rebel picksts. who replied and
ran into their advance line Of rifle pits -
kffer them went our skrmishers, and into
them, along the centre Of the line $4,000
troops which General Thomas had SO quick
~ displayed, until We opened fire.
Prisoners assert that they thought the
movement was q review and general dill,
and that it was too late TO send to their
camps for reinforcemeuts, and that they
we're overwhelmed by force of numbers. 1t
was surprise in open daylight.
AtSp. m. the important advance posi-
tiou of Orchard Knobh and the lines right
sad left we're in our possession, and ar
engagements were made for holding them
during the night The next day at daylight,
General Thomas had five thousand men
across the Tennessee, and established on its
south bank, and commenced the construc
ton of q pontoon bridge about six miles
from Chattanooga.
The rebel steamer Dunbar was repaired
at the right moment and rendered effective
aid IN this crossing, carrying over six thou
sand men.
By nigbttall Gen. Thomas had seized the
extremity Of Mission Ridge nearest the river,
and was entrenched himself
General Howard, with a brigade opened
communication with him from Chattanooga,
Oh the south side of the river. Skirmishing
aud csnnOnading continued all day on tie
left and centre. General Hooker scaled the
slopes Of Lookout Mountain and from the
valley of Lookout Creek, and drove the
rebels around the point. He captured some
two thousand prisoners and established
himself high up the mountain and in fu
view of Chattanooga.
This raised the blockade and now steam
ers were ordered from Bridgeport to Chat
tanooga they had only run to kelly's
ferry, whence ten miles of bau'ing over
mountain roads and twice acr.,ss the Ten
nessee on pontoon bridges, broa int us our
supplies
All night the point of Mis- =, Ridge on
she extreme left, and the sid It Lookout
Mountain on the extreme righs. biazed with
the camp fires of loyal troop,
The day had becu one OF donse mist and
rains and much of General Hooker's blttle
was fought above the clouds, which c Conceal
ed bin from our view, but from which his
muskstry was heard.
At ghtfall the sky cleared and az full
moon, 1.-The traitors doom, shone up n tue
beautiful scene, until a IN. when twink
ling sparks upon the mountain side sh wed
that picket skir,nishing was going on rhrn
it ceased. \ brigade nj f ON Chattau 70 "a
Crossed the Chattanooga creek and op-n''i
vommunira ion with Hooker.
General Grants headquarters dur NJ the
afternoon of the 23d, and the day Of the
Gath, we're in Woods redoubt, except when
in the course of the day, he rode along the
advance line, visiting the headquarters Of
tn. several commanders IN Chattsn"o "a
Valley.
At daylight on the 25th the Stars and
Stfisss were deserted Oh the peak Of Look
,ut The rebels had evacuated tho noun
tain.
Hsoker moved to descend tue mountain,
and striking Mission Ridge, at the R"ss
vile Gap to sweep on both sides and On It's
summit.
The rebel troops wero seen, as soon as it
was light ugh, streaming regiments and
brigades along the narrow summit of Ms
sion Ridge, either concentrating on the right
t. ovsrwh lm Sherman or marching tor the
railroad and raising the seige.
They had evacuated tue valley Of Chat
ranooga Would they abandon that of
Chicksmsuga?
The twenty Founders and four and
quarter inch rifles Of Woods redoubt open
ed on Mission Ridge. Orchard Knob sent
Its compliments 10 the Ridge, which with
sified Parrotts answered, and the cannon
sds thus commencea continued all day -
Shot and she'll screamed from Orchard
Knob to Missionary Ridge, aud from Ms
s.ouary Ridge to Orchard Knob, and from
Wouds redout over the heads OF GtAeral
6rsnt and Thomas and their stats who
we're with us in this favorable position,
aud tom whence the whole battle Could be
s~~n IL III al amph 'tieatre. Tie head
quarters were under fire all day long.
General Thomas sent ont skirmishsrs
who drove in the rebel pickets and chased
taem into their entertainments, and at the
foyt OF Mission Ridge Sherman made An
assault against Bragg's right, entrenched On
high knob next to that on which Sher-'
uaau himself lay fortified The assault Was
sslisnty made
sherman reached the edge OF tue crest
ND held his ground for, it seemed to me,
an hssr, but was bl, odily repulsei by re-
selves.