Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-03
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The following from the Atlanta Confederacy of last
Saturday appears to be the most satisfactory account
of the late battle on Lookout Mountain we have met
with and we give it place in todays paper the
c!usion of other matter
FRIDAY, II O'clock n.
We have conVeraed with general officer just from the
army who gives account at large of the late opera
tior7.
Active work began last Saturday With light gkirmsh
ing. The enemy sheed at intervals from their fortifca
tions and sent out fsw raidiag parties, which
checked at every point except in one where brigade
baggage train 3tured On Sunday the warmth Of
the encounter increased decidedly, and throughout
Monday the firing from right to left became continuous,
although but little execution done. The great engage
ment opened at dawn Tuesday. The attack made
by the enemy upon positions upon Lockout. They
approached with resolution, estimated at forty thousand
strong, and charged in works. at the time
cupyng the enon OF right wing ranged at the foot
of Missionary Ridge. Their onset firm, but not i'm
petuous at nrs but increased in volume and Vigor as
the day advanced. Oar troops, commanded by the
heroic General Breckinridge lin command Of Leaten
ant General HiPs old CORPSE received the ter
ribIe odds thrown against them with courage animated
by example OF Wa!thal strah Manrigo, Bate.
and ohers, leading divisions and bTgades. 1t
not until late in the afternoon that the desperate assault Of
the multiplied by fresh numbers at every advance,
created effect upon line. At four O'Clock the left
bRA0G-A
ing WATKINS house. between the foot of Lookout and
missionary Ridge, and opening way into the valley in
rear-gave way, ard the enemy poured throEgh the
braaEe ike 1)6d tide. This cut the army in twain and
when observed by the troops upon the mountain on
the far left it occasioned confusion which could not be
remedied, asd retreat which could not be rallied The
day closed with a disorder which might have been
turned into rout, hal he enemy continued to press with
the energy after dark that he displayed throughout
the day During the Egh the remnant Of the left, minus
portion OF several commands which fell captive because
of being cot of from the main body, withdrawn to
positions along Missionary Ridge, where the troops
nassed Tor the conflict of the coming day.
Our works at tie foot of Missionary Ridge extend along
line OF Riles length. They bsiit of heavy tim
beT and fence rails morced tcg ether with clay
ard 2b five feet higa. Behind then the hill rises in
gentle cpe, rough ard Ia front the ground
ope and level bat broken. 1t against these
Notifications occupied bg the remaining strength of the
that tire e1emywhose l)s during the successful ex
padton inst Lookout Tuesday, equal to the dis.
proportion Of the combatans, being FIVE
d Wednesday morning TO assal with the ardor
aud the olen columns of day before. The
Jack made before sunrise Gen. Hardee commanding
right, being Himself in trenches ready receive
the assault.
The fight desperate than the day preceding
That fair Vay with it's gentle fields its pleasant groves
its broad stream enveoped in the dense fog
exploding Shells winding wreaths of smoke and white
clouds from and eathWork Charge after charge
made by th3 eneny and as boldly met BY men, now
thoroughly desperate by the crisis closing
them. Every onset repused, and the ranks
moved down. they filed up again and sent forward
with velocity The carnage in front of rude fo
&c 4oIB fearful Not less than Ave thousand dead
gTewe the plain before nghfal and still the admirable
H2rdae-nore fortunate perhaps in his position than his
the less heroic comrade-held his unbroken
U25iCuched-
1t ast the slew approach sunset me!lowing into dusk
nd into HIght hrcu6
the bloody drama end with the complete repuse
the enemy along The entire right, but not before he had
rapidly improved his position upon Lookout and prepar
ed ellade line batteries posted
Informant left during Wednesday night, the army with
dreI from tho work. passing the hill, by the
morning reaching the eastern ede under of the
ragged peaks 0; Missionary Ridge At the present writ
ing have further intelligence to the operations
yesterday, except that there fighting.
Such, general terms, synopsis of the great strug
ge the possession OF the disputed position in front
signal vaor could have agailed had been saved the
painful duty of recording at which the heart
grows sick. The Only comfort which rises out of the
ky gloom Of defeat, is the fact that loss in killed and
wounded is comparatively trians that of the enemy
who has paid the price OF dreadful butchery the ad
vantage ganed. The Indications are that he is cut K
pieces III such forbid further aggressive
movements, whence 1e take it, that the campaign thu
briefly kesched ends in this latitude for the present
In conc usion, have word to add particua
We nave heard during the morning -amber OF persona
details. These cannCt be corroborated contradcted
| they Iumors and wi hhcld tht
pubca 81 them through motives of prudence. Many
domestic Learbarnings may be saved by refusal to be
Ieye tbs reported casualties, which i'll be circulated
during the coming few days. The duty of tbs press
the pooo at this Moment to seek diligently truth
but be they have found before given broad
70 Iha country elimination and recrmination cal
best he spared us by honest zeal, lat temperate
judgment il the inVsstg alton OF this tie est
struggle C the