, 1863-11-28
| 4 WATERLOO VICTORY
| AT CHATTANOOGA.
Bragg's Army Totally
| Defeated.
TIE SKULL OF THE RE-
BELLI0N BROKEN.
OUR VICTORIOUS ARMY PUSH
ING ON INTO GEORGIA.
REBELS I'M FULL
RETREAT ON
ATLANTA.
OtgrL0ss 800 Killed.
Wounded and
Missing.
Rebel Loss l5,000---0ur Pris-
oners 1000.
We Have Captured 60
Gems and $4,000
MuSkets.
THD REBEL STORES AND
TRAINS LARGELY
DESTROYED.
BURNSIDE COMPLETELY RE-
LEVIED AND L0NGSTEET
IN DANGER. i
How. GRANT PREPARED TO
KEEP THANKSGIVING.
THD REBEL, STORES AND
TRAINS LARGELY
DESTROYED,
BURNSIDE COMPLETELY RE-
LIEVED AND L0NGSTEET
IN DANGER.
HOW. GRhNT PREPARED TO
KEEP THANKSGIVING,
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.

To Major General Halleck:
Although the battle lasted from carly dawn tin
dark this evening, believe am not premature In
announcing complete victory over Bzagg. Look
cut Mountain top, all. the raepits in Chattanooga
valley, and Missionary Ridge entire, hare been
carried, and are now held By Us.
{Signed) q. s. GRANT, Major General.
CHATTANOOGA, Nor. 25-Mldn1ght.
To Major General HaMeek:
The operations Of odsy hare been more sue.
cessfnl than yesterday. having carried Missionary
Ridge, from ncas Rosssille to the railroad tunnel
with comparatively small loss On our side, cap
turing about forty pieces Of artillery, large quan
tIty Of small arms, camp and garrison equlpage,
besides the a.ne in the hands OF prisoners. We
captured 900 prisoners, Of whom 200 we're officers
Of all grades, from Colonel down.
"We will pursue the enemy In the morning.
The conduct Of the officers and troops was every.
thing that could be expected. Missionary Ridge
was carried simultaneously, ut atx different points.
{s,gueD GEO. H. THOMAS, Major Gen"
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. n, 1663-lo q. m.
To Mni. Gen. Ha1eck:t
The 1out Of the enemy Is complete. He has
abandoned his wagons and c.a.ons, and Pioeea OF
artillery are found cyery Ehcre. B1agga loss In
prisonefs have been captured. Pursuit will con-
tinue to Red Clay in the morning. We start fol
there in few hours.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tzibune.]
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. p, 1868.
Our victory is even more complete than
WIS 1pst night supposed.
Oar prisoners will not fall below four
thousand, and we can't havc taken less than
sixty pieces Of artillery. Ali portions Of our
troops did we'll In the fight, and all covered
themselves with glory.
The 1umor is no. credited that VIC haye
met with misfortune ut Knoxville. The reb-
els abandoned Tunnel ELL Inst night, so TINT
VIC now have entire possession Of Missionary
Ridge.
The rebels retreated across the -Chicka.
mauga, burning their bridges behind them.
Our men are stin constantly bringing in pris-
oners.
The losses among such Of our troops as
stormcd Missionary Ridge are quite severe.
Bragg and Brcckinridge had regarded this
position Us SO secure that they had selected It
as their headquarters, and when our irnpetu'
ous assault came up they narrowly escaped
capture.
The number Of prisoners thus fur reported
is $500, but large number Of rebel stragg.
glcrs are still coming In.
The statements first made, that the rebel
army was in full retreat ore probably not
correct.
This morning Bragg was at the forks Of the
Clickamauga Creek, just Fo the left Of the
positions to which he had been driven.
LATEST.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 27.-The situation to.
night is highly satisfactory; Hooker's, Palm
er's md Sherman's commands are nearly ter
miles beyond Chickamauga Creek, in pursuit.
Of the crumbling army Of Bragg, who i
making every effort to escape.
Our advance is near Dalton.
In sharp fight this morning Palmer's ad
vance took four guns md 500 prisoners.
Sherman is reported to have advanced from
Iyner's Station, On the LEFT, to-day, and cu
OF 900 rebels.
The roads along which Bragg is retreatint
is lined with caissons, wagons, commissar,
and medical stores- Prisoners say 1t Is i'm
possible for the rebel leaders to make thei
troops stand. -.
Col. Longs cavalry command returned
from raid on the East Tennessee Railroad
tonight They destroyed the road.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsu1HeroH, Nov. =, 1865.
Dispatches from Chattanooga speak in TIL
most glowing terms Of the conduct Of tha
part Of Hookcr's corps which stormed Mis-
eionary Ridge, and subsequently pursued thei1
advantage by attacking other positions heli
by the enemy. sAe1idan's and Woods di7is
ions, now under Hooker, went over thu
ground, which vvns deemed perfectly inprac
ttcable, and climbed precipitous places wher,
no commander would have thought Of order
ny his troops.
They acted under no orders from superior
officers, but after taking Missionary Ridge
they swept on in one resistless wave Of attack
The ground they crossed was enf1ladcd OF
both right to left. They were subject also tt
| heavy fire in front. So precipitous was tn
down their muskcts In order to climb up, bu
they etin went ahead, and in some cases abso
1utcly plunged into rebel rifle pits and attack
ed the enemy with their fists.
A column is already in motion for the relic
Of Burnside, under Gen. Wilcox, and rein
| fozcemcnts aro being sent forward as rapid.
as practicable. ..
/ Parson RrnwDlo7y is In tie interior md i