Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-12-02
CnArrANooaA, November %.

CHATTANOOGA, November %. !
We arc completely victorious. The .
enemy is totally routed and driven from
every position Our loss is svery small and
the encmys is heavy in prisoners. Find
ing Gen, Hooker 50 successful in his move |
ments against Lookout Mountain, the en- /
emy evacuated that position during the
night. I
Gen. Hooker took possession early this
morning. The enemy moved south and !
got on Missionary Ridge on the battle !
field somewhere near Chickamauga. lie |
is expected to intercept the fly ing foe. -
Gen. Hooker is said to have captured >,
500 prisoners in his magnificent assault on
Lookout Mountain,
Gen. Sherman being all prepared to be-
gin ms assault at 8 A. NJ TO day, upon the
strong position OF the enemy at the north
end Of Missionary Ridge. lie had the !
day before taken hill near the position
fthe enemy, but commanded by their
artillery. 1e had 10 descend into valley
and he then made another ascent to 'he
position held by the enemy. Two unsuc-
cessHul ass ,ults were made ty Gen. Sher-
man, but with the cooperation of the
centre, he ultimately gained the position,
and completed the great victory,
The brigade OF Gen. CdrSe, with n por-
lion OF Gen. Lightpew's brigade, composed
the storming party in the first assault
They were repulSed with quite heavy
loss, after an attack persisted in for an
hour but, being reinlorced, they were
enabled to bold par. Of the hills. In
this attack Gen. Carse was wounded quite
severely in the thigh. The Thirty yseventh
Ohio, and Sixth Iowa, and One lIunrded
and Third Illinois regiments, were in the
attack. A second assault was made at II
o'clock, in which Matthias, Loomis' aud
Raul's brigades were engaged. The force
reached within twenty yards Of the sum
NIT of the hill aud the works Of the enc
my, when they were fanked, and broke,
retiring 10 their reserves.
In this assault Gen. Matthias was wound
ed aud Col Putnam Of the Ninety-third
Ohio killed. Their persistent efforts
compelled the enemy 10 mass heavily on
his right in order to hold the position of
so much Importance to him. About three
o'clock Gen. Grant started two columns
against the weakened centre, and in an
hours desperate lighting, succeeded in
/ breaking the centre, and gaining possess
ion OF tho ridge in which the enemy was
posted, the main force was driven north
ward towards Gen. sherman, who opened
on them, and they were forced to break,
and seek safety in disordered flight down
the western slope of the ridge, and across
the western ridge of the Chickamauca.
We have taken not less than G,CO0 prlso-
ners, and perhaps 10000. Gen. Hooker
will probably Intercept the flying enemy
in the vicinity of Rossville, and the region
east ot it,
There are reports that we have taken a
whole corps.
, Among the casualties, are 1t. Col. Espy,
Of the GStlI Indiana regiment Major Nc
Cawley, of the 10Th Iowa Col. Omars, of
the 10Th Illinois 1T, Col. Stuart, of the
, 10Th illinois Major Walker, Of the 10th
O. Missouri; Mai. Welsh, Of the j6th Illinois
Major lnnis, of the Gth Iowa, wounded
Major Irwin, of the 9th Iowa, killed
Full reports OF the killed and wounded
cannot be obtained, as most of the killed
b were in Gen Sherman's corps and re.
, manned at dark in the hands of the enc
my. The list will be teleglaphed to-mor
y row. The prisoners say that Bragg was
on tho ridge just before they were taken.
5 The successful storminG parties consist.
e ed Of Wood and Baird's divisions on the
p left centre and Johnston aud Sheridan.
, on the right centre. Some Of our wound
ed were left in the hands of the enemy af
/ ter Gen. Sherman's unsuccessful assault
a but were ultimately recovered.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 25-l0 p. N.-ThC
J., captured artillery is reported at about for
. ty pieces. Gen. Hooker captured five
d boxes of new muSkets on Lookout Noun
e tain.
y We are in entire possession of toe field
=. We have control over Tie railway anC
. river to Bridgeport. Two boats came
u through this morning. Our loss will moi
e amount TO more than 800 killed and 25(
it wounded in the three days operations
q The success has been most brilliant
The enemy is reported to 6e hivouackiny
7 two miles beyond Missionary Ridge. Col
? Phelps, of the 3Sth Ohio, and Maj. Glass
If of the 32d Indiana are killed Gen. Jno
d E. Smith is reported wounded. Col. Ave
ry, Of the l02 New York, lost leg, anl
II Maj Elliot, tho same, as dead.
81 LATER.