The sun., 1863-11-26
--latest News
BY rsLEcRA Pr TO rHgNEv YORK sry
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
SPLENDID UNION VICTORIES.
CHATTANOOGA RELIEVED.
All the Strong Points Captured.
Over 1000 Prisoners Taken.
BRACES ARMY RETREATING.
Gen. Burnside Still Safe,
Thanksgiving Day Programme.
Campaign Against the Turkeys.
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO Do.
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BRACES ARMY RETREATING.
Gen. Burnside Still Safe.
Thanksgiving Day Programme.
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO.
Tennessee.
General Grants Victor, over 1000
Prisoners Captured.

Prisoners Captured.
cAdzzanoooa, Sor. "a i2 o'cloct, ~ Yesterday .,
hNtpss t.slve eeloet. General Granger, and Gen.
sral Palmers corps supported hy General Hovsrd.,
we're sdvsnesd directly in front OF oar tortifcstion,
drove IN the enenys pickets, and carried his hr,,
line Of rine -pits. bs,-esn Chsusnooss and Ci,er,
Cresk. We captured nine commissioned oaicer. and
shoot ono hundred enlisted men. Our loss is abou,
enc hundred and eleven
To-day General Hooker, in command Of General
Gearys division. Twelfth eorps, General os,erh,u'.
division, Fifteenth eorrs, and two brisaees, Fou,
tesnth sorps carried tho north .lops Of Lookou,
Mountain. with ANAL Ices our side. and . loss to
the enemy Of Eve hundred or siI hundred prisoners
tilled and wounded not reported. There hs.
been continuous fighting from twelve O'Clock until
sfer night, but our troops ssllsn,ly repulssd every
attempt to take the position.
General sherman cfo,eed the Tennessee Il iver be
Gore daylight th, ornins st the mouth Of the south
Chicksnsus,, with three divisions Of the Fifteenth
Corp ard di, ,i.on Of the Fourteenth Corps, and
earned the northern eItrsmtv Of Missionary Hidse
Our suoos" so far ha. bceu complete, and the bchav
tor Of tho tfoops admirable
0nosGH II. THOMAS, MAJOR General.
sroosp pisr.rcu
Chattanooga Hor. ?4-6 r. M-N1jor Gtnra n
r. Haiieci. Commander in-Chte,, Jash,aytoH.-
The fsh,ins to-day ven, on f,vorae.y Gsu shor.
nan carried the end OF Missionary Ridge, and hi.
right is nov st .se tunnel and HE isft At Chloks-
psuss Greek. The troops from Lockout VALLEY car
ned the point OF the mountAin, snd now hold the
eastern slope and point high W I,snno, yet tell the
smo1pt Of easusl,iss, but our loss 10 not heavy
C<nsyai Hook,, reports tro thousand pr,,oaers
tsk,n besides which email numter have fslisn into
cur hsnds from Missionary Ridge
[. s. GIANT, MAJOR General.
YmID pisPATCH.
Wash'no,or No,. 2h-Tbe following vas received
here this Afternoon. from responsihle souro.
Chandnoooo, Nor. 23-ll 4. M-we have Rad
bfirk eneaTement this morning. and have driven
the enemy entirely OF Lookout Mountain, . consid.
srshle portion Of which they held up this morning
We have also taken Missionary Ridge from him this
mornins and the troubesome rifle pits in possession
81 which yesterdnys engagement left them at ia
close. All fing has ceased for a sufficient time 30
vsrapt the conclusion thai Bragg has rereaed, Ger
tsnly leaving eli the ground and strous points
possession for which We have been lighting for tue
last three dsys
vornrn psrAT,H.
Choiidnoo1d, hor. 2a-wo are oompletei, veto
ucus The enemy is totally routed and driven fr, IN
every position. Our loss is very .ms! and he enc
ny's 10 heavy in prisoners. Finding General Hooker
90 successfuI in his movements ssainst Lookout
Mountain, the enemy svGcvsted that position dur. ns
the night General Hooker 10 said TO kav. captured
1000 prsoners ~ Lt Ioasn6csnt ssssu. Of Lookout
Mountain.
General shcrulAn began an assault ats A NJ to.
Cay upon the strong po-tion Of the enemy st The
sorh end Of Missionary Ridge. lie had the day be-
fore taken hill near the position Of the enemy bat
commanded by their ARTILLERY, hs had TO deteend nto
svalley and no then made smother sscent 20 the
position held hy the enemy. Two unrucor.hl a.
ssuts were made by General sherman but with the
cooperation @, the centre he ultimately gained tue
position and compile ed the great ,etory,
The brigade of Gen. Csrss, with portion Of Gen
Iifhthswl br igade, composed the ttorrluS party in
the first assault. They were repulsed with quite .
heavy lose after attack partisted in for hour
but being reinforced, they we're enabled hold part
sfthe hill.
second ansult -a made The force reached With
In twenty ysrds q the summit Of the hill and the
voiks Of the enemy, when they we're fanked and
erohe. retiring to their In this assault Gen
Matthias vac wounded, and Col. Putnam. OF tho s3d
Ohio, killed. Their peIsistentl efforts compelled the
enemy 10 mas heavily on his rgh', in order TO hold
The position Of 80 much importance to him.
About O'Clock Gen. Grant started two columns
ssainst the weakened centre, and in an Lours des
pers,e ugh ,ins sueceeded in breaking the centre and
gaining possession Of the Ridge on hch the enemy
va. posted. The main force vas driven north -ard
towards Gen sherman, Who opened on them, and
they were forced to break and seek safety in
d,ordered fish down the slope Of the ridge,
and across the western ridge Of the CbictamAusa.
W har, taken not kss than ire thousand ,,1sorHrs.
and perhaps ten thousand. Gen. Hooker will
probably intercept the nyins enemy in ths vicinity
Of Rossvills and the region east oft.
Full reports OF the killed and wounded cannot hs
obtained. % most ofths killed vers in General sher-
man, eors, end rsnsinsd Il dark IN tbs hsnds ei
sks sRsuy'