New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-02

went to the assistance q Gen corse and after
short delay the whoe inoo'"H'N 10 "'""'
A SECOND ATTACK.
This at,ock did net differ from the trst in movement
q, .l INT il was more desperate and persisted
In much Longer tho final retirement Of onr lien not
taking place until halfpast - an hoar having mus
bec n consumed in tie assault There have been few
more desperate encounters IN the war than was tins
engagement Of an hour ami i speaks volumes IN praise
Of the men engaged that at its end though i1nch
broken they rallied the slope of c hill and held the
posItion gained The Rebel fire very heavy. The!
brought several pieces Of light artillery 10 bear on our
men and poured into them inoessanty stream oil
Crane and canister that did great execution. Gems
t'orsc and Giles Smith severely wounded IN TINS
charge and Col Wa.ccl Of the 10th OHIO took comuann
Of the troops Ia tins assault the 5th ONO ana .ln
Iowa suffered very severely losing inuny alnabe men
ana officers.
While this was going on IN the LETT z force Of one
brigade from the right Of Gen. Shernans Inc advanced
the attack On the western eide OF The hil Ihes met
with decided opposition at INC loot of TIE MI ron
a force posted behind the railroad bank hut dslodGeu
them BY an admirably executed movement They then
began 10 ascend the hil and march up, under heavy
fire 10 point O, er half way the summit. where an
abrupt ledge Of rocks protected them icrethcy has
rest bui they not aoved much OF tins as the
Rebels began not only IL tre upon hem, but hndhs
the ledge 81 rocks too great protection they threw
huge stones down the hill and TINS upon the men
About 10 minutes past second hrieaaea Matthias =
moye M the hill aud formed under heavy fire, IN Inc
rear and ou tho left the first brigade Here this aso
hni,d but like the first was not permitted 70 rest
unable bear the attack Of stones heap' upon mem
rose from lis position and advanced. but 70 reeeN,
such heavy fire that after m"ulcDt the bhe "a,'Jeo
ard broke falling back rapidly aud consieraiIe ciS
order. But sooner had it met IN descendihE ,lr
hill the ascending brigade than the men rallied as ~
magic and moved up the bill again IN adinirape soou
order, and upon line with fhe DINER troops IT,
also adyanced 10 The protecting ledge OF rocks before
mentioned and here the whole force lai1 down az ooc
II was nearly o'clock when IT was us,o'eisa thnt ~,
third brigade (Rannes) moving up the NIL 10 the
assistance of the other troops This brigade formed on
the left and rear Of the two others. ~ was eVu'9!
int nded at first TO form line OF baie shfton on w., e
right but the circumstance II the falling back oi tue
first brigade prevented the carrying ouf ~ TINS il'
ton This whole force was soon III readiness ala
moved TO the attack
But the enemy had no, been idle. Seeing The heavy
preparations making for the assault be was forced TO
mass troops upon hs right 1t now appears that he
marched them down the west slope of the ridge, ana
formed line Of battle az right angles 10 thai OF our
forces II was at the very moment that our troops,
eated with the chances of slecess now present,d 70
them were moving forward 10 the attack, ana had
reached TO within twenty five yards Of the enemy tort
th This flank ing force appeared around the spur Of the
hill ard began 10 pour in upon our rlght nank hos'
tremendous fire Our forces attempted to change irohi
but il was too late. After short and desperate Du,
intellectual effort the line waycrod broke and retreated
in disorder. The enemy pursuing some portions vi our
troops who fed in the direction III which lay the prgnue
which had made the first assault came upon that brig
AIDE and after few minutes fighting were reTuscd anu
pushed into their works Gen. sherman sent Col Wal
cot word TO intrench himself, and thus ended the as
saus by Gen Sherman
/
! In massing ON the right ;o oppose Sherman the
enemy had been compelled q make the error OF the
day and which was 10 ruin them Zen. Grant stanu-
ine on Bald Knob plainly saw Their movements toln
ryht and felt that the moment 90 strike had come,
artcipatng as n result Of Shermans persistent efforts
this massing of Brages forces on hs night Grant had
formed in the valley on ether 'ae OF Iala hnpu w.
immediate command Of Gen. Palmer, and consisted oi
tie division Of Gen. sheridan and The two bisIdes oi
Gen johnson. not hitherto engaged. Inc ieitths
..t
Wood's divisions under the immediate command OF
| Major Gen. Gordon Granger. These had Deen wing
for some hours awaiting the WoTd OF ATTACK. ~ "ns
O'Clock when Gen. Gran; pronounced th"t "oru' anu ~
fvc minutes after the two grand columns moved
gradually 10 the attack. They we're ordered 70 sti.e
the mountain points ahont mile apart ana :" max
he ascent as r. pdly consistent with good order
Immediately on reaching the summit the tNofoTts were
10 be taken possesslon Of and held ,
! The enemy was encountered in considerable force IN
his rife pits nj the foot Of the mountain. but. after
weak Resistance the Rebels turned and He'd ondehvor
ing to reach the summit Of the hill In this few we're
successful Many laid down In the trenches and sur
! rendered while many others wer. shot down as
they ran up the hill Oar men pushed on, without hnl'
ing through the deserted EcDcl camps ana began TIC
,tecp and difficult ascent Of The ridge
/ IL was now that the weakness of the Rebels In the
center displayed itself The line 81 musketry IRE was
heavy and il was soon seen that the! hnd put Jew
supports for their artillery Gen Grant soon saw that
his WAS composed 81 Iumeruls pieces for ffom every
point along the Ridge they bclched forth grape and
canister 1T the heavy columns rapidly ndvaic.
ing But this did not serve To stay the fresh eager
men who had Chickamauga to revenge. pom the Nh
there stood the hy guns they had lost II Chckamanta
and interest them Of twelve pieces more As u IN.
spired with new strength and vigor the men pushed
forward each striving with the other ~ 10 who should
reach the summit first. This rivalry extended to regi'
ments brigades dis isiOBs. IL has becomes question
which will never be settled. IL is enough that they
reached the summit and that they secured o. iron anu
brass and steel proofs Of TINT fact.
Gen. Iurchins brigade Of Baird's division. on reach
ING the Summit Immediately proceeded 10 occupy the
center fort hc Of Palmsrs div siOns secured the
one on the Rebel left Gen Iurchn had not yet gotten
most furOusly by the enemy. lie hhsiiy pushed Tor
ward the Of his regiment. to the support OF those
engaged with an overwhelming force, for the enemy,
finding us In possession of the ridge, made desperate
effort to recover from his disaster and charged Iurcn
with all the force he had 10 spare nom Shernahs front
But 10 sooner had the recnfOrcenens Of Turchn got
ten into position than the Rebels recognizing that all
was lost turned and fled down the mountain seeking
nj D. IN. on Wednesday night the Army OF the Cuin'
befan was victorious.
Thus ended in a magnificent feat Of arms series of
ms brilliant operations as this war has !ei Witnessed
The result to hardly be calculated The siege Of
an important stronghold has been raised By the almost
complete destruction Of the besesng force. The enc
my in our immediate front driven 10 seek safety IN
fight the of the no less dangerous enemy IN front
Of Gen burnside is exposed that he can only protect
himself by retiring Already the telegraph informs us
he is retreating Dalton. The enemy who but yester
day was offensive has been forced 10 take the de
fen-ye Our communications intact, and last, but
not least army has been enabled TO push Iward
and will doubtless soon strike the fNing Toe.
Our losses are estimated al 800 killed, and 2JoO
wounded. We have lost no prisoners $4,000
Tie losses II the enemy have been mentioned NJ 2uO
killed aud wounded, and 900 prisoners. Gen. Grants
latest dispatch says have taken 81 pieces Of artillery
Relief for our Prisoners in Richmond.