The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-26
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.

MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CHATrAsOOeA, Nov. 25.-We are cam
pletely victorious. The enemy is totally
routed and driven from, every position.
| Our loss is small The e1emy's loss is
heavy in prisoners.
Finding Hooker so successful in his
movement Rgainst Lockout Mountain. tie
enemy evacuated that position during the
night. Hooker took possession early this
morning, and moved south and got on
Missionary Ridge somewhere near the
battle field Of Chicksmauga. He is ex-
pectsd to. .intercept tse flying ensny.
Gen. Hooker is said to have captured net
less than 2, 600 prisoners in his magnifi-
cent aseaultO of Lockout Mountain. Gen.
Sherman being Sll prepared, began an
assault at 8 A. N. to-day upon the strong
position of the enemy st the north end of
| Mission Ridge. he had the day before
taken hill near the position Of the enc
my, but commanded by their artillery.
He had to descend into valley, and then
make another ascent to opposition held
by the rebels. Two unsuccessful assaults
were made by Sherman, bnt with the CO.
operation of The. centre be ultimately
gained the position, and completed the
victory. .- 81 80 -.
The brigade of General Corse, with
portion of General Lightew's brigade.
comprised the stoEming party in the first
assault They weFeFepaIsed. with quite
. heavy loss, after an attack persisted in
for one hour; but being reinforced, were
enabled hold part Of the hill. In
this attack Gen. COrse was wounded
quite severely in the thigh. The 9Th
Ohio and 9th Iowa, and 105a Illinois
were in the attack. A strong assault was
made at half past one o'clock; N which
Matthias, LOOMS and Rannet's brigades
were engaged. The force reached with
in twenty yards of the summit of the
bill and the works Of the enemy, when
they were fanked and broke, retiring to
their reserve. In this assault Generaii
Matthias was wounded, and Col. Putnam,
of the ninety-third Ohio, was killed.
Their personal efforts compelled the en-
envy TO mass heavily on his right. in orr
der to hold the pOsitiOnOf5 90 mneh i'm
portance to him. About three o'clock
General Grant started two columns
against thu weakened centre, and after
an hour of desperate fighting succeeded
in breaking it, and gaining possession of
the ridge on which the enemy was post
ed. The main force was driven north
ward towards Sherman, who opened upon !
them, and they were forced to break and |
seek safety in disOrdefed fight down the !
west slope Of the ridge and across the |
ChickGmAuga. lbsess. sgs
We have taken not less tkS6sfiye thous- |
and prisoners, and perhaps as many As
ten thousand ,1arl- El
Gen. Hooker viii probably intercept |
the flying enemy in the vicinity of Ross
vile and the region east of it.
3 There are reports that we have taken a |
whole corps. I
- Among the casualties are Lieut. Col. |
Espyy 85th Indiana, Mi. MrCIroley,
10Th Iowa; Col Omors, 98th Illinois, Lit. |
Col. Stuart, 80th Illinois Maj Walker,
10Th Me- Maj Welch, seth I'LL, Maior |
Innes, 9th Iowa, wounded; Mai. Irwin,
9th Ohio, killed. II
Full reports of killed and wounded |
cannot now be obtained, as most of the
killed were in Sherman's corps, and FER /
manned at dark in the hands of the enc.
my. Lists viii be telegrsphed to. NOR
row. saa c
Prisoners say chat Gen. Bragg was on
the Ridge just before they were taken.
The successful storming parties con-
sisted of Wards and Bairds divisions
on the left centre, and JOhnson's and
Sheridan's on the right centre. Some of
our wounded were left in the hands of
the enemy after Gen. ShermAn's first
unsuccessful assault, but were ultimately !
recovered.
CHATTANOOGA Nov. %, Top. M.-The
csptlirk6 artillery is reported to be about
fortEi pieces. Gen. Hooker captured five
boxes of new muskets on Lookout Moul-
tain. We are in entire possession Of the
field. We have e0atrol over the rail
road and river 70 Bridgeport. Two
boats came through this morning.
p Our losses will not amount TO more
than five hundred killed and twenty
five hundred wounded in the three days
operations. The success has been most
brilliant.
The enemy is reported biyouacking
two miles from Mission Ridge.
Col Phelps, a38th Ohio and Msj. Glass,
32nd Indians, are killed. Gen. John E.
Smith is reported wounded. Col Avery,
of the 102nd n. Y, loses Leg, Major
Elliott is reported by some as dead.
. WAsHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Star says
reliable intelligence. from Gen. Burnside
TO Mondayn0On announces that he has
not only held his position without loss,
but kept all of his communications open.
Everything is progressing we'll. Il
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Washington
correspondent of the Commercial says
Gilmore and Dahlgren are preparing for
an attack on Charleston, feeling sure of
Cotton dull at 821lc. Gold quiet at
AZ Co. WA
WAsHNGToN, Nov 24-One division
of EwelPs corps holds Fredericksburg
heights, whfchnis the extreme left of the
rebel army.
Lees left is near Madison @. H., this
side of the Rapid Ann.
The rebel army is preparing winter
quarters near GOrdonsVille, believing we
will not advance before May.
It has been raining all day.
BosToS, Nov. 25.-The steamer Forest
City, from Charleston bar Thursday
noon. reports brisk csnnonading going
on from Gregg and Wagner both night
and day for several days. The fire is
directed against Sumter and Moul RE.
The steamers PAWnee and Marblehsad
went up Stone Biyer on Thursday. The
latter is Smelling the woods to unmask =
rebel battery "a "A
It is rumOFed that At two O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon Gilmore would com
nence the bombardment Of Charleston.
Richmond pspsrs say that Bsagg's
orders advise the rebels to prefer an
lonorable death on the battlefield TO Ian
gushing in Northern dungeons tillathe
,lose Of the war. a
I MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. 25.-A special 10
he Clarion, rebel paper, contsins re-
ports that DanA's expedition, 10 MAta-
a