The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-12-03

OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
lIArrANooGA, Nov. 25-7: 10 p. IN.

Although the Dattie liSteu ioin ear
dawn till dark this evening, | believe am
not premature in announcing complete
| victory over Bragg. Lookout Mountain top,
all the rifle-pits in Chattanoogagvallcy, and
Missionary Ridge entire, have been carried
aud are now held by us.
(Sisned) U. S. Grant, Major General
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 25-Midnight.
To Major General Halleck:
The operations of day have been more
successful than yesterday, having carried
Missionary Ridge, from near Rossville to
the railroad tunnel, with comparatively
small loss on our side, capturing about for
ty pieces of artillery, a large quantity of
small arms, camp and garrison equipage,
besides the arms in the hands of prisoners.
We captured 1000 prisoners, of whom 200
were officers Of all grades, from Colonel
down.
ave will pursue the enemy in the NOR
ming. The conduct of the officers and
troops was everything that could be expect
ed Missionary Ridge was carried simulta-
neously, at six different points. e
(Signed) GEO. III. THOMAS Major Gen"
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 81 l665--10 a. m.
To Maj. Gen. Halleck: '@sa
The rout of the enemy is complete. He
has abandoned his wagons and caissons.
and pieces Of artillery are found everywhere
Bragg's loss in artillery is fully sixty pieces,
| A large number Of prisoners have boen cap.
tured. Puasuit will continue to Red Clay
in the morning. We start for there in a
few hours.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
ar CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 81, 1868.
Our victory is even more complete thar
was last night supposed.
Our prisoners will not fall below four
thousand, and we can't have taken less
than sixty pieces of artillery. All portions
of our troops did well in the fight, and al
covered themselves with glory.
Bragg and Breckenridge had regarded
this position as so secure that they had Sc
lected it as their headquarters, and wher
our impetuous assault came up they narrow
ly escaped capture. H
The number Of prisoners thus far report
ed is $500, but a large number of rebel
stragglers are still coming IN. .-
1 LATEST. Ng
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 27.--The situation
to night is highly satisfactory; Hooker's
Palmers and Sherman's commands arc
nearly ten miles beyond ChickamaugaCreek,
in pursuit of the crumbling army of Bragg,
who is making every eifor, to escape.
Our advance is near Dalton.
In sharp fight this morning Palmer
advance took four guns and 300 prisoners,
Sherman is reported to have advanced
from Tyner's Station. on the left, to-day,
and cut off 1000 rebels.
The roads along which Bragg is retreat
ing is lined with caissons, wagons, com
missary aud medical stores. Prisoners
say it is impossible for the rebel lie aders to
make their troops stand.
Col. Longs cavalry command returned
from raid on the East Tennessee Rail
road, tonight. They destroyed the road.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
WAsu1NGroN, Nov. 81 1863
| Dispatches from Chattanooga speak in
the most glowing terms Of the conduct Of
that part Of Rockers corps which storm
ed Missionary Ridge, and subsequently
pursued their advantage by attacking. other
portions held Ivy Che enemy. Sheridan's
and Wool's divisions, now under Hooker.
went over TIE ground, which was deemed
perfectly i,npracticable, and climbed pre-
/ cpitous places where no commander would
have thought Of ordering his troops.
They acted under no orders from supe
rior officers, but after taking Missionary
Ridge, they swept on in one resistless wave
of attack. The ground they crossed was
enfiladed on both right to left. They were
subject ais o to heavy fire in front. So pre-.
cipitous was the ground that some of the
men had to throw down their muskets in
order to climb up, but they still went a
head, and in some cases absolutely plunged
into rebel rife pits AID attacked the enemy
with their fists. .as@ ea
1t is understood here that the inve stmeni
of Knoxville is on the north side only, and
it is also believed that by this time Long
street will have discovered f. rec other
than Buinside's to contend with.
The measures taken by Grant for Burn.
sides relief must prove successful and e
yentually result in the capture of the rebc
force or their ignomnioas retreat.
We have secured the couatry for fifteen
miles aboys and below Cleveland, burned a
rebel foundry at Cleveland where a lar ge
quantity of nfuni tons Of war were stored
One hundred wagons loaded with baggage.
and 800 prisoners, were captured. Col.
/ Long was attacked subsequently by supe-
rior force of infantry, cavalry and artillery,
but succeeded in bringing his prisoners off
Our loss in three days fight will not exceed
5000. Major General Logan has arrived.
! Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune[
Washington, Nov. 26, 1868.
| GEN. GRANTS LATEST ACHIEVEMENT.