Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-03

{ ON Chattanooga, crossed the Chattanooga
creek and opened COMMUNICATION with General
Hooker ~
General Giants headquarters during the after-
noon of the 81 and the day of the Oath were in
Woods redoubt. eIcepr when. 10 the course Of
the day. he rode along the advanced line, visiting
the headquarters OF the several commanders in
Ohaftanoogs valley.
AZ daylight on the 25th the stars and stripes
were deserted ,op the peak Of, Lookout. The
rebels had evacuated She IsouItain IA IIf
Hooker moved 10 descend the mountain, and
striking Missionary Ridge a. the Rossyie Gap,
TO sweep on both sides and on lie summit.
The rebel troops were seen. as soou as il was
light enough. streaming regiments and brigades
along the barrow summit of Missionary Ridge.
either concentrating on the right 81 overs helm
Sherman or marching for the railroad and rails
ing the siege
They had evacuated the valley of ChattanQO-
ga-would they abandon that OF Chickamauga.
The twenty Founders. and four and a quarter
inch rifles of Woods redoubt opened on Mission
AIRY Ridge. Orchard Knob sent its compliments
TO the ridge with rihed PARROTS
The terrible canuonade thus commenced con-
tinued all day. Shot and shell screamed from
Orchard Knob to Missionary Ridge, and from
W GODS redoubt over the heads OF Generals Grant
and Thomas and their stafs. who were with US in
this favorable position. from whence the whole
battle could be seen as in amphitheater. The
headquarters were under fire all day long.
CannonadDg and musketry were heard from
Gen. Sherman, aud Gen Howard marched the
lib corps To join him.
Gen. Thomas set out skirmishers. who drove
in the rebel pickets. and chased them into their
entrenchments at the foot of Missionary Ridge
Sherman made an assault against Bragg right,
-. -
Sherman himself lay fortified. The assault was
calamity made.
Sherman reached the edge OF the crest, and
held his ground for Iii seemed to me; an hour,
but was blOodily repulsed by reverses.
A general advance was ordered. and a strong
line of skrmishers, followed by a deployed line
of battle. some two miles in length. At the
signal of leaden shots from the headquarters on
Orchard Knob, the line moved rapidly and or
DERBY forward The rebel pickets discharged
their mnskets and ran into their rife pits. Our
skirmisbers followed on their heels
The line OF battle was not tar behind. and we
saw the gray rebels swarm out of the ledge line
of rife pits in numbers which surprised Us, and
over the base of The hill. A few turned and fired
their pieces but the greater number collected into
the many roads which cross obquely up its steep
face. and went To their top Some regiments
pressed on and swarmed up the steep sides of the
ridge. and here aud there a color was advanced
beyond the lines. The attempt appeared most
dangerous but the advance was supported, and
the whole line was ordered To storm the nights,
upoE which not less than forty pieces OF artillery
aud no one knew how manv muskets stood ready
To slaughter the ASSISTANTS With cheers answer
ing To cheers, the men swarmed upward. They
gathered the point least difficult of ascent and
the line was broken. Color after color was
planted on the summit, while musket and cannon
vomited their thunder upon them. wW
well directed shot from Orchard Knob ex-
plOded rebel caisson the summit. and the
gun was seen galloping TO the right. its driver
lashing his horses a party OF our soldiers inter
copied them. and the gun was captured with
Others.
A fierce musketry fight broke out to the
left, where, between Thomas and sherman, a
mile of the ridge still occupied by
the rebels
Bragg left the house in which he had held
his headquarters. and rode to the rear. as our
troops crowded the hill OH either side of him.
Gen Grant proceeded TO the summit. and
there did only know its hight
Some of the captured artillery was put into
| position Artillerists were sent for TO work the
guns. Cassions were then searched for ammu-
DitOn
The rebel log breastworks were torn to pieces
| anu carried TO the Otner SIDE OF tue ridge, anu
used in forming barricades across.
A strong line of infantry was formed in the
rear of Bragg's line, holly engaged in a
kerry contest with the rebels to the left, and a
secure Judgment was soon effected
The other assault Co the right of our center
gained the summit. and the rebels threw down
| their arms and fed
| Hooker coming in favorable position, swept the
right of the ridge and captured many prisoners
Bragg's remaining troops left early in the
! night. and the battle of Chattanooga, after days
OF maneuvering and fighting, was won. The
strength of the rebellion i'm the center is broken
Burnside is relieved from danger in East Tennes
see Kentucky and Tennessee are rescued
Georgis and the Southeast threatened in the
rear. and another victory is added 10 the chapter
of Unconditional Surrender Grant"
Tonight the estimate of captures is several
thousands of prisoners and thirty pieces of artil
iery.
| Our loss for so great victory is not severe.
| Bragg is firing the railroad as he retreats to
ward Dalton Sherman is in hot pursuit
| To day | viewed tue battle ground. which ex-
tends for six miles along Missionary Ridge, and
for several miles on Lookout Mountain. s.
Probably not so well directed, so well ordered
"A battle has been delivered during the war. But
one assault was repused; but that assault. by
calling to that point the rebel reserves prevented
them repulsing any of the others.
A few days since Bragg sent to Grant a flag Of
truch advising him that it would be prudent &c
remove non combattants who might be still IL
| Chattanooga
tants having removed from this vicinity. it j:
probable that non combattants can remain with
out imprudence y. c. MEIes
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