Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-11-27
Glorious News from Gen. Grant.
LOOKOUT A6oUNTArfs CAPTURED
From 5000 to 10, 1000 Prisoners Taken

FROM 5000 TO 10000 Prisoners Taken
By last nights mail we received the cheer
ing intelligence Of glorious victory won b,
our brave Union army before Chattanooga
On the 25th inst. the army advanced. W,
omit the details Of the preliminary move
ments and skirnishing, and give the yist o.
tho news: ~--..
We are completely victorious, and the en-.
envy is completely routed and driven from
bis position. =
Our loss is small. the enemy's loss 10 heavy
in prisoners.
Finding Hooker SO successful in his move
ment against Look Out Mountain, the enemy
evacuated that position during the night, and
Hooker took possession early in the morning,
and moved south to get on the Missionary
Ridge, somewhere near the battle field Of
Chickamauga. He is expected to interrupt
the flying enemy.
Hooker is said to have captured not less
than 1000 prisoners in his magnificent as
sault of Look. Out Mountain.
Gen. Sherman being all prepared, began an
assault at 8 A. n. to-day upon the strong po.
sition Of the enemy at the north end Of Mis-.
sionary Ridge.
He had the day before taken hin near the
position Of the enemy; but commanded BY
their artillery he had to descend into valley
and then made another ascent to the position
held by the rebels. Two unsuccessful as
saults were made by Sherman, but with the
cooperation Of the center he ultimately CON-
pleted the victory. The briNde Of General
Coarse, with portion Of Gen. Lighthead's
brigade, composed the storming party in the
first assault. They were repulssd with quite
q heavy loss after an attack persisted in for an
hour, but being reinforced. were enabled to
hold part Of the hill. In this attack Gen.
Coarse was wounded quite severely in the
thigh. The 37th Ohio, 9th Iowa, and 153d
Illinois were in the attack. A second assault
was make at 1:S0 P. NJ, by which Matthias,
LOOMS and Rainus' brigades were engaged.
The force reached within 90 yards Of the
summit Of the hill and the works Of the enc.
my, when they were flanked and broke, re-
firing to the reserves. In this assault Gen.
eral Matthias was wounded, and Col. Holman
of the 93d Ohio, killed. Their persistent eff
forts compelled the enemy to mass heavily on
his right in order to hold the position Of so
much Importance to him.
About o'clock Gen. Grant started two
columns against the weakened center, and in
an hours desperate fighting, succeeded in
preaching the center and gaining possession
Of the ridge on which the enemy was posted.
The main force was driven northward tow.
ards Sherman who opened on them, and they
were forced to break and seek safety in dis
ordered fight down the slope Of the ridge
and across the Chickanauga. -.
We have taken not less than 5000 prison
ers. and perhaps IS many as 10000.
Gen. Hooker will probably intercept the
flying enemy in the vicinity Of Rossville and
the region east Of it. er.. ri
5 There are reports that we have taken
whole corps.
Among tho casualties are f: Lieut.. Colonel
Epsy. 18th Ind. Maj. McCawley 10th Iowa;
COL Ovens, 9th H.; Col. Stuart, 9th I'll );
Maj. Walker, 10th Mo-; Maj WEIGH, 56th
H.; Mai James. 9th Towa--all wounded.
Mai. Irwin, 9th Iowa, killed.
Full reports Of the killed and wounded
cannot be obtained as most Of the killed were
n Shermar,'s corps, and remained at dark in
he encmy's hands. The list will be tele-
,raphed to- morrow.
Prisoners say Bragg was on the ridge just
before they were taken. 4
: The successful storming parties consisted
II Woods and Birds divisions ON the left
center, and Johlison's and Shcrman's on the
light center.
! Some of our wounded were left in the
hands of the enemy after Gen. Sharr,an's
unsuccessful assault, but were ultimately re-
covered.