, 1863-11-11

Through out Lookout vailey-RnH-
Rst9een Be- a'1s dsEsFs ntESseseiF'tsa .se - f.s:.
elsa n1fdn1Eht Axtack--ats Re-
se-L~ssca-she1ltnE from Look
tano0kA-1he Situation, Hsc., Etc.
From Our Own Conespondent.J
0YLHRts FERnx, Tenn Oct 80, 1868.
About midnight, On the 28th. I was awA.
keued By the ROAR Of artillery, iu the direc
tto1 Of Chattanooga Hooker had passed,
~ith his command. the point of the spur Of
the mountain oppoal.e Rauktd's Ferry, ~hefe
Nc were encAmped, and we feared that he had
been attacked, Ind perhaps repulsed. Gen.
Crafts wsa as1ious to communicate With hin,
and If necessary to Join him. ..He had sent q
courier the day bsfofe, bat nothing had beeh
heard from him. and the presumption
wne that he was e.ptured.' The -regulsr cou.
1ler line WAS By way of Shell Mouad; bat
there WEB : road. which he thought prAcsica-
bic, which led through Running Water Valley,
Wills Valley and Lookout Valley; and he de-
sired to send 3 messenger. Capt. stoele, to
biographical engineer on hls. .atafE. volunteered
to cary tho message, and as the t1ip promised
1ttt1e exc. tsneas and, nttle danger: Of.
Tered to accompany him. -.
.-,> :. !. CROSSING ,THR RIVER: ..~
We had found an old pontoon boat, into
which. after iaflnite labor, NO got our horses,
and. aided by dozen atalw2rs fellows, pad-
died Access tho Tenuceeee. We*delayed. but
NONE Mt to aak Of = sallo s-taced native the
road. and than, placing our ptetols In oar
boots, that they might De ready for any cmer-
gsncy, galloped on. -:
x ~ RUNNING WATER BRIDGE. !
The :ro1te.. until'w reached the bridge
aeto.s Running Water, presented no point Of
enaut'cs. tie osme barren fields, the sauc CT
oayerons Visagcu people, the eaule tow headed
children, and The ta1ne prod}gious hills aud
valleys. The bridge Ia wanting, except four
1ot pieta upon which the nt,uctute rastedi
Alter our forces crossed Sand Mountain, be!
iote = u tne E pattse % n Of chickanaugs. the rcbelt
get d!e to IT. I Of the splenatd pile: nothing
remains bnt a ma.s Of torn and twisted iroa
rails and reds In this connection it msy bt
Proper to mention that our 1t!1o N.clttzpa, T.;
D. Boomer, IL on the ground, prepared to re.
bu1la the hlidge. : -:
-. -. LOOKOUT VALLEY;
A,fde Of two touzs brought us into tho
entrance Of Lookout Valley, We we're now
hnt six miles from Tfeaton, and found gus 4rdt
Ing tbs 1sfl1oad a dozen men from aookers
army. From them VIC learned that Hooker
pulsed them NTH considerable loss.. -"
:: THE FIGHT.
:: Three miles beyond this point VIC came
upon the battle-ground. Tnete were ,tfseen
Or tNtaty new made g&aves, and at least =
hundred horses lytcg upoa tho ground, With
in qnite u formidable line of eatrenchmnnts.
which bore evident marks Of hAsty coustruc.
ti.n. From soldiers standing at thrf1 arms,
, learned the brief htory. The 18th corps
va t"o miles IN advance towards the butt
OF Lookout Mountain, and the 11th corps
vent into camp in the edge of belt of tin
Der, before which lay an open field Of forty
acres. Tha tired soldiers Wero all asleep In
their tents. when, at midnight, the enouy
APPEARED IN front, directly ncross the field,
snd changed In upon them like legion Of
dtvils. our boys sprang to their arms, and
discharged yolley LITER yolley in quick success
e1on, So rapidly, and with such 4 cerssin aim.
the 1ebels Wtre glad to retreat Aeain across
Tue HELD, under cover Of the timber beyond.
~ this time our batteries were in position,
a1d began to pour II showers OF grape and
canister, Nth snch effect that the enemy we're
glad enough to retire ttlll further ont OF range.
IWiee before daylight WIS the attempt msde
TO d1slodge ue, and twice were they repplsed.
Gen. Hooker, Hho was in the advance, de-
tacted q couple Of brigudes when he heard
as, 1aneAStlJs auu tne enemy we're caught
oelMeen me tWo hfee, and forced to fall back
'sea'n nfon LOOKOUT mountain. went over
ene 9attle nelo and saw twenty or thirty dead
rebels lying stark and cold In the tall grass,
md several were In their last agonies. Que
poor fellow was lying on his back grasping
with lold Of iron the limb Of small tree,
ond In that position, while sat looking upon
htn,, he died. 0nr IoEs In this attack, was
fifteen killed aud perhaps 1orty wounded.
The eneDy's 1oes Is much larger.
5. sur11rD. -
r-o, a~,u ,.,,,e.. 49,
,fTaaae1t ratt5 ~ daSgas tas 1eoeM 1fom ne top
sha,i tst, ~ ssa osen eenog toelf enot ano
sas1 III tAe eanp ground ana Inc battle
neg. ira Whils Wc Were riding along, solid
enet oloPFeo mug pool of mud near Us, and
eove1eo e3.,e us 0om heao 70 1901 WILL water and
nlto'
-. Gen. HOOKER.
Ger. Hook-rv,.. an, +won,,7.. t., .a,,,n,.
sns aItho"ah .na rAta.. mneo ~ 11sauge.
1naa m yEich ~ wsrs :, +~.r.I Su1rs otta ane
afs1entlv w. 1hnnaht hest ~ ,arosaa9 ao't ~ pS1
~ ~ rsm1a va ueSs ~ ~ Hasuese4 Icy
Tnnnt.;n -. +h;eH,e ~ a,nSaI ~ eao ~ dooAou1
-hc.s aash ;n ,.1,1si1 aan.etn oaauLSe m.sn funs'
81 h1 oa ~ ~ th ~, "sae 1ouom
;fen},d shot pv dn,f 4hnos x anu ~.
c,nnrd ~ r. :he hV sr.rn r.,r3a ~ 4hn1 ene