The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-11
the FEDERAL VICTORY AT
"a. CHATTANOOGA. &.
A GLANCE AT THE PRE-
CEDING SITUATION.
THE OPERATIONS OF MONDAY,
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
Capture Of Lookout Noun
tain and Missionary
Ridge.
FINAL ROUT OF BRAGG.
Fruits of the Victory-Probab
Limit of the Pursuit.
THE SITUATION AT PRESENT.
FINAL ROUT OF BRAGG.
Fruits Of the Victory-Probable
Limit of the Pursuit.
THE SITUATION AT PRESENT
&C., &C.,
special Cores. of the Chicago Times.

Special CORES OF the CnlcagO Zines.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. %, 10P. NJ.
The hard marching and fighting of three days
past has eliminated in triu nphant success. and
victory again perches on our banners. Bragg
is attacked and defeated at all points, and most
of his army is now fleeing, booker, disorgan.
lied and routed. A few of mis- divisions are try
ing to cover his retreat, and occasionally make
q Short sullen resistance TO our lmpetuOuS ad-
vance; but no troops in the world could check
the pursuit of our elated and victorious legions.
He was assaulted in his strong positions Oh
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, driv-
en- from his vantage ground at muzzle of gun
and point of bayonet with great slaughter, and
is now seeking to eXtricate the remnants of his
defeated and shattered army from their perilOus
situation by rapid retreat on the railroad to-
ward Atlanta. He has already lost thousands
of prisoners, over fifty pieces of cannon, many
small arms, has been compelled to destroy
and burn stores, explode caissOns and ammuni-
ton to prevent their falling into our hands, but
his heaviest losses are yet to come. In the
present condition OF roads he must abandon
many more cannon. Other thousands of his
jaded, illfed, and dissatisfied men will be over
taken and captured. His fighting was obstinate
his defeat signal and overwhelming.
THE SITUATION PRECEDING THE BATTLE.
To correctly understand the details of the
battle the reader must remember that, imme-
troops were closely invested in Chattanooga.
Bragg's line extended from where Missionary
Ridge came near to the river, four miles above,
to the base of Lookout Mountain on the river,
three miles below town. Soon after General
Grant assumed command Gems. Rockers and
Towards corps were thrown across the river
at Bridgeport, marched upon the south side to
base OF Lookout Mountain, and strongly in
trenched there. The enemy still held the
whole line around town. Hooker cOmmuni-
Gated with Chattanooga by crossing the river
on pontoon at Browns Ferry, where Lookout
Valley opened to the river, thence across Moe
easin Point (arOund which the distance is five
or six miles) about q mile to another pontoon
at the lower end of the town: Steamboats, ran
from Bridgeport to Kellys Ferry, eight miles
below Chattanooga. with supplies which were
conveyed thence through gap to RaccOon
Mountain past Hookers camp, and to town by
the road crossing on the pOntOOns mentioned
before. By this route our troops were relieved
from threatened starvation, ard supplies were
accumulatipg slowly.
and staff arrived at Bridgeport. He proceeded
to Chattanooga that night by steamboat, for q
conference with Gen. Grant and others. and
returned on the 18th By this time his whole
corps was in camp near by, and early in the
morning Gen. Ewing's division crossed the
river without baggage or transportation, with
i've days cooked rati0ns in their haversacks,
which a portion OF General R0secrans army
marched to Chickamauga. He drove the en-
emy's skirmishers and Outposts from Trenton
on the 10Th with but little opposition, and
threatened the passes and rear of Lookout
In the afternoon of the 10th he made q feint Of
ascending the mountain, and actually effected
a Judgment some distance up on the side. His
every way possible, but on no account to allow
himself TO be entrapped, or drawn into gen.
eral engagement. His presence there in force,
and the anxiety which characterized his move
ments, appeared to operate as designs Oh the
enemy. Bragg seemed to think an advance of
the main army by that route was intended and
accordingly threw heavy force in that direc-
ton from his centre and right. All this was
plainly observable from Chattanooga His
troops could be plainly seen moving in the di-
rectiOn of ROssvlle to the rear OF Lockout.
The next day many of them returned. Pos
sibly he was deceived; possibly feared his GEN.
tire was left too weak. In the meantime the
balance OF Gen. Shermans corps was pushing
to opposite Chattanooga, preparatory to laying
pontOOns across the river, ut the mouth of
Chickamauga river, and carrying the upper
end of Missionary Ridge. j. E. Smiths di-
vision left Bridgeport Oh the 18th, and was in
camp in ravine two miles iii rear of and op
pOsite Chattanooga. by daylight OF the 9th
L. II. Smiths followed next day and night
Osterhaus division Temporarily commanded
by Brig. Gen. Charles x. Woods should have
been al Inc heels of The former but Il heavy
rain set in making the roads and mountain
torrents almost impossible, and their arrival
was delayed When just ready to cross
Browns Ferry pOniOOa, the bridge gave way
from pre- sure Of high water and Giiltwood
and they were unable to cross in time TO join
their proper command in the attack that fol-
lowed, but attached themselves TO Gen Rockers
command, and participated largely in the attack
On Lookout. Ewing andOhed his position ut
Trenton iii The hi cht, and marched rapidly
down Lookout Valley, and joined his corps On
Sunday night, the I'D Al. of Shernan's corps
had to pass in sight of the enemy's signal sta
ton on Lookout Mountain, but most OF them
did SO in the night. and were not discovered.
The approach of Osterhaus' division alarmed
the rebels, and put them ON the alert Con.
slant signalling was going on between their
stations, and troops were seen in motion on
Missionary Ridge all day long. Bragg evident
~ Logan 10 expect an attack, but was indeed
ell from which quarter to expect it. In the
forenoon lie would move troops from one flank
to the other, and IN the afternoon move them
bat again. Great cOm;uO,iOn was Observa.
bic in their camps and along the whole line.
To still further deceive hin as to the intended
attempt to cross above Towards corps was
moved from Lookout Valley by daylight IL
Chattanooga. as though we were expecting an
assault ourselves, or, at most would assault
the rebel lines from the 'front.'
THE RECONNAISSANCE OF MONDAY.
So much sir was observable on MONDAY
among Braggs troops that many officers in
clined to the opinion that he was evacuating