Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-01


onlyto Kelley's Ferry. whence yen me- y
hauling over mountain roads aud twice
across the Tennessee on Pontoep OH
brought US our supplies.
All night the point OF Missionary hlage
on the extreme left and the side OF Look.
out Mountain. on the extreme right blaaea
with the camp fires of loyal tto9Ps,
The day has been one OF dense mists ape
rains, aud MHeh Of Gen Hookes.s 6Gtste soas !
fought db6Us tie eloIldf, which conceaieo /
him from our view, but from Whlcn MS
musketry was heard.
AT nightfall the sky cleared and the tull |
moon-Ithe traitors doom"-shone upon |
the beautiful, scene, until one A. H., when |
twinkling sparks upon the mountain slae
show ed that picket skifmishing was going
on. Then 1t ceased. A brigade sent from
Chattanooga crossed the Chattanooga
creek aud opened communication with
Hooker.
Gen. Grant's headquarters daring the
afternoon of tho 23d and the day Of ths
gath were In Woods Fedouht, except Whcn
in the course of the day he rode along the
advanced line, visiting the headquarters OF
the several commahdets in Chattanooga
valley.
A. daylight on the 18th the Stars and
Stripes were deserted on the peak OF Look
out. The rebels had evacuated the noun
tain. s
Hooker moved 70 deicend the mountain,
striking Missionary Ridge at the Rossyille
leap, to sweep both sides aud it's summit
The rebel troops we're seen, as soon as 1t
was light enough streaming regiments
and brigades along the narrow summit OF
Missionary Ridge other concentrating on
the right 20 eveFweIm Sherman, or march.
ing for the railroad TO raise the SIEGE.
They had evacuated the valley Of Chat.
tanooga. Would they abandon that of
| Chicamauga
The twenty. polnders aud four and.a.
quarter inch rifles Of Woods redOpbt
opened on Missionary Ridge. Orchard
Knob sent its compliments 20 the ridge,
which with rided PARROTS, answered., and
the canuonade thus commenced, continued
all day. Shot aud she'll screamed from
Orchard Knob u Missionary Ridge, and
from Missionary Ridge to Orchard Knob,
and from Woods redoubt. over the heads
of Generals Grant and Thomas and their
stats, who WereIi Us in this favorable.
position, from whence the whole battle
could be seen as 10 an amphitheatre. The
Observation-Disclosures under tire all daylOng.
Gannonading and mnsketsy we're heard,
from General Sherman, aud General. How
ard merched the Eleventh corps TO join
him. ae!s I'll lGE s
General Thomas sent out skirmishers,
who drove in the rebel piekets aud chased
them into their iatFenehments, and at the
foot of Missionary Ridge Sherman made
an assault against Bragg right, intrench.
ed ou high kneb next to that on which
Sherman himself 10y fortified. The assault
'Ras gallRntly made. iadi
Sherman reached the edge Of the crest,
and held his ground for, IL, seemed TO me,
an hour, bnt was bloodily repulsed by re.
serves. So sa 80
A general advance was ordered, and a
strong line of skirHishers followed By a
ldeployeds line. of battle some two miles In
length. At the signal Of leaden shots
from headquarters en- Orchard Kuob the
the line moved rapidly and orderly for
ward. The rebel piekets discharged their
muskets and ran into their rife pits. Our
skirmishers followed on their heels.
- The line of battle was not tar behind,
aid we saw the gray rebets swarm out OF
he ledge line OF rihe'Pits and over the base.
0fSthe hill in Numbers which surprised nj,
A few turned and fred their pieces; but
the greater ppmber collected Into the many
roads which Cross obliqpely, up Its steep
face, and went on TO the top ye
Some regimeptsPresse on ana swatmed
uplhs steep sides of the ridge, aud here
and there a color WaAadvaneed beyond the
lines. The attempt appeared most danger
Gus but the advance was supported, and
the whole line WAS ordered 10 storm the
heights, upon which mot less than. forty
pieces of artillery, and no one knew how
many muskets, stood ready TO slaughter the
assailants. With cheers answering to
cheers the men swarmed upwards. They
gathered to the points least difficult OF as
cent, aud the line was broken. Color after
color was planted on the summit, while
musket and cannon vomited their thunder
upon them. a
"A we'll directed shot from Orchard Knob
exploded rebel caissou on the summit,
and the gun was seen being speedily taken
to the right, its driver flashing his horses.
/ "A party of our soldiers intercepted them,
and the gun WAS captured, with cheers.
A fierce musketry fight broke out to
the left, where, between Thomas aud
Sherman, q mile or two oil the ridge was
still occupied by the rebels. 4t
Bragg left the house in which he had
held his headquarters and rodet the rear
as our troops crowded the hill ON either
side of him.
General Grant proceeded to the sum
init, and then only did We know its
height.
Some of the captured artillery was pat
into position. Artillerists were sent for to
work tie guns and caissons were search-
ed for ammunition.
The rebel log breastWorks were torn to
pieces aud carried to the other side of the
ridge aud used in forming oArriCades
across. t
A strong line Of infantry was formed in
The rear Of Baffflis line, and engaged in q.
musketry contest with the rebels to the,
left, and secpre lodgment was soon.
Effected.