Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-01
From Chattanooxa,

Chattanooga. Tenn, 24-4P
Operatinns inside the lines tod.v
mainly cnr fned to. s,renc,ben;n:, ~
position of yesterday. HEAVY hreas,,,,bo
wee erected during the nioht ard go
moon This morning The 49,, 80
heavy bodies Of trnors from the .oo,1,.o =.
,he na"H 10 meet the impending attacks.
Pcnt"Cns were laid across the riyar s;v .,
eight miles above the town. and nor Iro,n.
crossed with artillery nv lPM mae,;,,y
ut;ie otposltlon. They advanced steadily
till night. SSirmishing was beasy a,
dark the right and centre we're on Mission.
airy hidge, rear the railroad tunnels. TIE
left was on Chickunauya river stro,,In
iutrenched. =. e'J
Troops wtre throw up the river. fran
the inside If the tuwn, aud the l,f rested
90 the former right Tao whole move.
me"t was admiralty executed and brilliant.
ly successful.
We attacked from Lookout VALLEY by
aecending the mountain eariy in the m ,rn.
i"g, carried the intrenchment two-;Lirds
OF the way up the point captured GOO pri..
"heFs bet"Ie noon, pressed the fuemy
around the Point half.a-mile hnek ON
the eastern slope, gaining steadily till
dark. At night We were reported to have
taken several guns aud over 2 600 prise.
ners. -
Troops were thrown across the creek at
The eastern lo't OF L,okout this evening,
to relrtorce. Oar line extends from the
foot ct lockout on She eastern slope to
early. II OF nearly, If not quito, the sum
MT, Easgr miles tack from the river.
f3&eg was continuous and seVCre till
a 10 nj h,l L.,
There has bsshsssu IAN all day, and
the river is rising. -
Brig Cen. Giles A Smith is. seriously
wounded.
.. Chattanooga, Nov %.
sherman crossed six or eight miles above
on Monday night. on pontocns, and car
RED the upper end Of Missionary Ridge
with slight loss
Hooker assembled from Lookout Vallay
On tuesday morning carried the iDtrench-
ments ON the point halt way up the noun
tain, and drove the enemy talf mile back
from the river, on the eastern slope, before
dark. taklg scme cannon and about 9, 900
prisoners
This morning Sherman advanced on the
Ridge, and carried the lines of heavy for
lIucauOD5.
Hooker effected lpIgemant at the east
end OF the Ridge this evening.
Howard, Granger, and Palmer carried
the enemy's rifie pits along the VIII lie front
| this evening storDed the batteries on the
ridge, put the rebels in retreat, and now
hold everything.
Our loss lie not heavy. The victory is
complete.
Col. O'Mesrs, Goth Illinois, and Gel
Putnam. 93d Illinois are among the killed.
Lieut.. C,l. Stuart. Goth Illinois, and Lieut..
Col Heath, lO0.h Indiana. are murtalv
wounded. Gems. Carse and Matthias are
slightly wounded.
Washington, Nov. 25.
Tie Star has the following dispatch:
"Chatranooea, Nv. o5-Bragg evacu-
ated the summit Of l. ,ukOut Mountain last
night. and cor troops row occupy it. lie
still, however. holds tie rifle pits on the
base of Missionary Ridge The new. of
the glorious success Of Grant creates the
greatest delight and r'jaicing'
! New York, Nov. %.
| Washington dispatch to the Times,
! late last night, says:
| The latest news (up to 10. 40 this even.
-
| factory character. Gen rmasand Sher
man have got we'll ahead. The 6gbting in
| our Immediate lrut has lasted all day
! long. A. every point along the Inc we
have forced the rebels backward
The HerGld's Washington dispatch, dat
| eG mldEIgh: laDst night. say: 1.-The War
| Department received. this evening, dis
! patches from Grant. at Chattanooga, which
/ q i'm nl
! charaeter- Tie engagement in the imme-
uidte front, an account of the commerca>
| ment oil Which was yesterday received. to-
! DAY has Continued throughout the entire
! day. The rebc's, n though sturdilv resist
/ lng our advance, baVebeen gradually giving
wav
! N thlrg further has been heard from
burnside; tut the success Of this move,
! menf Is oxI ected speedily to relieve him
| iron the pressure OF the rebel c llumps.
| Grants advance compelling them tn retreat
to prevent their capture or destruction"
Washington. NV. o5.
OGlial dispatches from Grant and Thcm.
/ a., dated Chattanooga 9th, state: Yes
terGay, Grar ger, Palmer, and H3ward's
corps carried the FIRST line of RI e-oi.s be-
! tween Chattanooga and Citer's Creek, and
captur.d Q cGcvgs end about 100 me1.-
Oar Loss was abrut i11
t. day Hooker, with Gears a:'d o.
teIhaus' divisions, and two Lrigsdts CT tn,
l4th Corps. carried the north siope If Look
| out Mountgiu. The eGrmy's loss was
| about Geo; ours small There has been
continuous Ggfting from u til after
night. but we repulsed tie euemy' s ATTEMPT
to take the position.
'SIerman crossed the Tennessee this
morning at the mouth of South Cbieka
maugn, with three divisions of the 18th
Corps and one division of the l4'h, and
carried tue northern extremity Of Mission
AIRY Ridge.
Our success so far is. complete. The
troops from Lookout V Ley carried and
Tow hold the eastern slope of the noun
tain end points higher NJ. Hooker re-
ports 1900 prisoners taken."
Chattanooga, Nov 25.
We are completely victorious, The en-
envy is totally routed, and driven. from,
every position. Our lrss il. small The
eAetny's loss is heavy in prisoners: Find
ing Hooker SO successful IN his movements
against Lookout Mountain; the enemv
evacuated that position during the night
Hooker took possession early this morning.
and moved south and got Ion, Missionary
Ridge, somewhere near the battle firld of
Chickamauga He is expected to inter-
cept the flying enemy. Gen. Haoker is
said TO have captured not less than 1000
prisone in bis magnificent assault of
Lookout Mnuutsin. 10.
Gen. Sherman, being all prepared, be,
30" Tue assault az Q n NJ. to DAY upon the
era ni Missionary Bridge. lie had, the
Gay eetore, taken hill Lear the position
OF :he enemy, but commanded nv their mr..
tlllery. lie had to decend into the ysllev
and then made anoiher ascent 10 the no.
sition held by the rebels Two unsuccs,s.
tul assaults have been made by Sherman
but, with the co operation Of the centre he
ultimately gained the position, and com.
pleted the victory.
Iha hridnnha Of Con o..