The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-12-09

fSPLENDID FEGHTING AND GREAT
VICTORIES--INTE PAR-
| ,THCUEARS OF THE ENGAGEMENTS
= BRELLIANT, GENERALSEsIP :.
/ CONDUCT OF TIE troops UNEx.
GELLED--oUR GAINS AND Losses.
We devote all orr spaceato full and inter-
esting account from the Cincinnati Gazette OF
the battles Of Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nesday, before chattanooga, in which oursar-
my was magnifcently handled, fought splen-
Ildidly, aud achieved a complete victory. 10
The geport is from gentleman the Gazette
says who Witnessed all it was possible Tor one
man to see Of the several engagements, and
comes down to the hour on Wednesday night
when the enemy was in. full. retreat, having
been driven from the last position for which
he fought ISL .lalssil
The primary object of Gen. Grants move
ment was to get possession Of, Lookout Noun
tain, in order to open railroad communica-l
tions with Bridgeport 2 A second Important
object was 10 nlakea a diversion i'm Iavor of
Gens Burnside. as by forcing Bragg to raise
the siege and retreat, Longstreet's rear would
be SO seriously exposed that he would have
to abandon the siege of Knoxville. 80. s
T. he operations were tn have begun on
Saturday, Nov. 2lst. but owing tosthe heavy
rains. andsthe partial destruction of the pom
toon bridge upon which Sherman was to have
crossed the movement was delayed indefs
nitelss SonlN onday rumors began t. prevail
that thesenetay were retinnga and it Mas de-
teTmined to reconneiterShis position IN order
tosdevclepeg any yretiring disposition on his
part. BHgadier Gshezals Weeds division was
selected by Gen. Thomas as the reconnoiter-
ing force, and. the whele army in Chattalioo-
ga was-ordered Under aims ms and into line to
meet any emergency which might arise, and
also to demonstrate in various directions, in
order toreyeal the artillery of the enemy.
sGEN. WOODS .REeoNNoIssAsaE.
few minutes after A. NJ. on Monday,
the troops all being in line of battle, and the
enemy lining the crest of the hill looking up
on the magnificent array below, the heavy
siege guns Of Fort Wood, under chargge5of
Lieut.. Dlnwoddy of the 18th Wisconsin bat
terry, opened FIRE, and as if it had beef, chosen
as the signal for the advance, Gen. Woods
bdivision moved forward At the same time,
the pickets in his front began, skirmishing,
and in being REINFORCED drove those of the
enemy into their rifle-piss along creek, and
at the base of2an isolated knob, half way be-
tween Chattanooga and Mission Ridge. At
the same time the enemy opened with artil-
lery from the Ridge, revealing three batteries
in the centre of their line. but none of the
guns Of sufficient calibrc to reach Fort Wood.
AS Gen. Wood advanced, however, he. soon
got under the fire of these guns, and suffered
considerably from them ~ Co. ,.s.. ,.#. s
Wood moved with a part of Hazen's brig
ado on the right, and Willich's on the left;
Gen. Sam Beatty being in reserve. The 9Th
Kansas did the skirmishing for the entire line,
and did it in the usual admirable style OF that
fine regiment. The enemy was. of course.
encountered before the first hundred rods had
been traversed, and the whole of Woods
front became Immediately engaged He
pushed forward rapidly. driving tho enemy
before him into their rife e-pitss and began in
the forest which enveloped them from view
from Fort Wood. very brisk and rapid fire.
The effect Of this soon became apparent by
the appearance of numerous wounded from
the woods. These made their way to. the
| ambulance train just in rear Of the division
and under cover Of the railroad bank, and in
twenty minutes after being wounded. were in
the hospital at Chattanooga. having their
wounds dressed. The fight in the woods
was of but short duration, for, Gen. Wood
finding the enemy safely covered behind
huge ritie-pits, ordered charge of his whole
s.x,nt nnd tl,a tu.s, lrira1Aaa nf X,ii1inh a,,d