Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
From ohattaooga.


Private letters from the bOys. giving de.
tailed accounts of Gen. Grants teteut op,
erations ut Chattanooga, are just nov
begtnnipg 10 reach their friends In this
vicinity ip, considerable numbers. ASS
matter ofcourse. though the main facts Of
these letters have been already anticipated
by The regular correspondents and the off
cial reports, yetthe letters themselves have
alocal interest, especially to the,friends and
acquaintauces Of theswriters, and for that
reason we publish them when they are left
with US and when We can make room.
The following letter is to q gentleman in
this city: ME-
CHATTANOOGA, November 81, 1853.
44Ly. Dear Father: ~ H.
Two months ago VIC were driven and
defeated at Ohickamauga; one mouth ago
Rosey was relieved of bis command. The
enemy were around us, covering our lines
from the river at Lookout base to, the river
again, near the foot of one of the hills
forming missionary Ridge, The enemy
covered the river with his artillery from
Lookout, and our best wagon roads by his
sharpshooters Something muAt be done
or we, who were hungry in Chatta-
nooga must evacuate. II Rosy had had
the menI do not know what he would have
done, buteW0 will say nothing of Rosy aud
what he might have done. II is enough
that We all loved him and have confidence
in him. t.f.,flt
n Grant came here about the 24thiend on
the 29th the road to Bridgeport was gal.
n ~,
Putomacl 3 Adam Underwood was here
wounded. They charged aud held q ridge'
at the base OF lookout, which was very
gallant affair, bat totally eolipsed by their
subsequent charge upithe tiimpassa.
BILE side of Lookout itself last Tuesday. But
am getting ahead too fast. From Friday
the Goth, to Monday the 25d we were ex'
pecting q battle. We well knew that
lpontoons had gone up the river, and that
Sherman was making his way up, conceal
ing his movements as best he could from
the signal stations on Lookout and Mis-,
sionary Ridge. We heard the enemy were
massing their forces towards our left, and
we feared they had discovered Sherman's
plan of. crossing there anawere determined
to stop him, but 1t seems this was our plan,
for Sherman TO prevent secrecy and draw
them from our right-Look ookout-the plan
worked, aud we pushed the llth Corps of
lH6oker's forces, which came into ChRtta-
nooga on Sunday night, towards our front
and left. On1M0uday our rlfue-Thomass-
utlshed forward about mile skirmishfug
heavily, the. artillery from our works and
Missionary Ridge; kept up a lively duet re.
shifting 10 q ..big noise''@pot much was
accom- mpIishedi on Monday, but Tuesday
Hooker charged boldly up Lookout and car
fied the Mountain by assault, AZ they
came round the ridge bearing the old flag
and got sight of Ohattanooga, which had,
been all hidden they sent up a tremendous
shout which was answered by .ourihoys in
Chattanooga, then; all waste be seen plain.
II by us. Asithey rounded the ridge they
came into an onen space otseverAl acres,
in which stood white house. We could
gee the BLACK lines advance and soon a dis
patch came, 1--WE have. takea the White
hopse.n The fight continqed into the night.
Thomas sent up troops from Dur side Of
the mounteip, apd formed a junction with
Hooker, who put them-heing fresh-to
the front, aud let his exhausted men build
fires and rest twas a grand sight to see
tie black side Of Lookout Lie up with loyal
fires. Until very late the whole front
looked as II ten thousand IRE bugs were
ffying up and down throug b thelwood ds.-l
Each tiny flash would be followed In a
few seconds by a faint report Of 81 kttmish
ing As We stood on the bill on which We
we're enoamped, we could see to the right
Lookout Mountain with It's rugged side
covered with the loyal fires of tts recent
6aptors, aud following the line OF fres from
the Mountain. IL ended in o great bunch OF
fires 90 our left, belonging to SheFman,
whose men had, while Hooker was at,
Lookout, shoated over In their pontoons,
shfprised The Picksts, built their bridge
and run. over most Of their force andIart
lsrys with very little opposidon, and oe=
eupied % fne position;o Mission Ridge.
Monday and Tuesday placed our men In.
possession of two fne1 positio ions Lookout
on our right and one end OF Mission
Ridge on our left, the rest Of our men hay-
ing advanced 10 the face OF the ridge.
FTaesd6y night our fires showed exactly
5our position. Hooker on Lookout, Thomas,
al the base OF Mission Ridge aud Shefniau on
one end of Missionary Ridge near the river.
mo SgraAdet sight ever eteeFeds . loyal
heart. andlitwas towards iar hen I tired
OF looking At uut long line OF hres and
| listening 10 ouripieket firing Thei enemy!
were on and behind Mfssiop Ridge and
stiiI' held part OF Lookout Mouutatu.-
l5WednasdRy. morning broke and Hooker
found the enemy had left his front and
deserted Lookout Hs then marched down
the mountain and took his position at the
base OF Mission Ridge, on. the right. To.
wards noon the firing became heavy, aud
We could see By the smoke and The hurst
l4ng She that Sherman was pushing Up.
lfoiiowing the top sof the Ridge On tie
lleft the ilth Corps. y three times repuls-
d, but took the ridge Ct last. SHERMAN
was hard pressed, aud about 2 Qr n NJ
a., advance ots ell the, line Was made, and
iussead q taking the arst rihe pits .Whssh ~