New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-07
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Pc. ~ Special Nc.rssl ondris.
PiTIrTILI. RrGCc.p Ca. No'. -. 'sc5.
After tie shattered ard panic stricken .nrces
.sB1oye efe driven from Missionary Ridge. sherman
Gie 18Th Amy Cops was ordered 60 follow UP nd
iar,,s lin tne len. with portion Of the llth.
18th and i4tl Cols, and Hcofcr IL follow bin ca The
Ncolle..N aid kingCold din ioad, while Gen, Palmer
diac ~ Amy Corps was 20 make for bis center.
Sie1aI NaIi,1 about O'Clock p N. Of The 18Th snd on
reading Chioiamcuge C-eei lie found The bridge I'D
been taiI I'd ard he enemy making FIST lime toward
Nlggod ard u tor. Sherman dispatched immediate.
u oCcn. Grant 10. Instructions TO the beet mode "
POGO arrc and e wes Quickly determined 20 throw
I0I.ool gcI,s- crock ard follow Bragg. Js canse,l
oBs'9Jbe DELAY. Gen. JEFF. G Da'isof Gen Palmer ?.
D1.irI Was 81 he advance o. the nth and I'D.
Cop end sroeoed in saving large quantity Of corn,
rec nesl anl otser conissaly stores at CLickHaa1 +.
Sa.,.. Tie Rebels set FIRE 10 cvciltLing IN their
I,a9 ht oug aGvgree iD sueh close IlAiniiiy ID
iei thai se'cd good deal Of property which
ait have oerwise been dcsilu1 ed. There must have
tr, RI. less - coo blslels ofcon and mel VrasTre4
ABBOT dark Gen. John Beatty and col
On N.Co0k's Brigade Of Davis's Division
zane .riff rlc i0iY " tie cnemys c1fnl! snf ln-
frfrs .rava 49, iB lro oi battle. wien both on To
adcF Ncfc It..f info ilt aud advanced on iAe tti
who Was covered by ibi-h bru %. woods, wllo oel
.t.r,e. had f0 lufanCc through 40 open re.l. IBIS
l.stld az nour and haL Ne IN the mean time dio'o
ict Seeing tht there Wa no other alternative
90. j. .s seq Gre 90 ih'r wcfons ana mgloNousl n'l
iov.gd Gmysyinc. THE wrcons set % FIRE were MED
viii nn.tior, tut our men succeeded IN putting on
he lTe bcol, any damage was done. Mo We were
,nlacius nd ha.a ing Tie enemy re9r Con l'aaA' =
Or cncr pushed OF at his best speed Win Johnson
AID Eards divisions ~ his corps and Succeeded ia
!ef.rug Gla-sNins a. ths enemy were setting toe
hide on fire Ihcs had it fred ia four places as
r Con Ia Il
BE- compelled fhe very Who set lie bridge on IRE ~
eAlllI...L TIC ines. fcW miles aOOf" lL4s peh.
fsL hdiu.-cilrr t"seti.r VAN hJr-es' hi''Is' ,t'
pcis. md ammunition, beside 20 prisoners. ~
y I'D. threw $40 Of their guns ana coisson, into
o.. chic fnnanra F If which Viii De recovered Dy le
Meantime Gen Da,s's division came up-u0t however.
beore Johnson ia 4ncd the point. Attic capture o
ileso gun ice Ke, l.r brigade. Gen. King dlspayel
great bisisly ald oOoncss IBIS morning at OcocA'
Falrcg Idcred johnson 20 follow Tie Rebels =" i-As
god ovcrthe mountains and light them wheIeIer found.
Bragg. with tie panic stricken Fragments 81 hb army
uas making DIS best time into beoIg g. Dfion De4Dg
Tho POINT Do desired 20 feoCh Ho bad already gained
seOnliicgebe start. Hooker forces took The mHn
road ia Rlgs0id sie sherman took parallel DAD,
att Thomas another route sill HOOKER having The
shortest route reached RiDgeCld frst where De found
u enemy posted IN very siT0ng position IN me town
ANef an hours lard lighting he succeeded IN dlsO0gng
uea when they took up another pOh0n stu stronger.
On ihc SIDE II the mountain, IN TIE rear o. fhe
ioEn Tho position very much IeseIubied MIS-
t0naiy L4dge only II Was stronger one.
tIi iwole With these they opened hEe On toe wi
ACE Hooker determined 10 disiodge them by assault
lie dYsols Oi Geary and OsicrLaus were selected for
az lml0ae Gen. &. j. Woods, OF Ostelhalss DlH'
roL directed ASCEND by the lcft flank ann Col.
/ Creighton, commanding brigade Of Geary's division
lie ieit r.aE-boA ~ i position a" me .ea4 oi
Tie enemy we're IN superior force. aal our advancing
oumrs we've os.liled win great berccness, and twice
ispahed. HE fighting was Of the nost desperate DC
tnlion both side. Railying for tie t,lld tine.
ii "A
sIeacAcd the summit sud planted there their coiors
Asas When making tls la1t most Cooperate eAaI8 TIE
Il ss.Alt Creighton isN MORALLY wounded. lie enemy
aso iAeh object being 20 burn tao abroad BRIGGS o.
| hsi Icar neal by. Wlnimson's brigade, Of Osteg.
t.sss dhao colely pursued and pea vented the de-
The driving Of the enemy from fills strong position
OF Us dearly Oar loss ~ this single operation VII
~ De less than ~" and win proDal reach 40. Ire
Adcs ~. y brigade particularly distinguished Itself
eEliing three ,iaud Of coois.
iAe following As The lat Of casualties among the
| ofeers:
| HIST BRICADs, GEARY s DIVISION, TWELFTH
| AgMY CORrs.
cd w. r c,dghton, ofths IN Ohio, commanding biss3s
Lsat Col @. =. Crpne I'll Oho. Nled.
| Lieut. Josryt lguiB, III ono killed.
e s ~ Aofa E s t ,r Oi, yo,
lieut. 6. Ne'per, IN Ohio wounded morally
| Iaslt Jones. III Ohio, wounded mO!taiy.
Lent Brown, lin Ohio wounded inoriiy, sm9a''io Of
L!eu. lockwood, I'll Ohio wounded severely.
| leu. liohr f,h Ohio wounded severely
Lsa Mckay, Inspector General OF Brigade wounded se'
iHt'y in Oo,hlfga
| Lieut. Spencer, ,th Olio. wounded slightly
vi OF the thirteen officers OF the above regiment ODy
I've Capt. Cruger escaped, aud be hsd his hat shot OF
Nc L.s coat badly Iiddled.
. slhTr axrH OHIO.
Lieut. Harry Davis. CO. II, KILLED.
i TWENTY gioHrH PySxyTLvaSlA
/ N'u, KeyoT, Go. ~ wounded seriously
| St3t W4de wounded a,.ty
| az =. NJ San. Goodman wounded .iigigy
| cesE-HusDRrD AND yotTY siysATn resssrISAsrA
/ ltk1 Davis, wounded alO.tsl ~.
| Dot Pofl wcuudfi seye-el1
Is nslnosr Of ofect, IN in bhgsd, Lled sad
ia ~ ""'"'''
II >, EHuyDsKDAyD VttyZsfg PIsssrIyAsn
lslt Need slightly wounded.
gwvs1r sI5ra PEHssyLyAEIA
W. Joinssn, stsluy wounded.
ansD glGADr SECOND DIVISION, TWELFTH AMY
/, C0Rrs, COZ. IRLLAhD COMMANDING.
~ xhsrles y. Greet .. .. 4. Gen, leg smpqh.ed
NJ Itops, kllictt, 6,sl ,. y, sygl,y wounded.
ksst kekia,ry, l.s'b y, Z, sssbtly Soas9ed ~,