The New York herald., 1863-11-27

80" ~ ~" 'N accustomed 10 regard safe
'gainst al hostile ssanta
Chattanooga u,n,. ,snapsa II, onr hand. ,,, our
adm, It'd y veerea doabtfI and prcear,oos and n
w" ' two 1ays that that question definitely
'sed n ou. favor. After three days nghtng-ono OF
se"-o days witnessing ba,cson grand soale-,he in
voetng rebe army utterly vanquished by
tho forces Major General Grant who
SUCCESS in these modest, Iaconc, but comprehensive
PHRASES
CHATTANOOGA, Nov 25-7:I5P.M
To MAJOR General HAIurz,--
Although tho battle lasted from erly dawn TIL dark
this evening beevs not premature In announcing
q compkte victory Bragg
Iooout Mountain sop. all The rife pits in Chattanooga
Valley, and Missionary Ridge entire have been carried.
4. s. GRANT. Mayor General.
Ia order TO appreciate fully the importance OF
cast u is necessary 20 take Retrospective view 81 the
h'tory o. the campaign since the day when Chattanooga
became the hesiquartcrs n the Army N the Cumocr-
land ihe rebel General Drag Grst severely ori
ucsed aud by prcss and psorle
his so easy renquishment OF position whsb had been
fortified with much labor and had been regarded At
once important and ~ impregnable aud, tho other
hand the 10, people and press ~ tho North ust
as forward In commencing the military sk of General
Rosecraus who had accomplished no much with little
loss IL wa not very long, however. before both
sections found for changing their Bragg
having been largely reinforced from Lees army,
mountains md overlook Chattanooga Tho battle took
place sandny the goth Of september. taking ts
from the creek ef Cbokamauga which through what
was the battle gpound Tha, day terrible one 10
both armies We lost la lied thousand eight bundrcd
In wounded thousand hundred. aud in prisoners
two thousand nv- hundred and isna total Of thirteen
thousand eight hundred The total les Of the rebels
was estimated though with professions 10 accuracy at
twenty thousand Bragg claimed IN bis report 81 the battle,
EuW
ave oolos and gnidons thirty PIECES q artillery and
hftecn thousand small all events the advantage
admittedly the side u rebels and the battle
exuted Ia oil the South being grea, AMI Dc
cisve victory for the rebel arms. Tho rebel Presr
dent, alter visit which Le m1do 10 Bragg army
boasted that Rosscrans unwlcldy cgons would b. de-
stroyed driven for refogc 20 tho OHIO and II di In
deed al time II the boast altogether
n yainglori0us one 10 Goners Thomas who commanded
the right wing Of ths Cnon army, The country u Ia
debted Tor having on that day saved tLs army from
ertnetlnn forced surrender As Il was the
enemy gained little any beucht by their victory and
Roseorans had only held I0ssesfon o tooKca Molhaln
loss would only have been couhned TO the bcdost,
Of the battle BIT Rosecrsrs decided 70 wthdras Lls
forces from lookout Mounau against ~. adys q
OF his most expcricnced officers General Michel a sad
TO have opposed tho withdrawal and 20 have prolhss
that ku0.B At wasLlBslon lbs de-
eaptaticn 81 Rorecrans would follow "a arprars.
however. that that bad been rosolyoi upou
before the battle Of Chckamagra took place. ~
all events, lookout Mountan, wLrh oTeriooks
Chstanooga abandobed add forces drawn 10 10
the huer place. One u corre.ponients informs 20
tina, the very day after this ris aa, R,secraus
rrcasnsred the he had committed II sas ibsn too
late " retrieve h The enemy hld taken poltotson add
placed guns uIsu n. Rosecrsns propssd 20 storm u
" m the eastern valley but pa 0vefrues by te .hsf
gspers, Who REGARDED ihs attempt o. too desperate
Tbs result of the rebel occaps,lon n i1oat Moriaa
~sa that v foroef 20 msisisn a Inc " M
rnUncs,vu. borib of the Tenaesf.e river, W.m
BridgTo~t whore the river IL cfusfod by uc raff,44.
donso 70. ''os'e Ne hs' y r.,-a,..s.,oa o. 20 4
southern side aud thfoagh fnoonias01s raF ftat Wfe
ns't " nea'Sabe. Ia other sofi ile fets bsiisfss
80 ihokoai Puai, -hioh t~snit iosr h0tfrs frs
beiEhi, c-mmardsi thc Chiitsa1osa sal HssAy i.a
rcai' and made sssiess - t,s msiiar ~ lsiiias
supJip~-
u ~a' that ,hth rasdr isna-l q, rhauala. a. ~
eAfous shhouxh The Bau.rles 10 ia "a rluulsn 1
were sss 10 ihfv- sL~'h 90 chsusssoga ta.y vers
regarded a. ba'Hi~as be, thsr .-s.. .a lisg.ss saa
r''ei was ser metsr a1d a. tsuh~a ~ 0ss
de.faictes ~ ~ hat rscs 1@a s.rr .1rr iaat 90
would 90 Sorh noi b. able t1 lrs.sss .a sfas 49,
koaecrahs sss scfsrsesss sai ~ rfrafnAsa - D. "
pafimsn's - ne cb'a. u sniscGy X ~ scfr 81.
and iS@ ttobersn8 Ess sivsa " Ssssru Grt4t e. .
naa fes sorsrsi BY no -hsls s.ios rir'rs ne t.,i
ss<arsnoss q sllrasi g~a~rs na,nm r-rastfs ir
an'es o7mnasi v .Ls Army v tas .HubsftE3. pH J.