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the enemy evacuated that position during
the night Hooker took possession ear,
, ly this morning and moved ooutn, ana
rot on Missionary hluBe, somewhere
Soor tho battle field OF Chickamauga. He
j. ,. expected to intercept the flying enemy. &.
I General Hooker is said to have captured
not less than two thousand prisoners in
his magnificent charge upon Lookout
Mountain.
General Sherman being we'll prepared, +,
began an assault at eight in the forenoon
to-day, upon the strong position OF the
enemy at the North end of Missionary
Ridge. He had the day before taken a
hill hear the position OF the enemy, but
csnnonaded by their artillery, he had
to descend into q valley, and then made
another ascent to the position held by
the rebels. Two unsuccessful assaults
were made by Sherman. but with the
co operation of the center he ultimately
gained the position and completed the
victory.
The brigade OF General Coarse, with
a portion of General Lighthead's brig
ade, composed the storming party. In
the first assault they were repulsed with
quite heavy loss after an attack persist.
cd in for an hour; but being reinforced
were enabled to hold part of the hill in
this attack.
General Coarse was wounded quite
severely in the thigh The 37th Ohio,
and 9th Iowa and 103 Illinois were in
the attack.
a second assault was made at half past
one o'clock z. NJ, in which Matthas's,
Loomis's and Baum's brigades were en-
gagged. The force reached within twenty
yards of the summit OF the hill, and
works of the enemy, when they were
ilauked and broke, retiring to the reserve.
In the assault General Matthias was
wounded, and Colonel Putnam, 93rd
Ohio killed. Their persistent efforts
mpelled the enemy to mass heavily on
his right in order to hold the position of
SO much importance to him.
About three o'clock, General Grant
started two columns against the weaken
ed centre, and in an hours desperate
fighting succeeded in breaking the centre
and gaining possession of the ridge on
which the enemy was posted. The main
force was driven Northward toward Gen
Sherman, who opened on them, and they
were forced to seek safety in disordered
4 flight down the Western slope of the
y ridge across the Chickamauga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn
D November 20, 10 p. M.
The captured artillery is reported al
forty pieces. Gen. Hooker captured
boxes of new muskets on Lookout noun
tain. We are in entire possession Of the
field. We have control over the railroad
and river to Bridgeport. Two boats
; came through this morning.
Our losses will not amount to more
i than 800 killed and 500 wounded in tn,
three days operations. The success hal
been most brilliant. The enemy is re
ported as bivouacking two miles beyonc
r Missionary Ridge.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26,
The following has been received a
headquarters
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,l
Nov. 25, 7;l5 z. NJ.
S MAI. .GEN. HALLEcK-
g Although the battle lasted from early
y dawn till dark this evening, | believe
am not premature in announcing a com
plete victory over Bragg Lookou,
Mountain Top and all the rife pits in
the Chattanooga Valley and Missionary
Ridge entire, have been carried and are
y now held by us.
, Signed U. S. GRANT.
Major General.