The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-12-04


sketch Of the Country arOun d
ChRttanOOga, ana or the Late
Battle.
We will fecapitulate the events Of the
Chattanooga conflict, ip order for the
more definite and distinct comprehen.
sion Of the bearings of this grand event.
For this purpose. let 1t be remembered
that the town Of Chattanooga is situated
at the extreme southermost point of a
very sudden curve in the Tennessee riv-
er. To the southwest Of the town, and
only about Eve miles distant, the ascent
Of Lookout begins. The range of this
high elevation is from northeast to
southwest, and the principal summit Of
this mountain Is about seven miles from
Chattanooga. Directly east Of Look.
out Mountain, and due south from Chat.
tanooga, is Missionary Ridge, its range
line ending in a direction parallel with
Lookout Mountain, from which it is
separated BY a considerable valley,
through which flows one Of the branches
OF the Chickamaugs, emptying into the
Tennessee at the town. The other
branch flows at the east foot of Mission.
airy Ridge, and empties above the town
The northern point of Missionary Ridge
is but three miles from Chattanooga :
At the southeastern foot Of this Ridge
is the village Of Rossville, on the East
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, which
comes in from the southeast, around the
northern point Of Missionary Ridge to
Chattanooga. On this railroad, about
ten miles southeast Of Ringgold. is the
town Of Dalton, and between them is
Tunnel Hill Dalton is, by railroad,
about twenty miles southeast Of Chatta
nooga. Of this railroad on the east,
Missionary Ridge is the center, and
Lookout Mountain on The west, the re.
bells had possession; and from those points
they m!ee@%acea aii our lines In aud around
Chattanooga. To drive Bragg from
those positions was Grants purpose. -
To do this he directed his FIRST move,
ment upon the west slope of Lookout
Mountain. Un Saturday last, one week
from to day, an advance Of the entire
army was made, aud during that day the
western slope Of Lookout Mountain Was
gained by our troops. On Sunday and
Monday but little fighting was done,
and not much ground was gained.
On Tuesday, the Gath, Gen. Hooker
made his gallant and successful assault
upon the rebel rife pits and fortified
lines of Lookout Mountain. So hotly
did our advance press them that the re.
bells evacuated the summit Of Lookout
Mountain during the night Of Tuesday;
and early on Wednesday morning, the
25th, Gen. Hooker took possession Of
the evacuated rebel lines, while the re-
bells betook themselves eastward, across
the valley, to Missionary Ridge. In his
splendid advance and capture Of Look
out, Gen. Hooker took about 1000 re.
bel prisoners
Gen. Hooker having thus secured the
position ON Lookout, Gen. Sherman,
with four divisions, marched ont early
on Wednesday morning, the 26th, to
attack the rebels and drive them from
their strong position on the northern end
of Missionary Ridge. Gen. Sherman
made two attempts to accomplish this;
but both proved unsuccessful, Finally,
after much severe fighting, at about 8
o'clock in the afternoon, Gen. Grant
started two columns against the weak
ened rebel centre; and, after an hour OF
desperate fighting, succeeded in break.
ing their centre, and in gaining the con
troll of the Ridge, whereby their main
force was driven towards Sherman, who
opened terrific FIRE on them and forced
them to seek safety in disordered rout,
down tie slope of the Ridge, while its
heights remained in our possession. -
Meanwhile, Hooker had been passing
beyond Lookout along the west branch
of the Chicamauga, aud beyond the south
flank Of Missionary Ridge to the neigh.
borhoOd of RoSsville; aud here he stood
ready to intercept the .retreating rebels
as they fed down the southeastern
slope of the Ridge before Sherman's
now advancing column. Here severe
fighting ensued, and the rebel loss was
enormous. Late in the day of Wednes
day Bragg called in bis outlying CO.
lumus, concentrated his broken lines, and
began retreat in the direction of Dal-
ton .rg. a.. e. t.
On Thursday. the 26tb, the Thanks.
giving Day, Bragg was retreating in
utter decentralization. pursued by those
two invincible and nnyielding command
ers, Thomas and Hooker; and VIII had
already captured sixty pieces of artillery
1000 prisoners, and about the sans
number Of small arms Bragg was like
wise compelled TO destroy bis depots ant
stores. His falling back on Dalton il
bat one step in his endeavor to reacl
Atlauta.-O. S. Journal, 28th uA.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 80 There ha
been no fighting in northern Georgia fo
he past two days. Our roops hold th,
country as far as Ringgold and Cleve
land. The enemy is below Tunnel
Hill. The campaign is probably ended
There is no news from Burnside at Head
qnarters!a The siege Of Knoxville is n,
doubt raised ere now, and the rebel for
ces in East Tennessee can only escape
by miracle or miraculous fighting.
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