The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-12-02

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rebel battery on Tunnel Hill.
Our losses are comparatively small aud
Will not probably exceed 5000 killed. wounded
and missing in the entire three day battle.
OF the enemy We have killed and wounded n
least 1000. aud taken 5000 prisoners, besides
so pieces Of artillery; but the strategic and
moral effect Of our great victory cannot be
measured by the material losses Of the enemy.
Among the killed are Maj. irwin. 9th Ohio;
Lieut.. Scott. 69th Ohio, Wounded Captain
Warwick. ID Ohio; Lieut. Zeig. 18th Ohio;
Lieut.. Emery. 2Sih Ohio; Capt Moon. 6sth
Ohio; Capt Lemons 69th Ohio Capt. Neiper-
cath Ohio; Lieutenant Hall cath Ohio Capt
Wolf cath Ohio; General Corr and General
Matthias.
Nov. Isl Z, M-We are completely veto
rious. The enemy is totally routed and driven
from every position Our loss Is small The
enemy's loss Is heavy in prisoners.
Finding Hooker SO successful ID ms move
ments against Lookout mountain, the enemy |
evacuated that position during the nsht. |
Hooker took possession early this morning. aud
moved South and cot on Missionary Ridge, |
somewher near the battle-ieldoi Chickamauea.
DE expected 10 intercept the dying enemy.
Gen Hooker i said TO have captured not
less than 600 prisoners IN his magnificent rs
sault OF Lookout Mountain.
Gen sherman being all prepared. began an
assault at < A VI. to-day upon the strong posi-
ton of the enemy at the north end OF Mission
ary Ridge. lie had. the day before. taken a
bill near the position %. the enemy hut COM
manded by their artillery. He had 10 descend
into a valley. and then made another ascent TO-
the position held bv the rebels. Two unsuc
cessful assaults were made 10y sherman. but,
with the co operation OF the center. be ulti-
mately gained the position and competed the
victory.
The brigade Of Gen. Coarse. with portion
of Gen Lighthead's brigade, composed the
storming party In the first assault they were
repulsed with quite heavy loss, after an attack
persisted in for an hour. but, being reinforced
we're enabled to hold part of the bill In this
attack Gen. Coarse was wounded quite severely
in the thigh The 37th Ohio 9th Iowa ana
I03d Illinois were in the attack.
The second assault was made at ls30 L. NJ,
in which Matthias, LOOMS and Raums brig
AIDES were engaged. The force reached within
twenty Yards of the summit OF the hill and
works Of the enemy, when they were hanked
and broke, retiring 20 the reserves. ln.this as
sault Gen. Matthias was wounded and Colonel
Putnam of the 93d Pennsylvania killed. Their
persistent efforts compelled the enemy to mass
h. ayily on his right in order TO hold the position
Of so much importance to him.
About O'clock Gen. Grant started two col
hours desperate fighting succeeded in breaking
the center and gaining possession OF the ridge
on which the enemy was posted The main
force was driven n0rthward toward sherman.
who opened on them and they were forced 20
break and seek safety in disorderly flight down
the west slope Of the ridge, and across the
Chickamauga.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-Dispatches from
Chattanooga speak in the most glowing terms
of the conduct Of that part Of Hooker's corps
which stormed Missionary ridge. and suhse-
quently pursued their advantage by attacking
other positions held by the enemy. Sheridan
and Woods divisions now under Hooker. went
over ground which was deemed perfectly i'm
practicable and climbed a precipce upwhch
no commander woul have thought of ordering
bis troops They acted under 10 orders from
superior officers. but after taking Missionary
Ridge, swept on in one resistlcss wave of al
tack. The ground they crossed was enHladed
on both right and lelt, and they were subject
also to heavy fire in front. So PERCEPTIONS vac
the ground that some Of the men had TO throw
down their muskets In order 10 climb mp, bat
they still went ahead, and in some cases ahso
lutely plunged into rebel rife pits and attacked
the enemy with their fists Bragg and Breck
enridge had regarded this position as so secure
that they had selected il as their headquarters
aud when our impetuOus assault come up they
narro.riv osoaral a.r.nra
The number of prisoners thus far reported is
thirty five hundred, but large numbers of rebel
az TSsieIs are sun cou.hS IN
was in fnlI retreat i rrohallv not correct
This morning Bragg was in the forks Of Chick
amauga Creek. just to the left Of the position
10 |n,In ne n9u oeen url'ea. S.l. i p mo. no'
t teoaile
It is understood here that me investment Of
Knoxville is on the north side only, and it ].
also believed that by THIS Tune LoneStreet Wi
- contenS Mn Tn, r.as-ls talan NV ran,
for Burnside's relief must prove successful and
eventua;e in the capture Of the rebel force OF
an ignominious retreat
The following is a di.patch from Gen. Grant
bir,.ole mich + Ito %. m ,.ol,cL r-fs.,-
ana iully cohhfin' inc ''o'l 'n"l olner report
have averred
Il am ms. I'm from the front Tho rant NJ
the enemy is most oomnlefo Absrao,ef
rva,,o,s cs,fsso,s o1s occasis,,l ,,;ocos ~ a.
: tiIIerv arc o,-ervubore - bo fon,d Ttbiol
Rra-s loss will fnllv roach sfvt, niece mo
~ lsr,,. rur,he- a. ,,-i.o,,..rs b.,o Gallon
into onr hands Tho rnrsnit viii continne r.
Rod Clav in tho morninr for which nIace
shall start In "a fa,v hours
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see Railroad, near the line between The states