Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-04
Details Of the Battle a, chA,,aaoOga
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81 IN order sni advanced in a line Of h,t.
tle a. II on parade. The rcbsls watcb,d
the formation. anl movement from al.
summit % Mis.ionag Eidcc. 80 sc,
above u.. and thought q va resi-~ and
driil. 80 openly aui deliberately. and 81
regular vas it al done The line advanc-
a. preceded By skirmishcrs. AMI A. ? 2
v. rvaclcl our packet Enc. and opened a
ratiins voiicy upon the rebel picleis. Nh
r,pii-,l snl retired 90 ilscir ad,naccd line
q riac pts. Afier thcm wcnt cur skir-
mishors an into them along the center
81 tho line % 5000 troops. ~hich Ten.
Thomas had % Smelly deployed. until be-
oPcucj frs.
TIE neat day a. daylight Gen. Thorna.
had so'o men across the Tennc.scc river.
AMI established 90 its south hank. con-
mcnccd thc Construction ola T.outoon bridge
about ~ niics above Chattanooga. The
rchcl steamer Danbar Va repaired a. the
rlght moment. AMI rrnIcrcd cEcicnt AL 81
iAis crossing. cauying over GOO nea.
By uirhiiall Gen. Thomas had scired the
extremity % Missionary Ridge n~arcsi The
riscr. an wAs cnircacLiHs himself Gen.
Howard. ~i'h brigade. opencd oom-
uuaica'ioa ~iih him from Chaftauoo-a 20
he south .itc q the river. Skirrnishiug
mi cannouading con.inucl al day on the
'eit ard ccnt-r. Gencral Hooker sealed
u slopes ~ Lookout Mountain. and from
~ Lo1kou; Valley Crvek drove The rebel,
,roun4 tbs Pos.tian. he captured some
,.'o Trisoners an cstabhshr,l h,a.eii
-igh up ~ mountain salr. in fan ,irs q
-hattanooga Ih.s raiscl ihc blockade.
M n~~ steamers verc ordered from
bridgeport - Chaiianoosa. Thcs hal run
'rls OBJ Kelly, Perry. whence Ten nile. u
aa-4ilg over mouataia roads ar t~icc
across thc Icnnesscc rser on r-sutoca
bridges, broagLt us our supplies. AL
nisht ihe poini q Mi.,iona-, RiI.-r On The
'Nirvme icst. an thc 80. % Lookout
Mountain on the extreme rirhi. hiarcd
-ith the camp fr,s % Ioyai trooI...
I D. das hal BEEN oue q dcnsc ni., Ard
am. aTl uueh ~ Ccn. Hooker. battle "a.
shs above the ciouI.. ~hloh conc,ai,I
l,m f-um our vicw. bus fron ~hirh hs.
~ hrarI. A. nisl,iau the ~
Scared AM the fs.l noon sheac upoa shc
'ca-iii-i scene until O'Clock 4. NJ.
'hon tn iwink ing sparks upon th- u-1ua-
ain sile showed iLas pickct diminishing
"a going on.
\ brigade cent from Chafunoo-a. cross
~ thc Chauanorra Greek an oprnrd
18th Gen Hooker a. dar-
ighi on tae 25th. TIE STAR, at strips.
'~rv deserved On tie pax of Lookoai
Mountain. Tie -vb,l, Lad evacuated thc
Geo. iIaosrr moved o. descend
D. mountain. All STRIKING Mss onary
Z g. A. Eoss,i.i, Gap. O. s~ccp OF both
alos 49, Ca .ss saalnl.i. Tie rvlcI troors
80, scca a. SON a. q va Erht cuasrh
irctn.ins rc-.mr1ts al tri-aIcs aisrr
o. nar-ov summt ot M.s.iouarv KiI-r.
ithcr canocutraiing on thc rigtt g. over
b lein >hrruan. 20 uar,hing for thc rail-
pad .aaI rar.ne ths si..-. Thes had
.saruatel thc saiiy g Chattanoa-a.
" ouli they ahaa.loa Ci.ckama uras The
/, .-foan.ic-s anl % ineL rifles - Cen.
Aood's rvigabt opened On Mi.,.o.ar,
si-se- Orchard kno5 s-ui 90 coapL-
neni' O. t-e Ridge. wh.-h. with ilc ME
'arroii' aasEcrcl. an ta1 caa1ouaIs ttss
.o'iH.'noe'i Continued az Gay. Tie heai-
1ar',-s we're unisF Coo.
AZ las bog oinnonaiinr All uuskeiry
I ere nchri from ''rn. ~hrraan. ard Gen
Toward ularelri the liih co-r.s o., iaiai
''h. ii''-is cent oat tsimish,r.. sho
'i.'r o. r,tei li.t-fs AM chased tlcm
-i' i-rir tairrn. ---s-is. AL AZ OIL, i,ot 90