The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-12-09
ground is open and level, but rocky and
broken. 1t was against these Notifications,

oeSuP'ea py tns REMAINING sushSto oI
the army, that the eneny-whoso loss
during the successful expedition against
Lookout OF Tuesday. WAS equal to the
dsproporlion Of the co,uba,snts, being
i've TO one-procesdsd on Wednesday
morning TO assai. with the same ardor
and the same swollen columns OF The day
before. The attack was m.do before
sunrise. Gen. IIsrdee, commanding our
right, being himself in the trenches, ready
to receive tho assault.
. The 6gh, was more desperate thss tho
day preceding. The valley was sooa en-
yelopsd iH the dense fog Of exploding
shells, winding wrsaths Of smoke and
white clouds from fort and earthworks.
Charge after charge was made BY the
enemy, and as boldly met by our men,
now thoroughly desperate 10y reason Of
the crisis closing arouud them. Every
onset was repused, and as the ranks
were moved down, they were filed up
again and sen, forward with new vsloci
ty. Tbs carnage 10 front OF our rude
Notifications was fearful. Not less than
i've tLousaod dead s,rewed the plain be
fore uightfalI, and still Hsrdss held his
own unbroksn.
Al last sunset brought tho bloody
drama TO an end, With the complete 70
pulse Of the snemy along the entire
right, but NO, before he had rapidly i'm
proved his position upsn Lookout, and
prepared TO enflAde our line from bate.
riss posted thereon. Our informant left
during Wednesday aigh.. as the army
wi,hd,ew from tho works, passing over
the hill, and by morning reaching the
eastern side, under cover Of the rugged
peaks Of Missionary Ridge. At the
present writing, We have no further in
teIIigsnoe a. TO the operations Of yes,er.
day, except that thers WI" no 6gh,ing.
The Conyederaey Of Saturday has tn.
following:
The night train brings down quite
number Of wounded Geld aud regimen,al
officers, among whom is Brgsdier Gen
-sral Nancy, Of Tennessee, comm Nuding
the division which covered our rstrsat.-
The loss in Aansy's division WAS not
great, although his encounter with the
advance Of Grants pursuit was spirited.
Itis stated that the enemy is disposed
70 push his advantage vigorously and u
fight may be expected at some point be
tween Ringgold and Dalton. The indi
cations, however, are that the Fedrrals
are cut to pieces in such a manner as to
forbid further Aggressive movements.
whence ws take it, that the campaign
end. in this latituds for the present.
General Wslthall has arrived in At
Ianta, with a Minnie ball through the
calf Of bis leg. Ths wound is painful, bu.
no ZONES are broken.
The Federal General, Grant, comman
dsd in person throughout the assault
upon Missionary Ridge, and was fred
upon by our sharpsboo,srs, as he and his
staff, splendidly mounted and uniformed,
rode through The lines Of Yankees. It is
said that wbisksy was the inspiring
source Of Yankee beroisn on the late
field. Wagons OF tho best old Bourbon
were drawn up and down The columns Of
the enemy, who were bid to help them.
selves. They did SO pientiously, and
rolled into battle with an alcoholic fury,
which, WAS as blind as it proved bloody.
One THOUSAND mon in killed and
wounded, we are assued, will cover our |
loss during the three days Of battle. We
cannot ascertain. the number Of our loss
in prisoners. No doubt they are largely /,
overrstsd, as most Of them were taken in !
squads. and many escaped after capture. |
The army correspondence Of the Int.
iGsncsr fu raishss the following:
The battle which ragged on "Wednesday |
the 25th inst, from dayligh, until sun. |
down, Was the most desperate that has !
yet bssu fought in this revolution. The
overwhelming forces Of the snsmy, out
numbering US over two TO one, were hurl
ed upon US ~lh m impe,uosity never sx.
cseded. Af,er carrying Lockout Noun.
tain, At terrible sacrifice on Tuesday
night, our forces, under Stevenson, retired
10 line oi battle on Missisnsry Ridge.
when the enemy made several assaults,
sustaining grea, loss; Bates, of Brsekin,
ridges corps, aobiy holding his ground,
bu, Stevenson gradually gave way, as
we'll as Stewart's division : Stevenson's
division becoming panis stricken. We
lost here both Slocumb's Washington
Artillery, Cobb's aud MassingaIs's Bate