The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-12-11
Con. Grants 0ioi ious victory

suit oi the grand movement OF GRANTS
forces under Thomas, Hooker. sherman,
Woods aud Sheridan, is Of The most de-
csive character. What was at fret teIe.
graphed as bat Reconnaissance in force,
has swelled into battle and triomphan.
victory, ending 10 the ron, OF Bragg's
grand army OF the Southwest Gen.
Grant no, only occupies the whole Geld
around Chattanooga but he also looks
pyon Atlanta. The grand rally point Of the
rebellion, as within his grasp, And The
seizure Of this last point certainly seals
the fate Of ihe rebellion. 500
"a Chattanooga is situated at the extreme
sou,hermosi point Of "a very sudden curve
OF the Tennessee river TO the south
west Of the town, and only about 8 miles
distant, The ascent oi Lookout Mountain
begins. The range oil this high elevation
is from nor.heas.qto southwest, and the
principal SUNNI, ofibe mountain is but
about seven miles from Chattanooga. Di-
reclly ess, from Lookou: Mountain, and
due south from Chattanooga, IS Mission
airy Ridge, its range line ending 10 di.
rec,ioo parallel with Lookout Mountain,
from which il is separated by consider.
able valley, through which flows one oil
the branches Of the Chick amaugs, emp.
laying into the Tennessee atiths town.
/ The other branch flows al the east fool
OF Missionary Ridge, aud empiies above
The town. The northern point Of Miss
ionary Ridge is but abou, miles from
Chattanooga. At tie southeastern foot
Of this Ritge is the village Of Rossville,
shout miles son,h Of Chattanooga. The
town Of Rlnggold Is abou, 8 miles east oil
RossvilIe on .he East Tennessee d. Geor.
gin. railroad which comes in from the
southeast. around the northern point ol
Missionary Ridge, to Chattanooga. On
this railroad, about 10 miles southeast Of
Ringgold, is the town of Dalton, and be
tween them Is Tnnuel Hill Dalton is BY
railroad, about twenty miles southeast oI
Chattanooga. OF this railroad on the
easl, Missionary Ridge in. the center. an,
/ Lookou, Mountain on the west, the rebel
4 had possession; and from those points they
mensced all our lines in and about, Chat.
tsuooga. Toerive Bragg from those po
s,.ions was Grant,s purpose. To do this
be directed his 6rsl movement upon the
slope Of Lookout Mountain On Sa,ur.
! day, Nov. s2lst, ang advance OF the en-.
tire army was made, and during that day
The western slope Of Lookout Mountain
was geined by ourttroops. On Sunday
and Monday but little fighting was done
and not much ground gained. a0o Tues.
tdey, The z4,h,. Gen. Hooker made his
gallant acd successful assault upon the
rebel rife pits and for,i6ed.lines OF Look.
tous, Mountain. So, holly did our ad vance
press them that the rebels evacuated the
summit sol Look out Mountain during the
nighii ot Tuesday; and early on Wednes.
day morping, The 25sh. General Hooker
took possession of the evacuated reoeI
Zines. while the rebels betook themselves
sesstward across the valley 10 Missionary
Ridge. Z Ir ) his splendid advance and
capture Of Lookout Mountain, General
took about 2000 prisoners. b .t sg
d Gcn. Hooker having thus secured the
position on Lookout. Gen. Sherman. with
iour divisions. marched out early on
Wednesday morning. the Goth, TO attack
the rebels and drive them from their strong
position on the northern end Of Missionary
Ridge. Gen. Sherman made two attempts
10 accomplish this, but both proved un-
successful. Finally, after much severe
fighting. at about three O'CLOCK 10 the af-
terpoon. Gen. Grant started two columns
against the weakened re bel center; and az.
ter an hour of desperate fighting. succeed
ded in breaking the cenler, and 10 gaining
the control OF the Ridge. whereby their
main force was driven towards Sherman.
who opened terrific FIRE on them and
forced them to seek safety in a disordered
rou,, down lbe slope of the Ridge. while
its heights remained in our possession.
Meanwhile, Hooker had been passing be-
yond Lookout along the west branch OF
the Chickamauga. and beyond the south
fank Of Missionary Ridge 10 the neigh
borhood Of Rossyiile; and here he stood
+readysto intercept the ie,resting rebels as
they fed down The south eastern slope OF
the Ridge before Sherman's now advan-
cling column. Here severe fighting ensued.
and the rebel loss was enormous. Late
in the vday OF Wednesday, Bragg called
in bis outlying columns. concentrated his
broken lines, and began a retreat in the
direction of Dallon. hs6 sas rta
On Thursday. the 26ib, Thanksgiving
Day, Brsgg was re.rea,iog in utter de-
moralizaiion, pursued by those two To-.
yincib.e and unyielding commanders,
Thomas and Hooker, and who had already
trad 81 MI Of arlfllarn 00n