The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-12-01
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THE FIGHT AT GHATTANooeA-Gen. Bragg
fallen back to hioknnaaga.-Intelhgenc fro N
Chattanooga is contained in the following official
dispatches from Gen. Bragg, received at the Wal
Department Wednesday night:
MISSION RIDGE, Nov. "a.
! To Gen. s. Cooper: We have had prolonged
struggle for Lookout Mountain to-day, and sustain
ed considerable loss in one division Elsewhere
the enemy has only maneuvred for position.
/ BRAXToN BRAGG, Genl
CHIcKAMAUGA, Nov. rs, 1868.
Gen S. Cooper: After several unsuccessful as
saults on our lines day, the enemy carried the
left centre about four o'clock. The whole left
soon gave way in considerable disorder. The
right maintained its ground, repelling every as
saut. | am Withdrawing all to this point.
.BRAxToN BRAGG, Genl.
ATLANTA, Nov. 26.-Trains from the front
come full of Yankee prisoners No wounded have
been yet brought here. The Atlanta Relief Com
mittee have commenced sending supplies and as
sistance to the front The city is full of rumors,
but nothing authentic from the army has been re-
ceved since General B:aggs despatch
! = IL P. M-News from army conflicting.
1t is believed our troops are still falling back
The Intelligencers correspondent, who has return
ed from the front, furnishes the following: The
enemy, after a desperate and bloody struggle,
gained Croven's house, on the Northern slope of
Lookout Wathals brigade suffered severely,
holding division in check, and large portion OF
it was captured Stevenson's division occupied
the crest of the mountain. The assault was con-
tinued by moonlight till midnight, our men grad
ualy retiring. At day light yesterday, our troops
retired from Lookout Mountain to Mission Ridge.
Seven reg iments of the enemys cavalry ferried
the Tennessee at the mouth of Chickamauga on
the evening of the Oath, and Sherman's corps be-
ing on this side, attacked Wrights brigade, which
withdrew after short contest. The enemys cav
airy raided within four miles of Chckamauga 90
the night of the oath, burning twenty-five wagons,
and then proceeded on the Georgia and East Ten
nessee Road t-
The third day of battle commenced Wednesday
morning on our left and centre. After several
assaults, our line gave way, falling back with some
confusion right. Sherman was repulsed
four times with great slaughter and driven across
the river, We burning his pontoons. The fight
yesterday terribly dcsperate-probably the
heaviest during the war. The enemys loss is un-
usually great. proportionately to ours, WHICH is
severe. 1t is reported that 500 of the enemy's
cavalry came through Igos' Gap, lS4 miles from
Dalton. Our forces are falling back to Chicka-
manga.
FROM KNoxvILLE.-The editor Of the Mariet-
ia Confederate conversed on Tuesday with d caval-
ry officer of Crews Brigade, and a soldier of ker-
shaw's Brigade, the former of whom left our lines
around Knoxville Saturday night, the latter Sat-
urday morning They say that our troops COM
pletely invest the city, from the river above around
to the river below it, the river side of the town
being the only way of ingress and egress for the
enemy. Our infantry lines extend about two
thirds of the way around, and cavalry the
other third The cavalry are on the side of the
city looking towards Cumberland Gap, with the
! Infantry each side of them extending to the
river bank A body of our Infantry, after
we're skirmish with the enemy, had been thrown
across the Holston, the mouth of French
Broad, with view Of preventing the enemy from
planting battery on the South bank of the river,
Immediately opposite Knoxville, which, it was
said, they we're attempting to do. The enemy had
pontoons the river, and holding the heights,
would be able to forage on the South side, if their
attempt succeeded.
Longstreets lines were close up to the city. He
drove the enemy from their position on the high
hill just beyond College Hill, going from the city,
and the enemy attempted to charge and retake the
position on Friday night last and were repulsed by
kershaw's Brigade, who followed them, and on
Saturday occupied the valley at the foot of Col
lege Hill, only about four hundred yards from the
enemy's battery, of about eight guns on College
Hill The enemy had not fred gun from the
battery. Prisoners said they were short of ammu-
milton.
One of our batteries was within $50 or 400
yards of the railroad depot. The enemy had burnt
the Humphreys House, and the East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad Depots aud Machine Shops,
but had not burnt the East Tennessee and Geor-
gia Depots or Shops.
Four thousand Of the enemy were said to be at
Strawberry Plains, (ffteen miles from Knoxyille)
and Gems. Jones aud Ransom were Smelling them
from the opposite bank of the river. This is the
only part of Burnsides force outside of Knoxville,
except the remnant of Birds cavalry, which are
beyond the river below Kingston. The remnant
Of Woolfords cavalry are in Knoxville. .Burnsides
force in Knoxville is represented by prisoners to
be from 10000 to $4,000, and on half rations.
There was rumor of W heller having captured
battery and 400 prisoners, but it. lacks confirm
alton.
Brownlow, Maynard and Baxter are said to have
left Knoxville for Cumberland Gap on Tuesday
last, Burnside having issued order advising all
non combatants to leave the city. 1t was rumored
that the Texan rangers had captured his press,
type, &C.
YANKEE PRISONERS Barnes, of Dbl
briIls command, reached Atlanta last Friday
ing With one hundred aud forty prisoners, captured
in Eas: Tennessee. Some of them were Wooford's
men, and among them the Adjutant of the notori-
Gus Kentucky renegade Friday evening, one hun
dred and fifty more Yankees, captured by Long
street, between Lenoir Station and Knoxville,
reached Atlanta en- route for Richmond.
YANKEE RErREAT-The Yankees in their late