The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-04
Another Battle near Chatta-
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Washington, Nov. 25.

Official dispatches from Gran. and
Thomas to he 24th are received.
Yesterday Grauger's, Palmer's and How
ards corps carried the fiat line Of ride
pits, between Chattanooga and Citer's
Greek, capturing nine officers and abou.
100 men. Oar loss is about 100.
To-day Hooker, with Osterhaus' and
Gearv's divisions. and two brigadas. car
rlel the noyth slope Of Lookout Mountain.
The enemy's loss is about 500 Our
loss is small.
There las been cou,iauous fgnt;oy
from l2 N. until after night, but We re-
pulsed every attempt TO retake the posi-
tion. .r. t
Sherman crossed the Tennessee this
morning at the month Of South Chickam-
auga creek, with three divsiors S of III. 5th
army corps and one division Of tina IA h,
and carried the northern extremity OF Mis-
si"nars Ridge.
Hooker repors 900 men taken.
Washington, Nov. %.
Tie Sl9r has tha following despatch
from Chattanooga 25th:
Bragg evacuated the summit Of Look
out Monn'ain last night an& our troop.
now occupy It. lie. however, sill holds
tie rifle pits on the base Of Missionary
Ridge
Tho news ofshe g'orous success of Gen
Grant creates the greatest delight sad re-
j"icing. ...
Chattanooga, Nov. 25, 7 p. n.
We are completely victorious the Ell
eny Is totally routed and driven from es,
cry position. Our loss is sma l. The Ell
emy's loss ia heavy in prisoners sr.
Findlrg Hooker so sucteSsful in bis
movements against lookout Mountain. the
epemy evacuated that position early in the
noraing and moved south, and got on
Missionary Ridge somew acre nesr the bat
tie field Of Chickamauas Hs is exps.ted
to interrupt the fying enemy. Gen.
| llooE.r ia said 10 have captured not less
/ than 1900 prisoners in hs magnificent
assault Of lockout Mountain. Gen ShsF-
uan being a!i prepared, began an assault
at a. M. to-day upon shs strong position
of the enemy At tG.a north end OF Mission
| AIRY l.id le. He had the day b.for. taken
hii! near the position Of he enemy, bat
! nri commanded by them.
! Two unsuccessful assauls were made hv
Shprlr an. nut with the co operation of the
center he ultimately gained the position
and completed the victory
The brigade of Gen. Coarse, with por-
ton of Gen sLighthead's brigade com pos
ed the storming psrtv. In the frs. rs
ssuls they were repusei with quite loss
after an attack of an hour. Being reiDtor-
( ceI they were enabled to hold part of
the hill.
In the attack Gen Coarse was wounded
| quite severely il the thigh.
rhe 37th Ohio, the 6tA Iowa aud 1904
| H., were in the attack.
a second assault was made at ! 80 m
in which Matthias. Loomis', and Raum' :
brigades were engaged. The force reach
cd within 20 yalds of the summit of the
| bill aud the works Of the enemy, when
they were tlsnked and broke, retiring to
the reserves.
In this assault Gen. Msthia. wa. wound
ed and Col. Putnam of the 93i Ohio kill
Cd.
Their persistent sf'arts compelled the
enemy to maN heavi y on his right, in or
der TO hold the position Of so much in por-
lsnce TO them Grant started two COL
omns against the weakened center, and in
an hours desperate fighting succeeded in
bleaking the center aud gaining possession
of the ridge in which the ene,ny wa,
posted. The ms;n force WAS driven north
ward toward Sherman, who opened on
them and they were forced TO break and
seek safety N dioorlery fljgh. down the
west slope Of the ridge and scras. the
Chi"k>msuga. We have taken ne. les,
than 5 600 prisoners, and perhaps az ma
ny As 10 GOO /" -''
Gen Hooker will probably intercept sha
living rebals in the vicinity Of kossviiIe
AMI the region east Of it. There are re
ports that we have taken a whole corps
Pull reports Of Killed and &our dei can
not he Obtained. as most Of the Killed and
wounded were in Sher'nan's corps ard re-
nainsi a, dark in the hand. of the en-
e,ny. The liz. will be tsegraphed to-,nor
row.
Prisoners say rha. Bragg va. At the
Ridge jus, before they were taken.
The successful stormne parties consist
Of Wood's and BairI's divisions on the
left center, and Johnson aud Sheridan on
the righ' center. ..,.
Some Of oar wounded were left in the
ere,ny'> bands attas Gen Sherman. un-
successful assault. bat we're uitius,eIy re-
covered
Nj Gen. Thomas has issned general
.rlers di-honorshIy lismi~sing one cofon
ei, two msjpr~. fifteen cap aims, twenty six
iieutrnants and one susgeon for yarjons o
tense., incluling drunkenness, f-igniog sick
hess, spreading false rumors. permitting
men o p'nnd.r. rnsbehavior in the face Of
fthe enemy, shameful cowardice, gross dis
Ioyal,g. d~hones. practices aud conduct
unbacomug Of Officers and cenilenleu.
The following was received here this 2.
tn, from responsible source ...
/ Chattanoooay Nov. 25Ih liam