Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-01
Grants Great Victory.

The following is the news dispatch OF Cen
Grants great victory near Chattanooga, dis
match published the morning of Thanksgiving
Day:
We are completely victorious. The enemy is
totally routed and driven from every position
Our loss is very small, and the enemy is heavy
in prlsopers. Finding Cen. Hooker so success
FIJI in his movements against Lookout Mountain,
tho enemy evacuated that position during The
night
Gen. Hooker took possion esrly this morning,
the enemy moving south and got on Missionary
Ridge on the battlefield somewhere near Chick
amauga. He is expecting TO intercept the ny
ing foe. Gen. Hooker is said to have captured
o010 nrisoners in his magnificent assault oil
Lookout Mountain.
Con. Sherman was oil prepared to begin an
assault at 8 A. NJ. to-day, upon the strong 20
sition of the enemy at Missionary Ridge lie
had the day before taken hill near the position
of the enemy, but commanded by their ar.
t;llerv. he had to descend into valley, and
then make an ascent 10 the position beld oy the
enemv Two unsuccessful assaults were made
hv Gen. Sherman, but with the cooperation OF
the centre, ne
and ompleted the great victory.
The brigade of Gen. Carse, with portion oil
Gen. Lightpew's brigade, composed the Storm
ing marty 10 the fret assault. They were re-
pulsed with quite a heavy loss, alter an attack
persisted in for one hour but being reinforced
tbey were enabled to hold a part oil the hill In
this attack Gen. Care was wounded quite Sc
vsrslv IN the thigh The 37sh Ohio and 9th
INV, and lO3d illinois regiments were In The
,,,,ck A second assault was made at hall
nas, one in which Matthias LOOMS aud kaai
tiv,s,on were engaged. The torce reached with
in twenty yards Of the summit oil tue mn ana
the works OF the enemy, when tn we're nahReu
and broke, retiring to their reserves
In th,s assault Gen. Matthias was wounded
and llol Putnam of the 93d Ohio killed. Iheil
persstent efforts compelled the enemy TO mas
hoaviv ON his right IN order TO hold the position
NJ sn much Importance to him. About three
,icInck Goa. Grant started two columns agalns
m, weakened center, and in an hours desperate
6chtinp succeeded in breaking the center ant
rsinine possossiou Of the ridge in which th'
enemv was posted. The main force was driver
northward toward Gen. Shei man VINO opcne,
ON them and they were forced to break ana seei
safety in dsordered light down the western
Alone Of the ridge, and across the western ridg
n the Cbickamauga. We have taken Iot les
than 5 900 prisoners, and perhaps 10000. Gen
lIooker will probably intercept tie lying enem.
IN the vicinity OF Rcssvllc an the region ea'
ol il. There are reports that we have take
a whole corps. uI -, H..
Amora the casualties are Lieut.. Col. Espy o
the 6Sth Indiana Regiment Major MeCawle
of the 10th Iowa Col, omers, goth Illinois
Lent -Col. Stuart, Goth Illinois Maj. MhseI
l0lh Missouri Msj. Welsh, Goth Illinois
Mi lnniss, 9th Iowa, wounded /; Maj. irVir
9th Iowa killed. -,
Full rep ,rts Of the killed and wounded cal
not he ob,ained, us most OF the killed were
Gen. Shormans corps, ana remained " ua'h
the hands OF the enemy.