Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-09

stand of arms,-the largest capture which
had been made on any open field during the
war Our loss in killed and wouded was five
thousand.
| At o clock in the evening, Gen. Grant
sent the following modest despatch to Wash
ington. making no mention of himself in any
manner -
Although the battle lasted from early
dawn till dark this evening, | believe l am
not premature in announcing complete vic
tory over Bragg. Lookout-mountain top, all
the rife-pits in Chattanooga VALLEY, and
Missionary Ridge entire, have been carried
and arc now held by u.s.
L. S. Grant, MAJOR General.
Gen. Mcigs, the Quarter r-Master-General of
the United-States army, who was at Chat
tanooga at this time, and an eyewitness of
the battle, wrote a full account of these mil
itary operations to Gen. Halleck, in which
he said - Probably not so well-directed, 80
well-ordered battle has taken place during
the war. Kentucky and Tennessee are res
cued Georgia and the Southeast are threat
ened in the rear and another victory is ad-
ded to the chapter of 1ncondnional-su
derer Grant - The victory was worthy of
such announcement. Jefferson DAVIS was a
very vain man and, when great battle
was about to be fought, he would hurry to
the scene Of the contest. and interfere with
the plans of his generals. Ifa victory ensued
he claimed it as the result of his advice; If a
defeat, he alleged it was because he could
not remain and personally direct the carrying
out of his plans.
Only few weeks before the great battle
at Chattanooga; he ft92d on the lofty Il sum IN
field of the impending contes t, with Generals
Bragg and PembertOn.
As he looked down on the Union camps in
the valley, he said cxultingly, - The Feder-
ais are in just the trap set for them. The
green fields of Tennessee will soon be ours. .
Gen. Pemberton, whose remembrance of
Vicksburg was still fresh, replied, :" Mr., Da-
Wis, You are commander-n-chief, and, of
course, viii direct you judge best. | have
been blamed for not attacking the enemy
when they were drawing around me at Nicks-
burg; bnt do you order an attack on these
troops now, and, my life it, not single
man Will ever come back over the valley,
cept as prisoner But Davis predicted
only conquest. The reader of sacred history
will be reminded of another arch-rebcl, who
once ascended g an exceeding high noun
tain and promised dominion and power
over broad regions he did not possess, and
never conquered. A high rock from which
tho Confederate President addressed the
troops has since been called 80 The DEVILS
Pulpit
The sketch of Colfax is brief, occupying
only about thirty pages of the volume. Steel
portraits of Grant and Colfax illustrate the
work.
Lee S Shepard have also issued life of
Grant by Oliver Optic, (William 7. Adams,)
now well known as the author of a great
many books which are the delight of children,
as well as several which are familiar to older
readers. The volume contains 34S pages,
and is record of Grants youth, manhood,
campaigns and eminent services in reconstruc-
ton. Mr.. Adams is an admirer Of Grant as
a general and a statesman, and writes warm
ly and forcibly, and his biography cannot fail
to be popular.