The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-10

NEW lOhA
Hooker's sdroit and ingenious movement rendered
serious nghting unnecessary. az the rebels taken 10
had alternative but TO surrender or run away
which they promptly and sensibiy did. what CLOUDS
there were were OF Hooksrs own manuiscture. SO
there me battle and clouds"
Hooker has had . large painting made Of this ostto
ton Of the seena Walker was several weeks a, Chat.
tanooga In my company In 1858 and 1903, ano naue
graphically il Is WITHOUT blemisn; the figures give
very lar and natural idea Of the American soic'eI
oono nla n ns ny II. Of
Nsw Yoaz, Angus. 8, 1875
THE REBEL OFFICIAL REPORTS OF TIE Az
FAIR" AT LOOKOUT MoUSTAIN-oNLY
SMALL BRIGADE ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY IN ACCORD WITH
THE GRANT INTERVIEW.
From the Hartford Courant, August 81
Much DISCUSSION has been caused in military circles
BY General Grants recent alleged remark that 'ths
battle Of Lockout Mountain is one OF tho romances OF
the war; There was such battle ana NO action
even worthy 10 BE- called battle on Lookout Noun
ts,n.u The friends OF "Fighting Jos'' Hooker have
indienatly protested against this apparent belitting
OF what they regarded tho splendid victories
OF the war; and numerous letters have been written TO
shov that General Grant was mistaken, or that no
wilfuly misrepresented the facts.
the Couvant has been permitted, through the cour.
tesy OF the owner OF the volume, TO examine the
rebs ocia reports Of tie action and is thus aoe 10
give the number OF troops engaged that side and
tho list OF casualties The division commander was
MsioM General G. l.. Stevenson, whose instructions
were to prevent the cr0ssag of the enemy a. Chasta-
nooga Creek and defend the line from the creek to
the mountain u distance OF some ten miles. 40 was
placed in command during the night OF Novem-
Der % 1868, alter . large portion Of the troops
with General Hardss had been Withdrawn by
General Bragg, on the superstition that tho enemy
were designing to attack further to tho right He WAS
ignorant Of the position OF the troops which he was
called command and devoted The night to riding
tne 24th he discovered that the Union troops had
forced u passage over Lookout Creek, IN tho ieg,
nankipg General waithail's brigade Jsekson's dvi.
sionl which was obliged to fall back with .
heavy loss OF prisoners. WalthalPs line extenaea
IRON Inc ,o asahp nr,dxs sno thence nearly At
right angles across the northwest slope OF Inc noun
TAIN" General Stevenson lhen ordered feltas
brigade 10 movo down the mountain ana report to
General Jackson, which was done, thus renewing
WalthaL A. TINS limo the Confedsratss on the noun
tain Smelling the valley, and the sharpsnoolsrs
ere nriag, although the log made It imposs Die 10
see the enemy. Early in the day Stevenson re.
ceived ordor from Bragg urging the necessity Of
dispos,ng his troops 80 he would not De cut of
from the main body OF the army. me following ex-
tract from the report shows what Inc confederate
force engaged In the action wss:-
About time the attack made on Walthsl the en-
force upon the road
operating with mskng diversion IN favor OF their a..
purpose s-ho had been plain sight until te view
By the %: The serious n". .oGs
the csssinty that TO reinorcs the command
n: . me- S'' ~ oDpsrsunsy rom
main body without even aSr OF ,o% sm
have already stated th.. he cummin.! had sI. tr I've
Chsttanooga road at the base Of the mountain The
o s s .n
reinforced oy the lager part Of sair Is.as
regiments smother tho larger portion being .s
hoiong Inc Of ABOUT ten miles
From General Stsvenson's report 1t appears that hc
bad Elk br,gades under nus command. tour o. which
creek and the mountain, ana on tho mountain SLOPE .
whine The mountain top there was but one
small brigade and Two reg insnts oil another Find
ing thai he would be unable unaided, 10 hold the
line. be called Generals Bragg ana Breckiordgs
ior reinforcsmcnts and receIvea instead orders 10
withdraw .Ths mountain" he says ''was neld
until Two O'Clock the next morning and the troops,
ARTILLERY and trains were Withdrawn In order 10 Inc
eastern side oil The creek"
Following the port OF the Major General the
reports Of the different division and brigsds com
n,anders, from which Is possible TO make an est
mate OF the number OF troops in the SIX brigadea
General jackson, who commanded a DIVISION OF tnrss
morning Was q 684, oil which GA were captursd II
| we're killed aud LIT wounded. Most Of the captured
wero in WaIshalls brigade which was tauked and cut
on This aivsIon was on The slope near the Craven
| HOuse General Cumming, with two brtgades. held the
limo from Cnaa nooga Greek TO the base Of the noun
tain. He does not state the number Of troops, but
Judging from size Of the brgades under Jacxsen,
| We could not navc had more than $500 men, There
n Left the brigade and two regiments on the summit,
the total strength o! which could not have exceeded
900 men. This would give tho total strength OF tho
army und0r General Stevenson about 100 men, mos
more than haf OF which was engaged IN "the battle
in the Clouds" II probably IN reference TO tno
| numbers engaged ana Inc CASUALTIES tnat uenersi
| Grant made his remark.
General Rockers victory was, In fact, brilliant lash
| rather than great Uatte. But although the list Of
| killed anS wounded insignificant IN comparison
with many the actions OF The there IL no doubt
| that as brave work done ~ Lookout Mountain ~
anywhere This Is the testimony OF all the rebel ON
GERS no directly engaged. General Aooro who
| oommnu ded a brigaue under jackson, and was on
dladed wneu Walthall was 1anksd, says:-"The enemy
repeatedly charged ana were repulsed, Two oil theiI
| color bearers being ghot down by our men IN The
| trenches, while attempting to plant their coors on
the EN- bsa ment have never before seen them nigh
with such daring and desperation" General Cumminl
susaks OF han i-tv-hapd eDCounter, ana Rivos I'M
| names OF q number of regimeatal officers who wsrs
| wounded. Brigadicr Generai Brown speaks Of the
terrible Ore which hrs men were exposed. Otheri
beaY stmilar testimony. Still tue list Ut casualties OF
botn siues proves that the nght was won Dy strategy
rather than by hard nghtng and this IL the best way
| 10 win battles Except Tor the dense log that pre-
yailsd the loss would doubtless nave been muen more
| scrious both sues
| General Hooker's force less than ten THOUSAND
| men, and when the almost impregnable position o
| the enemy is taken into consideration the victor,
which he won cannot fail 10 be regarded as neritn nj
greas praise.
| GRANTS HETURN-HE Is TO CONE HOME VI
SAN FRANCISCO.