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Veen tee a ' CO rr ts , ’ ‘mer’s part to force a pathway down the valley, as this would have broken the rebel line tono purpose, as they ‘could wol! afford to retire from the y: ‘order to hold Mission Ridge. The aim of General Grant ‘appoars to have been to weaken the rebel centre on Mis- sion Ridge, in order that ho might at ouce take the ridge and break thelr army in two. ‘Night found the situation very slightly altered, save In the centre, where we bad assumed a strong position and Threatening attitude, But the rebels did uct appear to be much troubled at this. They rather apprehended the Movement of Sherman, which it wag evident they had wuspected. During the last hours of the afternoon it was Seen from Orchard Knob that a long column of rebels was moving to the north and disappearing about the more formidable bills at the tunnel or north ‘end of Mission Ridge. Is was evident that Bragg bad an inkling of fSherman’s purpose to ‘cross on the ensuing morning at the mouth ‘ef the creck and was massing against him; but whether twoppose his crossing or to hold the hill remained at that time a matterof doubt. The enemy in front of Wood enh enterprising oMicer to rest in peace during bight. SECOND DAY’S OPERATIONS. Tuesday morning was gloomy, threatening rain, and Batil quite late our forces remained inactive, On the centre Granger’s and Palmer’s corps maintained the silence of tho night just past, and only afew guns from Fort Wood disturbed the rebel centre, The day was chosen for operations on the flanks, and for that purpose Hooker ‘and Sherman began to move quite early, HOWARD'S CORPS, will bo remembered that General Howard's corps (the Eleventh) hod crossed the river and gone into @amp in Chattenooga on Sunday, On Monday be was held 4m reserve, and went in late in the day to support General Wood's left. On Tuesday morning his corps was selected Dy General Grant to open communications by the east wide of the Tennessee river with General Sherman. It was about ton o’clock when General Steinwebr’s division crossed Citico creek, near iis mouth, and bogan pushing northward io search of Gencral Sherman. Finding tho entre destined to remain quiet, I pushed towards the Ieft, and found General Howard in the rear of Bushbeck’s brigade, of Steinwehr’s division, moving through ao ex- Yensive corn field. Tho whole of tho valley between Mission Ridge and the Ternesseo river, and between Citico ‘and Chicamauga crecks is one vast corn field, Through ‘this lay the course of General Howard. ‘Learning that General Sherman’s position was not over two miles anda half from that occupied by Bushbeck' Brigade, General Howard sent Captain Pearson, of his steT,on the dangerous migsion of trying to find Genoral Sherman alone. The skirmishers were thrown forward ‘Botil the line became dangerously extended, and none of General Sherman’s troops were found. Captain Pearson departed on his misaion of danger; but by keeping close to the river succeeded in crossing and recroasing the @*p without being captured. General Howard, on receiy- ‘eg Captain Pearson’s report, ordered the division to push further to the left, and, under the guidance of Capt. Pearson, started out to seek General Sherman. On hear- Sng Captain Pearson’s report I bad started out on the same route, and soon found General Bherman’s troops, ana was standing on the un- finished pontoon bridge which General Shor- man was building, when General Howard came up. ‘The last boat of the bridge was being placed in the centre ‘Of the stream as Genera! Howard arrived, and introduced Bimself across the slight gulf between the two, At the moment of its occurrence this wes a mecting of con- g@terable interest to me, but coming to write about it I find I cannot get up the same amount of enthusiasm that ‘T then felt at the reflection of these two men, representing ‘the extreme armies of the country, meeting thus upoa ‘thesame field. Sherman, on the north end of the bridge, dressed loosely, with a worn gum overcoat thrown Ground him, was directing the completion of the bridge; “amd, a8 goon as the boat was put in, sprang over and hook the hand of the princely Howard. It was exactly 88 Boon. ah (SRFRMAN'S OPERATIONS. A found on inquiry that General Sherman had at an early hour thrown a portion of General M.L. Smith’s division across tho river, under tbe ‘protection of the gene of Captain Wheeler, Twelfth New York Independent Battery, avd subsequently the divisions of Geuerals I'wing gna Jobn L, Fmith, the greater portion being crossed by the steamer Dunbar, which, captured two months ago, ‘et Chattanooga, Bad been repaired, and was now serving geod and loyal purposes. Immodiately on arriving be had thrown up strong rife pits in two lines, covering tho approach to the bridge and adding much Strength to a gatarally strong position, The troops of bis corps at ‘the hour of noon held these works and were waiting for General Jeff. C. Davis’ division, of the Fourteenth corps, ‘to.croes the river cnd toke up positios in the works, This Aivisicn had been sent General Sherman in place of Os'¢t. hheas, who was acting with General Hooker, and was pow Being used by Sherman as a reserve, —_ | ned vere evmed thi iAvgP Lod went into tine | WRITE Te Works about an nour after the meeting Le jo HOward and Sherman. At the same moment Gen gave Bia orders to proparo for an vilack. By Shls Bear, be o'ckek P. M., the drizzly rain which bod Boer, throatening, us. dogan to Tali, and the object of the ry was soon bid from view. General Sherman stood ‘&® prominent hill to the left of the pouio n bridge, and Ihaving succeode!, with tbe aid of two orderiics and in @eayite of the rain, in lighting asegar, stood puffing away ‘at one end, chewing at the other, and cbserving all that @ould bo rec of the country before him. Around him were gathored at this time Generals Frank Biair, Mor gan L. Smith, Ewing, John W. Corse and General Boward. Tho troops of the several divisions ‘were encam)ed just 1» front of him, while on tho left and wear Davie’ artiliery was (hundering over (be bridge. In @very quiet tone Sherman gavo bis orders to form for the assault, remarking that the enemy was reported beavy io bis frovt, The formation, #8 ordere!, was echelon on the left, General Morgan 1. Smith's division being the ft, Jobn BE Smith the centre and Fwing the right. ibe le't wes to keep well towaris Chickamauga execs, “and,” added Sherman, ‘‘l want you lo keep op the formation, 400 yards distance, unti) you get to the foot of the hill. ‘And sball we keep il after thai?’ arked Ewing. “You may go up the bill,” answered Sberman, ‘if you ‘Mke, and cao.” Sherman turned away at this moment, then turped | again very quickly, as if he was going to say sometbing More, but puiled two or three times at his inveterate @ompanion, bis segar, and then raid quietly to Lu ing, “Ard, Ewing, | want you to keep your right well pro- fected. Genersi Howard reports po enemy on your! ight Better icck out, how Avd, Pwing, don't for Retp till you need it—tH1! it’s absolutely necessary 1 don't know (that this was any reflection o0 | wing, but R created a food natured enille of two from the other gemerols standing by. General Davis having (ot into position, and the troops Raving been arranged os ordered, Geceral Sherman gave the orders move to the assault They were com bed io ‘Very common terms, Wit which ovght to be preserved — 1 ee Davis te up. T guess you may as well go ov and take the bill.” Io o few moments after the three @elamns were cringe. ~ Wellies he FOF ike: cas doings vugey ihe Wwe at ferent circumstances of reveiying ao4 mL sKing an actick In Oe firat caro thoy are m OF Dever composed, enol ead quiet, Put meg Mntnd breastworks (0 rrceire ao Garault, M4 HS dotry in the attack creates anxiety, @Bich develops into mootal excitement, which dads vent te pole and a certain restionrness of perron. Going to We Aseautt they are diferent beings. T watched carefully the columns as they moved out to the aseaclt on Tues Gay, ened Delieving thatthe next step brought bis ad- ‘wance against that of the enemy. Tho silence wor pain folly notiroable. A command given at one end of the eerpe could be dstivetly’ heard at the other, men Woked rerious and rather gruit, and painfully quict. They conversed with cach other but ‘el om, and theo in under toner, AN appeare! anxious lo Prieerve their weapons from the rain. They moved io perfect order. Bot though one might fait to notice thie, WHO mort casual stodent of human natare could birdy fall to observe how serious these men were. And be ‘would know too that it was not the rain whieh dam) ened ‘their spirits. Fver and snom they would gianre at the BHI which they were approsching, and it was cary to ree why they loko! Perhops they compared the hile fo thelr own minds to the Walnut Hill's of Viekwburg, Ped 140 Lot think there was one man there who fearéd to fant the question of vietory er defeat there aod then Bet 16 wor net dentived (iat Twerd ry should withers a camilict for those bills, Gen. sherman bel anticiysted Sktrmitthing before reacting th» foot of the mountayn, It Raving been reported by eilizens thet (he enemy bold the pewition in stron: foe, But tbe (yet of tha tr wenched, after short delay, »ithovt any reriows § ire tag, only afew shells from Tunnor Bit poms ‘ove Gur heads and exploded among (ho colored proneers why fob Jowed in the rear, doing no damage, but cauring the oe (grees 10 lone all reapect for ordore to “clowe up.” Tee coemy made 80 oppositino 10 tbe Secnpstion of ibe The NEW YORK Hk&KALD, WEDNESDAY, extreme ond of theridge. Gen. Sherman was in posses- ston of this at about four o'clock, P, M. It then appeared oy entirely in | that tho hills occupied wore separated from Misdion Ridge by anarrow yalley, through which the railroad runs, as will bo seen by the map gent you, ‘The bills occupied by Sherman wero three in number, and semi-circular in shape, bending around avd north of the end of Mission Ridge, The end of the ridgo is gene. rally and very properly called Tuaonel Hill. It overlooks, and commands the hills of which General Sherman found himself ip peaceable possession; and on examination he found that the labor still remained to be done. A close inspection of the ground and the enemy's position deter- mined ‘herman to occupy the semi-circular ridge with is centre and right, and throw bis left—General M. L. Sm \th—still further to the left and in the region of Myors’ mill. General Smith moved promptly to this position and took possession of the valley from the foot of the hills to Chickamauga river, securing at the time about one hun- dred robols engaged in building rafts of fallen timber with which to destroy our pontoon bridges. An examination of the enemy’s position revealed him on the top and at the foot of the next bill, Tunnel Hill. On the summit he was engaged in strengthening a large bastion shaped work (Fort Buckner) and was working with great vigor and a large force, as \{ the fort had not Deen previously completed. At the foot of the mountafii- and near the west end of the tunnel a force of about one ‘brigade occupied and held the heavy railroad bank. ~ General Sherman ordored the erection of defences on the ridge he bad occupied, and finding he did not propose to push further during the little of daylight left bim, I loft bis corps and proceeded to join that of Goneral Hooker, which had been engaged all the day, THE ASSAULT OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. In order to carry cut the proposed plan, and to keep the enemy’s lines as much extended as posajble, it was ne- cessary that Flooker and Sherman should attack the lines simultaneously. General Hooker's task was to assault Lookout Mountain, and in the event of finding a weak force holding it, or the failure of the enemy to weaken tho rest of their line in order to hold the mountain, to take possession of it. It was thought that as Tunnel Hill was of vast importance to the rebels, and Lookout of the game value to us, that they would etrongly defend both. General Hooker had only Geary’s division to make the assault with, but was reinforced before the attack was made by Osterhaus’ division of Sherman’s corps, and Whittaker’s ana Grove’s brigades of the Fourth corps, Lookout Mountain bas been so often described that most of your teadgrs will havo all their memories of it quickly refreshed by a glance at the map I send you. All the rebe] defences are there laid down; but the rebels Occupied the west side or slope of the mountaif in very strorg force, and also the front or spur of the mountain. It must also be remembered that it is not a regular slope from the summit of Lookout to the foot, but that the first twenty-five or thirty feet of the descent is perpendicular rocks, or what is generally understood tobe meant by ‘“‘pailisades.”” These arc very high and grand, and there are but two routes by which they cap be overcome. One of these is a gap twenty miles south of the river, and was beld by the rebel, The other is by tho road to Summertown, which is laid down upon tho map, It winds wp the cst side of the mountain, ascending the pallisades by a steep acclivity ana nirrow road. General Hooker's plan of operation was to get pos- session of this road. Todg so was to gain possession of the mountain. He began his operations early on the morning of Tues. day, and by cight o'clock his column was moving up Look- ‘out Valley, and to the surprise of the enemy on the point of the mountain, it disappeared in the forests south of Waucbatchia, But here, Ming his troops to tbe left, Gene- ral Hooker began the difficult task of the ascent of the monntain; but meeting with no opposition be was enabled to do this in a short ‘time. The bead of the col- uma having reached the pailisades went into line of battle facing to the worth, and with the right resting against the psilisades, stretched down tho Mountain slepe, Gan. Geary's division formed the front y ne, with Greene's brigade of New York troops on the right. This brigade is now.commanded by Col. Ircland. The Sixtlety New York held the right of the line, with the One Hundred and Second, One Hundredth and Thirty- seventh and One H .ndredt) and Forty ninth, ia the froat line and on the loft. Gen. Hooker then formed @ seooud line of the two brigades of tho Fourth corps, which had been reut bim, Placing Whittaker on the rigbt and Grove on the left. Gen. Osterbaus formed a third line, and he'd bimseif in readiness to aid any part of the line which might need it. ‘Thus arranged, the corps was ordered forward, with a heavy line of skirmishors thrown out, and, march ng aloog the slope of the ridge, soon came upon the rear of theenc- my, who, unsuspecting such a movemeht so absolutely opposed to all the military rules by which Bragg fights, were faken completely by surprise. Before those at the foot of the bit cosid comorehgg! thi sitvation, Cotouet Iroiand’s skirimishors.had pemstGted ‘gy !eragde we peiat of the mountain, and now oe a bevy dro upon the enemy, who weid how trying 0 Wape up the bill, while our men assaulted them from above—a most complete re verge br {he late sitnation. Atthe same timo our bat tories op Moccasin Point and those of the rebels on Look out Mountain opened a heavy fire upon each other, and soon the whole m&atain was tid trom view in Chat tanooga by the cloud of smoke which rose above and around it, Thus taken ip rear and flavk, the enemy made but little orgavized resistance, but their ekirmisbers for a long time kept np a heavy Gire from bebind jutting rocks and {rom treos, but were forced back by the heavy skirmish lipo of Goueral Geary, Holding Ireland's right woll agaist the palisades, Geary threw Kennedy forward on the loft, and he having been reinforced by Grove, the enewy On the point of the mouniaia gradoally gave way, and fell back in some disorder to tho line of breast works op the cast slope of the mountain, at Cartio’s bo se Gea. Gewy swung around uotil bis lino was paralie! with that of the enemy, and again advenced; but, met by organized and well directod resistance, for a time recoiled and bes) tated, é WARVEBTING Prisovens It was now that (he fraits of the strange movement of Tieoker began to develop themeeives. Geary’s line had moved around the spur of the mountain and on to the ‘erst side with each rapidity that the enomy statroced at the foot Of the Bill aud along the river had no time to es cape, and our troops began tos care them by bundreds, Evory jutting rock, every thicket of undergrowth and mavy a holiow tree, on examination, disclosed their ug creis ia the slape of prisoners. Each regiment engaged fecmed to bare eecured evongh to lave filled thoir ranks, and the Provost Mareball, who appeared to lave charge of ibem, soon found bis bands full The number thus captured, General Hooker estimated on the spot at (wo thowrand; baton counting thom. jt was found the exact number cecwred was ouly one thousand tbres huadred and sixty. ‘ihey represented themselves to be from Stevenson's division, aud it soon discovered that they were the uneschanged prison. ers taken by Grant at Vicksburg. I bave tolxsd yah several of there ton since, and | beyg Ws doubt 1 my ono mind that they etnbelentourly believed that they had been exchanged. . it bi so pry t grt. Certain it i+ that ns beew Tepresented 06 theese mop, aod officers and man ho 1 have conversed freely o0 the subject, express gréht 18 i sth ip own gover oO) gud lerror of ours. dygnation at th jr gee Rs I OBy ius | Tew that agh oug gow- ernment would bold all officers who had béon guilty or cognizant of thie outrage to a strict accountabrity to the jaws of nations on the subject, it would at the same titme be too merciful to puvith tfove who had already been victim® to the deceptions of their friends. bis ovis consolation to the men, who were terribly (rightened at the prospect of panishment; but the more intelligent of the officers seemed to fear very little the power of the covernment to punish them CHANT ATTAUES Tue RARER PIFLE Pre. ‘This rather lengthy digret’ from the eutyect of the action '* intended to represent a pause io the battle which followed the recoil of General ry, Aw exami- pation of the enemy's position revesled bim bebind very heavy #pd strong breastwork: runaing diagonally acrors a targe Open field, of which Cariin's house je the centre ibe works were very strong, and deop rifle pila, and peated bebind them, to the right of Cerlio's bowse, were two pieces of Hitt artillery. The enemy nad not yet pened with these, but was preparing to do 10 as soon as out tino Phowld appear out of the woods and adveneing acroes this Gfen fied. Gene ral Moker, affer a close amibation of this porition, during, Which be co tiy exbeted imei to the fre of the enemy's ebarpabooters (rom ibe top oF thé mountaw, aide a oe depesithe or Ble foree and began a kyetematic steinit wpoh the Werks Rvey at Pontogewas vow with the Goemy, and wih pelnforce ne de Gr tlie ottent of tee ledey rm pre ned be cad | i} | bined fore, But the remtor 6 BEL lor nom ing. The weckaned eremy bud to conmte-« isn Mnmediately aro #0 G68, ood domg wo let bee ght Crk epee men's ee oe a oe his tine t the | ‘Now began the heavy struggle of the day. Sendins tho Eighty-foyrth Linois, Colonel Waters, and Seveuty fifth ilinoiv, Colonel Burpett, to hold the road which crosses tho spur of the mountain {rom the @ast, bo ad- ‘vanced the rest of his forces to the frovt line, keeping Geary on the right and Austerhaus on the left, Whittaker and Grove being in the centre. An advance wag imme diately ordered, and for an hour and a half (it was now two o'clock P.M.) @ vory heavy sharpshooters’ fignt was kept up, I cannot expect to give any clear idea of this engagement. It wae no place to manamvre column, Fach man and company fought apon his and its ‘own hook.’? From Chattanooga nothing was visible save the misty smoke which enveloped and bid the mountain, But ‘beneath this the combatants saw each other, and hero they continued to fight with desperation until four o'clock, when there came a tide in Hooker's fortune which he did ‘Dot fail to take at the flood. Colonel Irelund, atill clinging to the palisades, was en- abled, under cover of the trees which grew along that part of the ridge, to advance much nearer the rebel line than those in the immediate front of the enemy and the open field. He found himself, too, upon the flank of the position; and the weakness of the enemy having com- polled him to contract his left, Geary was epabled to find ® lodgment very pear their rife pile. General Hooker, ‘upon being informed of this, at four o'clock ordered a charge of the line, and through a heavy rapid Ore, Kept up for five long minutes—and minutes are somo. times very long—the men dashed forwaré upon, over and into the abandoned pits. The encmy had seen the long line of steel that glittered even amid the rain which was pouring upon them, ana they could’nt stand that. They also saw Geary left flank, and, filled with that holy horror wi old roldiers have for ‘‘fiamk: movements,” they could’nt stand that, They felt back, abandoning works, artillery and position, but still holding the important Summertown road. THR ENEMY ASSAULTS HOOKER, But the enemy, though flanked and overpowored, did Bot appear disposed to leave us in quiet possession of his works and guns. He hastily re-formed his lines and prepared to assult in turm. Geary had hardly occupied his captared position, or been able to removo his captured guns, be- fore the enemy returned tothe attack. He pressed forward with great vigor ana gained ground yery rapialy at first, bat found inhis way the same obstacle of the open field, while be did not have the advantage of supe rior numbers, As soon as it came to close work, his rapidly advancing lines were halted very suddenly by the terri ble firé which Geary now poured in upon him. He cou tinued, however, to fire rapidly, and with some execution upon our line, but would have been ultimately repuliod by Geary and his supporta without other agsistance bid not a very serious obstacle precented itself. Men in lino of battle very soon expend their ammuni tion. Ina skirmishing engagement, tke that they were then having, they dispose of it even more rapidly, We were nearly out of ammunition, aud General Geary had serious fears he would have to relinquish pdssossion of the works if bis cartridge boxes were not soon re. Plenished. Genoral Hooker, anticipating this, bad sent for ammunition at an early hour after getting possession of the road acroes the spur of the mountain; but the dit ficulties of the uncertain pontoon bridges had prevented bis getting any. He again asked for it, and this time it came, and at the opportune moment. Geary’s men wero beginning to fall out of line occasionally, entirely out of ammunition; for when & man puts his band bebind bim and into bis cartridge box to find no cartridges there, ® good deal of bis confidence, if not courage, oozes out at the ends of his fingers with which he thought to grasp the death-dealing messenger. The midable columns were bid from view {rom 3ission Ridgo, aad (here word no robels on Miesion Witye to aignaliae the important information to Bragg, who kept headqua:ters at Hlackfords. Yhe men were in excelent spirits. They had rested well (rom theit. Monday’s labor, and thelr souls bad been cheered by seeing Hooker's camp fires on Lookout and Sherman's on Mivsion Ridge, Daylight bad revealed the signal flags waiving on Lookout, and the ar tillery of Sherman opening frem his position on Fort Buckner, General Wood was enjoying himself bogely, and called to me to stay and see the finest work of the day; but Thad seen Geveral Rawlings, of Grant's sta‘, dash away a few minutes before towards Fort Wood, and I know that he had gone to fire the signal for the assault, And putting spurs to the (mot) noble ass which I had Pressed into service 1p default of a good horse I had brokeo down the day before, | dashed off to seo Sherman's fight. HOWARD'S COLUMN, I found Genera) Noward’s corpa moving to the left, taking care to expogo itself as much as possible to repel eyesight. The corps subsequently reached Genera) Shor- man, and were ent to strengthen his left in a movement ‘up Chickamauga creek, TRE BATTLE OF TUNNEL HILL. On reaching the eummit of the sem!-circular shaped ‘hilis which Genera) Sherman had{occupied on Tuesday | now lay resting on tho hill, Genoral Sherman ordered afternoon, I found he had strengthened his position by strong rifle pits, and bad put four guns of the First Mis- sourl artillery, Battery D, Lieutenant Callonder command- ing, on the right of big lino on the hills, and a section under Lieutanant Hood, Sixth Wisconsin, om tbe other extreme, thas getting in an enfilading fire on Fort Buck- DECEMBER 2, 1863TRIPLE SHEET. Maued (0 pour tate Loomis nat only acento ie, ub baruors Gre of musketry, bab bad devived a. exec. tion a system of warfare worthy of We cvoiouty. They began throwing somes, And this, Wo, With such an ef fect, that thoy soon grew to be ag greak @ terror to our to boys ms gunbonts wero formerly {0 tho rebels These stones—bugo ta size—partly thrown dowo the ‘mountain, would leap over tha gutjut jog rocks and fal! vpon our men with great force and doing much damage. The men at length, unable to bear this fire, Cemanded to be led againet the fort, and did rush forward, but moet with such a beayy fre that ia their temporarily digordered state they were uoable to siaud it, and breaking, turned and fled, only tue color bearer of one of the regiments remaining in position, Here bo coutinuod, waving his flag, until! the brigade, having mot to descouding the advancing brigade of General Mathias, it turned, rallied, aud again marched in good order to the positioa formerly beld by it, and rescued "thelr colors from tho enemy, who was makiog @ charge for their possession, The color bearer remained unhurt. The two brigades now laid down again when (ho enemy began again bis fire of stones, but failed this time to broak the line, though the troops were muck harassed by this novel expedient to dislodge them. Not content with tho strength of the columa which two regiments of Colonel Raun’s brigade of yohn F, Smith's division to move up to the left and roar 5 — + amreerenygre were reaping harvests of artillery. The ill was won at four o’eloek, the enemy out im two, and bis organization | for the time destroyed. | About this hour, Hooker, who had beem advancing on heritge northward, struck tho rebel left about Fort | Dreccoridge, and, sweeping still further north, gathered in fresh hordes of prisoners, Aw the Lill wae wom, ¢ 1 Grant, foliowing in the wake of the adva ing columns, appeared ip their midst Ob the fumimt, as the whe plumed belmet of Heury IV, bad appeared at Ivey, The troops saw and naog. nized him, and ar there went up a shout such as coo Rive to @ victorious leader, It strange to Bragg, who yet, oa this same bill, pot bail am was marching bie troops upon the right for a last desperate effort to regain the day, THR. LAST EPVORT OF THe KORE The attack eame—came ere Turchin b. comoded in getting forward hia reinforcements, '¢ was made in strong force, and 19 @ moment extended lov, the whole line of the two regiments now In Fort Hindman, and stretched acrors the ridge, Is was evidert the euvemy was determined to stake all upon that Imre. Gen (rant and his chief of stat recognized in ap justant the importanee of the momentand urged forward the reint rcemonts of Turchin. Mingling im the very Bottestel what now became the hottest fire of the day they urged forward (io troop) and personally gave directions for their disposal, Turchin’ finding some men moving a pleco of artillery 40 the rear’ in his way, raved and awore, in broken Kexlinh, until ho of Mathiay’ brigade, in order to support it, Theso regiments, Fightieth Obio and Seventeonth Towa, moved forward and took up.~a stroug Dosition about halfway up tho hill, He had no sooner ner, I anked Lieut, Callender the distance from his posi- | gotten into position than Loomis and Mathias moved from tion to Fort Buckner, and he, having been previously their position and bogan to advance up the hill, with loud engaged, was enabled to calculate the distance by the ele | uhouts of encouragement, The onemy aprang to their vation given his guns. It was a fraction over 900 yards A short time after my arrival this battery again became | musketry a heavy and destructive fre was poured upon rather seriously engaged with a rebel battery in Fort Backner, which was kept up for half an hour to tho evi dent discomfort of the rebels, With the exception of tho Artillery the line was ag quict and composed as if in camp, or as were three of our high privates whom I saw sitting in a cluster to the left of Lieutenant Callend battery making entries in their diaries. Three private soldiers} under fire entering in diaries, in plain, logiblo chirography, the events of the day, is aspegtacle only geen in the army of the Union. It is one of the sights which causes one to reflect, and which will long retain hold upon bis memory. The operations of the day, on General Sherman’s part, bogan by an attack on bis right by Colonel Loomis’ bri gade of Ewing's division upon the enemy posted behind | the rajlroad bank at Glass Station. This attack was made | at ten o'clock, and resulted in a repulse of the brigade, after a short fight, 80 weakly made and so early dropped that J imagine it was intended to develop the enemy and his strongth for tho benefit of the artillery on the hill, which began to pour upon the enemy a very destructive fire of sheils, which exploded above them in bandsome style. Colonel Loomis recalled his troops after they had fully drawn the fre of the enemy, and awaited further developments on the left. I Gud myself using the pronoun of the egotist rather oftencr than is modest, perbaps; but the history of the firat events of this battle must necessarily bo mattors of Personal observation—and that must be my apology. Oo going tothe loft of the ridge! found gathered together there Generals Sherman, Blair, M. L. Smith and Light. Dura, watching the reinforcement by General Corse'’s command of three regiments of General Lightburn’s bri- gade, which had succeeded in effecting a lodgment on Tunne) Hill, and upon which the enemy was stil! at work line was beginning to be thinned by men who bad fired their sixty rounds, when the ammunitiog which General Thomas bod seut sprang across Chattanooga creek. 1he exemy bad begun to perceive his advantage apd to push forward when this ammunition marched up the hill. Tho enemy bad even ventured apon a shout of assured victory, when this ammunition deployed into line and double quickened across the open field and sprang into tho vacated placos of Geary. Thero were one bundred and twenty thousand rounds of it, strapped upon the backs of as good mon as had etayed with Thomas at Chickamauga, and in tem minutes after it reached the works it had re pulsed the enemy! ‘Ihe reinforcements which so oppor- tunelyWPrived consisted of General Carlin’s brigade, of Johnston's division, Fourteenth corps, and upon ‘t de- volved tho remainder of the labor of the day. It was dark by (be time the enemy were repulsed, and those who stayed in Chattanooga describe this fight as the most mognificent view of the grand paporama of war which we have just witnessed It was just beginning to be dark enough (to seo the finch of the markets, and still Nght enough to distinguish the general outline of the contending masses. The mountain was it up by the Gres of the men in the second line and the flash of the musketry snd artillery. An unearthly poise rose from the mountain as if the old monster was groaning with the punishment the pigmy combatants ia- ficted pon him as well as upon each other, And during it all the grey on the gui it contioued, as in rage, to bellow Pied the’ let guns of Mocessin P which, with lighter tone and more rapidly, as if 7 the imbecility of its glant enemy, continued to Ore til the cay roared itself into darkness. ‘The enemy fell back after bis repulse to a point cover. ing U6 Summertown ascent to the summit of the moun- tain, and for the remainder of the night confined bimself to tue ce ence of that delle avd to the evacuation of the mountain Col. Wiliameon, of Osternaus’ division, about eight o’clok at night, by order of General Hooker, pushed tor ward two regiments some two hundred yards and threw up some rude works of loge. But belore these could be Ginished the enemy attacked him. Geveral Carlin threw forward the Second Unie and Forty second Indiana to Coionel Williamson's assistance, and aiter @ short Oght repulsed the enemy Subsequentiy, about midnight, the enemy, to cover bis retreat, made ap aseauit upon the Sec nd Ohio and Forty- second Iodiana; but though they did some execation they were handsomely repulsed. Our men could not be kept under cover of their rife pits, but fearlessly ex pened themeeiver. In this Oght of Sve migutes Colonel MeCook, of the Second Ubjo, loat four men ktiled, and two officers and two color corporala wounded Ceneral Hooker made a great reputation by this attack with the men of the Army of the Cumberland, As his linen would advance after uight the mea could see bis fires springing up and locating his new fine, As ecch line became developed by there fires thore on (he mountain could platoly distinguish the cheers of their comrades below. One of the expressions uted by 9 private who was wateb- jog the fires from Orchata Koob fh eady g¥éwn into the dignity of @ camp proverb. On reetng the line of comp Ores advanced to Cartin# hoore and beyond the yoy 8 coldier in General Wood's com. (3h Tis Yecioing penttion ow Orebara Koob, and exclaimed — “Took at old Nooker, Don’t be fight for ‘Keepat’ ”’ ‘The requel of the fight—the morning's handsome ep! logue to the night's drama—ts already koown, Hooker found the efemy gone, and tbe arsault of Lookout Moun. tain bad not been in vain THIRD DAY'S OPERATIONS. BOON! LATER WOT LAP VTS. Coreral Houker’s —— Co Wedvesday morning t will pot attempt (0 give in detail. He pursued the re treating enemy em top of the mountains, bat did Bet nue ceed io coming up with bim, He descended the moun. tain, however, ot Hickajaek trace, nd, creasing the Chat tavonga creek valley, made the sec nt of Miasion Ridge at OF pear the ol battle Geld of (hickamange, Hore be was to the south of Konsville and in the rear of the rebel line \o Chattancogs valley, eotirely cut off trem (he teat of our army, but perfectly able to take care Of himeelf, He be gan Lo move DOrth on top of Mis tom [udge, and, ae will be seen, arrived at an opportune moment io Ube rear of Fort Dreckinridge, Ox 7m CENTRE. Weary with watching Hocker (he night previous, it was Jate before | reached Orchard Koob ow the morning of Wedverday, Ai the first glance | theught the situation hore onebanged, but opon a clever czamination | raw thet | he monk of pight bad been used to cover very extensive preparations for hard work. The rehoquehing of Leow | oot Meuntala had evineed the rebel intention fo defend | Mig son Midge with vigor, and im anewer to thin samy 'bie leoeral Grant bed @oqhied the ploy of ibe rebels, © | pevength cf forces selected to storm the Fidge, Weed bad | been chosen to etert (be bel hte ot Mackrords Generst \o t hed edded tw bie forve thet Of Gener Pewdt, sod oe they tay if the morning “Ye bthet thete two wturdy fur heen, Wilidh abd ferebie, | ode Che ae thon o on wen ‘heridan hed Rem hese n 10 teKe the sire tudes: hee There a now wtco fore Cierra Kiage Bhigote (of re. teed wt votut tre General Palmer hal taken comman | of the @ mm pene able Canerst Gordon tr rr eel ote tened 1 the terion ot Word aad Ff (eter the cover ef he fovea im whe they rested (bene tw on Fort Backner. General Blair pointed out the situation {0 me, remarking, “When we take ono’ bill it looks as if there was another to be takeu.’’ But, after a moment's pause and silent observation of Tunnel Hill, be added, “When we've got that we'll be done.”’ I don't know that Gerefal Blair thought we should be repulsea; but | tmaginced he did when be made that last remark. General Corse, with bis command, mounted the bill In good style, and reached the crest without any dificuity oF opposition, as Colonel Jones had also succeeded tn guns, and from six pioces of artillery and a long line of them. lastanuy Raum, though out of breath in climbing halfway up the bill, pushed forward in support of this perhaps prematuro assault, Tho bifl at this time fitfully flashed and flared with flame, and tho columns, the flags, the figures of both foe and friend being Plainly visible, there was presented the most magnificent Vision of war which bas yet been vouchrafed mo. 1 can- Rot and dare not attempt to describe it, If tho reader can imagine two hosts thusdstruggling, his imagination, however weak, cannot fail to draw a sul r picture than my peo; and however bright that imagination may be, it cannot fail to fall far short of the subjime reality. ‘Through a balf hour of slow, toilsome ascent did this continue, The enemy continued without intermission to pour canister and musket balls iato the column whose success they appeared so much to fear. Our men tolled on slowly, making bat one wild dash at the guns, from which they came back maddened with rage at their fail- ure. From their line the fro leaped upward to almost meet that of the euemy they were approaching. Buccoss seemed within our very grasp, and when— It was a partial repulse, but that momentary episode of the battle will reflect undying honor on the army of hag got bis men up to the works, and Liettenant Turner heartily cursed the fellows who were retiring the gua, | and while doing so got seriously wontited. General Meigs, Quartermaster General, busied himself in preparing friction primera for the captured guns, which General Grant was ordering into position, but gaye the task up io deapair to Captain Ross, of Genvral Grant's stall. But the artillery thus placed wan never used. General Torchin pushed forward his troops, and wo rooner had they appeared In line of battle jn the fort, than suddenly tho battle ceased and was over, As if with one accord the robols ceased to struggle, They brok® in utter and total confusion, and rusbed down the hill, Volley after volley followed thom as thoy fled; but they did not halt On they roshed, struggling and striving, reckleas of all now sve «afoty. Tho opera tions wore onded Jn complete victory Tho telograph will tell you officially the glorious result ero this can reach you. Wo are in possession of everything. | Tho siege of Chattanooga has been raiwed, and doubtie that of Knoxville will be abandoned by the evemy. We shall have railroad communication with Nashville i fortnight, Boats are siready plyiug between this and Bridgeport. Our army i* pow fo pursuit, and an Attempt is to be mado to drive Bragg no far South that a column will be at Nlberty to move east in time to intercept Longstreet in his retreat from Knoxville, The days are already brightening, and the miliary hortey promises reversal of tho seasena of pature, Chicka. mauga was the cold and dismal equinoct!.| storm which a time devastated tho land. Then followed tho bitter, dumb and sullen October of the doubtful and which those repulsed troops formed part, I know pot the cause—the rebel artillery may have been concentrat- ed on him, but Mathias broke—broke in utter confusion, I thought, as | caw it, and the men came rushing down the bil = Loomis still stood, Raum still wed forward. But Mathias did not fly to the foot of tHe hill. Just as the retreating troops reached and were passing Raum’s Vino an officer sprang forward among them, seized the stondard of one of the regimovts and stuck it in the ground. I saw him wave bis sword once over bis head apd point up the bill. | could not hear his voice, but the men did, and agit by a magic—which will be forever a mystery to me-<that routed eolamn turned, turned in stantiy, and in a single second was marching up the bill, as firmly and strongly formed Sas wan that of Raum, and apparently forming « part of it. Not a man went farther than whore Raum’s brigade was met, and there all tarped ant recharged as if it movement they bad been practising for years. And then this whole line pushed forward again—cor- tainly the mort wonderful dispiay of haman nature under thorough disc p'ine I have ever beheld or imagined, Both Loomis and Mathia«, mark you, bad broken once; yet Going; for you must understand that Fort Buckner was not built immediately on the edge of bill. That is, you reached the top and the plateau before you got under the fire of the fort; but the moment you began to move over the plateau the fire 8 the enemy was hkely to open on you. General Corse, taking command, formed the whole force under the crest of the bill, bis own immediate commant on the right, with Coloney Jones’ three regimente—tho Thirty-seventh and Thirty- Binth Ohio ond part of the Fourth Virginix—on the left, 16 was just eleven o'clock when « tro mendour volley jfrom the enemy revealed the fact, patent only to good field glasses, that Corse bad | made it look ragged. The order wes given, sad they | Maj. Carter marched over the crost,"was on the plateau, and was charging oo Port Buckner. The opening chor as wel! worthy to be the prologue ro the day's drama, for it bad all the merit of brevity and briskness. It lasted but ten minutes. The men fell back under tho crest of the hill Dnt they left their dead and wounded in the enemy's rife PMG. As they retreated Lieutenant Callender opened upon the pursuing enemy, who appearedgin heary force ‘and covered tho retreat so well that the enemy wore ‘nadie to pursae to the crest of the bill This columa had hardly fallea back to its povition when from the right 4, appeared Colone! Loomis brigade, pushing stealily and rapidly across some open fleidas in @ persistant and stronger attack upon (he ralirond bank at this stotion. The enemy gave him a warm re cepticn in front, but one of bis regiments appearing upon their left flank, «nd Lieutenants Callender and Food open ing 00 them {rom their right, they failed to stand the as- sault, and hasti'y abandoning it fled up the bill to Fort Beekner. Ovr men wore seen in permanent occu ation of the bank, and from it continued to fire on the retreating rebels until the last one found safety behind the med Walls of Port Buckner. pow, after half an hour's (ight, they sgain returned to tho fight by the side of Raum. It is to me, writing \t, per fectly incomprehensible, and! tarn to my notes to nee if my memory js not at fault. But no—the wonderful achievement is there in black and white—the very bour marked and noted, and just beneath it is a #tiil more wonderful achievemont in the last chargo and repulse. It was just at a quarter after two o'clock (hat the forces then in line made a last grand charge at the revel works, fifty yards tn front of them. ‘The line was perfect now, thongh the stream of wonndod that straggled t» the rear pushed forward, [i js but a abort walk before break/ast, that Ofiy yards, but it is noo a play to charge over it. Double shotied with canister, the rebel guns thunder pom our men; and, alas! we could soo it was (esr. fully thinning our still advancing ranks. But still our boys press on—stern, rigid, boldly, grandly. Teaw them with my glass draw the bive cloth cap down over their ¢ soclang to bide the fearful fame tbat de voured them. A few more yards and afew more lives: and the rebel battery, the rebel position |s oars We did not win it he ‘The enemy forced to call for belp—to draw from bis centre—and at thie mowent, | when all was ours, they poured in from their left around the hill, and got in pom our boys a damnable fank and crons fire that it was perfectiy impoatible to oppore, This force proved to be very beary, snd caine into the eo gegement at double quick. Our line crumbled almost in ftaptaneously. A few bundred faced abont and fought a While this had been going on, General Corse was rein | wounded. forced bya portion, perhaps all, of ral Giles Senith's brigade, avd the position vacated by him was theo filled by the Eleventh corps of Géheral Toward, which about this time double quieked across the ridge aud went Jato position oo the left extreme, Generals Corse and Smith were now ordered to make @ second amaalt with their combined forces, and General Lightbara, who bad been anxlourly watching the action, joined the portion of his brigade on the bill and dewumed command of the whole aauiiug cole He ordered 1 mo ment to begio immediately, aud @ more desperate and bloody arsau!t than the former was made, The | eat dowalo wr combat had no ralieat polot to be described. It was sumply a ateady and slow atvanes of the whole fine to withia s few dozen yard: 0" the fort, opeapy i ree quarters of aw heir, and thes a rapid reteest to the former portion at the cross of (be bill, leaving the dead aod wounded In the hands of tho y, and between their outer rite pits and Fort Uockner, Generals Corse and Giles Smith, seriously nde’, were carried into the volley in (the rexr—the one to fone bis leg, apd the other probably to die, The tall slim boys of tbe Gizth Jowa proffered pererely, sod on guing to the hospital in the valley velow | fod that (he Germans o the Thirty seventh Ouio have fought well sod loug Corse and Smith gone, the troops are reformed ina new line of battle by Lighto ro et Waloot, of the Forty wiath Obie, assumes ome { Corse’s brigade, and, by Orders, the line lays ¢ o rest sod awalt the attack of the enemy shoul! be venture to make one. He as yet etraze no wight of weakness oF Of eaffering. Hs oro shows) shouts reveal tba! be lies there, and it in very ev) | dont be intends remaioing 9 the defensive, and « © fideot. As yer there arene signe of bit being reinforced | Prom thie time—qusr the time of | which thie repuise ok plsce—antit malt part one there | ee pause in Gherman’y battle, Thin be oncupies i@ | iting @ memage to Ort 49 prepariog for more de term i@ed aman | The centre ard Kaob | motes the time by rapid and vigoroos Oring, of which! | Reve forgotten to ark an explanation, aod whih omminriow Dieave to ethers to roppty. Lemployed the tune by #* Cob mining the bowpitals 10 rear of tbe lately sepnaiting | Party, and finting to wy Cingunt only ove rebel, aod nota gactern car salty 10 record, Bat oles, | fownd ot ihe | eid Weg but, which wos being weed o9 am beepttal, and tm | tharwde at (he foot of (he hill many © brave beset thet | had grown godden'y © ont to the pramen hie omer eder Were Mar we! ing OTe (bw, On Waving the valley and the hospitals { retorned to the | Polat op the right o¢ (ne ridge. Where Livstonant Oxitn Gers guns were ported Here Vfownd that Comet Loe | tne? trigade bad, dindasning the protection of the rast toad bank, rocks forward Aad wae now mirminling | Sub ie coemy lor the poomersion of om abrupt Mise of reer whit tog trom the hilt "ite, afthrded 8 FOdiie preition (9 an stlartila® cnten®, At = print tet more than Wty ports from Vert: Muetber, wBr ty let sh Re, oteed, nen Boor the renetet tne, weet liar of the bul, wp wich Sauml ¥ vow ee ee ee yaw ereon em of thie by belt past & . 2 peed bricnte Gober! Methee, mere epee . The bre be Get 10 perdiow without shy Serene shirmuhing Bed whe thin force wae mer ng up, ihe toreny Ret ow running Sgbt to the but the wain body turned and retroated Was 00 penic, Do dexpsir. They saw thoy 4 were overcome. They retreated, but not resbing wild riously far to the rear The powervat bore off the - ‘The west aide of the bill was soon cleared of al! but our wounded a . These letter purbed arovnd the hill, ander the Gre of our ggos, wall! they suddenly, ant apparently chexsisteny tabs open Lightbura, whe had dering all thie remained perfectly quiet, but who cow fort them howling to their holes At thie moment I was standing neat the bronss Sgure of Sherman. As cor mon retreated down the hilt | saw him bite of the end of & segar, light i, take a pul of two, and thew, turping to one of hie aids eald, “fett Lightbura to intrench and go into porition.” ile then despatch. I know the battle of Tua nel Hill wee over We bad been repuied A I may ony biaadily repo But the enemy bed been forced to ormmmit the fatal | ) error, THE ASSAULT OF MISSION RIDG The Imagination of the reader need oot carry lim from t to the coptre ip greater best moon st carried me, for T arrived fully tp tiene to we ) senauiting columns, whirt fortwo daye bad bern Hying to weit for tLe suEpicioes monn’, agaicet the conmy's eeuire, General Grant bal mate be ry Garing the day on Orchard Koob, ond bat the then my by wo ow watched aaay be reewlt of Hberman ie | had pees oor men driven beck when fertet 4 maid wha tad eintie, © They made our boy e get | down w Hively. Bat be bad © eo vee the } rebel inovement to thew right and be ain sit, wb a emia’ et charac ler » forward Hmnultaceously sed inet eone'y rather four moe 4 forward ser ey Of Citien tee VOI ap 10 the Hine of Fede! rite pile toot | } | eed the bese af Miseinn Midge. These did ot « | Cinta hele attemtieim, Bor dikk Ue we oF Ure Ai bore | of marketry which recmived thm exil for u'r they pushed, with their glittering bay one's i; emg beck | «+ Tey afepty thet @lartiet (be Sresty apm sbendoned the works and their cotnpe, over nat (rmehy a meb oar men roshed wit! bestiong eperd and s vaio Cy whicd, of Marl, wowld have sequred them wietery a thee cetomas » beary Gre b be bed manned long bie | The eormy bad opeort | from seversl betteree ober entire Uo Wide wed s tome meonrare fenety tae mow op | parent aenees tec Pat these were only Peyiied f | Weer | deep mow’ ied momelere Oo Kort Wook The ’ wes re ceed by the sdvshoing colethe lp god Order, amt | sow began the auiowh karat ttelt GEW tp the Hine be | nee byeten med ranged sad 1 featend @ £0 ey! 8 teary | eed pede here were morodng ee bin. Hhew (vey | tle ee | ieeked the bop, meds they enters 4 hmberog oD tee preeee, Wwe. Srupk, Neer | pire nate Oe eget prorated, Bit hs meg gain | Gry. Wem Hearne Gm he Vioreere ahaieteninsuly. tte bebe artinry own and LW LUSH Sa low termey | PANEER wp Ue Retin y wterae Corther a wud | teenth) eat my Om c,m yew = LP" iprer, p Pees Cou! eOn Tharalvel fing na il temee) He perme Lut BN mt eR ly eon for the etna Vee, Compiled Dert Mintinse © 1h ond eee rapidity mer | teow copper Caceres We, Mere set 4g the ehers tenenrd to ( apt Beikgrs, O9 Onelior® Kid wo! the | thre > fort Wie “— } ot, ibe -« dangerous sioge. Does it pot look aa if we were to have an Indjap summer under Grant? THE CASUALTIES. Union Reg Killed a Col, Phelps, 38th Ohio, commanding brigade, Baird’s| division. Col, Putnam, 994 Odio. Lieut. Col, Taft, 1434 Now York. Major Klitott, 102d New York. Major Glare, 124 Ind-ana. Major MeCauley, 10th lows. Capt. Allison, Co. C, 06h lows. Capt. at, Ca, wane Niaois, Major Irwin, Capt. TP. Mar'ey Sth Kentceny. Major Bireb, Capt, 8, T. Aiden, Co, 1, 334 Now Jersey. Lieut. George Gorman, ORp. Lieut. Wyman, 27th ilinais, Lieut. HM. Love, 27th I Liewt. Greep, 1024 Onio. Brig. Joba W. Corse, commanding brigade, her Brig. Gen. Sein ¥, Smith, emmmanding division, ‘4 corps. Driy. Gen. ‘Matthias, commanding brigade, Shermas’ corps Re Brig. Gen. Giles Ymith, comtnasding brigade, “berms: cary. . Cot tiaim, 16th 1iNioo!, commanding brigade, Berman corps, mortally. Col. Avery, 102d New York. Col, O'Mara, Goth Hitvels, Col, Langdon, Ist ¢ bio Cal. , Sth Kenineky. Col Markle, 14th Jilineln. Herbert Hea! Lieut, Col, Stuart, Lieut. Col. Kany , 68th Indiana, Seth Iodine, thigh. Ms). ttarbeld, 17¢h Onto js oe peo. Hei Miter h, bulined, 156th New York, wed Onin New Cape B. 6 Townsend, 1am Ne Ballard, (0 1, Hee ee preater OA, Charles Drom B, Mock Now b Now York, 0, Co. bakin n © Lath New York, cent Wm. Covey, 09 #. 1btte New ¥ Rowweil Cock, Co, 11, 1541b New Lather Hartson, 00 4th New Yorks, nel Clark Ach Co. FE, 154! Order'y Forgeant inane SRE in Deewster, On. G, 1494 Now York Volubions. ar | We. 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