. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. s Pursuit. — Activity of General Grant. — The great Abil-ity he displayed. HE rebels were well aware that an imme-diate assault was at hand. Strong as theywere upon their mountain heights, theydeemed it scarcely possible that their workscould be stormed. General Sherman, ad-vancing in three columns from the river, gained the topof the hill at the northern extremity of Missionary had at
. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. s Pursuit. — Activity of General Grant. — The great Abil-ity he displayed. HE rebels were well aware that an imme-diate assault was at hand. Strong as theywere upon their mountain heights, theydeemed it scarcely possible that their workscould be stormed. General Sherman, ad-vancing in three columns from the river, gained the topof the hill at the northern extremity of Missionary had attained this point almost unobserved by the ene-my. An attack was at once made, but it was repelledwith but little loss; and, as night came on, Sherman wasleft to fortify himself in the important position which hehad gained. He found, to his disappointment, that hehad still a gorge to descend, and another difficult emi-nence to climb, before he would be fairly upon the plateauof Missionary Ridge. But for this, probably, his assaultthe next day would have proved an entire success. All through the night, heavy details were at work uponthe intrenchments, while a dense river-fog aided in con- 180. BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE. 181 cealing his movements. Towards morning the vaporswere dissipated, the stars came out brightly, and Sher-mans camp-fires revealed to thousands of eager eyes inChattanooga, and even to the rebels on the-distant heightsof Lookout Mountain, that the Union troops were in posi-tion on Missionary Ridge. Hooker, with the EleventhCorps, was still several miles below, in Lookout Valley,facing the extreme left of the rebel lines. Thomas, withthe Army of the Cumberland, was in front of the enemyscentre. No description can convey to the mind of the readera correct idea of the multiplied evolutions in the greatbattle which ensued. Wellington said that one might aswell attempt to describe the positions, ever changing, ofthe dancers in the mazes of the most complicated
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