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Grant's Capture Of Lookout Mountain

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Day
6
Month
November
Year
1863
Copyright
Public Domain
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hna socured bookout JVLountain and tbe .road to Bridgeport is now fully confirmed, and is of the utmost moment. Chattanooga is now safe, and our army ciin be supplied abundantly. ïhe importance of Lookout Mountaiu, which is now certainly ours, is thus described in a recent copy of the Atlanta (Ga.) Appeal : ' Lookout Mounfain, wbioh i uow in our possession, is as essential to ti';e Federal coinmander, if be has deterinined to hold Chattanooga as a base of furiher operations, as Nashville, Murfreesboro, or Bridgeport, for the imple reason that it commands tbe railroad, contains several important passet, and is a standing tbreat over Chattanooga. ünco possessed by the enemy, it relieves theír wagon trains, nubles them to provisión tbeir army, and tfives them the most valuable poiition for offense or deiense ín tbe entSpe región." Tbo' po8session of this mountain and ihe roads it' öommands was worth a great battle; but the faot that k was secured by a small one is another proof df the wisdom of G-en. GrantVcorabirtations, and is aa omen which gives OPOmise of final vk;torv in ikat auarter.

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Old News
Michigan Argus