Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t toface an army greatly superior in num-bers, under General Bragg, GeneralBurnside was sent into east Tennesseewith an independent command. Bragg was now so sure of Rosecransdefeat that he dispatched Longstreetwith a part of his army to attack Burn-side at Knoxville. In October Rose-crans was superseded by Thomas, andGrant was put in command of all thewestern armies. He was joined at Chat-tanooga by two corps under Hooker fromthe Potomac. General Sherman cameup from Vicksburg with a greater partof the armj^ of the Tennessee. Braggspositions on Lookout Mountain andMissionary Ridge were now assaulted. 90 END OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR. The former was successfully stormedby Hooker, November 24tli, part of thefighting taking place amidst a thickmist which covered the summit, hencethis has been called the battle above ston. Longstreet raised the siege ofKnoxville and retreated across themountains into Virginia to join Lee. Many attempts had been made to re-duce Charleston, South Carolina, the
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Nr** ^- LONGSTREETS ARRIVAL ATthe clouds. On the next day Mission-ary Ridge was carried by the mainarmy, Hooker on the right, Thomas inthe centre and Sherman on the left.Bragg was driven from all his positionsback to Dalton, and was soon after-Ward superseded by General J. E^. Johu- BRAGGS HEADQUARTERS. strongest, as well as the most importantof the Southern seaports, but withoutsuccess. At length Fort Wagner wastaken, September 7th, after a tremend-ous bombardment by the Federal fleetand Gillmores batteries ; Fort Sumter,also, was reduced to ruins The block- •END OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR 91 ading vessels were thus enabled to entertlie harbor, and the port of Charlestonwas entirely closed. Taking advantage of every loopholein the British foreign enlistment act,the Confederate authorities had suc-ceeded in fitting out several formidablecruisers, which, in the course of theyear 1863, did immense damage toAmerican commerce. Whenever theywere closely pursued by United Statesvessels they t

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