Friday, 4th–The rebels seldom show themselves near our front. The loss of Chattanooga and Knoxville is a staggering blow to them. News came today that General Grant had another engagement with Bragg, near Dalton, Georgia, and again whipped him.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.

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