CHAPTER XIX.

CHATTANOOGA.

Dark Days in 1863--A Sunburst of Victory--Sherman Leaves Vicksburg--Orders to his Troops--The March to Chattanooga-- The Battle Above the Clouds--Sherman's Attack on Missionary Ridge--The Victory Complete--Pursuit of the Enemy--A Forced March to Rescue Burnside--Sherman's Report--Views Concerning the Treatment of the Rebels 259