There  was  desperate  fighting  above  the  clouds,  and
advancing  through  the  mist,  made  denser  by  the
smoke  of  thousands  of  guns.  The  Union  loss  in  this
battle  was  5286  killed  and  wounded,  and  330  missing  ;
that  of  the  Confederates  about  the  same,  but  losing
in  prisoners  6242,  with  forty  cannon.  Thus  Ten-
nessee was  entirely  taken,  in  gratitude  for  which
President  Lincoln  issued  a  proclamation,  appointing
a  day  of  thanksgiving  for  this  great  victory.
