Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-20
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Another Great Battle md Union Victory
in GeorEia-HOoker and Fitzpatrick
Wounded-Battle in Arkansas-Price Re.
treating-Rumored Call for "Three
Hundred Thousand More.
REsACA, Ga, May 1T-On the 18th, nearly
the whole army was in motion toward Snake
Creek Gap, Is miles south of Buzzard's Roost-
Towards, Woods and Stanley's Divisions being
left TO attend to the enemy in front.
DALTON, FRIDAY 13-The bulk of our forces
assembled at Sugar Valley, near Austin, at the
mouth of the Gap, while the Cavalry had COM
menced operations
During the day the army was occupied in de.
ploying from the Gap and getting in position.
Heavy diminishing took place Harrow's d.
vision of Logan's corps meeting with considerable
loss
BY night, the enemy's position was fully devel-
oped Resaca, situated on the Great Bend OF the
Oostanaula river, the convex being toward the
east, across the neck of the Peninsula There
was a continuous line of defense with strong field
Qualifications Both rebel tanks rested on the
river
Their line OF retreat was thus completely pro-
leCttu Su ulSAt "a h''Ne'' NHN @~'-'
army was in position around tho rebel works,
except division which afterward occupied Dial
ton on the 18th, and sweeping down the line Of
the Altoona and Western Railroad to form juno
ton with the rest Of the army.
On Saturday, 18th. diminishing began in the
morning and continued necessarily throughout
the day All along till . o'clock it was especially
severe upon the left of the Fifteenth Corps
Many of our men being picked of by sharpsho0t'.
ers. About noon Howard effected a junction
with the rest of the army, and the whole Of our
forces were then in line, Howard having the ex'
treme left. Schofeld the next, then Hooker, Pal.
mer. Logan and wood with two divisions of Six
teenth Corps being on extreme right.
Such changes were subsequently made, us the
movements Of the enemy or the execution Of our
own required; but generally the line remained as
stated. All p. NJ. an attempt was made to break
the centre of the cnemy'S line, or at least to cap
ture his outer works, Judah's division of Scho'
fields corps and Newton's division of Towards
corps moved forward and succeeded after des-
pernte conflict in compelling them TO abandon the
position of their outer line. We did not continue
to hold this but our own line was somewhat ad
vanced, and our artillery prevented the rebels
from ri. occupying it.
Portions of Johnston's division of Palmer's
corps, while attempting to charge the rebels in
their front, were compelled to throw themselves
down an almost perpendicular bank, wade creek
waist deep. and then retire across valley and
ditch, exposed 10 u IRE from the rebel works.
twas now discovered that the enemy were
moving heavy force up the Resaca and Fulton
road for the obvious purpose of turning our left
Hooker was sent TO checkmate their movement.
Before he arrived the rebels had thrown them.
selves with an immense dash upon Croft's bri'
gade and Stanley's division and forced it after
splendid resistance 10 abandon the hill upon
which i. was posted and retire in considerable
| confusion.
The rebels advanced but were met by muir
derous fire of grape and canister from our batter
les. At the same time portion of Hooker's Corps
took position on both sides of the valley and
| Crofts broken Brigade rallied The rebels were
| repulSed with great slaughter The conflict
ceased at night. Meantime the conflict commenc-
ed upon the right.
portion of Logan's corps charged the line of
rebel rifle pits little to the right of ReSaca and
wards the rebels massed a large force, and at.
! tempted to Ietake their works. After struggle
worthy of better cause, the rebels retreated,
leaving the hill side covered with the dead and
wounded.
The enemy's loss was 1000 killed and wounded
and 100 prisoners. Our loss is estimated at 3,4Oo
killed. wounded and missing. Hooker was slight.
Iy wounded; Fitzpatrick painfully. and tits feared
mortslly. Seven pieces of artillery were cap.
tured.
They made no attempt 10 interfere with our
| communication, except by burning depot ut
Madison, west of Huntsville
WASHINGTON. May ls.-It is confidently as
serted that II has been determined to call out $780,
900 more troops.
CHICAGO, May ia letter from Little Rock,
dated May 10TH says that in the battle of Sabine
river, Ark, rebel Generals Curry and Randall
| were killed. and Gen. waul, of Texas, badly
| wounded The rebels admit loss of two thou
| sand men. II is reported from the interior that
| Price is retreating towards Camden.