The New York herald., 1864-05-26
Incidents OF the Battles at
Ecssacca.
Names Of OHlosrs Killed and
Wounded.
Curious Rebel Account Of Jshns.
tens Retreat,

Mr.. d. p, ConinghAmG Despatch.
Ba~hs FIELD or RTlasAooA, May le-Morpng.
NciDESIs IN TIE SArrLs.
The battle Of Ressacca regular ssccesson Of des
pcrae conflicts. 10 wa,ch the Union army had 10 con
seod against an army much their interiors in nun
Scrs out Occupying powerful natvral position, which
shsy rendered apparently impreguablc by fortyns
go hills around with rife pits redoubs and aoatts
~ ,ooke they hea seeo,e1 this for their battle
around or the works were cs date and Of scientific
sAture.
EARLY on Saturday morning we moved forward a Few
mcs the euemy's 'front.' the Fourth corps occupying
The extreme left Twenty. their right the
corps swinging round in kind Of scmcrce 70 the
river
eleven O'Clock the right Of the Fourth corps
srissy engaged with the enemy, while striving form
coansc,icu with the Twenty third. General schoned
n order 30 relieve them, ordered his corps into action
Brig sder General H. NJ JUDAH division consisted OF
swo brigadcs--the First commanded By Brigader Gene
raj sscr,esn the Second by Brgatier General Has
e.i,-sod battalion OF sharpshooters, commanded by
Captain lyman, and Captain Shields Nineteenth Ohio
osc.sry Of twelve Napoleons and Captain Paddock $
FIRST Michigan battery OF ten-pounder General
Iodah moved The enemy's position General
ooA's division had taken position his left Briga
ever General Cox's division consisted OF two brig ldes
commanded by l}rigader Gen. Manson and Col. O'Rey
yAis dyis changed front on its right by battalion
thus heiog nearly perpendicular with General Judah
Brgadier General Hovey with the First division, In.
diana truops, in The line advanced With
Aiicuty through the dense wood full OF deep
IL reached The crest OF the h Immediately opposite
which upon more commanding eminencc the enemy
was 10 heavy ofce, proece by neld pieces with artil-
sery 10 position and continuous line OF ride pits.
General judlh's dvisio having reached tho ravne,
swept by fierce epfs ding FIRE from The enemy g
works, which absolutely rendered further advance
poss bile Meantime Cox's division became hotly en-.
gsged General Judah rallied his division their sup
port, and both rapidly advanced Lut regular hastorn
uf shrU N ON aA fh.ir tuA1 and
up their ranks General HcLoan had his horse shot, and
bis sar was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oscar Minor and G. A.
having their horse either killed wounded. Captain
hrsscee, General Judah's stan, had bis shot
The valley vas actually strewn 0ith dead and wounded.
sna two cvistons losing th usand killed
and @oanded-elsot officers killed and twenty i've
wounded
II was impossible FOR troops 10 stand under such
wiherng sweeping tire, and they cooy fell back the
sh,'ior OF the hH where they remained bringing their
aead q wounded tho enemy not daring TO follow them
sp Generals Judah aud Cox led their divisions n
on ceouni rf The difficult nature 81 ground lhe
.nsey WAS ret able to get within range Of the enemy
replied TO the enemy's fire. seucng their batteries
GsSEeALs pASGER
Meantime the Fourth corps had formed junction,
about two clock arkers brigade moved on the LEFT Of
cox's DIVISION The brigade charged in two lines
Tse eacmy guns swept Them and The lines OF the Tmeo-
y-thrd corps with grape and canister. Generals Cox
sad Manson Joined General Harker. when shell ex-
psoded them, killing General narker's horse,
" woundng bmsef a1d stunning General Manson, both
narrowly escaped. The brigade charged up 10 the rife
pts kns possession OF the outer line OF works which,
after obstinate contest, they had to abandon.
FOURTH toRpS LOSES
The Fourth lost IN this engagement Captain Tho
sra Harker, Colonel opdyke and other officers
vounded Woods division, Of the 10 nth corps, was
handsomely pressing the enemy on the right supported
ey StLey division. The foarth corrs lost pretty
heavily xii cd and wounded but, from the shifting 81
the army and The separated nature OF the command II Ia
yet I'm 1oss bls 20 at correct list Meantime the
fweItie.h OPS was brislly cpgagei TO The right with
Nc herson, sii dispntng the enefnys position near
1essacca
The Twenty third corps did WELL actually charging the
enemy under IRE that troops could withstand Cen
sral sboneid aud stal tue field all the time
posing Themselves danger the death Of
poor Captain Eagle iestles.
GENERAL scroFIrID nANGxR-A sTstf oyfJcER LED.
MAJOR General Schoteld himself had a narrow escaTe,
shell burst him killing Captain Archie
n Engle. a. u c., OF his stat. the Captain was to
Judge Ense, Of Philadelphia, and good oncer and sol
dter
The lighting yesterday very The Fourth and
swentieth corps chiefly engaged and after some
rerca fighting enemy repued. leaving battery
shsd corps par tciplted the engagement and
troops, did braveiy
imust state that General Judah after ralyipg his
trvops IN person fell back 70 bs works. His command
60 badly cut up General Schoged wanted 70 relieve
lin but he requested 10 be allow ed 10 keep his posn
which bc did, gruly defyng the enemy. until he brouoi
N bis dead aud wounded.