, 1864-05-23
BATTLE OF EESkCd.
Iespsrate Fighting on Saturday
and Sunday.
GLORIOUS VICTORY nv
IlOOKERS lNEaEANA a1HyI.
SION.

GLORIOUS VICTORY n,
I1OOKEkS 1NsaIANA aDHyI.
List OF Casualties Amonr wextcn
Troops.
The correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
n,trcia1 writing from Resaca, gives the FOL
lowing graphic details Of the Late battle u
that point:
Cott tesponttuee Of the Cincinnati Commercial !
nn,.. RHaAcA, Gx., Xay IA.
1aken place to-day. and though 1t was iude
c1sise We have cause to be thankful 1t th,
results. ~ s0'
Cur line as formed LAST night was in IL.
iorm o. aeemi-clrc1e, to tie northwest o
sugar Valley, while the oost4naula River
Gunplele G Tue circle on the SOUTHEAST Sugal
valley is fertile little plain Of about Ter
square miles in sIze, much broken
BY hills, which at this season or tue yeal
a1o covered by q dense undcrgro WITH oj
small tTees and vines, rendering them very
diaicult to penetrate. It Has III thts valley,
between the projected Rome and Dalton
railroad and the river tnat eucfreies Rcaacy
*ud Iiltou, that tho enemy made stand vt:
ter being closely pressed on his retreat from
Dalton. Fron our centre to the river. the
distance this morning WAS about neseu niles.
Our line extended completely around tho val.
Icy, McP4sraon's right resting on ths river
neur the Junction With DuthkaIara Creek or
Calbour, while the left striEcs the river aorth
OF Tilton near the junction OF the river it'll
6Nanp Creek thai takes It's rise in the hill of
Sugar Valley. Lick and Camp Creeks also
bnret out from the hills in The valley mud
tmrty their waters into the Ostauxula River,
which is verY broad and deep, but eau b.
tordtd, when the water Is low. At sts poiuts 81
The above ls rs iattllisiblc decriptioa rs eau
be given without tnc aid Of map; and now
THE OPENING OF TIE BALL.
As Ihsvc already eaid, our lines were form
cd In hall circle, extending from the river
on the lett to o point Oh Tue river near Cal
honn- The corps> occupied positions in the
line as follows, extending from right to left !:
lrtt, Mcphcrson; second, HooEer; third,
Palmer; fourth, Schodeld ). fifth, Howard.
skitmfsbing commenced curly in the
hlouEnl IN as the rceult, although
the attack made by us was but
family responded to- skirnIshin3 contin-
utd, with TIC: :asIonG trucce, lasting fro1, ten
to thirty minutes, all TIT morning. Mean
time cur General of6cerk were not idle. Gen
csu's Sherman and Thomas, with their inde-
1atieable corps commanoers, rode along the
lint with their stalls, personally supcrintend-
Ing the PARKING Of anlbulunccs ami ammuni-
tions r here they could be Of the most service
in the event OF general engagement
CHANGE In THE LINE.
at 3 o'clock, Gen. Schofiell Was or4lercd
~ withdraw Lis corps from the part OF tho
line between Palmer and Hooker, and take
new position on the left Of NtWton's d.
vision o1 tie 3th corEs Palmer closed up
hit 14{f ~r,3
Judah's and Cdx's division of Achoucll's
corps cAme up in the pl.ce ;ssfynet To them.
l:ovey's brigade of the ID cur,,s was left in
1tec1vc and did not participate in the battle
cf to-day. By some mistake in the ciyior
or reception Of the order, Gen. CoS's di.
aIu 1ht turce on lis right advanced upon the
tntmy, thus leaving = Eep IF half u mile be-.
tween Judah's lett md Stubley' Is right. which
use promptly tillcd By cayAlry. Cousidcra-
ele confusion followed the announcement Of
the esist'nce Of this gap, and e1u,f officers
IN !a'n rode for hours In search Of Cox's di-
vision through tic thick unutrbrlsii in
EhfcA our line was formed. 1t was lost
and staff officers reported that General Scao-
Ec1d could Obtain 10 intelligence from it.
sCDAA's ATTACK AND nKpuLsE.
General Judah just bcfore noon received
cnd order from General Schotcld to opea the
attack, and though Ills left flank ses liable at
any moment TO be turned, be informed Gen
eral Schoheld ot the 1aci, aud at once .nogvd
forward upon the eIeuy't sEirmishers. The
boys moved rapidly through the Tlnes aud
shlubbe1y, tAroagh the valley, drove the en-
cMy before them, and with q cheer crossed
the ceep gorge near which the enemy Ind
thrown ny strong breastsorks commanding
the valley. The enemy opened y very do
structive fire, and fur hall an hour the battle
was bloody one, the nain lines being with
In few ynJds of Of each other. The enemy
ut once opened destructive Are from their
artilltry, which Tie brave division stood for
eoMe time, yaiuly striving by euperhuman
efforts tu carry the brcastworks. 1t was re-
Iulsed AFTER gallant effort. and retired into
The valley in Disorder we Ind not vet cot
up on the left and no artillery support w1s
1T hand. Nevertheless General Judah resclv-
ed not to retire without one more effort.
Collecting toetther the fragments Of bis bro.
ken but not discouraged regiments. a new
line vas hastily formed and The whold divl-
sion were just IN the act of advancing In q
chhrge which all felt would have put it IN Dos
session Of the cnemy's line CT works when
the division VAS
HE1IEvED RI GENERAL SEwTos's DIVISION
OF the l1tb corps. In the meantime the gap
in the line was 1l1ed, Coz took his poslttou
and form hour the incc-sant roll Of tie mus.
kttry, as vnliey after y0l]eJ vas poured into
the Tanks 1t the enemy, and "a vigorously
returned, told that the conflict @as desper-
Gte one Artillery fire was delivered into the
entMy' 3 ranks sapidly and with excellent If.
ttcf. Their artillery did not do much Injury,
IS Palmer had sileuced eiyht guns with his
rtEfntntf, who under cuver acted as sharp.
shooters and picked of the caanonfers Us Of
Tn Us thtty advanced to work their pieces. No
better evidence can be given of tht desperate
lature Of the conflict bet cen Judah's divi-
zion apd the ENEMY, than the loss In af'Lean's
brigade which want into tho fight with l,33SS
l. en-, ard lest 5!5 In the suUrt time 1t sas en-
laeed- t,en. Ntwton's division prrsscd the
I tx MY strongly. and INFLICTED serious Injury
.i{Sn hiI,. About two O'Clock the firing on |
tlc ctnter IN front of Newton subsidized into
. slight akirmi.h frc.
G1ERAL co1's DIVISION.
Tie division Of General Cax, which finally !!
turLtd up Oh JEdsfl'S lett, fought with great |
l luck and ubetinnn y, driving the skiruish-
'rs back upon their main line and the line |
INTO tltir brecB1works, IRON which they |
poured Into The TunlE an incessant fire of shell
IL t.alI. acrols valleys, up LiiIs, through |
.orges aud r~vlnts they were driven, uuiil |
they griued 1hel7 tirst lice ot rife pits. Cox |
e0un oislo6yed them ard sebt tlem b .ck /
ht'N lirg TO tttiE more formidable breast |
works. At this Inousnt Cox found that he |
was out Of ammunition, aud by some stupid !
blCndrr on the part OF tAon.ebod., the trairs
werc too Tar ip tbe rear from which to re-.
llcEtsh Ills cartridge oo2es- Ytt be was de-
ie1mipcd not to bc foiled, aud gathering to-
gether NIL Ills strength, he advanced his line. |
a cheer went up from his boys and resound-
ID through the hil1a *h bis serried line adyan-
cto upon the euemy's works, which tie, car |
z1ed at the point OF the bayonet In splendid |
s1Jlei but not without the loss Of many brare |
n.en.
WHAT rALMERfs 18th coR1s ACCOMPLISHED.
The heaviest fighting OF the day AS on the |
center. Fa!mers corps, on the right Of |
Ne~ton's division lad heavy skirolishiug /
olopg the Whole line, lasting from haifpast
l. Until O'Clock, when Carliu's brigade, Of i
Jotnston's division, advanced down slope
Oft bill, ard drove the enemy into their h
breast~ orks on the south side Of hill, rising \
out Of the valley on tbs south. An assault |
Oh The brcasl"orEs was nut ordered. TIE \
brigade at once Bought corer in d ditch, |
formed By dried up stream, and ubtil night |
covered them, acted as rhurp-shooters mud |
utd good ext cution In ti1enring batteries, |
frEaged In entl1hdjng Judah aud Newton. !
Nl1cte}l's brigade of Daris' division, got into |
4 similar position and picked of every rebel, |
y buee head protruded above the breastworks. |
TuIci'tn's brigade Of Balrd's division Joined !
,ueAh on the left Of Palmet's corps aud |
Fcught desperately, bnt were compelled to |
Enli tack = ith Judfh'e division. The loss |
II the corps, outside OF Turchin's brigade |
1as light
WooD's DIVISION, 47u CORPS.
The 4th Corps, under command of Major
il neral Howafd, the ssonc armed yeteran.n
10 be is styled in the corps, played very CON
ptcuous part in the tragedy of war enacted
o-dsy All the corps, with the exception Of
teaity's fighting brigade Tor which room
.outd not be found, as the circle was grndu-
lily compressed 81 We advanced. was en- |