The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-22

thread, which the enemy would have
severed, came up and turned the tide Of
battle A nations thanks are due Jos
Hooker and may it never forget Robin
son brave brigade, whose gallantry to-
night Is on every tongue.
WHAT mas BEES ACCOMPLISHED TO-DAY
In summing up the results Of the
day, am panied to say that, while We
have driven the enemy at every point
where he presented himself in force,
our losses are heavy Probably 2O09
will not cover the killed, wounded and
missing Nearly all Of the killed and
wounded are in our hands. "a we were
not driven foot, except in those in
stances already recorded. Our line on
the left-oenter and center has advanced
over n mile from its position Of the
morning We have made heavy slaugh-
ter in the enemy's ranSs-whose loss
must be larger than ours. We have
lost but few prisoners, and taken about
two hundred, smong whom is the Colo
mel of the 18th Alabama Regiment, 8
very intelligent officer, who estimated
the rebel forces, including Polk, who Is
here, at 56,000 lie informs me that
their only loss IN General officers IS
. Brigadier Gen. Tucker slightly wound
ed So far, all goes well The enemy
IS hemmed in between our lines and
the river, which is not now fordAble,
and VIII hardly get OF without giving
rs general engagement When the
student of military strategy, takes up
map and examines the country of this
region Of Georgia, he can not bat feel
impressed with the masterly movements
OF sherman, which have placed US in
so favorable position.
SUNDAY, NAY H.
During last night quiet reigned along
the whole line, the enemy being very
quiet and rarely firing a shot. The
falling Of trees and the sound Of ak
men, however, convinced our COM
manders that the rebels were erecting
strong fortifca tions upon the innumer-
able hills that rise out of the valley.
At half-past seven in the morning our
skirmishers opened fire upon the rebel
line, which was a. vigorously returned
upon the left and left-center. The
enemy, however, did not seem dis
posed to attack with their main line,
after the fearful slaughter and repulse
that Hooker administered To them last
night 1t was not until nine or ten
o'clock in the morning that the Goth
Corps arrived from the right, and got
into position on Stanleys left. The
23d Corps was Immediately Withdrawn
from the right Of the line and thrown
in on the left As our line was nearly
fourteen miles long, these necessary
changes occupied nearly the entire
morning 50 that midday arrived ere
we were ready to make the
ASSAULT or The ESENlY's WORKS
Hooker threw forward Butterfeld's
division against the enemy s strongest
position. supported by Williams and
Geary's divisions, and the battle opened
vigorously on both sides. Hooker
fought for three or four hours and made
steady headwsy, carrying line after line
of rihe-pits, until Butterfeld's division
encountered a lunette Of formidable
size Several attempts were made to
which were pouring a destructive fire
into our lines, but the attempt was
futile. The troops fought with great
desperation, bat as often rs they adj
Yanced upon the lunettethe terrible vol
leys Of musketry from the enemy in the
fortihcation hurled them back in con-
fusion. At last ButteFheld charged for
ward and took position under the pro
tecting works Of the fort 80 close 10 the
guns within that they could be touch
ed by the men : hands In the effort
to gain this unexposed position, the
contest was bloody one, GesTy's di-
vision supporting Butterfeld Wa,ds
brigade, which were participating in
their first battle, fought with marked
determination, and contributed much
to secure the position
HOOKER CARRIES THE LUyETTE By STRATEGY
After vain efforts to capture the lu-
nette from which the enemy poured In
to our ranks grape, canister and shrapnel
Hooker's forces gave up the unequal
contest, and during the balance Of the
day lay under the breast works protect
ed from the enemy's fire, and picking
off every rebel who showed himself
above the works Darkness found him
in this position, and he at once nnatured
plans for capturing the works by stra-
tegy, under cover OF darkness The
pioneers were brought up; the ends dug
out Of the works, and the guns drawn
out by the aid Of ropes, under a de
structive fire from the occupants Of the
works, who were driven out or captured,
az our troops swarmed in through the
opening in Overwhelming numbers.
The gums we're four l2pound brass
pieces; 2 number Of battle-hags. IN
Gliding those Of the 3Sth and 35th
Alabama were captured, with over 200
prisoners Prisoners report General
Walthal (rebei) killed, and General
Tucker wounded.
THg IOssEs Is Ho0EERs CORPS
were very heavy. especially in the re-
peated charges upon the enemy works.
Butterfeld lost about 50g Geary loo,
and Williams division about 10, max
ing HOOker's loss about 50 in the bat
tie of the afternoon. The 23d Corps,
which Was moved around the right, as
a support for Hooker, lost slightly.
GLORIOUS vrcroRY or HoyEYs IxDlAsA
DIVISION.
About o clock the enemy. learning
from prisoners taken from ls, that Ho-
yeys Indiana division Of raw recruits
held position in the line. and smart
ing under their successive repulses on
other portions Of the line, hurled a
q heavy force upon HoYey, convinced
that the recruits would run Not 80,
however The rebels held strong Do
sitiOn ia a gorge in the hills, and out
Of their breastworl-s they swarmed ia
large numbers and made q furious At
tack upon the division, which nObly re-
pulsed them after short and bloody
contest Of fifteen minutes. The assault
was renewed, when the raw HOosiers"
charged upon them on the double
quick, under heavy FIRE Of grape and I
literally moved them down They did !
not assault the indianians the third 1
time Tonight the enconiuns Of the (
whole corps are being showered upon i
Hoveys division, who have written
glorious Introductory chapter in their
history.
DFsPTRATE MoHT BATTLE
About ten P. N. Hookers command
throwing up bFeastWorks
to strengthen their position, and 20
cover their movements. IL Was found
necessary 70 advance their skirmish
line. In doing 80 the skirmishers ran