The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-22

Of Rocky Face Ridge aud sn 8h 70 move
ss ss snsS o me ridge
lns palisades on shs top had formed narrow dsnle,
enemy were sasrd,0s sSs dsnIs wk ssaoss care and
harkss found IMPOSSIBLE 70 proceed further Ine oe.
from the corps, accompanying this.
issAuLIs UPor THE mDGx.
Generals Stanley and Wood Of she Fourth corps lying
10 sSe valley wss Of me RIDGE made repeated assaass m
vain upon the rsge though later 10 the day Stanley sue
IN dyns Ss 10 The p further
cry. small knoll Immediately within the gap vas
occupied by him and Davis, Of Palmers CORPS
GENERAL BurrBRFIKtD.
fu Hookers corps the work was not lees lively Gen
era Bnlerned detached brigade for reconnaissance
Of Buz2aru RO0st In conjunction with the other CORPS
and .. an carly hour Of the north SLOPE
or noso OF Chattoogata Mountain, moving around unsl
watching this from position short distance
IN the rear, officer breathless with haste terror,
dashna up TO Buttereld and exclaimed, care you
aware s that the enemy has overwhelming force on
the slope OF that mountNiDr' y $500. ~
swars that have force On tns slope or shas noun
she BY General Thomas, relieved BY General
CaIn's brigade, order permit them 10 move 20 Che
right Csrn remained In the position during the night
and had mss with Pos Srk SsSs took psos which
did not see but which is handsomely and fully related
BY yoor correspondent with Hooksr's corps. I saw
General Sckes The day after the engagement, and had
brief couyersati0n with him about IL. He has been
making the campaign with General Hooker and appears
attracts much attention. and next 70 Hooker, be 10 col
coded 10 be the nnest figure In the 6eid.
Hooker takes Rousseaus place In the affections Of the
army and men deonstrative in their admiration
as s' E
are maklug the campaign with General Hooker, as
city, and painter Of the large picture .ne military
committee room OF the Capitol. OF the "Assault Of Chepu.
10: S:sa s y ss ~
tano0ga" and "Chlckamauga and concluded to witness
Msseo sSss the Mexican young women were particularly
fond q him, and that he was known among them by
term which meant to distinguish him as 1.-THE only man
That ever was as beautiful az woman" a1s 81 lfI
GENERAL soSLNs STATEMENT ABOUT cEARYs nGnr
AN this By way Of parsnaesis. was going 70 give
Mil Creek Gap as = passabe and winding road over
Chattocgata Mountain, denceson Of the
fight appears TO have been somewhat "a Lookout. rho
troops engaged reached the summ but here found such
General ceary thinks ho could have held the mountain
but his orders such that he could not consistently
engaged and hence he retired detailed account OF this
given IN the correspondence om the Twentieth corps.
Oh az victory cf Poks CORDS over HOOKER 3ur lose
was about one hundred and forty. EN-
BuzzARD Roosr. ss
Imagine at. xzard Roost May o. continuation OF
the abQrs OF the Sth that day had convinced Sherman
that Buzzard Roost Gap could not be taken BY direct
assault On either side the mountains, with their per-
peudcular palisades rendered their ascent impossible.
Across the gap from mountain 10 mountain the enemy
fences FOR their guns as wei e % consns creek which
flowed towards to The limits OF lake Of half dozen
acres in extent the surface, and about twenty feet
deep Flood gates ready prepared open this
reservoir upon advancing column through The
army. - 80 -'"- -
oBscr OF DEMONSTRATION
SIN the demonstrntieu continued. II not without
It's purpose The enemys attention attracted
and the nrng on the 9th was even briske than before
The assstsuce y caS DAVIS aSd ssn
ley showed themselves 10 full force, batteries
down the s nd raj o ssS
IN the deep anger OF general contest Nothing
effected except the decevng OF the enemy because poth
The Fourteenth corps lost seventy i've men, killed and
a ~
eys divisions J do not know what The loss Of the
Twenty third corps was
Among the wounded in Johnsons division was Colonel
e.. s rom .
and was talking with Generals johnson, King and
sSned to colonel scrsners brigade and moved a. once
into the night dispute seemed TO have arisen ~ TO the
% .s sq vS, n me
fight by his being wounded He was struck in the head
by piece Of she'll and, il is said, also had two ribs
broken
Adjutant Farley. OF the Seventy fourth Ohio,
rously wounded at the same time. Few or no other
officers were wounded 10 Johnson's division Colonel
McIlvaIne OF the sxtyfourh Ohio, was killed In New
men., MORALLY wounded Further to the Is c lionel lie.
grange, OF The cavalry brigade Of Colonel I'D hcCook,
was captured, with about three hundred OF his men.
The demonstration cost rather heavily, but was neces
ssry.
N'rHrRsoS
We have seen how he made q start He toiled
aborou ahfully the outer and longest line
TO have been instructed no, 10 say what organization
they belonged and were rs rnoommuncstve to troops
%oSns mouth OF
Gap The Army OF the 1envessee began TO rapidly march
through the denle Lieut. Colonel Philips, Ninth lhnos
OF the sap encountered only small scouting PARTY, who
going westward through the gap These be easily
routed aud drove back to sugar valley bat not until he
had had his horse shot under him and received painful
and dangerous wound The Ninth Illinois pushed for
ward, however and seized the further mouth OF the gap.
General Dodge, Of the sixteenth corps had the advance
Of Mcrherson's army and pushing rapidly forward the
gap was secured and logan and the Fifteenth corps
marched In ana through II was thus we had caught the
with positive and am told with imperative, orders
70 take Ressacca and destroy the railroad bridge al that
point, General Mcpherson had sooner dened through
snakc Gap than pushed forward through Sugar
valley upon Ressacca, and by ten O'Clock had occupied
without opposition range Of light hills which overlook
yards from the bridge by the ar,crs,s' measurement
Of "elevatiod.n These General Dodge occupied while
General Logan sSfs remained 4. r. sY's y9sd mDs-
| ticn Of these hills was made at ten O'Clock.
A. shutdown the troops hastily withdrawn, and
the gap, and, am,ds, pess storm and cold and drench
ing ram, we're engaged all night in terrifying the gap
II WHAT WAS DoNE AffKk IN 1UT.
| have said that the troops were oil withdrawn.
should have excepted company OF skirmshefs, who
ma,ued thst night within n few hundred yards Of the
railroad bridge a. Rcssacca tho next day At noon re-.
turned TO camp Private James hccabs, Of the Ninth
Illinois. and men, also tailed TO withdraw. Thsy
moved 10 the LETT and GOT upon the line OF the Railroad
moved north upon Ton, and there destroyed the
telegraph vre oce and INSTRUMENTS and returned 10
camp next day.
rBs pNyxr nAxs Hscorx ssAScn
Mcpherson lay quietly a. Snake Creek Gap May 10.
Tho enemy having discovered his movement, pushed
forward small force from Ressacca 10 observe him.
shermnu appears decided promptly, on learning OF the
occupation Of Snake Creek Gap ~ hcPherson
the Whole army, with the exception OF Howards corps
| by way az that point to The rear OF the enemy.
4 MOVEMENTS
Orders given TO Howard relieve the troops Of
the other corps lying tho mouth Buzzard Rocst Cap
during tho night Of the 10Th but for some
ndnA Il