Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-23

Dalfon--Ne General Battle but Con.
ilnHed Heavy SklFmlShlng--Iiono
able MentiOR--0Hr Losses.
Our army vas moving ont from Chat.
1anooga TO take up position about Ring
gold during the whole Of the frst week
~ May, and, IN fact for a nun Der Of days
previous, the object being to concentrate
about Ringgold.
Previous TO general movement sew
eral cavalry affairs took place il Honston
and Dogwooa valleys which lie between
laylors and Tunnel Hill Range Gen
Fitzpatrick twice drove the rebel cavalry
back TO Tunnel Hill, the first time on
the 18th Of April again on the Cd Of sIay
BY the 9th of Mag the entire force was
either collected at hasrold. or az sucb
points that il could be saudIed and an
The Ith, it moved upon ths enemv Nc.
Pherson crossed faylor's Rsrh by ship
GAP, Hooker by Nlekajaek ON Pal
mer moved directly on ths roaa csam
70 the left The rebel cavalry retreatea
rapidly before our advance. A b.ss.---,
Dial - sh.. 4n..ras upon Tunnel Hill
range was soon driven sway. Eufi BY
twelve o clock we bad possession of She
sosn Of 1unael Hill On the morning
VI The slh, the whole army WAS in from,
OF Chettauooga mountain os which
Rocky Face Ridge forns part, Ne.
pheFson on the right With Logan Corps
aud Dodge's Division, Hooker next, Pal
mer next, Howard next, and Sehoheid on
the extreme len. The cavalry Of the
Army OF the Cumberland under General
/ Elliott was occupied Ia covering tanks
aud keeping up communication between
/ different Corps. The cavalry Of the army
Of Ohio under Stoueman, was not yet up.
Late in the afternoon ofthis day Col John
| G. M:tehelTs brigade Of Gen. Davis di-
vision, supported BY Morgan's brigade oi
the same, and Crafts brigade Of Stan
ley's division, drove the rebels prepeip.
itatly from their position IN front Of Bnz
card Roost Gap, and gallantly carried
the mouth Of the Gap itself, establishing
thsmselyes upon two Of the enemys for
tiiied eminenees at the entrance Consid
erable skirmishing occurred along th,
whole line, but with little loss on eithel
side.
On the 9th Of May McPerson erosses
Z Chattanooga mountain through Snak'
Creek Gap after sharp fight, thus direcl
| ly threatening the enemy's conmuniea
tions By railroad running from Dalton 4
, Rome aud Atlanta
. General Seho6eld, with Newton's d
, vision Of the Fourth Corps, marched q
; werd Dalton on the East of Rocky Face
and the remainder of the army skirmisk
ing vigorously all along the line, for th
purpose Of siivert;ug the enemys after
ton from flank movements on the righ
aud left. Toward evening severe al
> tillery duel took place, and Mitchell
E aud Morgan's bsigAdes OF Davis divisio
!, fought with the rebel lines in the Cal
gshltAker's brigade Of Stanleys division
q and portions OF Woods division, engage
in severe skirmishing at dideren
times during the day.
H Our loss along all portions Of the lir
! propably amounted 70 seven hundrs
: men. From the covered positions
the enemy their loss was doubtless mac
.s smaller.
= May l0th-There was eonsiderab
rain in the morning, and Skirmishir
was not quite SO lively. No operation
of consequence we're undertaken exec
upon the right Gen. MePherson NOV
his army from the eastern mouth OF &
Snake Greek Gap, drove some min
bodies of the enemy before him, and
lip. NJ. established himself upon {
railroad one mile south of Resaca.
the left Scho6eld and Newton skirmish
ct, all day without result. HArkers br
ade Of Newton's division, which h
n. gained the summit Of the northern p
of Rocky Face, found itself checked
u an almost impossible ravine. Abou
o clock P. NJ, we had got several pie'
VS. Of artillery in position around the mot
of Buzzard Roost Gap, and on the q
near the entrance previously tax
From these we opened a vigorous
upon the enemy works on the south :
OF the Gap, doing some execution,
failing to drive the sharpshoooters
Of the works Rebel cannon repl
from the summit Of the Ridge on
north side of the Gap, with TWO pie,
a hurIing shell at one Of our batteries
ars the hill next to Rocky Face Com
,els- over the summit of the hill, these SD
.asl- fell promiseuously amongst our ca
Dear hut did no damage. Abo4t 10 T. \
'rrid terrible rain, accompanied by thuI
.nsr and lightning, deluged the whole fac
IA the earth. Notwithstanding, cars v
Il "a heard running to and from Dalton
: E :, night long.
. a. May llth, morning opened gloomy
! - :, wet. The skirmishing recommen
i, however, but not earnestly and s
were to immagiue that the rebels
-Asr<. mostly Withdrawn. An attempt on
/, part to advance was, however, me'
Aia. The same determined resistance a.
proceeding days, and the fighting CO..