The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-05-28
FORWARD AGAIN.

We brought down Sherman's movements
to the 18th. His army did not pause. On
the 18th, Thursday nearly the whole ar
nv was in motion towards Snake Greek,
which lies about fifteen miles south OF Buzz
zard Rock, only Howard with Woods and
SANKEY'S division, being left to threaten the
enemy in front of Dalton. 1t should be OBJ
served, however, that General Mcpherson,
crossing, directly over from Villisnow, had
passed through Snake Greek Gap as early as
MondayLthe 9Th of May.
By morning of Friday, the 18th, the bulk
of our forces was assembled at Sugar Valley,
near the eastern mouth of the gap, cavalry
covering the operations of the infantry.
Gen. Fitzpatrick was wounded while attend
ing this work.
During the 18th the army was occupied
in deploying from the gap, and getting 10
position. Heavy skirmishing took place
during the day. Gen. Harrow's division
of Gen. Logan's corps met with considerable
loss. By night the enemy's position vas
fully discovered. Resaca is situated IN 3
great bend toward the east. Across the
neck of the Cocsawattee river, the convex
portion of the peninsula thus formed, ex-
tends continuous lines of rebel works, with
field fertilization. especially about the town.
Both their tanks rested on the river. and
the line of retreat was completely protected
by these Notifications.
By the night of Friday our army was IN
position around the rebel works, except
Towards forces, which had occupied Dal-
ton the day before, and were sweeping down
the Altoona and Western railroad to form
junction with the rest of the army.
On Saturday, the 18th, skirmishing be-
gan earley in the morning, and continued
necessarily throughout the day along the
line. About O'Clock it was especially Sc
we're upon the left of the 9Th corps, many
of our men being picked off by rebel sharp
shooters, About noon Howard effected
! junction with the rest of the army, and our
| whole force was then in line-Howard's
corps forming the extreme left, Schoield's
coming next, Hooker's next, Palmer's next,
! Logan 's-Wood, with two divisions, of the
| 18th corps, being the extreme right. Such
disposition and changes were afterward made
as the movements of the enemy or the evac-
uation of our own plans required; but gen
orally the lines remained as | have indica
ted.
About p. m. an attempt was made TO
break the center of the enemy's line, or, at
least, to recapture his outer works. Gen.
Judah,s division of Schofeld's corps, and
Newlon's division of Towards corps, NOV
ing over comparatively level ground, succee-
ded, after desperate conflict, in compelling
the rebels to abandon the position of their
outer line. We did not continue to hold
this; but our own line being somewhat ad-
vanced, our artillery acting very effectively,
we prevented the rebels from occupying it.
Further to our right we were not so for
tunate. Portions of Jamison's, Baird's and
Viewers divisions of Palmer's corps in
attempting to charge the rebels in front,
were compelled to throw themselves down
an almost perpendicular bank; wade a
creek waist deep, which ran at the foot of
the bluff; aud then cross a valley filed
with bitches, fully exposed to fire from
the rebel works. Never did men go to
work more gallantly, or contest more noble;
but they could not accomplish impossibili-
ties, and after severe losses, were obliged te
f withdraw.