Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-27
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From the advancing Armies Of
i Grant and Sherman.

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lOIEo1NNATt, Feo. 26.-The Gazetts,s
GhHttanooga dispatch says:
Il ~ eel Nd apse tpECe of Grants army was
wlllhlp three miles of Dalton on the oath.
Ihe tebes were driven from Tunnel aill
aud pursued till, pightfalI. AsheaVy bat
gle at Dalton is not Improbable. Hardee's
1 and Clay borne's divisions have been semi
fto sFeinioIct Polk. 2 : y =
A Nashville dispatch of the 25th saws
the army!is in front of Dalton, and prob
ably occupies that place tonight.
i s. SSontsS arrived at Grants headquarters
say Sherman has cut the Mobile and Ohio
Rffilteadi and cPpPolk g army iu the mid
ave- Sls, pom 10 sides running away from each
g,Shetmah subsists on the country. which
/ abouqds in stores.
aAfFhete was great excitement at Mont.
gomery,sand the people were much scared,
q PhfIAbftpHIA, Feb 2e,-The Evening
bulletin has the following interesting
special from Tunnel Hill, Georgia, dated
1.-THE 9th - - 80
On Monday u strong colomn of Infantry,
IpFeeeded5 By Cavalry, moved out from
/ shatIt!enooga, near the. old battle field Of
! Shicha!nHuga, and took the direct ROAD for
Tunnel Hill and Dalton. Genefals Palmer
Johnson, Baird, Davis and Calhoun direct.
ed the movements. The force advanced
wtthoutopposition, east of the ChickamauL
ga across which, aud back through. Ring
gold Gap and Taylors Ridge, a party Of
FsbStcavalEy were driven in con fusiop nv
Col: Harrison. The head OF the lcolnmS
marched on and rested during the night
at Rtnggold. The moVementf was com.
menced yesterday morning, The cavalry in.
ADVANCE bad several lively skirmishes with
the enemy's mountsd force, consisting of
the lat Tennessee rebels; they were how.
ever conttpually pushed back, until about
i'6-p. M when our forces came in sight of
Tunnel Hill, here a conflict comrnenced
| in which great deal OF fighting was
done, especially by the enemy. TheFe was;
little loss gu either side. Col. Harrison
having pushed far towards the front aud
seeing the rebels greatly out numbered his
force, retired until he was met by our in
'fautry advancing. Certain of support
9ol.HaErison again pressed forward and
Grove the rehels precipitately out of the
town Of Tunnel Hill. The enemy had an
entire brigade of cavalry, under charge of
Gem Wheeler, with four pieces of artillery
and opening upon US with the latter, our
progress was checked. AS soon as our
own artillery came, mp its fire was direct
ed principally at Col. Boon's rebel cavalry,
who had advanced upon Col. Harrlson's
right: 1t being now dark our forces re-.
tired about four miles IN The direction Of
Dalton, to await supplies. In the mean
=tima Gen. SANKEY'S command advanced
from the vicinity of Cleveland, preceded
by a cavalry force under Col. Long, of the
s4th Ohio Cavalry. The latter. is said to
nave penetrated withiu1hre miles of Dali
tpngto day. +.y
- Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock the
advance was again resumed. Portions of
JOhnstou's and Baird : cQmuands are NOV
ing forward on. the main road from Ring.
gold towards Tunnel Hill. No skirmish-
ing of consequence took place until ll:3O:
we found ourselves in the Immediate vi,
cinity of Tunnel Hill, here it soon became
;eVideut- TINT the rebels were resolved nm
-makiug stand. The caVhlryhad advanced
some distance AHEAD of the fnfautrS. bnI.
so soou as the latter was up iu sufficient
numbers to support the cavalry advanced
NJ q COLUMN along The road, in plain view
OF the Hill on which the rebel cannon were
placed the day before
No enemy had as yet been observed! a
when suddenly n battery planted on the
bill 10 tbe,rightoFth The TuDoel onened. and
a number OF she'll were thrown with great
accitacy Immediately into our ranks
Several were killed aud wounded. Gen.
Whtpple narrowly escaped death from tlp
explosion of II she'll No confusion, how
eTeri was created, and the cavalry, retired
TO shelter. Other portions of tbs infantry
came up and were deployed in line.
sB5ln the meantime our artillery came up
and Capt Hotchkiss, of the I'd Minnesota
battery, placing two lO-pOunder Parrottis
on 40 emtnence to tho right OF the road,
opened on the enemy with some effect.
lsssened, however, by the apparent Inner
fecdon OF the shells, but few OF which ex
ploded. Capt. Harris, of the 9Th Indiana
battery, afterwards placed two of his
pieces TO the left Of the road aud assisted
in dislodglng the. rebel battery from its
position. M sr,.7., III ! 80.
~ Our infantry began to advance. Gen.
Morgan taking the rebels on the right
flank and boldly marching along the CREST
OF Tunnel Hill, completely turned the
works of the enemy, who fed without
hiring z gun. Their retreat was rendered
the more necessary as Col. HambtiVhTs
adyaHce threatened their left flank.
Our whole line moving forward we occu
PIED HWlthoutturthersc contest the ridge of
Tunnel Hill. .ls5a 4.
All along it's crests were lolerably for.
mIdablesworks OF slone and logs. on the
eastern side were located the camps of Gen
Clay borne,s rebel divisions.
IL WAS now tqur. O'Clock in the afternoon.
and the rebels fed rapidly along the Dali
ton .road, Our troops pursued, aud there
was no further fighting until We were with
miles of Dalton. when the rebeIs |
were found very strongly posted in a gorge
'oetwegn q high aud prrcipilous range of |
mountains called Rocky Falls. Through
this gorge rms the scOnJmon road and the
railroad E7!s7 Il
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