, 1864-03-05
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4Ao"A+ Auo no'e"eu! YVES commenced oy
concentrating at Cleveland Stanley's division Of the
9TH cofns under command of f>rntta md a n,,
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een.o eer "ene.m " rsn,, Aa.nlns, "d VIII the ad
to Blue Spring, On the line Of tic East Tennessee
and Dalton road. At The same time ths adrance Of
on the line Of the railroad from Chattanooga to
Dalton. That thcae preparations Eere uot knorn
TO tne enemy. is evident from the fat that Cheat
nan DIVISION InoFco soIla tto1n Dalton as latc as
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sp'e1 rsa y mo mopg a1.n; ;ps positions iadl
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ing pa1t Of the 18th corps unae. Gen. Hooker.
md mart Of the 14th Cons. Gen. ! N. Palmer
moved a1ons the road itom chsttsnoosa to Ds1ton,
land toward. Dalton. Cen p Panes took @ the n!tsd sd
ssnce es,t .. .ne n1s sonnn. us advance consisted
o. uae zo1n hea'ncky mountea infantry, 3sth 1adi-
ana mounted infantry. and ID cavalry, and John
nesr Rtns"ni5 and dxsn ~ e's ~ .ha "ese me,
fore, force vi with y little Resistance. In the mean
as Red Clay, fifteen miles south Of Cleveland,
4th Michigan cavalry. about six miles below Red
Clay, came upon superior force Of the enemy and
was compelled to tall hack upon the main column.
with loss of three wounded The rebels, Who
wards Dalton. On Tueeday ThomaeT column
1noyed At daylight: Johnaon's division being eth
in the advance. The encmy's pIckcts were soon
found In line across the bottom, about rwo ufies
and ha,f nom Rins;o!d-
His picket line WAS very etrons but re1dfly care
Eay before ON mounted advance. The enemy IN
vince Of our troops, Ca11in's, Kings and STARK
weather'e bEigadee, Of Johneon's division, were
as ae q With as a .9Ss
rebels | had % THROWN % up temporary m balTiesde 4nd
Opened a rha1p IRE, but our eEts7nistzers saz1sc
lsan a3ne fbs IL atel 1ae aasf LII,
this affair the Nineteenth Illinois lost a
sergeant Killed md several men wounded. This
nm nm met no fur1her Opposition and T1nneli iii
rec2ed es tsaa 5e psvia The
column Under Cruits met with some
sharp eEinnl=hins . during 15e day
hi. euccnc6ed In driving The eoet1y's cavalry ncE-
cts within three mi!cs of Dalton. It however fell
back unon Tie main 1,ody at night fall.
~, On she side e. Dalton towasas Tunnel Mll is
Is called By the citizens Rock-Faccd Ridse md ie
military rosltion OF great natural strength. It bad
ocasiton Of t.en q tha I tine a. or t. move N
rccnt Il ssas held bv two diyisions Of UafJee'e
eofps and ihe evcsis oi. the dsy Showed be lid
ass u ot5S aoqas The two COL
urnrs 10 to a1facldns distance Of Rocky:Faced
Ridge. The troops under General Crafts met With
cavalry, In the aItcrnoon however, he came upon
lie Infantry pickets drove them in wita his skir-
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General Thomas General C11fts not being up as
expected, ordered Gen. Palmer to throw forward
sfacieut force to feel the enemy deyclop his posi-
aon and strength. and to cover he moEement Of
the orde1 % vas siyen n by II Palmer to Jea. &. Davis.
Jchu Kfuc'< trI.ade On the richt, Carl1n@s and
Sta1kwcat6er'e, Commanded by H11nb7icht On the
esass5 rsn sna noa saa , "a s ,as @ Tes Bi
eItion, under severe ehelins from the febel bat
1crez Onr artillery replied, but with little effect
1ur 1ncn .ufitsTei snn.c Ioss by fbe arillery IRE
hi ae soon as thcy were formed. Morrans brigade
dashsd forward 4 the double quick and turned 1he
a9 TSt enemy broke and were driven In
se Ss tns aaS fsf asnsd fGsip s
Another charge from Davis drove them back to the
ridge. THIS Gallant action oI Davis division and
In ,ee tSs Sspnsec 81 ss
number Of line ut1iccrs. 0us lose was not severe
Dutine there operations General ,C1uf,s succeeded
could form the LETT in The propo-ed demonstration
Of tie next day.
Gen. Thorsas' orjcfs. opcacd fe hsttle with vg-
orous artillery fire, shelns the enemys right Tn
der cover OF this drc hc noEed stanleys Division
o. the 4th eoTs and was soon engasea 81, Nith a., re
nlsancoczIy with thIs attack the artillery Of the
lab corps opened rapid and fierce nse. At The
I,gna R to1r stsades-f%o 1!on n ,, 4th ana fTo @
of eEifmishers they Ee:o1n1cly md steadily Pashed P
e ses o Ron1 to p9int iaons ~ r.
Wh he aasanaae IL an' oar az 1or 'at
men ,wcre doing well. Palmsste tight
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