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WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1861
THE WAR IN GEORGIA,
Complete Details of Sherman's
Movement up to Thursday
Afternoon, Hay II.
Strength Of Rebel Army 10000.

Strength Of Rebel Army 10000
From the Cincinnati Commercial
TrssE1 HILL, GEORGIA, |
THURSDAY A57ERsoos, May Il, 1851
INTRODUCTORY.
hen. Shcrman's grand campaign las reach.
Cd that point where great events NAV BIT
looked for at any moment It Is two Wteka
to-day since he lett Nashville, his army then
stretching from Decatur to beyond Knox.
TIlle, occupying the same lines held durIne
the Tinter. His arrival at Chattanooga gaye
every division Of the army mysterious i'm.
pulse, and, ct the moment that Thomas
gathered bis legfons into hand for an active
movement, the corps on the flanks showed
slsss Of life, and, BY rapid strides, conyerxed
toward the center Of operations. Veteran
regiments poured In from the North. Out
laying detachmcnts were thrown together.
and troops guarding important points Ters
reduced to e1nct lighting weight. In less
than ten days tremendous concentration Of
troops has taken place, and today In i'm
mthsc army-a larger number Of effective
men than moved upon Csrinth, after the
battle Of Shi1oh-is IN position within gun
shet Of nc enemy. The preparations for de-
clsiye fighting have been weighty aud con
By the trains. Tents have been discarded.
and the ammunition and supply trains are
the only ones which have not shrunk tn ~
shadow Of their former selves.
Johnston has been occupying position of
immense natural strength, covering Dalton
to be the objective point OF thc campaign, tie
hfkt Aggressive movement promises, aud
has been found 10 be, one Of great dit1sulty-
eae which peculiarly requires delicacy of
Jnsgment, combined with vigor OF execution,
Sherman has the absolute confidence Of his
gist and fearless fighter. Ho will make tie
campaign decisive one.
TUESDAY, MAT s.
was principally passed In concentrating the
4th Army Corps, Maj-Gen. Howard, Which
y Al stretched along the railroad, the left rest
ing at Cleveland, and the right at Ooltawah,
ten miles below.
Camps were broken at room; and amidst
the widest enthusiasm Of the trosps at the
prospect Of the opening Of the spring cam
paign, the line Of march WAS taken With the
object Of ccnteripg at Catoosa Springs. three
miles nsrth cast Of RinEgold.
WEDNESDAY, MAT 4.
ReFeillc at dye In the morning, lust as
night 1s lifting her dark mantle from the
earth, and the NkfMmer of morning Is seen In
the cast. The soldier turns over, rubs his
eyes open, craWls from under his blanket, ia
quickly upon his feet, blowing into life the
snonldering embers-the remnant Of the
previous eveniag's fire. 4 few moments
later, bright fires burn all around us, the
cettee-pots are brought out, filed by can-
tteas, und while the water is warnine The
fires are deserted for the creek near by.
where the soldiers take their mcrnin.'s ablu.
tions. Red Clay is left In the rear, and
slow and tedious march is made, with roads
NrE a1r n hr n1rv 1n4r
which was reached about 2 o'clock in lie
afternoon. 4 line Of battle was at once
formed ). with the left (Nenton's DiyIs1on.
resting near Burkc's Mill. three miles east Of
the Springs, and the right (IVood's Di.lsion)
joining Beird's Division Of the 14th Corps.
which had been thrown forward to Catooss
Platform, south Of Hooker's Gap. Stanley's
Division formed the center. FertlacatIons
of Temporary kind were at once thrown
up, hcayy lines Of picsets thrown ont in
front, while Gen. Ed. McCoek's cavalry diyf-
sion guarded our left flank, and Gen, Kill
Fatrick's cur right
I must not neglect to mention that a We
Springs, portion Of Gen. Nctook's division
Of cavalry took the lead and had few slight
skfrnlishes with the enemy, driving them
from ollr front upon their reserve. Several
Of the enemy were killed and wounded. Our
loss vas cne man killed.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
May 5th and 9th, the army, or at least the 4th.
18th and 23d corps, which had arrived at ad.
yanced positions, remained in its position of
Wednesday, awaiting the. arrival Of General
Rockers and General McPherson's CORDS.
wlo marched around to our right, prepara-
tory to flank movement upon tue enemy's
left, for the purpose Of turning it.
General Sherman arrived at the front to-
day, and II company with other general off,
GERS, rode along The flines, minutely inspect.
izg. the country, and familiarizInE himself
with the position Of his csmmand. This
morning, at an carly lonr, small force ad-
4ancea upon tho enemy, who, In small force,
held Bald Knob, small hill about mile
south Of Catooea Platform, and drove them
flem 1t without the loss Of q man Or either
side.
"FT. PILLOW, p-s you."
This morning Morgan's brigade of Davis
d. 5ivTl9n nn,sG wsgs on Reks When whsa sSad Of RIB
change coffee for tebaccos" "Yes" Tas
the reply, Fort Pillow, d-n you," as the
piclets leTeled their guns and discharged a
velley into them, woanding ere man. The
rebels not liking 1cadcn coffee retreated, ex-
claiming, as they ran, "are you niggers or
white men, to treat us that way:''
SATURDAY, MAY Z,
corps encanped in the hills about Catoosx
Springs, moved cast, Stanley taking tho lead,
followed by Generals Newton and Wood, ar
irving 1t Lees Uorse In the valley to the
northwest Of Rocky Face Ridge. Newton's
division haltes in line Of battle. Stanley,
With his invincible division, nsyed forward
abopta nile further, on the left Of Tunnel
Hill, and thro wing out heavy sairmisl line,
the right Of which rested at the base Of Tun-
mel Hill Ridge, where 1t joined Gen Davis
skitmishers, under Colonel Dan. McCook,
whose brigade waa On tha extreme lett OF
the line OF the 18th csrps. The left restsd on
the base Of Rocky Face Ridge. It was Gen:
ion in on the right center to support General
Stanley, but the enemy presented so weak
front that Stanley w2s able to accom- p1ish all
that was cxpccted-ths turning of the cne.
my left fla1k BY movement along Tunael
Hill range to the hill Immediately ID front OF
the town.
AZ 10 o'clock the enemy, about three HIM
drcd strong, comprising. artillery and dis
mounted cavalry, could be discerncd On the
ridge commanding the town. Whitskcs's
brigade Of Stauley's division at onca moved
forward up the moderate slope Of the range
occupied By the enemy, and with single
lire Of skiHaishers drove the enemy from The
hill, assisted by the 9Th IAeian2 Battery,
Lieutenant Morrison, one section of which
WaA located on com nmanding hill about a
aile northwest Of the town.
While the 4th corps ware thus engaged
Jshnson's and Davis divisions moved up
frsm Catoosa Platform, on the centre, and
entered Tunnel Hill. Davis division moved
along the main wagon road running parallel
with the railroad, md thraw his line across
the vallcy. Johnson came up on the right
and entered the tswn By q narrow trail run
ming down from ths direction Of Niekjoack's
Gap. Barnetts Illinois battery attached to
Davis division, opened their guns upon the
enemy's position about nine and brisk can
nonadiDg was kept up for two hours, until
tho enemy Was 1anEed and took flight. The
fire Of the enemy's artillery was quito accu-
rate, and tbs cavalry displayed remarkable
abandon and contempt for cur fire, only re-
tfring when compelled to by overwhelming
numbers.
On comparison of>notes By brigade COM
mandeFs, 1t was found that less than ten
wounded was our totu1 loss in the occupa-
ton Of the town and the surrounding ridges.
Immediately on the retirement Of the en-
envy, Stanley threw his colunan forward along
zard Roost, and jeined his right to Palmer,
at tie wagon road leading to Dalton. At
p. IT,, snail brigade Of rebel Infantry ap-
preached within mile of our advance, and
formed In an open field, but = few well.di-
rected shots from the 5th Indiana battery
soon dispersed them, and they retired, leav-
ing Email picket force.
Generals Sherman and Thomas were early
In Tunnel Hill, and to-ni.lt have their head
quarters Withln 4 mile ct cur advance line.
10th Generals watched every movement Of
the enemy, aud gave their orders with cool
ness and couhdcnce that proTed them to be
equal Tor any emergency that may arise. The
brigades in Stanley division Of the 4th corps
engaged, we're commanded By Gems. Whitta-