The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-31
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SDO1s Vy'cSV eneStlFe men. Ne iosL
few men today. but did good work.
We occupy the same position which We
left in the morning, being 10 bivouac
1snday, 1fay 9h-Reyeille sounded
st q o'clock this morning. It's cloudy,
with every indication Of rain Our
boys are in gay spirits, and pant Tor the
fight The assault Of Rocky Face Ridge
Is commenced u earnest, and must re-
suit IN our favor. We commenced (Ha-
zena Brigade,l 70 sacend the Ridge
before s o'clock, a. ", and almost i'm
medistely after cur slSirmishers were
hotly engaged This continued throush-
out the morning A Fortion Of our
Battalion were deployed. Up to 70 III
wo have lost 2 men killed, snd have
had few wounded Our mon are nov.
throwing up temporary breastworlrs,
composed Of rocks snd logs; but cur
position Is dangerous, as the sharp
shooters from the cliff above send their
deadly messengers right into ourmidst
Willich's Brigade is on our extreme
left Besltys Brigade in the centre;
end ours on the right, Joining
Wagners Brigade, Of the l4th Csrps.
The 2sd Corps is on the extreme left Of
the line Of battle. During the after
noon We shifted position, and made an
assault upon the bsse Of Rocky Face,
from the valley below; and at about
4 o'clock Gen. Howard ordered the
Divisions of Stanley and Wood forward
into the gaps fncing the enemy's breast.
works and foFtifcations 70 the right Of
Dalton. The movement had the de-
sired effect, compelling the enemy to-
open his artillery and expose the pos
ton Of his batteries. Il was trying
moment for Us, too, as ne were directly
under the enemys sfre, and dare not
respond. We lie inactive, behind q
fence, in an open field, whsrc the balls
from the rebel skirlnishers whizzed past
and among US as thick as hail Several
Of our men were killed and wounded
in this demonstration. From until
dark a heavy 6re was kept up, Woods
Division al the time supporting Stan
ley's up the slope Of Rocky Face Ridge.
At nightfall we Withdrew from the base
Of the Ridge, into the woods, over 10
the left We had a hard day S work Of
it, snd the Division must have lostosor
900in killed and wounded. We drew
8 days Fations after dark, and atll
o'clock, P NJ, our Regiment Goth Ind
went on picket
Tuesday, 5fay l0,a--Our Regiment 50
stin on picket. Il is raining to-day,
and unpropitious for active operations.
We are stil in front Of Rocky Face
Ridge. The enemy knows the valueof
his position, and seems determined "a
to hold IT, But we win yet aanlS hinl
out. Considerable skirznishing ia heard
along the line, to the right Of where
we lie. About o'clock, a n, our artiI-
lery opened upon che enemy, bat
ELECTED no reply. The exploding Shells
however, succeeded Ia snencing the
for time Cos @, D,
F, II and !, Of the 9Th Indiana, we're
as skirmisherH, and kept up
a brisk fre for several hours In tho
afternoon 8 few guns opened ffom
point on Rocky Face when our battery
Bridges Ill was moved into position,
and opened upon the battery on ths
ridge. The third shot was eiSectiye,
being placed among the rebel guns.
which were sileneed for . time. Late
IN the afternoon, however, this same
battery opened upon Stanley's line Of
battle, which vas exposed but the 5th
Indiana Battery, in conjunction With
Bridges Illinois Battery, promptly
silenced the Ere from Rocky Face We
had few men wounded during ths
Icy, and at night the Regiment was re-
ieved by the 124th Ohio, and came
nto camper rather, our old position.
WssfsesEgy, 3Gay ilh.-It rained IN
.orrents last night, and "a yet cloudy
at 8 O'Clock, A. u, 80 shiftsd our
,osition about Of q mile 70 the Left
md rear, as we had been freely exposed
o the enemy's FIRE al night 10 firing
s heard this morning. Some are Of
ne opinion that the enemy Il e7acuat-
ng-yielding bis stronghold 70 our
Fonted POssessiOu--is ssedaadling in
lespair. Wen, we viii soon kn0w, ~
ar army is now in q position % feel
os him. Our forces have penetrated
very gap and gorge, and Rocky Ridge
md Buzzard Roost must be ours despite
q Rebel strategy Of a most complicated
nd pouderous nature. The move ,of
,ur noble and grand army Il vietorious-
) onward We have out rnan@uvred
Toe Johnston and his eompocr Polk.
zen. sherman Is running the she
'angF Look at our banners, how
,roudly they aoat ia tbs breeze which
isppily rises 70 unfurl their bright
olorsi Howard's corps Is pushing up
geinst the foot Of Rocky Face, and
.is skirtaishsrs occasionally exshangs
Ire With some lurking sharp shgoter
~ the east Of Rocky Face Is sehofelds
3d Corpa Gen. Pslner's l4th Corps
Apparently IN the centre, eEtendlngin
-onG Of ali The 4sh Corps F On the
eserye. McPherson, with Logan and
lodges corps. i At Or near Reescca
ie has secured Snake Gap
Tsnrs2ay, Mag i2lh-Our Corps re-
,ains iusetiys to-day. Weather clear
FiF.ksy, Nay l3h-Anquietaiong our
mes this morning We are the Ticto.s
rthe Ridge IL onrs-aud with but
onparatively small losz What II We
I'd ssormed Or asssulted the Ridge
.ur loss would have been terrible-un-
Fecedented- Bat time sud peEssFes-
nee has given us a formidable positon