Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-23

1 t1ere has not been an hour at any tim
since we have arrived IN front OF Rock
7aface, IN which you coald not heard III
dropping sounds Of muskeiry, interspars
ed occasionally With the roar of canaoa
Z Al through the slth fhere was but huH
f cannonading on either side, until late !;
the evening. Il shot fhrcwn At interval
during the daT fromour batteries PLACES
along the hill. near the Gap. failed /.
, ELICIT aDy replF, until withiR half an heui
Of dark, when several rebel ca1 non open
ed from diifeFeoa psinis, and for SONS
tine the mountains resoanded with The
Lumult. Little damage was done, how
esSrs and on the approach Of night the
Sring almosz entirely CEASED The dss
was very disagreeable one, being We
and chilly throughout, and at nightfai
decidedly blus,ry and cold. Our poe
boys who, 90 the FIRST days march from
kinggold, threw away their blanket
and oyercoats. suffered much az nigh +
and awaited impatienily the approae
Of day.
At daylight, on the morning of ii
18th, the 9TH Corps (Palmer) and New
tons Division Of the 4th Corps (How-
ard moved By the right flank in the di-s
recsion Of Snake Greek Gap, with the in-
tsntion Of strengthening McPherson and
Hooker who had gone through this gar
and was seriously threatening the enc
ays communications
So far the contest has been only one
immense and continued skirmish-a
skirmish on large scale perhaps than
any ever known In the history Of the
world. Por Eve days It has been gong
ea, upon line at Feast twenty miles IN
extent, and has been engaged in by per
haps forty thousand men. Oar loss has
been severe, considering that no general
OF even partial engagement has taken
place, Except McPherson's affair at
Stake Creek Gap, aud viii not fall short
Of 100 kiIisd an3 800 wounded From
tho fact thatshe rebels have fought under
cover, their loss is probably Dot more
than third as large as ours
Rocky. Face Ridge, iss moat inaccea-
slb'e rargs beina almos. as high as
Lookout Mountain, and ia places much
more preclpitous There are places
where for thousand Of yards together, q
psrpedieular cliff twenty 70 sixty feet
nigh, runs along the side OF The range,
forming q natural fori6cation that 90 ha
man ingenuity can surmount
The Ridge is clefE by The tremendous
gorge called B8zzard Ro0sL Gap. and
through this gap runs the railroad and
the common road from Chattanooga.
The rebels hare lined all the hiRlIts
around this gorge with eanuons, aud
strengthened it BY artificial works Of
formidable description. Ia addition 10
this, they have damned up the stream 81
water called Mill Greek. which also runs
through the gap ia such way as to form
a lake in the gorge. The entire position
is perhaps one OF the strongest on the
continent IL can not be turned on The
left probably, foE the attempt would only
bring the thanking forces into another
gorge a. formidable as Bazzard Roost
About fifteen miles - The righ. fsoutb
oi Bazksrd ko0st = Snake Geek Gan
through whieh AGPheFson has already
81 tei. sS if;s-s ffss shE lE' s be eastern mouth
tAl6aasa and WsssssR II, b VII III iadsedl a de
come fam0aGsn historyif II il proves 70 bt
the door By vhich fhe Union arm
shall reach Dalton aud .ictory.
Several individuals in our army hay
already grrately distinguished iher 9
selves The exploit ef Cclouel John G {
Mitchell. 18th Ohio, eouEmnding bril-
ade ia General Davis .aiYision, b. whi9 .
ne eaaed the hills, near Tie entrance c
BuzzaFd Roost Gap, sas ane of the nc
gallant achievements Of the eampaiE :
Ills brigade IS composed of Hhe maieFia !
and has added 10 its previously acqaiFi
.laursls 5
General wiilich has managed ! q
command with much skill, in very 1 8
feals situation $
General I. }. Wood always vigilas !
active and bold, has been none the \ e
40 dsring these five days singular fig| :
ing. :
General STANLEY has INCREASED his v &
earned reputation by the able and uni
sumiug manner in which he has mana {
bis division, {
General johnson and Davis have bf i
proved themselves carial and prudent {
well as earnest and energetic soldiers =
Gen. Elliott, iE command Of the cav $
~ Of the Department Of the Cumberls| Q
has discharged his delicate and ditiie r
duties with rare ability and tact, ass i
ed by several excellent staff oEiiceFs g
Many others remain 70 be meniioI i
hereafter, 10 whom We believe the o
retts correspondents upon the field y a
not fail TO do justice. d