The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-21
Tho Occupation Of Dalton

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Our army was moving ou, from Chattanooga TO take
up position about Rngso'd during the whole Of the nst
week in May and 10 foct for number Of days previous,
the object beng 10 copcontrae about Ringgold.
GENERAL KIPAIMcKs URINARY CAVALRY MoyEnEars = TIE
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Prev ous 10 general movement several cavalry Affairs
sook place in Houston and Dogwoed valleys, which lie
between Tayors bridge and Tunnel Hl range. General
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May. BY the 9th Of May the entire force either
collected at Rinsgoid or at such points tha, II could
be handled, and the sth it moved upon the eLey.
Mcpherson crossed layors Ridge BY Ship Cap Hoor by
Nckajack Gap Palmer moved directly on the road from
rebel cavalry retrcatcd rapidly before advance
battery placed by tho enemy upon Tunnel Hill rauge
son sDaa Of Ss a a o. @ Ss
9Th tho whole army in front Of Chattanooga Nom
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ion; Hooker nsxt Palmer nexs, Howard next and scho
ess1s "a'ss sss
onss ssnswap me no 20, '1n . q in Inc
afternoon of tins day Colonel John .. Mitch.
brigade o. staleys dlvision, drove tho repes preepi
lately from heir position trout OF buzzard Roosi gap,
calamity carried the mouth o. be gap Itself. eslao
fishing themselves upon two OF the enenys fortified
at the entroncc. considerable skirmishiog
occurred along the whole me, but with little loes
ssAKK CREEK GAR MARcB IOWA pI,IoS
On tho 9Th Of May Mcpherson crossed Chattanooga
Mountain through snake Creek Gap aftes sharp fsbi
thus directly threatening the euemy's communications
by railroad running rom Dalton 70 home and Atlanta.
General Schohed With Nowtons division OF the Fourth
corrs, marched towards Dalton on the eaet OF Rocky
Face, the remainder of the army skirmshed vgor.
ng the enesDys attention from flank movements
the right and LETT. Towards evening sc.
Morsans br,sados q DAVIS Giyision fought w,,h the
rebel lines 10 the gap whitsker's brigade Of saney's
division. and portions Of Woods division, engaged IN
diminishing It different times during the day.
Our loss along all portions Of the line probably
amounted 10 hundred From the covered pc-
sitiens oi The enemy their loss was doubtless iauch
smaller. aeti
There was considerable the morning Of May 10
and sk rm ling WAS quite so lively No operations
Of consequence undertaken exceps the right
General McPhcrson bin army from the eastern
enemy before him, and nj o'clock after
noon established bisei upon tho railroad one mile south
Of Resaca. ynl nM
without result Harker brigade Of Newton division
which hal gained the summit Of the northern part
OF Rocky Face found self checked by almost ras-
sablo ravne About ihroe O'Clock r. M bad GO,
several pieces o artillery 10 position around the mouth
OF ugxard Roost cap, and the hills tho
previously taken. from these opened igorOus IRE
sloI s w. an.u. s,nn ~ .a,ns ~ gr... 80 ep
shooters out n the works. Rsbe cannon replied from the
summit Of the ridge on the north side Of the gap with
two pieces hurling she nj M our batter tbe
bill pext Rocky Face Coming tbe summit Of the
biD these shells lel prom,ecuousy smonsrt our camp,
but did no damsgc. About ten terrible rain,
compansd BY thundor and hgntnng, deuged the whole
face Of The earth. Notwithstanding, cars beard
running to and from alton all night long Ha
rl Fl. A cosrsRAnypS ouIEr nay.
The morning OF May III, opened gloomy aud wet. skir
ling recommended, however but not earnestly, and
ready imagine that the rebels had mostly
withdrawn. An attempt On cur part 10 advance was,
however, mel by tho same determined resistance
preceding days and Tho nghtug constituted a. intervals
during tho day. In TACT there has been
any since have arrived front o. Rocky Fsco in
which you could not hear tho cropping souncs Of
ketry ntax6persed oCcasop lily with the
Ali through The llh there was but little csDDDnaipg On
either Side until ate IN the eyenog A thot
thrown At intervals during the day IRON our bat
terics placed along tue hill, the pnp, flled 10
elicit any reply, until within haf an hour OF dark,
several rebel opened from different points,
and tic the mounaits resoundef WIN thc w
mutt Little damage done, however, and on the sp
proacn of night tho brug almost entirey ceassa Inc
day was very disagreeabe one, beng vet ano cnhy
throughout and at nighual decidedly busry anu eom.
Our boys no, The ir5t day marcn from ring.
gold threw away their blankets aud ovecoats suffered
much st pigbt and awaited impansnty he approach o.
day.
Al daylight on the morning Of the l2th The fourteenth
oorps tPalmsr) and Kowtens division, o. tue fourth
oorps }Hovard mos cd 0y the fgbt flank in the drec.
ton OF Snake creek zap WIN ne inteo.rn ~ sasa's ~
gap and seriously ihrsafeoing the enemy soomma-
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t,nued skirmsh-a sk kfnisn on larger scsie rsrhaps
than any ever known in the bhtorv o. tbe worn IM
ave dsys has been going upon line ~ least tweoV
mites 10 extent and has been engaged IN by perhaps
thousaod men Our losses have been severe consdsrnG
mat no general or partial engafosrsnt mas taken
mace lescept sforhefsops affair ~ enskc ceeh e'v,
nnd VIII not la snort % one huudred snl pty feu una
a,p buud wounded. FROM tue act inst tns eees
nae oayb, no cosely 1ndet tbcr ref probably
n,t more than thifd ~ fuRe ~ ourp
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