Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-05-28
THE WAR IN GEORGIA..
IL ID n " Il II N . a = a .
Generals Hooker and Fitzpatrick
Wounded.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
REsACA. On. Nav ~

was IN motion toward Snake Creek Gap,
which lies about fifteen miles south of Buz.
zard Roost, only Howard, with Woods and
Stanlcy's divisions, being left to threaten
the enemy in front of Dalton.
MPHERSON'S MOVEMENT-DEPLo
MENT OF THE ARMY.
1t should be observed, however. that Gen.
Mcpherson, crossing directly over from Vii.
lanow, had passed through Snake Creek
Gap as early as Monday the 9th of Nav
BY the morning of Friday, MAY 18th. the
bulk OF our forces were assembled in Suoor
Valley, near the eastern mouth of the Gan
our cavalry covering the operations of the
infantry. General Fitzpatrick was wounded
While attending t) this work. During the
18th the army was occupied in deploying
from the Gap and getting in position
Heavy skirmishing took place during the
oay General Harrow's division, of General
Logan's Corps, met with considerable loss.
BY night the enemy's position was fully dis.
covered. Resaca is situated in the Great
Bend of Ostonua river, with the convex
portion of the bend toward the east. Across
the neck OF the peninsula thus formed ex-
tend continuous lines of rebel works, with
strong field fortitications, especially about
the town. Both their iianks rested on the
river and the line of retreat was completely
protected Ivy these Notifications By the
night of Friday our army was imposition
around the rebel works, except Howard's S
division, and Woods and Stanley's. which
had occupied Dalton the day before, and
were sweeping down the line of the Altoona
and Western Railroad to form n junction
with the rest of the army.
SKIRMISHING.
On Saturday, the 14th, skirmishing began
early in the morning, and continued inccs-
sanity throughout the day all along thc line
About O'Clock il was especially severe
upon the left of the 18th Corps, many of
our men being picked off 10y the .ebel sharp
shooters. About noon Howard effected q
junction with the rest of the army, and our
whole force was then in line, lIowards corps
forming the extreme left, Schoiicld's coming
next, Hooker's next, Palmer's next, Logan's
next, Wood, with three divisions of the 10Th
Corps, beng on the extreme right. Such
disposition and changes were alterward
made as the movements of the enemy, or
execution of our plans required, but gene
rally the line remained as | have indicated.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE ENEMY'S
LINES-WADINGT TO THE CHARGE
About one in the afternoon an attempt
was made to break the centre of the enemy S
lines, or at least to recapturc his outer
works. General Sudah's division of Scho-
fields corps, and Newtons division of How
ards corps, moving over comparatively
level ground, succeeded, after a desperate
conflict, in compelling the rebels to abandon
the position of their outer line. We did
not continue to hold this, but our own line
being somewhat advanced, our artillery act
ing very effectively, we prevented the rebels
from occupying it, Further to our right
we were not.s fortunate Portion of Jane
sons, Bairds, and Wcayer's divisions of
OF Palmer's corps, were compelled to throw
themselves down an almost perpendicular
bank and wade creek waist deep. which
ran at the foot of the fluff, and then cross Il
valley filled with bitches, fully exposed to
the from the rebel works. Never did men
: go TO work more gallanty or contend more
nobly, but they could not accomplish i'm.
possibilities, and after severe losses were
Obliged to withdraw. 1t was now discover
ed that the enemy were moving heavy
force up the Resaca and Tilton road, with
the obvious purpose of turning our left
Hooker was Immediately sent to checkmate
this movement. Before he arrived, how
ever, the rebels had thrown themselves in
immense masses upon Crult's brigade of
Stanley's division, and forced it, after splen.
did resistance, to abandon the hill upon
which it was posted and retire in consider.
able confusion. The rebels, yelling like
demons, came running across the road and
open fields to the west of it. when they werr
met with a murderous fire of crane and
canister from Simpsons old New York bat
.cio "nu t"c ocn lhulaha. AT the same
the omen sracn taoI, nos;';o' ,ion' ,ul'inS my
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of Crpf,,s hror,,, Ir;,,"il III: ~ a. =
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