Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-29
Movement on Dalton.
Especial Dispatch to the Louisville Journal
THREE MILES FROM DALTON. Ga,
Fphruarv 9th 1914


Especial Dispatch to the Louisville Journal
THREE MILES FROM DALTON, Ga,
February 9th, 1864
Yesterday morning, at three o'clock
Baird took up his line of march acros:
Tunnel Ridge to the north east to ioin
/ Cruft S division that marched from Red
Hill down the two valleys to the East.
and fanking Rocky Face, passing
through a gap three miles north of Tun-
mel Hill Baird joined Cruf5 on the
right, and the whole line moved down
toward Dalton. CROSS brigade moved
alonga minor ridge parallel wish and
halt mile cast OF Rocky Face Baird
line occupied the valley. The enemy's
sklrmlshers were encountered early in
the morning, OPT Osing stout resistan &c.
A high ridge, three miles from Dalton.
terminates the valley, crossing at the
north and south On THIS rested the
enemys main line of battle.
\ half mile north of this line, on the
ridge occupied By Gross. the enemy
planted battery on a prominent spur.
and shelled our lines. The hill was
taken by charge of CROSS brigade. at
loss of from forty-fye to fifty killed,
aud wounded. Baird, pushing forward
through the open fields of the valley
was vigorously Shelled by battery that
occupied spur just below the one taken
by Gross. Vandevere's brigade was on
Bairds left, and Turchin's on his right.
On the right of the wagon road that
runs through the center of the valley, is
a heavy timber that rises the precipitous
slope of Rocks Face.
lurchin and staff, riding In advance
OF the line, was fred on by the enemys
skirmlshers, when our lines were pushed
forward, and the rebels retired to their
maiu line. At hsifpast one clock, the
enemy opened both his batteries on our
lines in the valley, but the 4th artillery
replied. Turchin, filing through the
woods, ascends and forms the line of
battle on the slope of Rocky Face, ten
minutes before two o clock Turchin
charges the rebel line, and for half an
bour there was the most terrific fighting
when the rebels were driven from their
position, are reinforced in return to drive
US. Our loss in killed, wounded and
missing in this charge will reach almost
one hundred. We viii soon hear the de-
donations OF Artillery with the rafting
accompaniment Of small arms on the
west side of Rocky Faee.
Davis is charging the enemy at Buz-
zard Roost The ightingou the eastern
slope with Crult and Baird grew lighter,
and finally was reduced to slight Skin,
mishing aud some heavy artillery firing.
Davis, at Huzzard Roost, charged through
the defileS almost to the enemy's guns,
when he himself, confronted by infantry
of twice his strength withdrew He re-
ports TO Gen. Palmer a slight loss Gen.
Morgan sgand Dan McCooks brigades
fought splendidly at night The object
of the reconnaissance having been ac-
complished, and the eneny's strength
developed, Gen. Thomas ordered his
troops to retire Our losses will prob
ably reach, in killed, wounded, and miss
ing, l76
The enemy opposed TO us is Stuart's
and Stevenson's divisions, with portions
Of Hindman's and Claiborne's and the
entire force of Wheeler's cavalry, in all
amounting to about 10, 600 men. john
son and Davis fell back to Tunnel Hill,
which place it is our determination to
| hold