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


4 iine, Hovafds corps forni-g the ex-
: rene left, Schoheld's comiEz next.
! 'arker's next, Logan's next. and Wood
, nth tEo divisions Of The f6rh eorps be
: ng on the extreme right Such dispo-
/, iilioRs and changes we're aftesward made
.As the aneYRments Of BE enemF, OF exc
.cution Of orr Own plans REQUIRED. bur
generally the line remained as I have {n.
dicased
About one Q clock n the afternoon an
.nttenpt was made to break he eea;re
of the enen1y's liue, or aE lelst 10 reeap-
tgre his outer works. Gen Judahfs d.
vision q sclso5eid's corps, and Nenton s
division Of Howard S corps, moving oFer
con paratiFely lerel ground. succeeded
after q desperate conflict ia CON mnslline
the rebels 70 abandon the position oF her
Gater hns. Ne did Rea c0ntinne to hold
this bet our ownr line being soaiewiia
advanced, oaF artillery acting verv effect
lively, ve prevented the enemy from &C.
euPying it, Further 70 our right we
we're not % f'risnase. Portions of
Jameson 5. Bairu's, aud Weaver diTis.
Ion Of Palmer corps, ia attempting 10
eharga the rebels ia froai, we're con.
psiled y lhEow themselves down an a.
most peFpsndicaiar bank and waae
creek waist deep, which ran al the foot
Of the blnH, and then cross a valley fllea
f~ith bitches, fully exposed 10 the FIRE
ON the rebel works -
Never did men 90 to work more gal,
ntly or contend more uobfe. bat they
sald not accom- plish. h.impossi6ilities, aud
1 Ter severe losses we're obliged 70 With
'aw. Il was now discovered that tie
lsmy we're moviHg a heavy force CD
e Resaca and Iiiton road, With the ob-
Gus purpose Of tnrning our lefi. Hook.
was Immediately sent to eheckmate
- movement Before be arrived, how
'er, the rebels had thrown themselves
immense masses upon Crufsls brigade
Stanley division, aud forced Il, If
= splendid resistance, 10 abandon the
lill upon which il was posted aud retire
> considerable confusion. The rebels.
lsiling Ike demons, came running aeross
pc road and open fields TO she west Of
|, when they we're met BY murderons
re Of grape and canister from Simp-
1ns old New York battery and the 5.h
adams. At tho same time, portions Of
Cooker 3 men falling into the open spaee.
Pok position upon both sides of the
Alsay and supported IL Parts or Crufs
rotea brigade rallied to the rescue and
pc rebels were repulsed with slaughter.
Was night wben the combat ceased
feanIime q fefce conflict had eonanienc.
] upon the right Morgan l.. Smiths
nd OsleThanss divisions of LoeaR's
oFps with Spragges brigade Of Veaieh's
avision Of the 10th corps, charged the
ine ol rebel r.ae pits l.lsle 10 the right
4 aad IN sisht 81 Resaea, and inirep
dly carried them. This was about
2 NJ An hour attersard the rebel
eadeFs, massing a large force, attempt.
d to regain possession pf these works
soming boldly ap the loBg hill 10 the
cry foot of The works they seemed de-
srpined 70 relsskc them 0r perish. bat
hey we're met BY a determination Al
tern IS their own. The line Of ere
weeping up the ball was answered by a /
lne Of IRE on the summit The veil of
be traitors vas drowned ia the louder
Ihoats u geyAi salliera. and after sirug-
~- A. - Aatfa@ aasfaa st--.~sfsssf z
= sides covered with wounded aud
lead Oar mea continued 10 bold this /
Fork, which the rebels never reaaihed
% sunday morning hung commenced I
: usual, bat nothing q particular i'm /
offance occurred until about one p. " (
i that Tine a determined charge was
lade By Hookers corps, which nov oe
upied our isft, Palmer. Howard and
ehoaeid hAviag been shifted toward The
,ght to oil NJ the gap occasioned by
lookeFs 5 withdrawal the day before.
his charge was 40 lrst believed 10 be
aeeessluL The enemg vas driven from
portion Of their lines, and W0od's brig.
Do Of ButteFields division stormed 4
mall Tort and took battery al foar
uus. The rebels, however. havinr mass.
1 on this part OF the liae very Leavfiv
le DAY before. cur fnen we're exposed ta
. deadly a IRE from the inner works
lat they were compelled 70 Withdraw.
art OF them continued to hold the small
1rt aud kept possession Of the four rel,al
ans Notwithstanding this repaise, our
ne was now advanced 70 what bad been
&c brat rebel hue Of works Thus had
e held oar own in The center and gained
absiantial and permanent advantage
II both wings. For this, and for some
eason yet unknown, the enemy thought
best TO retire, and on Sunday night
vacuated the place with his whole army.
savlng only three guns and some stores
{ meat and corn hehisd. Early this
iorning We startel in pursuit, and no
oabt Joe Johnston is by this time well
4 his way across the Es0wah river.
/ estimate our losses in our opera.
ons in front OF Resaca at GOO killed,
900 wounded aud 400 missing. We
ave doubtless killed and wounded two
of the enemy, and taken orc
aonsand six hundred prisoners -Four
{ our Brigadier Generals have been
founded Hooker, slightly; Fitzpatrick,
ainfully; Manson, seriously-WilIich, /.
is feared, mor,ally. Three general
Ulcers of the rebels are knoxn to have
cen killed.
Oar trophies may be sum med up ne
ne stand Of eolors and seven pieces Of
rtillery, unless the cavalry has since
aken more, Of which there are some
0pes
we can doubtless pursue the enemy 70
.towah river with ease, as the cars came
own 10 Resaea co. day, the rebels not
avIng injured the railroad south Of Baz-
ard Roost Oar telegraph cornmuniea-
ion is also perfect to Resaea. The reb-
Is have made no attempt to interfere
nth our Communications, except bv
'arniag the depot at Madison, west Of
huntsville, last night, and running Of a
.azen prisoners The cars run through !
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