, 1864-05-22

tructiye Are from the occupants Of the work.;
who were driven ont or. captured. ~ our
II thsonFa .an GpeenS IN
twelve pound brass pieces; nunher of bat
lie fsRs, including those Of: Tho ssth and 2ssh
A1abainE were captured, With iovc1 200 pris.
enastc| Prisoners 7erort Grn- Wa1thau
stsebel) killed. and Gen: Tucker wounded.
THE LOSSES M uooKER's ooRrs =. y
were very heavy, especially in'the repeated
charges upon the eneny's works Bnttetaeld
lost about 500; Gcnry 100 and Wi1ltams' d.
vision about $50, making Hooker's loss about
no in the battle of the AFTERNOON. The 43d :.
corps, which was moved around from the
right, as support for Hooker, 1oat fltghtly. :;
GLORIOUS VICTORY bY MovE1's 1ND1kaA !
s%~.;- - 80. DIVISION. -. -..,, ,..s:. A.. j
,Abont 2 o'clock, the enemy, learning from
.prlsoners taken from us,,.that Hovey's Indlaua. j.
division Of g raw recrulfs,' held 4 position In:
) the line and amsrtlng under thelr successive
repulsea on other portions Of the line, hurled
ssiS @ wonld nm Nj 60 howeTer % The rhs
rebelE held 4 strong pesr{ion hi = gorge OF tha,
hills, and out Of their breastWoEks they
swarmcd IN large numbers and made a furious
attack upon the division, winch nobly re-
pnl.sd them afseE . short and bloody contest
vixen the '.saW HoosicrsS Scherged upon them
on the double.quIck under heavy Gre of grape
und ntera1ly moved them down. They did
not assault the lndiaufans the third times To-
night The encoptnms .of, the whole corps are
hare written glorious Introductory chapter
In their hletory. ~ - -.
DESPERATE N1GHr .pAI1LK. .
About 10 p. N. Hookcr's command COM
menct6 throwing up brcnstworks to
strengthen their position, and 10 cover thetr
movements, 1t was found necessary to I'd.
yaace their skirmisA line tn doing 80 tho
3Qhh m art3 ~ hn hall
mediately . heavy artillery and muskotry
IRE opened from both contestants, which
lasted until o'clock in the morning. The
night battle was desperate and 1osses on
both sides heavy, prob sblJ three hundred
Killed end wounded. At 2 the rebels were
repulecd along the whole line; ,deafcnin:
cheer ran out on the night air, mud ali was
stu eave the piteoue means Of the dying,
who lby upon the bloody field, awaiting
with anxiety the carly dawn, when they
we're gathered into the hospitals md every
care bretowed upon them BY our hard work
ing surgeons. -
-, xoznAy, M&YG.
whele valley " as alled with amoks and fog.
At taylfSht not gun Was heard: Nowton
iMme diately advanced to feel the enemy, and
discovered that they had disappeared.
E1nK RETR1AT ACROSS TIE oOsTANAULA.
Immediately upon being informed Of tho
evacuatlon Of the valley, General Howard in-
| formed General Sherman, and our lines at
orce advanced Twas discovered that the
eeemy lad made good his retreat, carrying
| OF all bis artillery, but destroying his wagon
trains b. tile lest they should fall into our
lapde. have 5uet made tour Of the field
on the len, and find It covered with rebel
dead and wounded. all Of whom were left in
| our hands for burial and treatment. Prison
ere at tie hour write, 0 d. m., are being
brought in by hundreds. The victory is
complete 30 far but would have been more
10 had
M'ruEEsoS's CORPS.
teen able to cross sthe river. and take POSI-
tion in the rebel rear. Mcpherson made sey-
eral attempts to throw down the pontoons
such q rakfng fire iuto hls pontoons that tho
! work Lad to be abaudonsd- have no.par-
ticulars Of what was accomplished By Nc.
Fhe1eon's command, but Ilearn that tho 18th
corps under Logan lost d killed and 448
wounded.
OUR TOTAL LOSSES
are estimated at from ,0G0 to 5000, OF whom
fully = eco are so slightly wounded In the
Eands and feet that they will be it for duty
] in two or three weeks. TIE kill ID viii
amount TO about 500, among whom are many
braye officers, Who hnve left behind them
brilliant records
| TIE FR1sDEERs IN QUE hands,
We have taken nearly four Thousand pris-
oncfs aud desertcrs, including many Colo
nels, Lieutenant Colonels, Minors, and line
and staff officers. Many Of them were will
l. irg prisoners, who remained IN the rebel
works and surrendered when We advanced In
purtuis.
TIE PURSUIT OF JOHNSTON
On tho evacuation of the valley, the enemy
crossed all bis caSs and locomotives and
burned FIVE spans Of tho railway bridge,
which can be repaired however, in one ot
t~o days. Anime this {Moailay) morning.
hooIer's corps threw down pontoous and
crossed. near Resucca, while Bchoacld Is
crossing on the lett near Pelton. The cayal'
tho pursuit sarl5 In the morning, and at the
preeelt writing they are engaging the enemy
with artillery. Brisk firing cau be heard and
the rebcl rear guard are evidently meeting
wttha warm parting salute from our cavalry
vhtch this season Ia In excellent trim ant
superior to fbat Of former scnsons. McCook
Stoneman, ard Kilpatrick arc dashiny OH
Gers. who uever rcfuec fight, mud invn1iabl,
, whip their antagonists, when the forces On
gagged arc at I'll equai.
: The following is parti,l list Of easualtlc
among Western troops.
, Rr'e: Genera; willieb. both !ong., ueFta.ly
Rsls General r.: ss Misd ;., ;1, :l!ga. De Gspsis
eErhr; biz. Generai % Kipa,1ies.. % ..1eTe: col. =
J: utnde1eou. 1ls.h Illinois, les; Lieut.: Col. Jer
oa 'sHs s. so fs Satn!a Sa ae
asjaE r.,s:issn, s:a ind,sas. Il!ed; % E,su
Illinois, slight; 1ient: Col Leonard, 51st Indian.
AS h9nts y Sd s,gn.
! Trwn. h1ft Illinois. ssyess; Lient Porter, ll5t
II nut: i'1lea 1eai Gps ;:t a 1paian ,'s1
L,sui. KnjfEn, 1s,h ili!aoi., badly; Adj Ra1pSs!
Aeansen, / s1s. lndlann, slieht; Capt ,Mo-!
L Bentord, B. e0,h INDIAN. slight; Iicat. Jos: |
Rea1y 1T In;a,ans isht III lasqs ws
: fau1yy lost killed and II wounded.
TEETH INDIANA.
!, Kiltd-scsEt. a. D4nsnscr. Corp. Jas n. ",
a aon, Andrew punway, Samuel Il. S4aback. 20. 1
i cp. G; j avid L. Fueef, caisin wusd. b: Wn.
Con- HieSsra O. Eenes. Nm. R1cnton. a!iM within
1T, G; serct- Wn. i. Gibbs, Wa. u. Wciye
J"hn ASHER, Il: Corp Zen ADKINS, 8. r. Mitche
It s6yKS11E7n INDIANA.
IL q klkG-Lsyi l,.rd ! hKislper. Co. c; Geo. n. Wnso
IS ctn nia.ontd t!7er,s 1ycundsa-capt. wm.
rs TorGry- p; sevt5s1y; Lieut.. b. Colessock, E.
y Hsni: y. y. Martin. ], slightly.
E'eht5-h live etsisscd me-, wounded and ten nj,
ip..
~ TIE atove I. n list Of the killed, wounded Al
= u1esirc In the light Msy Is. 1881. -
p hi9ed.,Ephra!m TinfE. Co. =. NTH Ill.,; Ser,
"a G. n; Post, 9, 1I1th H.: Edw. Chapman,
~ Tessd<d,1.serrs. ]; 4: y.ck.on, co. Il: SD In
II 81. has' ';;i iey's 4 T. 81 I'D, severely LAC
e, q, nib III, sc.er<ly: Edwa9d HELM. !, 1iita j
10 rightly; G. ". scwderass, 4, 1tl,h H.. ee7erel
NJ Corp. j. i. Smith. 4. .1ith ILL.,, slightly; CO..
ue Jonathan Rc!ner, G. SD Ind, severely; s. II. b
S,,s. il r. :iss!y ss ss:;,:f 81 UTE i
~ Lsu'. Col. A. Ftouan llsth ut, slightly.
nc CAPT. Joh1 Hume, A, 81th Ohio, slt9htly; "
he D. dds. a, SD Ohio, severely; Isaac Virgins,
rs Soih do, sevsrely; Curry Wolf, b sd do do: ]
III Scott, .. "a do. do: nW1sc,ns q, Cad do. fltc
as E.6.d do, do; jacob Smith. 4, eA DO, severely
-. e F.oddrE. a. "a do, ka.htly; A Reynolds, 3,
he do. severely; Cbrislsn Odechlc9er, e, sd do,
ng John Fisher, I, 4ed do, do; 8 Greer, l, I'd
us do; u Hill. 4. Esd do, do; Lieut. 8 Smith,
he :s'h N. j.. s!sehty; Corp. Johnson, c,
~ 7hoamtureb. B. I'D do, mortalI1 & il DAWSON,
~ :s.h Go. slightly; Wm bradley, 4, 6ed do, se7se
VI c C1em. +. 18th do, do: + HARMON 4. x3d
q slGltly Jas HsGelhngee, D, I'D do do; Corp =
ed Meal, D, I'D do. do; Lieut. r Thompson,
ps "a Do, severely Sterling lac:s .5d Do, SLY
r. u: Wm Gh1nhl, c, Ed do, do: John Rikeman,
DO ssas &C. eh Dc slat
us Buck, A. sd Ind, tlichtly; u Buckley, |, =
NJ Chip. slightly; A J Robinson. bith Ohio, sllgh.
lie Corp QtdGry Bucks, A, SD Ind, slightly: L
uu tevt :, Do scxefely: Theodore Aaase, 4, ssth
In eighty: Thompson, T. 9Th nl. do: Geo
sA do; Jse Redman, q, do, do; Vim Can, c. sd
do. slightly; Michael Carroll. b, do, do; Jai