The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-05
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EHoxvILLx. Feb. "a Reconnaissance
in force under Gen. Stonernan, made
Monday nighNtpwsrdE Seyiersyilie, dis.
oovsfedSk "a fslsel csySiry hsd re.
treated beyond French Broad.
Esasssss ~ sf. soas,d ss' B aGfs
sehoAsa moved az e nj Me Plains With tie
Union forces to-day. -.
imors of said.in Longstreet's rear
is current, Mhich ID supposed to account
for is prscipitass retreat Il.
TgxssLs HILL. aA., Feb 24.--our
troops having u led % Tnnnell Hill
Tuesday, fells hack ID The evening four
miles. Joe JOHNSON command having
abafdoned the position at ten o'clock
yesterday morning. The advance was
ssgain fssamed BY j portion Of Baird 8,
Dayisa and gOhnson,s command moving
forward on the main road from Ringgold,
while Cruft's command of Staney's diyis.
iop mArchsd by Ealposa Springs road
fufther 10 the left. No skirmishit1g OF
consequences took, place until halt past
slevens When our forces had reached
the immediate vicinity of the town of
,Tannssl Hid and asskoon ias the infantry
in sufficient Numbers to support the cav.
plry had arrived, 4 column of the latter
sdvanead along the road in plain view Of
the hi1l on which the cannon was placed
the day before. =. ..,ar
The rebel battery to the right of 'Tun-
nell Immediately opened throwing a
number of shells with great accuracy in
to our rankss Part of, our artillery COM
ing upsopened on the enemy with some
effect, lessened somewhat by the imper.
lection Of shells. very few of which ex-
plodea. Two pieces of the 19th Indiana
battery, afterwards placed in position to
the left of the road, materially assisted
in dislodging the rebel battery. The
infantry now advanced taking the rebels
on the ,riab$ aank-and boldly marched
along tAs dFst or ThnnslIHill, complete
ly turning the enemy's works, their left
being also threatened by portion of eur
sSfeSS theyfaed, Ana our whole line NOV
ing forssardsa occupied, WITHOUT further
contest, the Ridge of Tunnel Hill.
The rebel works along the crest were of
tolerably formidable character. At 4
in kAeRSsaeOpen the.Febels were retreat
ing along The Datofi road. Our troops
pursued to within three miles of Dalton,
where the rebels were found very strong
ly.psstsd JIM the gorge, through high
sAd pfecipitous range of mountains call
ed Rocky Fall. Our advance was met by
sharp masketry FIRE. which was vigor-
oGasa replied 10, and first the rebel line
was driven back. on the second the enc
my Immediately opened furious fire Of
shot and shell from six pieces, COMPEL.
ing our skirn1ishsrs, TO- retire. The fire
was kept up till shutdown. McCook's
and Morgan,s brigades, taking I'D a posi-.
tisssGs the mouth OF the gorge ,imay
have heavy fighting tomorrow, unless
they can tarfS the enemy's position, which
-noz seems- scareely practicable.
.CNswWAskIFsb. H-Hsraldsss cares.
pondence dated OF Mobile, 18th, says:
ThsHArEfdrd with Admiral Farragut
and six nortar schooners, are with the
sffeet via IL Ii 'rumored will engage Fort
Canes to d&y. ~ GEt - {, = =
DsseytsEs state that. there are 90, 900
f$Ssops.iRdaMd aroasnd Mobile. - ri
Two iron clads, the Tennessee and
Nashville, Ire hi che Aarbor. 1.-THE form
or mounts ten guns ~.ss
Forty five ofthe ring leaders in the re-
eentnutinyAt Fl Morgan are under sen.
tSAEe URieath. s4ass' '@s:7 a.
If the salasnes is executed The feeling
of horrogs sRgandered among the psonle
Milk saEieusly iujlFe the rebel cause in
A Herald natamo;rs a It . Of, Of the sth
-ssyes>ni ~ at Rs" -, ~ 80 ss* 80 =,
Gen Hsrroa il Feprganiaine his old di-
visions, and procuring supplies for future
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TUNNEL Hu4, O.. Fsb sss--Early y YES 3
stesday. msFning Gems Craft enc. Berd
crossed Tunnel BID Ridge with THAR
commands, and marched through tie.
Rap. in Rocky Fallss Range, drivinRR the,
lahele FROM the Cleveland. road into
Rocky Falls Valley, thus turning the
skrang pasition the enemy occupied on
the road from Lower Tunnel Hill to Dali
tons- Marching back again along the
Cleveland sFoad. our troops descended
into Rocky Falls yally, down which they
agspssi carving AL before them, until
they arrived near the hill where the
Cleveland rosd descends into the valley.
AZ IL in the morning Col Gross brigade
we're ordered to charge on the rebels on
thS hsh. which was done in gallant style,