Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-04
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STIRRING NEWS FROM THE ARMY
OF THE POTOMAC.
A Battle in Progress at Stan
nardSville.
Fitzpatrick Marching against Rich
re se. mOnd. ssrs53f
Gen. Butler makes an Arrange
meHt for the Exchange
Of Prisoners. q
Fire at Sedalia, Mo-, Five Lives
..,, 80 Lost.
1900
Probable Failure of Sherman's
Fire at Sedalia, Mo, Five Lives

80. Lost.
Probable Failure Of Sherman's
.r~as Expedition.
a WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
The Navy Department has received the
following report: ....... &c.,.
U. 5. STEAMSHIP ELLA, WAsH1SGToN,l
Feb. 29th, 1864.
have the honor to inform the Department
that arrived here to-day, with Col A. D.
Streight, LIST Indiana Vols, Major Mel onsld,
101st Ohio Vols, Capt. Scarce, 51st Indiana
Vols, and 51st Lieut.. John Sterling, Sd Ind.
Vols, who made their escape from Libby
Prison, Richmond, on the 9th inst, and
reached Blackstone Island, in the Potomac
river, where found them yesterday. "
am, very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
A. PARKE, Commander,
In Command of the Potomac Flotilla.
To Hon. GIDEON WELLEs, Secretary of the
Navy, Washington.
81. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.
The Bulletin has the following interesting
special ra..3 a-s- .,ac... -
TUNNEL HILL, Feb. "a.
On Monday strong column of infantry
preceded by cavalry moved out from Chat
tanooga near the old battle field of Chicka-
manga and took the direct road for Tunnel
Hill and Dalton. Gems. Palmer, johnson,
Baird, Davis and Carlisle directed the move.
ment. The force advanced without trouble
east of the Chickamauga and crossed that
stream and back through Ringgold and Tay-
lor's Ridge. A party of rebels were driven
in confusion by Col. Harrison, the head of the
column moving on and rested during the
night at Ringgold. The movement was COM
menced again yesterday morning. The cav
airy in advance had several lively skirmishes
with the enemy's mounted force, consisting
of the LIST Tennessee (rebeD. They were,
however continually pushed back till about
4 o'clock P. n, when our forces came in sight
of Tunnel Hill M -. sis-r RI .ea =
Here conflict commenced in which a great
deal Of fighting was done, and especially by
the enemy. There was little loss on either
side, Col. Harrison having pushed far towar s
the front and seeing that the rebels greatly
outnumbered his force, retired until he was
reinforced by our infantry advancing. Ger
tain Of support, Col. Harrison again pushed
forward and drove the rebels precpitately
out Of the town of Tunnel Hill.
The enemy had an entire brigade of cav
airy, under Gen. Wheeler, with three pieces
of artillery, and opening upon us with the
latter, our progress was checked. As soon
as our own artillery came up its fire was d.
rected principally at Col. Boone's rebel cav.
airy, who had advanced upon Col. Harrison's
right. 1t being now dark, our forces retired
about f01r u,i1oc tho lSrootsnn &c nn1tox, 70
await supplies.
In the meantime Gen. Stoutless advanced
from the direction of Cleveland, preceded by
cavalry. The latter is said to have advanced
three miles to-day. a..
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the ad-
vance was again resumed. Portions of John
sons and Laird's forces are moving forward
on the main road from Ringgold to Tunnel
Hill. No skirmishing Of consequence took
place till 1880, when we found ourselves in
the immediate vicinity of Tunnel HILL 1t
was soon evident the rebels were resolved on
making stand. Cavalry had advanced some
distance ahead Of the infantry, but as soon
as the latter was up in sufficient numbers to
support, the cavalry advancedi in column in
the road in plain view Of the hill, whore can
non were planted. when suddenly battery
planted on the right Of Tunnel Hill opened,
and some shell were thrown with great accu-
racy into our ranks. Several were killed and
wounded. Gen. Whipple narrowly escaped
death from the near explosion of shell. -
No confusion was created, however, and the
cavalry retired to shelter. Other portions OF
infantry came up and were deployed in line.
Meantime our artillery came up, and Capt.
Hotchkiss, of the I'd Minnesota Battery,
planted two 10-pounder PARROTS on an emil
nence to the right of the road, and opened on
the enemy with some effect, lessened, how
ever, by the apparent imperfection Of the
shells, but few of which exploded.
Capt. Harris, of the 9Th Indiana battery,
afterwards placed two of his pieces to the
left of the road, and assisted in dislodging
the rebel battery from its position, when our
infantry began to advance, Gen. Morgan TAX
ing the rebels on the right flank. ana boldly
marching along west of Tunnel Hill, COM
pletely turned the works of the enemy, who
fed without firing gun.
Their retreat was rendered more necessary
as Col. Hambrights advance threatened their
left flank. Our whole line moving forward,
we occupied, without further contest, the
ridge of Tunnel Hill.
All along its crest were tolerably formula
BILE works of stone and logs, and the eastern
side the deserted camps of Gen. Claiborne's
division. ..-.
1t was now O'Clock p. M, and as the reb-
els fed along Dalton road our troops pursued
them, and there was no further fighting until
we were within three miles of Dalton, where
the rebels were found very strongly posted
in a gorge between high and precipitous
range of mountains, called Rocky Falls
Through this gorge runs the Railroad.
Our advance was met by sharp musketry
fire, but this was replied to with such effect
that the rebel line was dislodged and driven
back on their second line. Immediately after
this the enemy commenced furious fire of
shot and shell from three pieces of artillery,
which compelled our skirmishers to retire.
The rebel fire was kept up with vigor until
shutdown, Gen. Davis advancing with two
brigades and taking up position at the
mouth of Georges creek. Night now came
on and the combat ended. ra4s-F
We may have heavy fighting tomorrow,
until we in some way turn the enemy's posi-
ton, which now seems scarcely practicable.
The loss on both sides during these i'm
portant operations has been small.
Tribune's Special: $50
..,.,,,- WASHINGTON, March l.
We have reports from the headquarters of
the army of the Potomac, to this Bureau,
under date of March LIST. 20 20 fs- '4
It would seem that Gen. Sedgewick was
sent to the extreme left of the enemy, to en-
gage and divert his attention from the fords.
Gen. Fitzpatrick Selling advantage Of this
crosses the river, and makes rapid detour
to the southwest of the enemy's main posi-
ton, around Orange Court House and Cor
louisville, while Gustav swings rapidly to the
extreme right Of Sedgewick, Ola Madison