The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-22
mSs w. F. q. shanks' Despatch.
NEAR RsssAooA, Ca, May ID, 1854.

NEAR RsssAooA, Ga /, May II, 1854.
PREPARATIONS. ii ~
Qsaeral eherman IN starting made vast AID mighty
Osparatiops for the campaign. The patriotic spirit
sAich few months before had thrilled bis armies and
0nsed them 70 re-sniist had given him for the work
oh an army - the West had before army
ee0ser than that which encirced Corinth TO little
Dsrpose. when he assumed command March Is, 1864, !,
found literally nothing at the front-tew troops and
70 supplies provisions. He Immediately began the
osc41Dary labor Of hlng up his ranks and his
espots 40 infused into the management Of the
U11lroads upon which hs depended for his trans
psrtasion BIZ o~n angular energy. Oars and
0sonotivss IN vast numbers were seized, and the
sansportaloa incrsased nom ninety cars per day 70
psssiy Two hundred. Supplies under this order Of
hngs began 70 accumulate rapidly but, mot content with
~, Sherman ordered all returning veterans 70 march
ksm Nashville 70 Chattanooga, and forbade the trans.
portation Of citizens By military railroads. BY the nrst
b Nay, arriving at Chattanooga, he found himself
b. This master Of surplus Of thirty days ratons
nv On army double that Of the enemy.
oPESiNo CAMPAIGN.
some slight movements were made early as May I
- d but they FOR the purpose Of concentrating
sosps pushing upon the enemy. We held the princi
~ gaps Of Tayior's Ridge, and Johnsons dvi.
ejes, Of the Fourteenth corps, had Gsbouched
sArosgh Ringsold Gap . month previously, and
hAd been lying In the eastern mouth, threatening
Hsnnei Hill Howard had been holding Cleveland, and
pssvous to May there had been some movements or
shonsds corps towards Cleveland. But the FIRST real
movement Of the campaign was accomplished May BY
As sudden and secret transfer Of Gen. NcPhersons army
sm the vicinity Of Huntsville TO Chattanooga. This
accomplished By rail In few hours and appears at this
oms have been made entirely without the knowledge
- the enemy, VINO, n 10 still believed, knew nothing Of
Ne presence any portion Of the Army Of the Tennessee
- al M - haiti nm
~ ID or May. On the Same day General Thomas
- person LEFT for the front. and established
headquarters al RDggold. Howards corps moved
ssom Cleveland 10 Red Clay, cncamping there al
snudowp General Woods division moved ~ the ad-
vance towards Catoosa Springs and thus formed juno
Men with Pamer's left. The enemy made resistance
colonel Ed. McCoot, commanding the cavalry advance,
sseountering only small outpost OF the enemy and
hsiDg ore man killed on approaching them.
GENERAL SHERMAN AND HEADQUARTERS.
On Wednesday, May 4, General Sherman broke up
STARTERS Chattanooga and moved TO Rlnggold, announc
M TO The army that che intended making the campaign
without a tent" While his subordinates moved with
several tents headquarters and with OF the
rts Of fc this singular and erratc commander, and,
n all the Western papers call him. "wonderfu mill.
ssry gepius" moved without tent or ny personally.
me army was now all In motion. Hooker's corps
nsvsd from Lee and Gordon's mills towards Ripggod
sad hastily rstraccd his steps. Mcpherson eucampcd
LSs and 0ordon's mills, and che battle ground OF
oAickamausA Palmer lies Il Rinsgold, ready 10 plunge
snrough the gap. which (onoe called Riusgod Gap)
ecss by the name Of Hooker's Gap, In commemoraton
- the bloody events Of November 27. Tho Fourth
ucrps remained st In camp ~ Catoosa, with schoeeld
SOW closed mp It's et and stoncman with his Aftscn
lhousAnd cavalry from Kentucky, moving towards
Uusy.
fm CROSSING or rAYLoR's RIDGE
~ the army Was effected the morning cf the 1h
Usacns an early hour. Hookcr's column OF Thomas
Wuy moved through HiokHack and Gordon's gaps upon
sicssn Post once General Geary, Of the corps.
esowed Buttorneld through Gordons Gap, and camped
- bis right Paimers and Howsrds corps appeared al
esnne Hill and drove the enemy Buzzard Roost with
sus the loss Of man. had been understood that the
sasmy had made every preparation TO destroy the tun
ns but failed 70 do So and n few hours After The ar.
svs Of tho troops the trains running through 10 Ae
advance line Of the army Howards column had moved
from CA,ocsa Springs, east Of Tayior's Ridge, and
sa the night OF The mn lay ~ the foot OF
nocky Face Ridge, with oas division, staulsy's,
yrssng sharply mp the valley Of Bussard oost Gap ana
connecting with Davis dvision d Palmsrs corps, ana
ses Brigade HaTksrs sop Of Rocky raes Ridge soho.
asds y around hs east side and north pon, Of Rosky
yes RIDGE McPhersons waa stll somewhat behind and
vss stretched from Lee 0ordon's mills 70 villasow,
~ advance having pssssd through Ships Gap Of Tyiors
Iidss Tnss shs grand army was located On sbs night
G NvI
nncoSHossASCp oy BuuAaD Room.
EsyIy q shs morning Of The sth rsconnoIssancs Of
nusssrd Rocss from several dsrsns points wss ordered
ana schoncld moved cautiously down the eastern side
= No mountain, During shs night o. ths TN
Ssvias's allO AyxVn = ~ T0v'h s0IU