The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-22
THE LEFT WING.

M. ID. r. Cossngh ms Despatch.
TUNNEL HILL, Nay IL, 1854.
Having accompanied the en wing or tho army,
comprising the Fourth and Twenty third army corps.
give short sketch Of their movements, having 70.
served more detailed account for future publication.
Ny previous dispatches brought this down to the night
OF the eth, when bvouacked In tbe valley between
Tunnel Hill and Rocky Face Ridge, about two miles from
Tunnel Hill and four from Dalton. The enemy had fallen
back to the strong natural protection OF the Steep
cipitous range OF hills called Rocky Ridge aud Buzzard
Rooet. The ridge about ave buDdred feet high the
rocks in places rising as perpendicular wall 10
height OF over twenty feet.
srzzARD
70 conical soped hill, rising about eight hundred
feet above the level Of the plain. IL Is sepa.
rated from the ridge by . gorge, through which
the railway runs THIS gorge was flooded TO
depth Of eighteen feet, by dammiug . stream that
flows through. Against this Gibraltar the army now
commerced operations the Twenty third corps forming
the extreme left, the Fourth connecting with them, then
the Fourteenth and twentieth corps extending along It's
western side and occupying all the favorable positions
that the eacherous nature Of the country offered them
sgiRxIsBisC.
There some smart diminishing on the afternoon
OF the 7tb, between Hsrkers brigade or Ncw,ons d.
vision Fourth corps and the enemy 10 which our brave
fellows succeeded in gaining the eastern OF the bill
and wounded about twenty mes, they the from,
diminishing line.
GENERAL nAREKR'e ARTiLIERy MOVEMENT.
Having gained . footing, General Harker con.
ceived and executed the bold design OF dragging
two pieces Of artillery up tho bill. The pioneers
cleared the way LITTLE before them and then our brave
fellows cngns 70 The rocks on one hand and hauling the
ropes with the ether succeeded u REACHING the crest
twenty third corps supported and aided them, the two
generals themselves cheering the men end bvouang
Tor The night on the top Of the HILL
FINE novENsSr-orSKRAL JUDAH's OPERATIONS.
About ten o'clock next morning, partial skirmshng
raj scnoad ordered he Twensyssrd corps s 10 Sse
round and move IN line Of battle along the valley which
separates The ridge from parallel range ba. much
General Judahs division extended n double line q battle
along tho valley, connecting with Hakers brigade The
ridge. Genera Coxs division moved along the slope
and crest OF the hill Heavy lines Of skrmshers were
thrown cut In front hch actively engaged BY the
brigade suffered pretty severely The rebels were driven
back two miles along the valley Into their works
General coxs division captured some rife pits In their
Gsssra Judah during the evening prepared 70 assau,
.hs suemys wosks Tbs movement was contingent upon
the operation OF General Harkers troops along the
ormSsSs works and s.1es cpposon ss coas Ssls y
csded therefore General HsrEsis sdvascs was con
tnuaton Of assaults General Schoned ordered General
Of . pS o" not So
could NOT protect his right flank so tho men hay down
beside their arms, within some four hundred yards Of
ths rebel works.
rBE Rmn OPPOSITION 70 cus ApvArcp
Harkers opposition on the hill wss FEARFUL The
roll ., nuskesry rang from the hill top in.
ceesantiy for about one hour. The enemy
contested every inch with fearful obsinacy. Ho lost
over one hundred rank and ale, ana Col Ncvaine and
Lieutenant Ahler, Of the sixty fourth Ohio, Killed Cap
tain Chamberlain and Lieutenant HARRIS OF ths Same re-
s.s sSss os
liment also dangerously wounded; Lieut. Col Ballet,
Third Ksutusky slightly. A. the wounded men were 70.
moved 70 Tunnel Hill thence 70 Dalton, have mot been
The sscond division lost about I'VE killed ana thirty
wounded. Among the latter Capt. wn. Ormus, sixth
Tennessee Meantime General Woods division had ad-
yanced In The ssnrs - far - The steep wak would allow
them.
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rode along the mont lines to satisfy himself of shs nature
rebel sharpahooters.
On ~ night Of The eth the rebels succeeded in getting
Two guns INTO position the top Of the him. and threw
shells along the valley some actually falling around Gen.
Tnsmes md cen. towards quarters In The Geld.
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