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1RAEElS 6oea ;sPpiy: sly io-day Wsrs: .
vi WnEAT" sss 5 ba Ma1kc: ste.ay and
n1 IL ksey 4 f5ed1y "a 4 s o1 ~ 81 H. sR1 q = steFe
siS ID % 1t sii7 4ea 81 q Al S1i7 soS b Se
sRfasE 81 e It + .i aIts 81 81 eG do
e 3 fiREsn Ssss a5 q o ta;b X
SsSSsts sSts Gos1 il s.ols i @f Pr
q s9a / Sc g. Is 5a:a Ssi5 err e s @ @ast
Il e; s. 5ss Is se9 6 Z St &
a;ssss .ss s ssfe
iis I = Is Is 1 q q "a s2 Sasss Ss..
t.eW r. Do q t::xe ae!Isred;, ,.. o,,., a,,....
s. lsss 5ss 4 Il
stSii:. p ss@Pls; i5 6sss good At si2 On tfacS:
70 'ssKEcSSsse siEi ss9s; = e ssa asss1ea and nominal 1t
aIHi.s0 gni1ou AanrfactrFcrs are generally hold
BTTTEn-ln iaif demand and nzn. ~easots:
Si@s SnS!:s aseR}9E @
S5555ffEEaSGEjS - sSS'S %s9 Fl LIS: 1 ae
III e ~ asTf "a sa
ply q ne market Ps!s rule sesy Es, with an up
Santos -...-...'--...-., .--..zs;;3s;As
Haoa H. far to 49,: S:9e
Mi if1s Plf ii 1iicd supply. wes:e3n
EtftIyC and III .ois Chetse In very small receipt.
Win tIlsI dtmsnd prices rule hzn previous quo
tnHcue- We quote:
&ss!sfa S:ssS5S :::::::::::::5Iss
KeGs@1a ~ sassii saPp!yI "a IS iisss Esss
r. s Ssa ne
Fresh EEEs
salss to-iay Is dor fresh IS It Sc = doz.
EER4-Aa1ketin in fatr supply oe medium qualities.
bus Of Cho1ce skins ihers Is still dull and almost
nominal supply. For really good Fuss there Ii IN &C:
Mink Sf11a Ne still giro pso!ious quotations. Which
nearly list can 10, Will be found to repfc2 mt
The present rates OF the maskct- WeQuote:
HeAts, inlAcx. isTKo ana Iu $40
Hsats brown. 2st4 6I3
Ro4yB, cub4 u 70 TAlua. lua....................
Btayer {biack and Observation-Disclosures. s$5A 81
Btryef fpale Aud dsilTtfY1...,,,.....,,.. lOtf IS
B4dXes, QHrgo and 1ntl aG4
Deer Skins. fStd and hlue(............,..... 20
FifhfFs fdsrf. lSFxe 1nd 9ilfYi. ...... sao8 Ga
FHneras {pAH or bxoNn}. a1x4 90
Foxes cfoes the teee red tho AKA 8ot
Foxes rel southern md Wns*skn.......... llk 10
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Receipts week previous. $500
oial 4eeeps rom oct. sst. is Iii Feb
Receipts corresponding period last
From the above table 1t win be seen that E'o sra
still aheai OF last ecasous receipts; hut as tho re-
ceIpts here are now beginning to drop OF materially
1t will p:obsoly be bnt short period before last
scnsEguses viii 60 beyond thcse Of this season. the
supply was much Inter In coming In last year than
this.
Tie market for Tressed Hogs to-day was steaiy and
act3ro for Nehs weights, but beaEy wers dull. The
trarsacters however were Nbera. at $40 ac3793-tAc
r1os: Of the sales having bcen at s and s75 dTid~
Ing on go ns.
In Provisions NC have to report q firm market. Tho
demand, however, Is atIA chiefly foE Eulk Meats With
With heavy tales Of Hams At 1ac loose, and to3}:
packed, for c!tE+ aud sH9oYc loose, and 9X91os
packed, for conrtry-ccrcd Hsrs. Shoulders were
also active at 1 packed, for city, and GAGGc loose
for country. At the close, holders OF good los Of
citycured Hams were asking 10Kc packed. and for
Shoulders, TIC packed. snal lot of country rough
Sides sold ut SIC loose Ness Pork Is In faiz re-
guest, with sales to-day Of shout 80 brls at
$1eeo for city, and S1y,oo91so0 for countr5packed
Light Ness wAs sold nt 41t519175o. Prime Mess Pork
il In good demand mud firm at $16.so with ta.es TO-
d.y OF $40 bcls at that price. lot Of 40 bFs extra
PRINT Pork Nz1 sold 1T t1s So and t00 b1ls FIlIns at
Sl4e0 Lard Is dull and shade lovcr-~fth eales OF
only about 800 tres at 1l117c for prime city LeAf,
and ike for No. Lard Ihpra wns little or nothing
done In English Midd1es. Cumbcslan's arc wanted
II sEc, Lut the market II bare Beef Hang continue
In cod demand and arm at f17D0.
Wheat xns nr1n and to1erah1y actvc-with liberal
ra1es ut s1 117k@1l88 orNo 1Spsing, and s1.1l@1uH
for No. Spring closing dEm at 311s9l1sA for No.
and $1o1k@1.llX for fo.2+ ..
Corn was in good demand, and we note an advance
in prfces of1@2c on Old, and 1c on New corn-watn
ealesof No. at etlotc; No. ut M99sN; AID New
Corn nt 6s9sie. ..--.
Oats were IN fair demand aud ftendy at G5k@6sXc
for No l. and esA@6sKe for No. in stots-with saes
sfupwards Of 1880 bu.
Rye quet-fresh receipts Kc.1 selling at E10i.
Barley was steady, With sales Of IN store at s1?
@1I4. GrAes Seeds dull and dropping; but there
| is a good inquiry for Flax.
Hfghw1ues coninuo TO havo downward tendency.
TODAY operators somewhat scared BY the report
from Washington that the Houso Of Representatives
would probably adhere To taxing stocks on hand and
tho result declns IN prices Of 495c per gallon.
WIN au1cs Of only abont 100 bbls, at oc-hodars at
the close Of Change and In the afternoon trying to
sell at &c. with no buyers over 7Aee73c.
In Live Hogs tIs market has been very arm, with
m edvanea Of aa5c on previous quotations. The lin
lied receipts have been inadequate to meet the largo
demand, chiefly for shipping. Tha entered sales
amount to 1.A1a head at f3sf963, but princpslyat
se2c@660. >
In Beef Cattle the transactions Of the market have
been much restricted by short supply. Prices have
been EEtn With advance Of 1tc. The entered sa1es
| ,r,nrut m NJ he nd At 50 1t3$ r. mr. 100 ~.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
For the Week Ending February g. 1854.

SATURDAY ErESINo, Feb. 6, 1854.
The receipts Of Live Hogs and Beef Cattle at the
various yards in tho Cit! during the week ending tc-
day, Compare cs follows With the previous werks
0rt$ 1GE3t
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- Ar. Parton's new book, seen. Butler
in New orleans,' sells faster than the pub
fishers can print it, and they already an
nounce the sixth edition. We understand
that 1t ie to be translated into the German.
Tie book is for sale at Griggs' bookstore
and Wa1sh's newsstand
, 1864-02-07

A Union IR1rMPH.-Ae1nnder L. Van
euren, the Republican candidate, was elected
Alderman Of the 10th Ward Of. Brooklyn. N.
T., on Tuesday, by seven majority over Kel-
ly, Copperhead. This is the frat time the
Republicans ever carried the ward, it having
been considered one Of the very strongest
Coppe1Aead wards In the city.
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GREASE-pull and lower. Sales to-day werr: u
Yellow tirrase At 91{c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6s bsis. Market DE-
cfEed *e5E Ehl. Sales tod3y were IN bis at edc:
i9o b.s a Sssc; % hrls and g bEls at 9c Market
DRESSED HOGS. Received. s.4l5 hogs. Therc
wnsa good demand Tor light weights, hut heavy were
rftlcr ElQH sale bDf Ihcfe material Ehan
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cOPPERHEAD3 AND THE SOL
DIERS,

Anlaysarc daily occurring in tho central
and southern parts of this siatc between res
ident copperheads and the returning soldiers.
We are not surprised ut It. In those sections
through which run the Ohio and Mississippi,
and Tcrre Hautc md Alton Railways the cop
pcrhcads have carried matters With
high hand for +, the past eighteen
months. The immense number Of young
men who had gone to the army left
tic loyal population in the minority. The
copperheads have been bold and threatening.
In mnny places they have persccuted the
Unionists, by burning their barns and hay and
grain stacks, by destroying their fruit trees,
or poisoning their cattle, md in numerous
Instances they have beaten and NAL
trcatcd the Union mon In the most
brutal manner. Every precinct almost in
CONC counties had its organized
Castle Of the KNIGHTS Of tho Golden Circle,
and every week they would meet for militia
~ drill, each man armed with shot gun OF
rifle. Cheering for JEFF Davis and the South
ern Confederacy, and damnlng Lincoln and
the Abolition. war" we're heard at cTeey
coplerhcad gathering.
Imagine the establishment and indignation
Of the veteran soldiers returning home on
fuslough, after three years fighting for their
country, to find themselves IN the midst Of
these Copperhead dcnR, where men talked
and acted as badly as the rebels In Seccasia.
This was not the sort Of greeting the war
worn defenders OF their county ex-
pcctcd to meet. That high words
would soon be exchanged, is quito
natural; thnt the soldiers would take
hut little coppcrhead Lip before proceed
! ing to knock the tories down is hardly q
| matter for surprise; and that these adrays
J lead in some cases to riots is What might be
| anticipated from the very nature Of things.
Men who tave been shot at and bushwhacked
by secessionists for two or three years are In
no humor to put up with the insolencc ol
| their eymrathizers ut home. The best way 10
avoid thcse collisions with the soldiers,
il, for the copperhcads to keep n civil tongue
| in their mouths, and refrain from cheering
for jeff Davis untn after tic veterans return
to the army. THIS is the surest way To pre-
vent breaches Of the peace. The number Of
soldiers nov home Is but fractioa Of what
will return to the State ut the end of the war.
If the thirty or forty small regi.
mcnts nrc producing so much commo.
! tion among copperheads during thei1
months fur]ough, what will be the fate oi
treaeon-el,riekers after one hundred and
eixty-dre regiments come home from 'he
wnrss It is safe to predict that they will
hcvc to root loso The balance Of their days. II
| would be judlcious for rebel sympathizers to
| refresh their historical reco1leciions as to the
/ fate of the tories Of tho Revolution
, 1864-02-07

: Cattle. Hogs.
.. -. z 100 ms.
Mich. Ceut and Anch. South. large CARS. $8 S9 ct4
CGf& DI 2lU 1ett. Gts
Michigan Central Eula1l cars. 81 30 cts
TO urTFALo OF sUsrxss1oaEDHtDaA.
MIrh cent. and Mich Sopth. latHe cars 41lo' % cts
rsTu II Sin fret .....'............ a5 g cts
Tfctfg.n Central sm iii csfs.....,.,.,, s. 6s cts
Fort Wa Tne carb ri feet 100 IS cte
TO PITTSBURGH.
Pitts Fs ". CHI. cars of:sa feet...,.. fM 50 cts
Michigan Snuthern large cars. 18 81 Gus
do do; cars Of go feet....... 50 e2 cts
Hateato Dnnkifk &5 per car less than to buffalo,
Rates Is DnnStfk, 23e 100 H. 1eas than to Bualo,
when shipped By al rail-.
HOGS. .
The total receipts Lire Hogs for the week ending
to-day amount, according to the day rctnsnA posted
en- change, to s5i head. This s GLE head less than
were receiyed last week, and ~ 50 less than the re-
cepta Of the corresponding week OF last rear. Tha
daily receipts at the various compare sfolows
RecetptR.
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Sales to-day II hi IIaspherrics At SzRc; bttra
Cherries = sis 1co bags unio APPLES 50 baEa
III pared Teaches, halves. 1T 19c.
frMawnlTE Flsn u Kooa demand sPn ves1a51s
and market firm and unchanged. MACKERAL, supply
continues rather liberal. and In fair reauast Market
Snrrfy etiit EMAIL and scarcely cqrsl to tho acaad
Market Etm aEd unchanged: HEEE1Nue-.rhc sapPly
EASY st prett1t nnosatI1ttS. Tie Qu0Ie:
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eATUnDAT EvK1rxG. Feb. 6. sd4-
Tho following table ehoEs the receipts for tho last
twenty-four hours:
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CHICAGO DAILY MARKET.

.-.-.-- SATURDAY EVENING. Feb. 6. 1864.
FREGHTS-Tnese Is no change In rates. We
, 1864-02-07

1g hoss =! 6au p q. 7W aaa 1s CIV on ~ and 5 1s
ID; logs At 800. 3o0 md 5i5 di, On io0 and 10 Ms
hoEs ayer.Esng s ~. at $500:
psoY eucnt IN the activity Of the markets With no
further decline on previous quotations, still there ap
pears to b9 want ot coaudcncc pretty generally
, 1864-02-07

Tho total receipts Of Beef Cattle for the week cna
irs Today amount, according to the daily returns
posted on Change, to e7.s hesd- Tits Is so' more
than received last week. and 1s leas thah lac
receipts OF tic corresponding week Of last year The
GsIly receipts at the various yards compare ~
folloxass
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Sales o.taE; $?o GFte9 ald IJg6t salts q 9s pr
Green Country at 81 Green Sated at 9Hc; 50 part
Cured at 9kc 20 Deacon SEns At &c,
LEATBER-Markat still dnll and Inactive, much
OF tins may attributed to The nnsestled stato OF tho
wcathr and the inosposltidn Of tr.teamcn to
the kInd OF trade they Will havc to provide for the
suing Two or three month";. We quote:
HkxLC0A.
Halneas. p. tsS!ss Slsugstss sele.... sxe;;s
kip, :. -. sasa5s lprinoeo, 0W-......S.@ssc
CaK :" ...1l.ec@t % oE1noeo. NV. .......sSss&c
Upner, foot.. 27G219c Ortnoco good dAut-
C51ar. y soos.. Hose sxed-....-....-...fo .fotsiss
aaraess, u n... @tsc Slaughter sete 1-&4s
ZIP, ncdlam.. ~. .ocsI 25 French Kie..... 1Sstts
Etp,heavS.... Es39tc Lest Cali. II DE- 31Ad32.l5
, 1864-02-07

DKIEp FRUITS-AcPLRj-There II Sill an &C.
tive aud lnrge demand for all descriptions OF ftuit,
CrwTrd tendency We ind that there l. !tln sz,sn
Quantity Of old Apples IN tie uarket which are being
md fair demand, Previous quotations unchanged.
ToNEs41C FRuITs IN 6nAu and Irregular supply, and
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Totals. ,Ss 1858
6late ~ large. a.......................s.s ......s.
Stats Of Illinois. -............-.....-.-..--
Out Of State. ..............--............
sThis footing 1t ahould be remembered Ia tie
credit Of the county Oct. III, 1s64. Tbs eUnees&-
, 1864-02-07

Ws9cH...3......s..
sEEps-9LoyER1Dun and nominal m l. at s1agS9o
gs INV SsIfs; & $ ); 81 Sood . q
eEGARs-Ihe;e has been coasldssasle iinpzoye.
enqnily borh for Iaw and refined Sugass~ Ia conse-
Queucc OF latest advlces from New York, prices rro
euotatiL NJ. In Cubs and Porto 1aco's there Is .
feeling and prices are evidently tending up
, 1864-02-07


lished In the Ta1puSE, Cen ". T. Sherman
wac pro1sred banquet blythe common coun-
eli and citizens OF the place The offer was
accepted by the General, and came OF with
great ec'os last Monday evening, at the Gayo-
eot so n9
Federal rule there, and although he built
torts, impressed negroes, imprisoned cltl-
zcns, managed the city Tor the civilians In
military style, the citizens have great respect
for him and would undoubtedly do anything
10 serve him, and fur more after little expo
rieuce, than they did to serve JeE Davis or
any Of the officers he over placed over them.
The supper pro1ered him was free-Will Of
fcring upon the altar Of their regard for the
saas, es general and soldier.
TIE NEW ORGANIZATION OF THE .s1xTEESrH
CORPS.
Nor was Gen Sherman himself idle while
at Memphis. Gen. 8. 4 Hurlbut, long the
commander of the corps, was relieved of du-
ty us commandant Of the post, along with
Erig. Gen. Veatch, and Gen. Buck1and, of
Ohio, placed at the head Of the military af-
.uirs Of the district Transports were gath
rrpidly concentrating, to Vicksbn1g, and im-
mcnse quantities Of supplies Of all sorts were
brought to the landings, and shipped for the
use Of the different commands. Several chan
ges having taken place in the corps, conse-
Guent UPON the sudden rcmoyul Of some of
It was thought best to reorganize the entire
force.
tIhe reorganization Of the corps VIC have al.
ready published. Eps.I
On the s5th nit. the organization Of the
corps was declared complete and all in readi-
ICES to commence moving for the South.
Accordingly, the movement commenced.
ba1kcd, and soon thereafter steamed away for
the vicinity Of FicksbulE. Gen. Sherman,
however, had not waited for the expedition
to sail, bnt had again taken possession Of his
swift-sailioE gunboat, and we already hear Of
him in the rear Of Vicksburg, through rebel
sources, engaged in pontooning the Big
Black River prepnrator5-as the rebels sup
pose-for a movement towards Mobile.
However this may be, certain 1t Is that a
grand army will soon start from Vicksburg
Tor some place, and the rebels are to be
struck blow In vital part-and IN a part
where blow is least expected.
At AEAPH1s.
The departure Of so many troops from
Memphis has not left that portion of Tennes.
see, unprotected, as the rebels will learn to
their soz7ow,: should they have the temerity
old, we'll ll-disciplined troops st1n stationed in
the vicinity, supported BY some new troops,
goodly supply OF co1ored regiments, and
| the first brigade Of enrolled mi1itia, under
| tie command of Col Jno. Mcdonald. And
+ Gov. johnson has Just authorized the enlist
mcnt Of another. regiment Of ten companies
| OF mounted native Tcnnesseeans, to 'sezve
| one year, under the auspices OF Ar, j. B.
| Bingham, the editor Of the Daily Bulletin. He
! may authorize other commands, should thert
seem In his mind to be need for such force
| in The State.
| In addition to the first brigaie Of enrolled
mi.itis. orders arc now ont for the enrolment
in the eauac force OF all the male citizens o.
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NO. 81.

care bestowed upon them By our hard
working surgeons.
NoSDAY. My l6
The morning was very bright hut the
whole valley was filed with smoke and
fog. At daylight not q gun was heard
Newton Immediately advanced to feel
the enemy, and discovered that they
had disappeared.
INK RETEEAr Across tbs. cosTANAu1A
Immediately upon being informed OF
the evacuation Of the valley, General
Howard informed GedeTal Shermn.s
and our lines at once advanced Il was
discovered that the enemy had made
good his retreat, carrying of all lis
artillery, but destroying his wagon
trains BY FIRE lest they should fall into
our hands ] have lust made a tour Of
the field on the left, and find It covered
with rebel dead and wounded, sE Of
whom were left IN our hands for hurial
and treatment Prisoners, at the hour
7 write, 9 A. h., are being brought in
by hundreds The victory is complete
so far, bat would have been more 50 had
NPHERsoEs CORPS
been enabled to cross the river and take
position in the rebel rear. Mcpherson
made several attempts To throw down
the pontoons and cross his corps, but
the enemy poured such = raking fire
into his pontOons that the work had 10
be abandoned have no particulars
OF what was accomplished by McPher-
sons command, but learned that the
18th Corps under Logan lost As killed
and 44S wounded
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- PRIsnyERs ii 90 -.

We have taken nearly four thousand
prisoners aud deserters, including many
Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors.
and line and staff officers. Many Of
theR were willing prisoners. who re-
mained in the rebel works and sur
rendered when NE advanced in Pur-
suit
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The eldest son Of the rich Elsctor Of
Eesse has just been released from
prison, after almost = years eonhne-
ment for debt.
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CHANGES OF THE LINE.

CHANGES OF THE LINE.
At nine o'clock Gen. Schofeld was
ordered TO withdraw his corps from the
part of the line between Palmer and
Hooker, and take position on the left
of Newton division Of the 4th corps
Palmer closed up the gap between his
left and Newton, and Judah and Cox 8
divisions of Schofeld's corp ea1neUp in
the place assigned to them. HOyey' s
brigade of the I'd corps was left in re-
serve, and did not participate in the
battle Of to-day. By some mistake in
the giving or reception of the order,
Gen Cox's division failed to get mp in
time. and Judah and the force on his
right advanced upon the enemy, thus
leaving a gap of half mile between
Judah's left and Stanley's right, which
was promptly filled by cavalry. Con-
siderable confusion followed the an
nouncement OF the existence Of this
gap, and staff officers in vain rode for
hours in search of Cox ; division through
the thick underbrush in which our line
was formed. 1t was lost and staff
officers reported that Gen Schofield
could obtain no intelligence from it.
JUDAHs ATTACK AND REPCLsE.
General Judah Just before noon re-
ceived an order from General Schofeld
to open the attack, and though his left
flank was liable at any moment to be
turned, he informed Gen. SchOheld Of
the fact and at once moved forward
upon the enerny's skirmishers The
boys moved rapidly through the vines
and shrubbery, down the valley, drove
the enemy before them, and with
cheer crossed the deep gorge near which
the enemy had thrown up strong brea,t
works commanding the valley The
enemy opened a very destructive fire,
aud for half an hour the battle was a
bloody one, the main lines being with
in a few yards Of each other The
enemy at once opened q destructive fire
from their artillery, which the brave di-
vision stood for some time, yainly striv-
ineiby superhuman efforts 10 carry the
Il was repulsed after q
gallant effort. and retired into the val
lev in disorder. We had not vet got
up on the left. and no artillery support
was at hand. Nevertheless General
Judah resolved not to retire without
one moro effort. Collecting together
the fragments Of his broken but not
regiments, a new line was
hastily formed and the whole division
were Just in the act Of advancing in a
charge which all felt would have put il
in possession Of the enemy's line Of
works when the division was
RELIEVED BY GEs. NEwTox's DIVISION
Of the llth Corps. In the meantime
the gap in the line was filed, Cox took
lis position, and for an hour the inces- /
amt roll OF the musketry. = volsy after
rolIey was poured into the ranks Of the
enemy. and as vigorously returned, told I
hat the conflict was a desperate one. (
Artillery fire was delivered into the en-
mas ranks rapidly, and with excellent !
feet Their artillery did not do much 1
injury, IS Palmer had silenced eight !
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are estimated at from 4,O0O to 5000, Of
whom fully 1900 are 50 slightly wound
ed in the hands and feet that they will
be fit for duty in two or three weeks
The killed viii amount 10 about So,
among whom are many brave officers,
who have left behind them brilliant
records. Ohio has lost her full proper
ton. Indiana, too, will mourn the loss.
Of many Of her brave sons.
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rHE ENENYs S InssEs

are fully as large as ours il not larger.
In every assault upon our lines, their
loss was very heavy, and they were
driven back. leaving hundreds of their
killed and wounded in our hands each
Har
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Battle of Sugar Valley or Resacea
Saturday, May IL.

The heaviest fighting of the campaign
has taken place to-day, and though it
was indecisiye, we have cause to be
thankful at the results.
Our lines as formed last night was in
the form of a semi-eircle, to the north
west of Sugar Valley, while the o sta
naula River, completes the circle on
the southeast Sugar Valley IS fertile
little plain of about ten square miles
in size, much broken by hills, which at
this season Of the year are covered by q
dense undergrowth of small trees and
vines, rendering them very difficult TO
penetrate. Ii was in this valley, be-
tween the projected Rome and Dalton
Railroad and the river that encircles
Resaca and Tilton, that the enemy
made stand after being closely press
ed on his retreat from Dalton. From
our center to the river the distance
this morning was about seven miles
Our line extends completely around
the valley. McPherson's 5 right resting
0u the river near lis junction with
Oothkalaga creek or Calhoun, while the
left strikes the river north Of TiltOn
near the junction of the river with
Swamp creek that takes its rise in the
hills of Sugar Valley. Lick and Camp
creeks also burst out from the hills in
the valley and empty their waters into
the 0ostanaula River, which is very
broad and deep, bat can be foTded
when the water is low, at six points
The above is as intelligiblea description
Of the field as can be given without the
aid Of map and now for
TIRE OPENING OF THE BALL
As have already said our line was
formed in a half circle, extending from
the river on the left to point on the
river near Calhoun. The corps oceu-
pied positions in the line as follows, ex-
tending from right to left first, Nc
Pherson; second, Hooker; third, Pal
mer; fourth, Schofeld; fifth, Howard
Skirmisbing commenced early in the
morning, and many prisoners were
brought in as the result, although the
attack made by us was family respond
ed to. Skirmishing continued, with
occasional truces, lasting from ten to
thirty minutes, all the morning. Mean
time our General officers were not idle
Generals Sherman and Thomas, with
their indefatigable corps comman-
ders, rode along the line with their
stats, personally experimenting the
parking Of ambulances and ammuni-
ton trains, and assigning batteries to
positions where they conld be Of the
most service in the event Of a general
engagement