The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-22
THE LEFT WING.
M. ID. r. Cenfnghs m's Despatch.
NJ.


TUNHaL HILL, May IL, 1864.
Having accompanied the lot wing or tho army,
comprising the Fourth aud Twenty third army corps.
give . short sketch Of their movements, having
served detailed account for future publication.
My dispatches brought this down to the night
Of the 7tb. when We bvouacked In tbe valley between
Tunnsl Hin and Rocky Face Ridge about two miles from
Tunnel Hill and four from Dalton. The enemy had fallen
back the strong natural protection OF the Steep pre-
cipitous range OF hills called Rocky Ridge and Buzzard
Roosi The ridge about sve buDdred feet high the
rocks in places rising AZ perpendicular . wall 10
height Of over twenty feet.
sCzzARp Roosr
s conical soped hill, rising about eight hundred
feet above the level OF the plain. IL is sepa
rated from tho ridge by . gorge, through which
the railway runs. This gorge was flooded to a
depth Of eighteen feet, BY dammug stream that
flows through. Against this Gibraltar the army now
commenced operations, the Twenty third corps forming
the extreme left, the Fourth connecting with thsm then
the and twentieth corps extending along its
western side and occupying all the favorable positions
that the ueacherous nature Of the country offered them
sEiRxIsHISo.
There eome smart diminishing on the afternoon
OF the IT'D, between HarkerB brigade or Ncwton's d
vision Fourth corps, and the enemy 10 which
fellows succeeded In gaining the eastern crest OF the bill
The One Hundred and Twenty nfth Ohio lost 10 killed
and wounded about twenty mes they were the front
Skin mishing line.
GENERAL HARKKR's ARIIILKRy MOVEMENT.
Having gained . footing, General Harker con.
csived and executed the bold design OF dragging
two pieces Of artillery up the hin. The pioneers
cleared the way little before them, and then our brave
ieowS cngng 70 The rocks on one hand and hauling the
ropes with the ether succeeded IA reaching the crest
General McCeans brigade Of General Judshs division,
twenty third CORPS supported and aided them, the two
generals cheering on the men end
Tor the night on the top Of the hill
FINE hov!x.xr-orSERAL JuDAH's OPERATIONS.
About ten o'clock next morning. partial skirmishing
took place along the slopes and ridges the hill Gene
raj schoeed ordered the Twenty corps to wheel
smaller on The eastern side The corps moved an snsin.
along tho valley connecting with Hsrkers brigade on the
ridge. Gensrn Coxs division moved along tho slope
thrown cut IN from. hCn were actively sv ss
enemy. The lil.h and llsih Ohio, OF General Hascals
"s s Ss
General coxs division captured some rife pits In their
0essra Judah during the evening prepared to assault
tbe co operation Of General Harksrs troops along tho
formidable works and nercs opposition, he could barely
bold his mo ridge rose, clf cr, A Il re-.
inuston Of assaults General schossd ordered General
judah NOT TO advance for even be took the long lines
oua ss S y. s Hss H
beside their arms, within four hundred yards of
the rebel works.
rHE Rmx OPPOSITION 70 oua ApyArH
Harkers opposition on the hill wss fearful. The
roll OF muskeiry rang from the hill top in
csssantly for about one hour. The enemy
contested every inch with fearful obsnacy. He lost
over one hundred rank and ns and Col Ncfva,ne and
Lieutenant Ahler, Of the sixty fourth Ohio, killed. Cap.
tain Chamberlain and Lieutenant Harrs Of the same re-
gimcut, wounded; Major Boyle, Eighty fourth nd,ana
a;snss,0u:y .caoasa Colonel gscsS,r an Illinois.
Third Kentusky sighty. A. the wounded men were 70.
moved 70 Tunnel HILL thence 70 Dalton have mot been
able 70 ascertain their psmce 8 n
The sscond division lost about i've killed and thirty
wounded. Among The latter was Capt. wm. Ormus, Airh
Teuneeoee MeAntime General Woods division had ad.
yanced In The centre - far - the steep wak would allow
them.4
oxNxnAL HOWARD
rode along the mont lines satisfy himself Of she nature
o. sns snemy posion and had Close escape from
rebel aharpahooters.
On ~ night Of ths eth the rebels succeeded in getting
Two guns into position the top Of the him. and threw
enss song the valley some actually falling around Gen.
Tnemes Md cen. Howard's quarters In The nod.
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