Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-27
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Gen. Grants AdvaDee n Georgia,
Brilliant Success

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.
The Bwllstis hos the following interesting
sp .cial, dated Tunnel Hill, Co.. Feb 2Ath:
On Mosday . strong column Of infantry
preceded By cavalry, moved out from Chat
nooga near the old battle Geld Of Chicka.
uauea aud took direct road for TuDuel Hill
and Dalton. Geas. Palmer, johnson, Baird,
Davis and Carlin directed the movement.-
The force advanced without trouble east Of
the Chickamsuga across which and back
through Ripsgold's Gap spd Tyles's Ridge. "A
party Of rebel cavalry were driven 10 couSu'
oiou BY Colonel Harrison. The head Of the
column moved on end rested daring The
Eight at Rinpgold. The movement was com.
meneed yesterday morning. The cavalry In
advance bad several lively skirmishes with
the snemy's mounted fierce. consisting Of the
nrst Tennessee rebels. They were, however,
continually pushed back until about p. M,
when our forces came 10 sight Of Tuuoel HtlL
Here great deal Of fighting Vas done, and
| especially BY tho enemy. There Was little
pushed to the front and seeing that the reb-
els greatly outnumbered bis force retired M.
III be was met BY our advancing infantry.
Certain Of sop sort Col. Harrison again pushed
| forward aud drove the rebels precipitately
out of town and Tunnel Hill. The enemy
had 90 entire brigsde Of cavalry under
charge Of Gen. Wheeler, and forty pieces OF
artiily, and opening up0n - with the latter
our progress Vas checked, bot - soon %
our artillery eame Up, its Gre was directed
principally at Col. Booue's (rebel) cavalry
| who had advanced On Colonel Harris0n's
left.
Il being now dark our forces retired about
| four miles 10 the direction Of Dalton TO await
supplies. In the meantime Gen. Stout's com.
maud advanced from the vicinity Of Cleveland
preceded By . cavalry force under Col. Long,
II the 4th Ohio cavalry. kansr 10 said IN
have penetrated within three miles OF Dalton
today. Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
the advance vac again resumed. Porsie ~
Of Johusou's and Baird's command are NOV.
| log forward on the main road from Ringn0ld
toward Tunnel Hill.
| No skirmishing Of any conseq7ence took
place until 1850 when Ne found ourselves i'm.
mediatsly In tho vicinity Of Tuonel Hill. Here
| il soon became evident that the rebels were
resolved to mako . stsod Our cavalry bad
advanced some distance ahead Of the infantry,
bot 40 soon - the latter vas up in safIicisn,
force &c support, the cavalry advanced 10 4
column along the road In plain view Of the
hill, ca which were planted seven cannon the
day before. No enemy had % yet been oh
served, when suddenly battery, planted %
the hill TO the right Of the tunnel, from which
q number Of shells were thrown with gsea,
accorscy Immediately into our ranks. 6ever'
wore killed and wounded. Gen. Whippls
narrowly escaped death from the near expo
sien OF = shell. No confusion vas created
however, aud the sAsalry retired 70 shelter
other portions Of infantry came up and wert
deployed 10 line. Meantime our ARTILLERY
/ - H.
Il Battery, playing two 1O-poander Parrots
on an smipence to the right Of The road
opened ON The enemy With sooe effect, lees
encd, howe ver, By apparent impsefeesioa o.
the shells, but lev Of which exploded. Capt
Harris Of the 9th Indiana, Battery, sfserward
placed two Of bis pieces to the lefs Of tn,
road, asd assisted in dislodging the rebel bat
terry from its position. Our infaotry begsi
TO advance, Gen. Morgan ticking the rebels ol
the right flank badly, marching along th,
crest VI Tunnel hill, and completely turnet
lhs works OF tho enemy, who 6ed withou
frine gun.
Their retreat was rendered more necessar,
as Col. Hambrydge's advance threatened thei
left flank, our whole line moving forward. w,
occupied without further contest the ridge o
Tunnel HILL It was now p. NJ, and the rebel
fed rapidly ong the Dalton road Our troop
| pur5Jeu anu tueTe was no I0ft0ef 0Goe1ng unit
we were within three miles of Dalton, wher
the rebels we're found very strongly posted i,
gorge between high and preciptous rang,
o. mountains called Rocky Falls. Throu d
this gorge runs the railroak. Our advasce ~
net by sharp musketry Ere, but this was replies
to with such effect that the rebel line vas dis
lodged and driven back On their second line
Immediately after this the enemy commence,
furious fire Of shot and shell from six piece
Of artillery, which compelled our skirmishsr
to retire. The rebel fire Was kept up will
vigor until shutdown, GeD. Davis advansipl
with two brigades and taking up . position .
the mouth Of the gorge. Night now came o,
and the combat ended. We may have heavy
fighting Tomorrow, until We in some way turf
the enemy's 6ank, which seems scarcely prac
ticable. The loss on both sides during thes,
important operations hes been small.
! CAiao, Feb. &c.
From the Memphis Bulletin, l learn tbe
adjourned meeting Of the convention 81
loyal people Of Wess Tennessee, which me,
on the evening VI the $50 Vas laree and
enthusiastic. After the eloquent and LOCI.
cal address BY Dl Butler, VI Ark, tie 6ol
lowing resolutions in substance Uas usa,i.
mously adopted:
Let. Dissvowsl Of further participstion
and responsibility for rebellion, and prov.
ding that proper measures DO immcdistely
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