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

Of Rocky face Ridge and sn the sh sndsevorsd 70 move
the ridge Harker succeeded In pushing About one
n. pa,sass on .ss .op SaS formed dsas
through which two mes could hardly pas aoreas@ Ioe
s s % seos osoessd s
sails o movement are given IN the correspondeHes
frsm he corps, accompanying this.
ieoAULTs UP0N THE RD6k.
6enerals Stanley and Wood OF the Fourth corps yng
n the valley wesi Of NE ridge, made repeated ASSAULTS
cesaed driving tho enemy In the gap further towards
ibs Roost and developed or two pieces Of eir ars
sry. A small knoll Immediately within the gap vas
occupied by him and Davis, Of Palmer's corps.
GENERAL BUrfKRFlKIp.
sral Bu,erdeId detached brigade for reconnaissance
Of Buz4ar Ro0st in conjunction with the other corps
and = 40 early hour took Of The north sSps
:he opposition OF the enemy became quite sOrous while
watching this movement from position short distance
dashina up to Butered, and exclaimed, "Are You
aware, SIR thatthe enemy has an overwhelming force on
al am not, sir !" replied Butterneid cooly "rs 700
.wa,e that haves force on the slope OF that noun
This brigade, while moving forward, was ordered TO
me rear by General Thomss, ana relieved by General
~ oras, 70 permit them 70 o,s We 70 me
0f the 9th. $3.50. s HI.faN -a- .ss.
AZ Mill Creek Gap Geary had made reconnaissance,
and had met with Polk brisk nght took place. which
did not see but which s handsomely and fully related
BY your correspondent with Hookers corps saw
General Sckes the day after the engagement and had
BRIEF conversation with him about IL. He has been
making the campaign with General Hooker and appears
70 be deeply interested observer Of the movement He
attracts much attention. and noxt 70 Hooker, he con
ccded 10 be the rnest figure 10 the ied.
GENERAL B00KER. fe tEsNI q
Hooker takea Rousseaus place In the affections Of the
army and men are as demonstratve in their admiration
OF him they used TO be Of Rousseau before that hne
warrior was placed at NashvilIe. Among others who
are naakiUg the campaign with General Hooker, as
'ookcr on, notice Mr.. James Walker, artist Of your
Committee ns
mailing studies y
tanooga' and "Chlckamauga and concluded to witness
Mexco that the Mexican young women were particularly
fond Of him and that he was known among them oy
that ever was as beautiful as o woman -s- 81 RI
GENERAL scuEs' srAraESr ABOUT cEARys rGsr
ns y way Of psrsn,se,s !, c gong to give
Mil Creek Gap as passable and winding road over
Chattoogata Mountain, and deHcesion Of the
Sghi appears 10 have been 10 Lookout. rhs
troops engaged reached the summit but here found such
General ceary thinks ho could have held the mountain
but his orders were such that he could not consistsnY
engaged and hence be retired dssasd scooun. o The
given in the correspondence om the Twentieth corps.
Tne rebel general published this affair % his army on the
9th as victory CT Polks corps Hooker. Our loss
was about one hundred and forty. es0 eel ah
Roosr.
the labprs OF the sth That day convinced Sherman
that Buzzard Roost Gap could not be taken by direct
peudicular palisades rendered their ascent impossible
Across the gap from mountain mountain, the enemy
wen . q s1d Ss
flowed towards TO he limits Of lake or half dozen
acres IN extent on the surface and about twenty feet
deep Flood gates were ready prepared TO this vast
Of upon advancing column through the
gap and the rebels boassd that they could drown our
army.
oBJscT oy DEMONSTRATION.
S, the Demonstration continued. II not without
ITS purpose The enemys attention 70 be attracted
and the ring the sth even brisker than BEFORE
Johnston moved his other two brigades-King's and
ley showed themselves u full force, batteries
moved down the gap as ,,,,. IA. as possible an and
as il IN the deep anger Of general contest. Nothing was
effected except the decevng Of the enemy because moth
The Foorteenth corps lost seventy i've men, killed and
wounded principally in Jshnsons division. The Fourth
corps lost ninety hve men principally 10 Woods and stan
leys divisions. do not know what the l0ss Of the
Twenty third corps was
Among the wounded in Johnsons division was Colonel
H. A. HambrIght, Seventy ninth Pennsylvania. His 70
gmsnt had returned that day from urIough as veterans
and talking with Generals johnson, King and
scribner whom Colonel Hambrisht reported He was as
signed TO Colonel scrbners brigade and moved a. once
into the hght dispute seemed TO the
relative rank Of Scribner and Hambrght but this was
settled in few moments after ambright vent into the
by piece of she'll and II said, also had two ribs
broken.
Adutant Farley. Of the Seventy fourth Ohio,
riousy wounded at the same time Few no other
McIlvaIns OF the sixty fourth Ohio, killed in New
toms division, and Colonel Buckner, OF Illinois regi
mens mortay wounded further TO tne lsI G onei L.
captured, with about three hundred OF his men.
The demonstration cost rather heavily but u neces
saTy.
N'fnEnsoS At REssAccA
We have seen how he made start He ioiled on
laborousiy but faithfully the outer and longest line
OF march and with great secresy Tho troops appear
10 have been instructed not 10 say to what organization
they belonged and unoommunicative to troops
Of other corps citizens. Al isst May o. at early
light, moving from vilanQy 10 the mouth Of snake Creek
Gap s o the SS nes
mounted infantry led the advance, aud In the six miles
OF the gsp encounered only small scouting party who
going westward through the These he easily
routed drove back sugar valley but not until he
had had his horse shot under him and received painful
and dangerous wound. Tue Ninth Illinois pushed for.
ward however, seized the further mouth OF the gap
Gcnerai Dodge OF the sixteenth corps, had the advance
gap was secured, and logan and the fifteenth corps
marched in and through II was thus we had caught the
with positive and am told with imperative, ORDERS
70 lake Ressacca and destroy the railroad bridge at that
5uakc Gap than be pushed forward through Sugar
without opposition range Of lsh, hills which overlook
Rossacca and which not than twelve hundred
yards from the bridge by the artilcrss' measurement
Of "elcyatiod.n These General Dodge occupied while
diately in rear and no. over mile distant. fSs oesSps
tion OF these hills was made at ten O'Clock.
Az sundown the troops were hastily withdrawn, aud
marched back AZ rapid rate to the southern mouth Of
the gap and, amlds, pess storm and cold and drench
ing rain, we're engaged all night in fortying the gap
WHAT WAS DONE AFTER HI LEFT
have said that the troops were oil withdrawn. !
should have excepted company OF skrmshefs, who re-
maiucd that night withis n few hundred yards Of the
railroad bridge Rcssscca and the next day at
turned 10 camp. Private james Mccabs, Of the Ninth
Illinois. and seven men, also failed to withdraw. Tnsy
moved 10 the left and GOT upon the line OF the railroad
moved north upon to nlion and there destroyed the
telegraph vre orce and naruuments and returned 10
camp neyt dny.
ySvxy rscorH ,IssANcn.
Mcpherson lay quietly ~ Snake Creek Gap May 10.
The enemy, having discovered his movement, pushed
forward small force from Ressacca TO observe him.
sherman appeare decided promptly, on learning Of the