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From the Cincinnati Enqolror. 1THE BATTED OP DALLAS, GA.Battle field, May 29, 1864.It is roach easier to describe a great battle in which the contending hosts are massed around a certain ceotre, than to give a faithful narrative of the desperate skirmishes and conflicts of a vast army of over one hundred thousand men, whose lines oftentimes extend over a distance of twenty _ iles. Add to this the fact that the country through which we have campaigned is one vast wilderness of trees, a succession ofabrupt hills and deep ravines. As I havesent you dispatches bringing our campa go up to the 20th of May, I will resume my narrative from that date.Having captured Kingston, Rome and Cassville, as I have described, the rebels fell back behind the Etoweb, destroying the railway bridge in their rear. Our troops were halted and got two days rest in camp in order to refresh and recruit.This respite was much needed, for twenty day’s hard marching and fighting had exhausted the troops and worn out their shoes and clothes. About noon on the twenty-third we broke camp and resumed our line of marob.The Twenty-third Corps occupied the extreme left, with instructioos to make a feint attack on the enemy should they develop themselves, and thus screen our real intention of outflanking them. McPherson driving round upon our extreme right. Palmer came next with part of the 14th Corps, while Howard and Hooker extending between him and the Twenty-third.On the 24th Wheeler’s cavalry, probably a brigade, attacked General Schofield’s wagon train, which was going back to Kiogsfocs with surgeon’s baggage, and succeeded, without resistanoe, in burning and capturing about a hundred wagons and their contents. Some of our cavalry came up soon afterward like policemen after a robbery. They swore like troopers, and had they been there in time they would, most likely, have hurt some of the rebels. As it was, they recovered some of the mules.As an arm of service, I have little faithin our cavalry force, particularly out here. If they were distributed among Corps aud Division Commanders as Orderlies and mounted videttes, they would be much more effective.General Stoneman is reported to have destroyed the rebel iron works and founde-ries to the left and rearof Altona.By a detour, marching for nearly two days through woods, along the extreme right spur of the Altona range of hills, thro' which we had oftentimes to strike out a new road we reached the Pankin Vine Creek on the evening of the 25th. Here we heard heavy canonading in our front, and a regular file firing of musketry. It was Hooker engaged with the enemy.As we crossed the bridge, wounded men were fast coming to the rear, some limping along, others supported by comrades, others upon stretchers with the pallor of death upon their paiodiatorted features. As we advanced toward the front ths wounded become more numerous. It was getting dark and a heavy rain was falling, columns of troops were hurrying oo, Generals and officers were riding in hot baste, clearing the ambulance out of their way. In the darkness tho stretches were often jostled which brought forth groans of pain from the suffering occupants.I remarked au officer who was carried on horseback. He was shot through the ab-dorneo. With his hand pressed over hislacerated bowels he exclaimed with everyjolt. “Ob God, Oh God.” Poor fellow, he had “fought bis last fight.” Iu the darkness our horses stumbled over the dead bodies which were covered witn blankets. It was Howard's corps which was so rapidly pushing to the front.HOOKER’S ASSAULT.IT 1. A I I I U id f n fi a rOA 1 Cf Ano'l C9 dl\
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Maysville Weekly Bulletin
Maysville, Kentucky, US
Thu, Jun 09, 1864
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