Show movements against tunnel hill feb A special to tile Bu bulletin lleta from chattanooga tan tano boga oga of if wednesday says movements a against 0 ainest tunnel hill commer commenced iced monday A strong column of infantry pi proceeded exceeded by cavalry moved out from chattanooga near the old battle field of Chicka chickamauga mauia and took a direct load for tunnel hill and dalton A pal ty of rebel cavalry were driven in coli confusion fusion across the chickamauga through ringgold gap ind aud across tay q rido by our advance under col i ati i laari II anison ison i ested at night at ringgold next morning the cavalry in advance had several lively millies with the tennessee who were nvere however continually pushed bad back until 4 in the afternoon when our foicey at ai rived in sight of tunnelhill tunnel Hill ceic it a good deal of fighting b was done but with little loss to either cither side ool col habison Hau ison finding the enemy him fell back to his infantry supports and again pressed forward and drove the enemy out of the town of 4 tunnel hill the debels had an all entile anth e brigade of cavalry under wheeler with four pieces of ai tillery and opening with them checked our further progress prop as soon as our artillery arrived its fite was pr ilici paly at BOOD boones CIS ichel cavalry who had advanced upon col harrisons rig right bt at dark our forces about abou t four miles to await supplies in the meantime S hillers Stin hil loys leys command advanced from the vicinity of cleveland piece ded by cavalry under col king of the ath ohio cavalry the latter is said to have penetrated to within three miles of dalton dal ton today to day tunner TUNNEL er HILL ga eaily I 1 yesterday I 1 morning generals craft and baird classed tunnel hill ridge with their commands and marched through ough tile the gap in rocky falls range b driving the rebels from the cleveland load into rocky F falls all s valley this turning 0 the strong tion the enemy occupied on oil the load f aiom om lower tunnel hill to dalton and fri marching arching back again along the cleveland ro road ad our troops descended into rocky falls valley down which they swept carrying all before them until they arrived near the hill where the cleveland load dec decender ended into the val ley icy at 11 in the mor morning 11 ling col gross brigade was ordered to charge the debels on this hill bill which was did in gallant style dirvin driving the debels him the ath it indiana idiana battery immediately followed to the top of the hill from whence they carried on oil a fierce artillery fire for the remainder of the day alio infantry skirmishing 0 continued until half past one when tin chins brigade of bairds bairas command comi was ordered to drive the tl I 1 e rebels from the hill nearly opposite that occupied by gloss tho the order was obeyed with a will the brigade chasing the anem enemy y from the foot of the hill bill across the summit but when they reached the top they were met inet bya by a destructive file from a superior force posted half way down theother tho other side which compelled them to withdraw the enemy did not attempt to follow this thi s was the severest conflict of tile the day heavy skirmishing 0 continued until night when our troops began 0 to retire and today to day wo we are no further advanced than tunnell nill As the affair has b been can entire s ly successful no further doubt remains romainn that tile enar als pi at dalton is in strong force at least four di visions ai e there the country around lalton dalton is a succession of narrow valleys rocky ridges and exceedingly available for defensive purposes part of Clay burnes division was sent to reinforce polk and returned in time to 0 take part in tile the fight 0 our whole loss does docs not exceed thice hundred that of tile the rebels is greater |