, 1862-05-29
FROM THE ARMY BEFORE
C0RINTH.
OUR CHICAGO BOYS AND
BATTERIES.
THE SITUATION IN OUR ARMY.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago T1ibuue]
ARHT II THE FELD BEFORE ConlsTn,
May 231d, 1860, {
The affairs OF the army are in generally
active and satisfactory condition, but it is not
easy to understand the movements. The
right wing, under ". T. Sherman, has strong
II intrenched itself at every march. It com-
pleted its sixth fortified camp today, and has
five in its rear to fall back on, in case Of be-
ing driven. The great care taken on this wing
is obviously because it wonld be the enemy's
natural policy to throw sudden and over
whelming force On It, crush it and make for
the river, cutting off all our supplies, and
holding perfect mastery Of our communi-
cations. We arc now within mile and q
quarter Of the enemy's intrenchments, and
there is daily and constant fighting
between tho pickcts. We had sharp skr-
mish when VIC took this position, which Is
fine one. We lost shout forty killed and
wounded, ten Of them killed We found seven
of the enemy dead, and the marks where 9TH
ers were carried eff.
The morale and confidence Of the army is
greatly improved since Gen. Halleek's arrival.
Many arc the conjcctures whether the enemy
viii fight or 1un. Their pickets dispute sharp
II every advance, but Of late no strong force
has appeared In front Of any but the left
wing. For the Last two nights the enemy has
ceased to drum or sound any car whistles, d
fact capable Of various explanations. One OF
their pickets yesterday got a position In tree
where he conld sit On one branch and shelter
himself behind another, resting his feet On
third. He amused himself By firing on ourmen
and cu1sing them as blue be1ied Yankees u
4 good many shots were fred at him, but
none hit, and at night he climbed down and
went to supper highly elated, ne doubt, with
his performance. None Of his shots did any
harm.s
The horses stand saddled night and day, and
the troops are reused every morning before
daybreak, and often sleep by their guns sher.
mans division left nearly all its tents at Pitts.
burg, and the men to great extent biyouae
on the ground or under hasty booths. The
health Of the corps is pretty good, and very
few deaths occur, though there are many cases
Of mild summer complaint Taylor's, Wa.
terhouse's and Elfversparre's artillery are in
this division. Woods battery Is in the
reserve under Wallace. This country Is nearly
all forest. The clearings being few, small and
mills apart. It is not as fertile as Illinois
prairies, Int were it settled up, cleared,
planted with frnit and dotted with farm,
houses, churches and villages, 1t would be
surprisingly beautiful Fruit grows finely
and the peach trees are luxuriantIy loaded
with half grown peaches. Doubtless many OF
these splendid hill tops would produce fine
vineyards, but curse seems to have rested
on the Inhabitants. The few scattered al.
PIE trees around their cabins are often strong
with the growth Of fifty gears, but there is
little evidence Of any enlargement Of the
scanty clearngs within the memory of the
present generarion.
Chicago men are doing well. Major Taylor
seems in high spirits. Coils. Stuart and
Momborg arc daily at work drilling, fortify-
ing, scouting and lighting, in short we all feel
well, and don't mean to be beaten. -.