, 1864-06-13

tdA tfa1Rt 0l several corps R6YA been already
"han1ea out" on ths Marietta road In the
direction indicated. McPherson's guns are
occasionally heard on our extreme right, and
those Of Howard and scho1eld mors fre-
quent}y On our left. Th4 position Of tho
eontending armies il In ths high, rolling and
heavily timbered region near tho sources OF
tho2s 11merouS Streams WhiAh, 1owiuE In
opposite directions, supply the " atcrs Of tho
EtoWah on the north, and ths Chattan oo-
ches on tbs southeaat. Ths rayfues and hoi.
excellent retreats for our ambulance Wagons,
saddle horses, dc.
We arc now about Is miles from our rail-
road base OF communication and supplies At
kingeton, the rebels being about u miles
from tilt Ii railroad base 1t Marietta, on the
Kingston end Atlanta Railroad.
Our lines extend In bold cure from
northwest to southeast. Tbs rig ht including
Dallas, and the lett testing on and including
Burnt Hickory. Our lines Of fortihcati ons,
consisting Of successive tiers sf sfbreastwsrkt,
1edoubtz, ealthEorks, &C., erected alopg
this corys about Il miles. The positisz Of
tho rebels conironts ours. Both parties are
continually. threring up now works. and
constructing additional defentes, forts, So.
The tops OF the Intervening hills are torn
into ehrcde, or cut eleau of by the Iron
storme. Yesterday \ neat Of sharpsho sters
who, Under coyer Of Il honsc, bad been A
noyinE tho men Of ButfeFG eldta Division, /,
came underline observation OF that General,
and very 500 received the attention Of tho
most valuable battery, WhIcA demolished
the hoAse Ia q tHinkllng about the ears
Of the astonlshed Fobs and scattered the s&s.
calls like chat. Their sharpshoosc1s, perch
ed in trees and every possible place Of an1-
huscade, have been And still are Bou1ce Of
great annoyance, and have contributed much
n ira nj TrA
Tho headquarters Ct eeTeF1l GeuatAls have
been occasionally moved On account Of shells
aRf other mlsslles, which somehow, Ind
thelr Way everywhere. The other dsy, a
shell bust at Gcucral Thomas' headquarters,
scattering the tents Aad furniture, and killing
generally. Generals Hooker and Bnttcrneld
have bad equally narrow escapes. ono man
WIS killed while getting water from spring
Eear tbs headquarters Of the lAtter.
Use renders these men cool and even cal
lous In the presence Of these messengers OF
death. Yesterday man on tho skirmlsh
line recel7sd = ball in the check, whif}1 came
Of the neck. a stretcher was brought, bnt
he kicked it over, with an oath, walked to
the surgeon, and had his wound probed and
dressed, and rstu1ned to his COMPANY, ,sHear-
ing be would "tnake the rebs pay for that. :"
He MAS from n Eastern regiment. Dnring
tbn batt1e Of Resacs on the 18Th Of May, af-
ter tho storming Of 2 portion Of the rebel
our men were hidlsg and crouching in and
&bout the fort, ard still prote&lfng the cap
tured guns, man from the Goth Indians
regiment suddenly exposed hiuasif
to tGat close and terrible source OF des-
trastion-the rebers e's; Linz Of masked bresst;
shootr'. Alas! the defiance was answered,
and be foil dead with IN oath on bis Aps
sad q bullet in bis hearti
But Whist are We waiting here for
In thu scoTcbipg heat and blindinE
dust1 Why don't tho army more!
son arc ready to e1clalm. Ton had better
ask Ger. Sherman, 30 probably knows,
Ne don't. Ne can only conjecture. We
maJ be waiting for reinforcements, Of which
any guantlty arc reported between here and
Kingston. We may be waiting for McPher~
son to accomplish some flank movement on
theTebel lines or on their rAi1roAd below Ma
rietta; Or, we may be waiting until the reb-
advantageous to our plans; or, no may be
even waiting under direct orders from Gen.
Gruut
Atpresent (Juno 1st) ne are In ststu quo
occupying the same position which We had
on the 26th of May. With nothing to indicate
musket firing on the SIX irmish line, enl1vened
occasionally by sharp fuslllads OF the heavy
booming Of the artillery, including our 20.
pound Par15tts, which make noise like
thunder.
Tho animals are now on very short allow
ance Of corn, though the deficiency ID in =
rneasnre remedied By green wheat, which is
fo9ged fa large Quantities from the fields.
Tho mems rations keep up very well. Beef
Is regularly isaued st intervals In place OF
pork. Cattle are procured from the country,
which, as the sess3n advances, will become
more available for supplies for man and beast,
P.a. 1send this By messenger to Kings
ton. We move this afternoon, It least
part Of the army, in The direction Of Marietta.