Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-12
SHERNAN's ARMY.
News up to July 4-Our Occupation of
II Kinesaw. ~. d
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.l
RIGHT WING OF THE ARMY, }
NINE MILES SOUTH OF MARIETTA
u 81 ~ July 4. 1854.
THE RIGHT WING REINFORCED.

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The operations of this portion of the
army yesterday were mostly confined to
pursuing the fleeing enemy, and picking up
| deserters and prisoners. On the evening OF
July /, when Gen. Hascall had pushed his
division so far to the east and south in pur-
suit of the rebels, Gen. Schofield expressed
considerable anxiety for the safety of the
division, fearing, if the situation should be-
come known to the enemy, the command
would be exposed to great peril. Early
next morning, therefore, the division OF
| Gen. Morgan i. Smith, of the 18th. corps,
was put under way from the extreme left
of the army, and at about ten o'clock had
passed along the whole length of our
long line, and was in good. projecting dis
tance from the 23d corps. The I'd passed
marx r..-bGeh. Stoneman, however, had
gone on an expedition, circling wide around
to the rear, striking the river down be-
low the mouth of Sweetwater, and was re-
ported making good progress. 9a sg Is
On the morning of the Sd of July the di-
vision of Gen. Smith was sent i'm on the
right of General HascalL whose division
then moved q little to the left, to close up
with General Cox. Four regiments were
deployed in front of the division, and push
ed out as skirmishers, to endeavOr to ascer-
sr,'a, aJ.,l .;Ia1a...i aiiu P..l Posee'
fnross s "'' "n''u d iiii0 "i'hou' liiee'iiig any
= iooni EoSi,, &, Tho rorn;no co,,ta;,N I,...,s,l
of tSn s;maI ~ .,1 Tou, SJap.aln N. Danleis,
~; ~ o.it - n Nps, th hau gone OUT 70 tne
deaYor S 70 onen con,mmn;cat;om @ w;th anu tha iaF en-
of the army. Coming to a house which
stood on a commanding summit, he ascend
ed to the top of it, and levelling his glass
at the top of Kinesaw, discovered signal
ths;,, th,o,Snt oh - Nnl1m i,; sSns d sSrange
,ras 80 o'rs Ia a,r,,,.ossod i, .,;as ~
was JUS io SAPioosou nis eusplcioh 10
Cnose s!anulng peloW, anu, at once, ail was
anilnaIion anu eAcitehens. Inc nagmen
lmmeaiaeely ii DrougnG tne-nag 70 Ihe topo
tne HOUSE, tne CeiescUpe was ieVeiiea across
tne cIininey' y' anu aIeer .calllng the dls,
.ant Ian @ sta.,on M ,ew minutes, IN tne Gaplain had
sne NEIL p,eaSuie I VI seeieg d.,I IilaI NE was
pectiIeu h anu ut atsweieu ts o.i! l'tle un-
rei saini e snS 9wy n.y. arS We "a
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;n is f"r, reseI,ll aiter cour-
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IllaI nc hau el.yen .ne1i acloss ,;Y"eetwater
WiCnouD .uinIuiIy, anu Mas SILL III lraPlu
pursut ~ t;0 ;,.a'o1. JAIN, Jain, oa,ihvnauihg t'g
tnS tne az snoo t hoIt v, ~neeyer ,I sney az
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saso os',nS vnv " ~ ninesam, Uu,
eoiovn ri"n e.sa az e,even Sioch.
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great so-morIow, .ne plT!n.uay Oh tne ma
troh t,oh .ne anniversary VI icAsp''rg anu 1et-
tyspurg.
Heafy ciouus VI snohe Iaul psen seen
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