Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-07
sIIERyIAN's ARMY.
news UP to the aoth of June.
Correspondence Cincinnati oommorcial.l

Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
In FRONT OF KINEsAw.l
WILDs OF GEORGIA, June 20, 1854.
Another day has passed without produc-
ing much fruit. The contending forces
agreed upon truce and the entire day has
been consumed in the burial of the dead, in
front of Newton and Davis divisions, who
have laid upon neutral ground since the
battle of June 9th. During the progress
of the work the greatest good feeling was
manifested by both parties, and those who
last night were deadly enemies to-day for
got for the time being their differences and
Joined in friendly converse. Quite an IN
tereresting scene was presented in front Of
the 2Sth Kentucky who to-day met a rebel
Kentucky regiment in body half way be-
tween the lines and mingled indiscriminate-
ly with them, interchanging sentiments
and grasping in friendly embrace the hands
of friends that they had not met for years.
On the left, in front of Mcpherson, occa-
sional artillery and musketry shots have
been exchanged, butyery few were wound-
ed. The enemy betrays no great anxiety
to break the temporary quiet that has sue
ceeded the desperate encounter OF the 9th,
vet they are watchful and seem to be well
posted upon all our mOvements,as shown by
the correspondent of an Atlanta paper on
Sunday, who then wrote that we Werc pro.
pairing for an attack on the following day
upon their left an assertion that proved
true on the 9th. 'd io7l 5..1tj r.
WHAT OUR ARMY is DOING
During this period ofapparent rest itwould
be improper to record here; but l can as
sure you it is not idle. This l may say,
however, that not many days will pass ere
YOU will hear good news from Sherman's
advancing columns.
June 30. 7 A. M.-Last night at 8 o'clock,
Gen. Davis, of the 14th Corps, sent out de-
tails of working parties from his command,
to erect new breastwork, midway between
his main line and that of the enemy. No
demonstrations were made by the enemy
until about 2 A. NJ. this morning, when the
relief of two companies OF the 34th illinois,
under Capt, Eager and Lieutenant Slaugh-
ter went on, leaving their arms few yards
in the rear of the point where the work
was being erected. The men took their
tools and entered upon the work. But a
few minutes passed, when the yidettes dis
covered large body of rebels crawling up
on the working party, with the evident in
tention of surprising and capturing thOnn.
Discharging their pieces, they fell back on
the reserve, who rushed for their guns, and
endeavored to hold the powerful numbers
at bay. In this they failed, and were COM
PEELED to fall back within our main line,
which they accomplished with the loss OF
two or three men as prisoners. In their
retreat they had to pass over about fifty
yards, but it was done in good order, the
workmen, now that they had their guns,
skirmishing all the way back. ..Brus
The assault was almost surprise, and
made with great vigor; but when the enc
nv came quite near our lines, with loud
cheers as they advanced, they were moved
down by a deadly fire from our breast
works, and, it is said, from artillery on the
left. Still they seemed bent upon carrying
a point in our lines, and falling to succeed
fort was made against Col. Dan McCoOk's
(now Col. Dillworth's) brigade. There they
succeeded no better, and after being re-
pulsed on the whole line of the division,
they retired within their works, carrying
off some of their killed and wounded, but
leaving many still ON the field. The contest
lasted about fifteen minutes, and the enc
my's loss cannot be less than two hundred,
as he was unprotected by works and con-
stantly exposed to destructive fire from
our troops, who on the other hand were
sheltered by their works. These particu-
lars are hurriedly given Gas the messenger
is waiting to convey this North) on the au
thority of an intelligent sergeant of the
35th Illinois, who formed one of the work.
ing party. They may be inaccurate in some
of the minor details; but the main facts are
correct. Our loss must be quite insignif
cant; but two men had been brought to the
hospital up to six o'clock this morning.
Tomorrow / will forward more particu-
laro s.tl..h' jig