Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-30
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The Louisville Journal says.

The Louisville Journal says
Gen. Sherman's front last week was
At Kensaw Mountain, haviag possession
Of Lost and Pine Mountains. Previous
to this the front was At thess three moan
taina, which are natural barriers Of
great strength, and direct attack even
upon the two latter would have cost 3
large number Of lives. A captured rebel
officer states that there were thirty.sssen
pieces Of artillery, some Of them masked,
on both hills, and waiting TO open upon
us In case Of . direct assault Not quite
mile in the rear we're the strong ride
plts OF the enemy. where they lay in
force, supporting their advance upon the
mountains While these three strong.
holds we're fronting as, our men were
eager and willing to make a desperate
charge for tbs two latter, which ars near.
ly IN = direct east and west line from
each other. But the coolness aad good
judgment Of the commanding General
taught him better than 70 mnks 3 direct
Assault, so, waitiag patiently his proper
time, he opened his batteries on Pine
Mountain, which made Il so bot for the
rebels that they evacuated their strong.
hold in the night, and at 90 early hour
on the 18th our army occspiad Il, and
simenson's celebrated battery, being
placed in splendid position, commenced
= vigorous fire on the rebels on the right
front. In . few days ve occupied Lcst
Aosstsia. aud then sherman advanced
hia entire lines around and aboas Ken
saw Mountain, the rebel army and ours
confronting each other 1T every point
in the line Of battle. KenesAw MouH-
tain is nov held, as il we're, in 9 mighty
vice by both armies, the jaws Of which
are actually trying to grind into dast
the solid granite Of the grand old moon
tain itself The ground il full Of knolls
and hills, and presents an Appearance
like the waves of the sea. In the inter-
mediate valleys there are swamps, now
6lled By the recent heavy rains, and al
most impassable. And this, in part,
makes up what 10 geographically " Tbs
Front"
Il is At all times an animated picture,
and. sometimes terrific and snblims
Though the rain pours down IN torrents,
the solid shot, she'll and sahrapael keep
music from batteries Al along the line.
Now the artillery Of heaven opens, and,
as IL man we're attempting TO rival It's
mighty crashes, our Parrott gans are
opened on the enemy. Aen-brave,
heroic men--aFe lying in the bitches
they had thrown up the previous nighs
Aids and couriers are passing aud repass-
ing in every direction, and Generals,
7 fa~sSar fkasr kt~s. al :
tents, are out among their men, cheering
and encouraging them. Miles upon
miles in the rear the woods are fnH oi
wagons; the teams get mired, and then
commences 9 screaming, and yslliag,
aud eursing Of teamsters that almos,
browns the rcars of both heavens and
earth's artillery. Then down at the
railroad is the sharp whistle and shrill
shrek Of the engines Supplies are
loaded and unloaded as rapidly as msz
caa move muscle Satlers and regimen.
tai quartermasters are eolliding at every
step; there Is . general hustle every
where, hnt amidst all there 10 but little
confusion. And there are other sight,
which 20 10 make up what is called Tbs
Front" There are the sick, the wound
ed, the dying and the dead, everywher,
and oil about The sarvivors-the sick
the wounded and the dying are vithiE
hearing distance of the impending con
fiet, though some have 80 little Of Hfi
remaining that they are unconscious 0
the suffering around them.
The hospitals are full. the scenes ar
sickening; men who but an hour bssor'
we're in the fall enjoyment Of life, weosl
minds were as hopeful IS the san Q
May morning, are no more; the hous
: that contained the temple, the tempt
that eontsined the spirit, are erumhleD
into cold, inaninste dust These sr
the bodies that are not IS God mad
them, but as the Demon of War has dii
figured aad disnenhered them Th
srmless and legless look up s.oically int
|, your facsi those who are badly wounde
sseun 70 suffer more than those who hav
= bad ampusaticns performed rpon then
Thsrs, 800, are the slightly wounded, ~