The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-10-07

time IN Wow. l dwell on this incident Of
tho campaign to q greater length because
so many OF tho people Of Geaugu, are iuter.
rested. yes, deeply interested, in tho casual
tics and fatalities Of this long be-remen.
bered 24lb oi May.
Tho story of this engagement IS briof, yet
its suddeniUg details cun uevcr be forgot
ten aud those who had friends fall 10 The
battle Of "Pickett's Mills" may rest assured
that they did so whilo displaying the most
horoic determination to dislodge tho enemy
OF die in the attempt. -Four long, weary
hours dragged slowly by ere darkness drop.
pod It's sable pail over tho living aud The
dea0. A short time uttor dark we moved
to another position aud ontrenchod. This
is called the hardest fought battle of tho
campaign. The loss in our division was
sixteen hundred and so far us We were con.
cerned nothing had been gained, but ut 9th
or points were secured great Advantages
II was not loug before "Shorman's tlaukipg
machine made it uncomfortable for tho
rebels. who reluctantly drew back again to
another strong position, resting their right
on Kenesaw Mouutain. whilo thoir left OK.
tended to Lost Mountain. Tho position OF
the two armies here was most interesting
Towering columns of smoke emerged from
oups wore turn.d in fan HAS, ao.ins, oar
batteries crocted on siioht ol,y.,ion, in
fron,. wh;io IN, twn,,v aud ,hir,y Mound
parro,. .nJ Ro,,m.,s could nj ,;m.s hnrs,
fo,,b in yn,lcSs i..,;no ,sundcr ,boir boa.
., wo,Is kn,:,;,r ,ho;r n,.o.v;nos .nd go
or;,o ,h,, r,o,n,,a;n ION wi.h dns, ara tha
.moEo of hn,s,;,n shall An o,,ilI.,, sch,
st . dis,anco of ,,'rsa villas haro ho,h nsr.
,ias .,o cnnsn;,no,s i. ;, a,ond s.o,,,
.unnose ..dis,nnc, l.nds oncb.n,men, m ,bo
vinw." fo, ca,,,;n am I thai ,ba na.,er ono
ue,s m n h,,,Io of nnv,Lind ,bo I.ss at,rac.
lion tboro ia in that dirnction Consjidora.
ble dolav wns c,nsed hers nv ,ho onomy
vbo woro slow n, he;no cor oyincrd that ,bev
must again perform tho hateful task of re-.
tr,atin9, - = -. -. -,r---
IL was theo spnno,od that Johnsou "a,
busilv removinu m,ch of the valuable ma.
ohipsrv and olher nronorty from ,be CITY
wbilo The limos of the oppcsinp armies wore
cha fino and cbaroing north ot tba Chat,s.
hoochee HooLer Srove tho ancmv from
Lost Moupiain and Mcpborson discnon
inc bimsolf from the ,oft took sucb threat.
en,ng attitude that Jobnsou ss. tho saliva.
lion of his armv onIv in gathering IL undor
IN, wing nou,h OF ,he riyer.
Tho So,t of driy;no ,he snemv bnck Tim.
far had bcon slowly but surolv sccomnlisb.
ot: but. after Sherman had placed his army
across the ri,or M tound bimself onno.ed
bv n i,fferent penerai John,on was super.
seeded by Hood. and. .ays Con Huzep. "a
man of ;ust half his abilities" Jobnson had
foresoen that bo could not hold Atlanta.
snd would have wi,bdravn witbou, tho uu.
necessary Shedding q. blood. while Hoods
tnc,ics were TO mass his forccs on A certain
point and charge. A sherman camo on
messing up towards The town. tho chang Q
was at once no.cep,iblo. First came their
assaults on tho 4th and 20th corns. NEXT a
combined attack r.s made on the i5,b. 10th
and l7tb corps. which still held the left |:
and. after tbey had moved and wore taking
position on the right. the noble Howard,
who had bcen M. In commund of the Army
| of tho Tenoessee. received their drunken
masses with his characteristics f,rmness.
| To hinder our getting into positiop around
| Atlanta tho re6ols made three terrific as :
saults and lost in ali. ais,ory will bear on
its pages the record of those most bloody
battles known to civilized warfare.
Ina campaign which lasts several montbs,
many interesting incidents will occur
While our army was advancing and driving
the rebels rear guard across tho Cbattahoo'
Chez our skirmshcrs closed upon them at
double quick. TO save tho bridge. AS we
came to the river. few prisoners wore ta-
ken, and tho hindmost rebel cut the fnston'
ings at the north end OF tho bridge, which
swung around to tho opposite shore.
Many attempts were made by the enemy
to take the bridge from the stream, but IN
vain; it was good one, and Uncle Sam
wanted It, The Johnnys finally triod to
trade tobacco for IL with tho boys. but 10 no
purpose. AS last resort. one darS night
they managed TO cut It loose, hoping that II
might float down with the current to where
they held both sides OF the river; but bend
in the river broughtit close under our shore