The New York herald., 1864-08-26
Rebel Accounts
GENERAL JoHNsr0N's CAMPAIGN IN GHoRdIA.

GENERAL J0HNsrONs CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.
[From the Montgomery tAa.I Mail, August "a 80
There has been much connected with
the Of Goneral Johnston from his late command,
and much injurious reflection that distinguished officer
by ignorant misinormed, and, regret to add mali
cious people II Is roundy charged that General Jonn
ston was relieved from his command because ne da not
regarded the express wishes and instructions OF the gov
These the grounds on which the defenders
OF his removal rest their case.
The facts as rolows:-
The campaign commenced the 9th or 7th Of May.
General Johnston removed from command on the
18th OF July, seventy Two days after he began TO- fall
back from Dalton. When he relieved the federal
army eight mites from Atlanta. HIS retreat was at
the rate about mile and quarter day: Has the
historian ever recorded slower retrear Have tbere
been any rorograde movements IN Virginia or 10 tne pre-
vous operations OF the Army Of Tennessee marked
with more apparent deliberation or that were
moro tardy2 We do not remember any: In
those seventy.two days General Johnston fought niS
army iucessantly losing in al about ten thousand men
and INJECTING loss OF fty thousand on the enemy TINS
data Is gathered so far AZ loss 10 concerned, from
field OF army In regard 70 that OF the
enemy from the best evidence obtainaoe-vz: opn'ons
Of experienced officers reports Of prisoners aud the
from these sources puts the loss OF sherman M his
advance at over nifty thousand Now wo do not exacty
know what the critics OF Johnston call hRhting he
invariably declined engage general battle against
the enemy superior numbers except on terms other.
wise equal but as Ariaby fought whenever An advan
tage could be gained Hence he inflicted loss on the
enemy tive times ss great as his own. This strikes VI
noi bad generalship
The inevitable consequence Of this course was plain.
by the army bad passed the Chattahoochee the
disparity against would be reduced 70 enable him
give without imprudence. Ut least make the
enemy too weak besege Atlanta be 10 believed 70
be now General Johnston had army composed Of the
flower of Southern and Western youth IL was our
cnywe will say last army. II contained the re-.
present and the hope Of our future General
Johnston thought, competition with few miles OF tsr.
ritory had better be temporarily abandoned tnan RISK
the desuc Of such army IN an uncertain Desse
against nirenched enemy, largely superior In mum.
bers Inc story that General Johnston intended to
abandon Atlanta " false Whom removed no had thou
sands OF negroes employed 10 Strengthening its de.
very deiences behind which General Hoods
army is now reposing IN security He was mounting
siege rife pieces and preparing to hold she place NJ all
hazards and TO the last extremity His family and All his
personal effects in Atlanta, ana anything looking
like evacuation only the stripping Of tho cautious
wrestler before the contest began These are facts
known TO tho government and General Bragg
Had tho enemy been beaten at Dalton his strong works
Chattanooga would have made victory as fruitless
st Chcksmauga. victory ou the other side OF the
would have enabled Johnston TO have do
stroyeA the federal army and would virtually nave ter
minated tho war.
fct an irreparabls blow the enemy, that General
fell back before them the
and should General Hood win glorious victory over tho
cohorts Of Sherman ne but reaps the harvest Of
sowing. Nht
In the statements have made have been carafui
TO write nothing but facts, which We know Of our own
dicted f'e" 81
[FYom the Richmond Examiner, August ~.
The number Of prisoners of near Andersonville
Georga, s thirty eight thousand. The bad policy q
congro1anR such Of prisoners IN one spot must
be Spparent 10 the authorities. The Yankee government
never commit that blundsr.