, 1864-06-29

treMc night during the afternoon the I'D
corps, Gen. Schofleld, carried the first line Of
tain. During the 18th, the left and centerre-
maincd quiet, that is made no effort to ad-
vance. Its line was eo far advanced that q
general engagement would have resulted.
The right and left centre were pushed tor-
ward. Hooker driving the enemy aeloWly,
something more than mile, haT&2go 2goccup'ed
a heavy l,ne Of entrenchments Which the rsb,
els had eTacuated. General Sehoield occupied
the rebel main line at the foot OF
Lost Mountain without serious loss. The
resnlt of the days work was this: The rebel
left had been dis1odged from the heavy n:
trenchments at the Lost Mountain and In
the rear Of Kencsaw, md driven bAck upon
to threaten Ills flank It had been slow,
tedious days work-the advance rendered
difiicult by the thick growth of timber aud
underwood and tie pertinacity of the rebel
skir1nishers. It occupied the s7llole day.
During the night thu lines were straightan-
cd and thoroughly intrenchea. The CASUAL
ties we're not severe. Tour correspondents
VIII furnish details Of these movements.
Our distance from the main works Of the
enemy on the left remained as they we7e at
my last date, ut On average distance Of eighty
yards. =
About midnight, General osterhaus. sent
The rebel line from which he had been an-
noyed dnflng the dny. The Btorm1n5 party
Was supported by the two regiments from
which they had been selected. They carried
the posidon-wcro driven ont and the rebels
ii turn driven out again by the regiments,
the "F1ghting Dutchmanh observing that
Il dem rebs comes n.ain, make 'cHa A.N
&eh,at1.f'' believe this is the latest Of Os
terhsus' curious remarks.
Saturday, the 18th, the right crowded the
rebel left still further, pushing it still back
ward. The possession Of the Dal]as and Ma-
rletta road was secured, and the rebrls
shoyed 60 hard at one time just at night,
the 2Oth Corps Wa5 in 1ine perpindlcalar
to that Of the rebels. AL day long It rained
tremendously, Another npd tlercer storm,
with short intcFmfssion In the afternoon,
prevented much walfare.
EARLY In the morning. Of yesterday, Gen.
Logan's pickets reported th1t the enemy IN
heavy rain storm, was Withdrawing from his
entertainments. AS coon as It was light
enough Logan advanced his pickcts and oc-
cnpied the formidable works in his front
without opposition. Where the rebel army
had 3!9 gone no :9 orc kneW; & The thing looked
OF: the position In his front, Gen. Sherman
ordered the whole line to feel the enemy and
ascertain his whereabouts. The extreme left
found the works in Its front tcnantless, MS did
the left wing Of the 10th Corps. In the front
of Howard and schofleld the rebels still held
their position OF tue previous evening:
The army of the Tennessee, covered on lts
flank by the ed Cavalry Division, ut once
marehcd tor ward and found the rebels occu
pying new position IN the woods. A heavy
artillery Tire was opened. the rebels Smelling
our advancing lines, and our batteries reply
ing whenever the smoke discovered the
position of their gune Mcpherson crowd
ed his troops carefully and steadily. forward,
the rain portion of the dag descending IN
torrents, When night came the 18th and
10th Corps held tho base Of Kenesaw on its
north face, and the railroad, and Legyett's
division Of the 17th corps was in. flrm well
settled possession Of the first ridge of hills
which slopes to the eastward from Kenesaw.
The rebel right had been forced over the hiila
and backward about mile On the right
our march was slow aud }aborions, the rebels
moving backwards very reluctantly and slow.
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