The New York herald., 1864-07-15
Additional Details Of tho opera tions
from kenesaw Mountain to
the Cha Il tahse chee River.
Flanking Movements Better
Than Hard Fighting.
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MORALE OF sHERMAN's ARMY.
Decentralization Of the Rebels Under
Joe Johnston,
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TEN MILES FROM ATLANTA, Ca, July ., 1864.
Although have at length reached the famed Chata'
hoochee stl cannot chronicle great battes but can
chronicle what is better-strategc movements-which
have driven Johnston his strongholds In the
tain Businesses Of Georgia back towards Atlanta the
heart Of tho Southern confederscy.
We are striking deeper and deadlier, and piercing
nearer and nearer to the rebeldom the South
There Is waverng now, no doubling prophets; all
sse thai We are approaching the fated city On every
sfcer and soldiers engraved the magic words
Atlanta d.lenda est.
s'BY rHn RIcHr vLAxx.n
Sherman, after trying the enemy's front by his
saus Of the 9th June finding the position too formda.
BE be captured by direct assault unless with too large
. sacrifice OF life, resolved TO outfank their posi-
Sion. Owing 70 the nature OF tho country
md the distance from the river, this was
occupied 30 days rations issued TO the troops
and the nights Of the lst and I'd Of July troops
quietly changed position, AcPhersons wheeling round
on the extreme right. towards Ncka jack creek The
Twenty third and Twentieth corps occupied The
centre. On left two divisions OF tho Fifteenth
pied the front OF Big shanty; then tho Fourth and
Fourteenth corps extended their line TO the Twentieth
corps.
sHE cAvAIRY At TIE RIVER.
and MCPHERSON following them up.
While these movements were making there was
general quiet along our line.
yErsf MovExEvrs-rHR EVACUATION
On the night Of the Cd Of July the Fourth corps
shifted position, closed up the rebel works
Kenesaw, and throw out skirmishers, intending 10
big demonstration In order TO cloak hcPherson's
real intentions. Early in tho morning our administers
advanced according to the programme; bat found
A. Oar unc wn~A
ordered Stanley's dvlson which had the ADVANCE 70
follow them up promptly.
TIE REBEL WORKS AROUND KENEsAw
were OF the most elaborate kind being all protected by
stakes and chevaur dc fs In their front, while
transverse and salient lines shot out from thcir main
work. small force could defend these IN the face Of
large army; but Johnston found . good army
wheeling in his rear and threatening TO cut of his
treat n.
PRISONERS.
The Fourth and Fourteenth corps, with two divisions
sf the Fifteenth, followed up by Marietta We captured
large number Of prisoners the Fourth corps cap
surng three hundred and sixy three prisoners and de
in three days making in all since the opening Of
she campaign thirteen hundred and sxiyve for this
corps. Hooker captured on the Sd about FIVE hun
dred, and Schoaed large number, makug an
aggregate OF over two thousand in three days
We found several Of them asleep. Some officers said
That they overpowered with fatigue and want OF
sleep they could not retreat. On the whole they ap
psared well reconcied TO the action OF being captured
Indeed. some OF them unpatrioc enough 70 look
upon II very lucky incident In their lives. Hazens
brigade captured number belonging 70 the First Geor
gia. Several OF Them In Voluntarily, particularly
che Irsh and Germans. They they started
hundred and thirysevsn srong and were now re-
Auoed by dcsertous and Casualties sf 70 three
handred and thirteen.
JoHNsrux's ARMY s1xRSam Rssucn.
ne Thirty seveoth aad Fifteenth rsanessse, which
now consolidated equally reduced. An intelligent
Assh sergeant stated that Johnsou's army mad dwin
aled down about forty seven thousand In ALL This
sarty comedies with ordnance report found after
wards When consider how they have suffered In
cattle and have taken nearly seven thousand
vrsoners 10 ALL this s likely enough. this be true
southern ascendancy win be extnct 10 Georgia. and
she Stars and stspos will over It's proudes
sities.
We reached Marietta shout eight o'clock the enem,
sApidly failing back front, making fight, bu
kssping up skirmlshing to their Mari
ssaA must have been pretty town. The houses 70
s most part brick. rs streets shaded with trees
and In tbs osnsre Of she large square is pretty lit,
park. Tho houses mot much injured Most OF then
have been used hospitals by the rebel army; and,
" judge BY little cemetery in the roar Of th
sown have kept pretty FULL In this the graves
aarked or and as the last number, though the
hxy Is but few weeks In existence.
rLuSpEsiSe rRomBIrsD-sEERxAS's HRADouARTzns.
provost guard Immediately detailed TO protec
shs town from puuder. General Tnomss came upon
sAaplan hospital steward and four darkeys pilagns
shouse, and placed the m assorted lot under arrest
Aost the Inhabitants havs ed carrying everything
value with them. others who were only concealed
Ending that thcy not molestsd, returned. .s.
In the sentre Of the town q splendid hotel, whic
General Sherman occupied his headquarters littl
= tho rear upon eminence the military college,
Ans brick building, with spacious grounds attached.
rss rRAcx-rsS MARCH REsungD.
me rebes falling back took away the rails of abou
swo mies Of the betweon Big shanty and Marietta
MUS Interrupting the trains for few days.
After resting the troops for few hoursfor the day
vas intensely hos--we resumed march About thre
niles from Marietta, Neal Dow station, the rebel
made stand, and hastily threw up breastworks Star
J's divison, Fourth corps, threw out heavy line
skirmihsrs and also moved forward to the front
pieces Of artillery. Newtons division came up o
his lsf with Woods on the extreme let
cAFruRs WORKS ny ASSAULT.
Some brick skirmiahng and artillery firing followed
Nsxt morning, according 70 the general schc
nsld and Mcfherson 10 assault the right whit
Thomas was make . Demonstration call the aten
sion OF the rebels from them while crossing Nscksac
crook, which they ordered 10 do without fail Il
socordsnoe with this programme General Hewart
resolved 70 carry the rebels advanced works
end ihereoro Kept the artillery steliing then
all night About eleven O'Clock th,
sornins Of the sth the canDonadiog bseame furious
and under cover OF stsnys eivsios, Fourth Ia
sonjuncilon with Kings division, Fourteenth corps, mad
dssnins assault, both capturing the eremy's works
ms rebels brought mp rsinforcemens from their mai'
kus, but they we're also repuised woods and Ne~ion
DIVISIONS had come up 70 cup yort. and the rsDss
rstreated
losrRs
Generals staniy aud King os, about thras hundred In
all