, 1864-06-22

FIELD NOTES OF SuERMdH,S OpERAT10yS
IRE SIlEATIob BEFORE MARIETTA
FORMER RUd0Rs CORRECTED.
Our Army-Its Commune Atiops-Its
Horale-A Rebel Lerter-Rebe1
Plans-Army Oh anges.
From Our Own Correspondent ]

On the morning Of the 10th the army OF the
Aistiettppl moved Southwark. Its position at
thattime was "a stated In my letter from AcHorth,
The right lay acroes the road from Burnt Htkory
to Marietta, and some three miles north Of Lost
Mountain, the eame position that Johnston's LEFT
occupied, and the left at Ackworth, covering the
railroad. Gen. schofeld had the right, Thomas
the centre, and Mcpherson the len. Johnston's
army, which bad been compelled BY the movement
Of the whole right wing and right centre to the ex-
&zeme 1eit, to leave Its position IN the Dallas
range was not In our Immediate front.
a reconnaissance in force, made fIon the lelt
wing, by the ID cavalry division, Gen Garra.d. On
the 18th, found the rebel advance aome eix miles
north OF Marietta. Other 1ccounoissances from
the centre and len discovered substantially the
same rebel position. Such at least seemed. and
neld. - NA0
TIE vEEAc1ors rnras,
4 mall however. which arrived late IN the day
before we mered, brought Cincinnati and New
York papers OF recent datea, which stated most
solemnlr that Thomas had captured MarIetia-
1m,il s.ms and McPher
Atlanta would be ours on the Sunday which sue
esedeo the New York 1Eor1d Of June the Sd inst.
WIZ fisld:giass o1e conld see from Lo:an's
spaces aud axes on the slopes Of Lost Mountain !;
the same deicnsiee spectacle was 'visibie to the
.ksd +, e3,on f1s% f. ssonts and
the army" all agreed in the same General reports
OF s5e rebel location Sherman and McPhersou
and doEan s,g. wsre al Ut Aekwo1th: the grand army
And ~ we read these reliable sheets, ambQlanccs
loaded with wounded from the font drove bT:
esldisst wers hurting With short lesters for tie
de1s to move ut elnrp cir upon the enemy were
hgn'ine Adju:ant Generals through TIC camp.
vou va. xas a. ss1ng ~ siaon evdenee about
i,on was indicative Of it. Could ali this be f. ha
luctnnttonf Was the Grand Amy wrone: the
a az and IT, Cincinnati fellow
hot what they seemn Nevertheless he srm1
...ched in battle order, skismishcrs formed,
s'oeises h = and & aftc5Wards ski1mishera. nuskstry
up theiE yctces. and towards night lonE lines Of
eatthworks fulEof rebels at arms Wero found along
Sur who!e iront. Tls piace had not the *ltghtesi
reeemtiancc 10 the Gariclta VIC had anticipated.
Reputable maps and indigenous citizens asserted
ttat Marictta YVES ktill aix miles eouth; conside
osy rs rs n5t
the donbfs as TO our Ehcrcsboutf, In the midst Of
our second days operations, the Ga=et.e OF Gin
cjna1 comes down giving 1nl' details OF the pc
SJth Martetta was occupied BY thIs army. illps-
rzated by lines and ruses, Still venture he i g.
ssertion,-In fact "say~ II bo1dly"-we are not In
HOW VIE Rnnn CAN'T.
To return to my narrative. At 6 in the mo.nIne
Of u 1oih the army broke camp snd movod for
terty1e. to which point they were brought by NIL
road and we werr well provision ed in I'll respects.
TIE sick and *ounded were al LEFT In the koapi-
fals at Ackworth, and the army was in a. good
condition to move a. possible 10. IN arny en m
ron 1T main depo.R.
THE Pos111os OF THE EVENT,
The position Of tho enemy Was a1un. range Of
raw Mountain, in so1thWes;eriv con9se - Rene
ssx Mountain 1s nsrth Of Marlesta abo7t four
miles md Ut the ra!lruad It r. high and stcep and
cuemy's line. - A1o
TIE movement was by hcads Of column, all the
availsh,e roads bc'u. nted. Each head Of column
were weli covered win cavalry Tae c CONN g11
through which the Left wing moved was uuch bet-
1er than that about pal,as, IN which it Id been.
IL IL more open, lees hilly, and more arabic.
NOTES o. orR suRnorxDIkos.
Sve1a1 OF the plantations h.ve been well ftnced
and cultivated. and quite productive. I INJURED
oi NJ owner Ct the best Plantation On that days
IT,. He stated that before the war II was held very
hich-"frozn ten 70 twetty dollars an acre, but
10" yon ean buy 1t tor nost my moneg.''
TIE EA1I OPENS.
At Big 6hanty, 4 railroad statiou between A.
worth and Marietta, the enemy was fonnd and a
PRETTY heavy line Of ekimishefa as re,dilT riyen
BY smiIh's disisou. orer hill and INTO the woods
flight, and resulted tn few casualties. They were
u sul11eient numbers and the advance was pushed
welt up, so far as to develop the Elct that W. had
again tuund Johusson'a army
JoHasToS's sTRoSG POSITION,
Johnston bus good position. Between the
ridge which we occupied and intrcn:hed on the
night d the 1u!h, and tho range Of hills whlc he
e so.s ar9tn1 s hto @ viz
three-!on1ths At The foot Of the Kenesaw .Mouc-
:a;nf there IL SNAIL stzeam-Noonday Creek
hills the rebels have heavy liae Of foriiacst15ns:
Eoree fourtas OF mile in front OF it 1her have 4
lsre q rfis-pits and breast works The lines
were Festcrdny were within s1x hundred yards Of
each other such is the general position.
WEATHER MATTKRs.
Soon after u1d.day ct the tenth heavy thunder
shower came up, the rain falling in :osrents bar
il In bcen ver5 Stormy II snch artorm n 10 atsast
has been made. The army, however, il under
:'Eders, and may make demonstration in time to
miserable day-every body and everything wet-ai
Tue lnn3 MID, and the inclnations Of ogi:ers and
men not at al wariike. Predictions would be win.
for the telegraph OF come Major Hopkins, viii ia.
to'm .on bsfcre this CAT ofthc next few dars,
THE SITUATION on SATURDAY, 11r1.
Yesterday afternoon, the ohe3 familiar whlttle
OF locomotive announce tram from the Notth.
tary Rail7oad, hsd finished 1he Il atoan, Il h7d.s d.
Sud wac up to the front with his trains. S1oujies
src 1hus bronga, :hy rsil 10 the army, Too mach
src! and ability with which he has rebailt the /
15idces snd sePa!sed The t1acx OF the railroad
Eone Which VIC have been moving
orH eurF1IEa.
The country through which our army has rnrn
pa!Entd- has not been able to snbsis, either men
e The animate: Partly gown wheat Is the pTip-
etpsl gop ioqnd in the i{eide. Of which tie AMI
county, ard the old corn ard blades which the
La:ists use for ronghness," hns been nearly ali
rscd. AZ for 'reads!aaa thers bus not been found
cnoogh ior tho inhattta nts, who hare remained /
at bone. The tray. therefore, h.ye been com
l+llcd to 1ey u!on it, trains for eabe,stencr for
the men and forage for the sulmal.. II has been
the credit Witch ie due for the rapid aad success-
~ sanpalsn Which had 30 far BEEN made Into
iscte t;ta GoTSi1; o.; T. due to the pronptness and
As 1rE1 rEox THE nEur1 11sRs
Dcsertere trctn Hoods Corps, who CANA IN tn |
.'eE. DoGEe. last ul.i,t. relste I'll rmusiny scene
T. T. 'hc ist lcanp !eete1cay. During tho Afternoon
:ls1sinns addressed their troops in relation to
!htlr IT scent position, aid the probably impend
ns nst;.e Johnston himself published 40 eFder
It wsn stated to the troops that Sherman had |
hfancht hi army 50 Tar South that bis ue Of sup
loo far IRON hi. baae-jast where 6sir commsud.
n! wo3ad hold the failToad, thirty miles . MOTH @
at A'!atoona had been completely destroyed; that
ln lew days Sherman would be out Of supplies.
because he could b ing no more trims through
hold front. and in q few days the Yankees won]d |
&c forced TO- retreat In the meantime, Colonel
Whit II h1ytn: M Eepor!ed to hesdsa4sters, accom-
shctnan'a stat, ann Col. J. Are1it Smith, Calcf
&uartct1oaster of lhe Department Of Tennessee, |
un biz locomotive up to tho advance line Of skir.
nisheze, ard t;aye IN immense, long. voclfc.ous
Fbitle HY . ttnEnlar concurrence Of events, |
ls). " hts locomotive whiB,led within third |
4 mile Of tie rebel ines just At the close Of The
meciDed. Tie illustration was so apt-he cou-
nena!y 90 appropriate It was appreciated /