The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-24

After the lsree Of month and two days during
which cur army had remained In comparative 'u
activity in front of Ailauts, the dispositions wcrc
made. The position 81 the army wG In
| TIE following order FROM len TO right
Tho 9Th Army Corps. seb, f6ib. 10th, i'ih'
isth and 2Sd, the lef ~ the Fourth corps resting
near the Aug is,s railroad. and the right II hc
| 2Sd on the Montgomery road near wcs, P,int In
front of this long limo which extended distance "
seven miles the cnomy Rad erected works which
| IL were folly N attack The object wss t. move the
| army far enough round " the RICH, to strike tho
M,cun railroad ncur Juncs.1ro, leaving sufficient
force h. watch the enemy in Au.na rom the north
Tho execution " this plan wss conducted Wits I'll
the Appearances cf retrcaton our par, srd the
suits prove tha, the enemy was II considerable ter.
| pcx',y as 4, our rcsl desgns and hell high
carout,' go Atlanta ~ out apparent re,t'-t
| The NOV sricn, commenced on the NORMA. q
| The 18th " August with the withdrswal vi lie
artillery vi TIE Fourth Corps FROM y stiou, mil
| the nett day the 2O,h anu the Ath Army '1rpS uu-
der the command II General slcsun' "'l hoS
| qucty t. the CbaitnhOochT RIVER. rhot day and
| tho following day were devoted T. p'ec p
| the trris IN sltlon ard torfec'ms do's''
On fnday nisht the Fourteenth Corrs an
| camIcl nj South ltcy Cheek, eD.ht niles
sOu;h-wcst uf Atlanta, and Saturday took w Tie
| line " march on the Camplell-,o~p aud Atlanta
| turLpkc. some skiinislng toIk place " ith the
eu 'u.y rcavalry, but without any definite result.
| GA Sunday, Angus, 2sth, the ,ruoIs pursued thor
line u march, ono corps, The FourIh,havno mar IL
| ell all night. En,rcnchmen's were thrown M
| durns the night u, Red Oak station. six miles w.
| lOe Ess'pon,. on the Montgomery and Atlanta
| Railroad. On Monday the track WAS thor
o'iSbly trr up ior u distanc. ol six miles Gene
| saermAns hcsiq iartcrs we're ettahlith,, nenr tue
| depot. In the meantime the Army of the Tcurce
ST., uuJer General Howard, had moved In aswccp
along the ChattahoOchco river. near midtown. aud
| thence la sOutherlv direction. cfrcting uu the
| morning II Monday thu 10Th, u junction with the
| Army Of the Cumberland, near siding Sation on
| the Montgomery Railroad During the day eleven
Mules OF The track WAS laid ia runs. On Tuesday
| the entire force moved rap dy .owartis tnc Macon
Railroad, and at nj ght lei rCsted Nve NIL soth
81 X urh aud .kcmiy Station, ard our rivht within
two IN les OF Jonesboro the 2Sd Army Corps wns
TIE las, 10 leave It's old position IN front OF Alnitn
II did not ak, up the line o' march untl the ?S.h
| aud on The 3lst.took POSITION on our extreme lcii
near Rphh and Ready station The movement
VA executed without interruption except by tho
hilurc Of General klpatriek'a cavalry 30 reach va
no early M was INTENDED, which Afforded an oppor-
uunity Tor the enemy TO draw N hts forces from
Atlanta which MAS improved The went ~
| throughout WAS remarkably fine, not TOO hot, amt
| oar soldiers were In high ~ ritz they =
Ell ~ comprehend ia. object of the
| movement lbo country was found IN good cou-
dih"n The corn GRIP was undisturbci, ami our
wagons came ia well lSien every night, 40 as to
exc out the cooked rations " our soiicrs Dur ng
al this time the rctels 4ad maintained duspel
silence no enemy was NJ ountcred, aud Il Was
difficult To divine whether Hood in,cu ted 10 dsiw
Us into trnp
AT leusth, ON the forenoon II. the 3is, oi August,
tie lpug grey columns II Ices troops
passed In front Of The Fourth and Fourteenth
C0rpe, ON the doullc-l,uck, To- save Joncsb'ro
from the army OF the T,nnes.,e; three suots wcic
arci M hem, but w.thou, IL, ewing amy reply.
n this time klpairiek's cavalry hsi crossed D. "a,
II vcf, and the various corps were wei - position
ucruss he river, op caeu sidc OF tic JOuoalnll
rUiN', Wtn a. nf mart al the Ipl
whlru remained Ia reserve on tho west bank 81 l't
rvcr. Daring the afternoon General Frank Fla
. Was 'riered to make recommending N force T.
develop the position 81 tn cucmy. H'it lc'Dt' u
, could be executed the main b~ly Of II ,rlce'i
corps move round o,u rRht ana rear
and encour, 81 klprtrck's cayal AID Genera
Corsc's div rIn, ~ the lG.h Cops, near tho ionl
Al the same tAc the rebel general Lees forces A.
tucked l. GIN in front A severe isAt eusuod nj
~" val GUS points of attack. lac enouy madc
| numerous aTs quits. which were uniformly rrpul-e
N.ih ttai Loss b. our side -. three hunDrc
| kIcl, wounded aad missing. The encuy lost
much more sweeney, bong the a'tarln6 party
bis dead alone which remained IA our hands
amounting Ia over tNo Hundred.
while this attaok upon our ri.'h' was IN progress,
our ccn,rc and let advanced along The Macon Riil.
roal, tearing up the track. From pr, soncrs It was
nscortnned that only two rtte army cor1rs- Lee.
and Hardccs had cit Atlanta Tor JOncri orc, aud
that the militia aud ,he remainder o his forces sin
continued in the city. Toe 10Th Corps o. tho
Chnuaf oochec was NJ once uouhci Uy Gcncr,
Thomas " keep sharp look out for Atlanta, nd
take advantage oi tho nrst indication ot cSlctu
| ton.
During the afternoon diminishing took place ~
IA" Tine @; railroad, which gradually roned int
n battle ASP N. the first division Gc {u!ar al
the IAN Cops ordered TO clear tho euctny
from works IN its front. Tho charge was made In
good style aud The FAST huc uf acicac,s wah cup
turcl, when dc enemy concentrated, aud break nl
our line. drove II back with te.yy lnss II ii,
meantime an III nos battery vnh placed IN post o.
10 rak" The cnemN's position. Fresh troops
were sent lorwrrt. to take tie place ct tue Zee
gul.rs, aGd scconi cLnyso was a. ..', vhlct
resulted IN n splendid srccw. on los.
ctnrHd across IA uIcn plan. an Wrrt
received viii deadly yollcy. lioIp,ug Tor mt
ncnt Oh the groutI 90 let The lelirn storm pas
! over, their heads the rurlcd into the enemy
works A thousand prisoners two batteries aut
ten flags wer, tnr result OF de engagement whci
reflects III" highest credit on General Lcf &. u vi
aud tie veterans Of the laih v,rps
| The object " TIE enemy IN MAX ~ ,i.i ai,nc'
Was 10 cover his retreat and prevent our c'i an.
right from drawing ~ und Jon 'shro and sryrtin.
the main body Of the enemy from the towt
stu ia Atlanta. Another day and II woua hast
been too late. L'c1n's victory WIS Therefore uul,
a tactical, While II rlcc's defeat was a sirlirgics
success
During the niehs the rebels evacuated the
works at JpuosLoru, and re,ios,ol along he rail
road towards Macon. Al day break on fr!day, sept
%, dvance moved IN pursuit, the 2ad AMI At
Corps marching on he len mud the Army II tn
, 1cuI cssee the right oi the railroad. In'
people Of the town IT Joncsboro were much
aSionishcd NJ the sigh, at the Van
KEGS, the long columns fling in endless army
inspired then with wonderful ic,peo' for the
despl -cd N,ithern"rs. Daring the afternoon en-
advance came up with The cnenv's rcar-gutrd
which was posted ~ the bow Of q hill which cox
eurd still stronger wuiks in d" reIr. fNrnhiy'
"Reminiscences established that the entire rebel
army in force south of Games Creek sud m M
arsa ult would involve 100 heavy a sscrliCe oi LIE