The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-23

Its Inhabitants have outraged hv ~
treason, and looking from here a u ~
might be natural outgrowth o. the -
rounding forest. .la- nsY
The enemy abandoned his poaitioss i.
i Kenesaw Mountain on the nisht al ~ y
inst. The 18th army corps peessS =.
mountain on the righe, and camp0ii nm.
rietta on the I'd. -. ~5a4-s
.fr The line abandoned BY thorebel 49,. ;
front Of that place is the strdnksst I ~
saw. 1t 10 naturally very stronS ~
fensive position, and everything ~ I'd
genuity could devise and industry 49,. >.
has been done TO render IL imprexnshis
Up the eastern and ssouthwestern 49, !.
the mountain, and along the ri1es ~ - y
tende1 either way from the mounteiN ~
. heavy embankment Of earth: on r. n.
OF this, and raised two or three inehssSs5
It, il laid large log, to protect Is -
lery was we'll covered, studiouslvf ~
cealed, and placed In positions ihvof.his..
rakiDG advancing lines ofour inlhnarv ~
4 grapeAAd canister. At distauce 81 ~
thiSty feet In front Of the embank mene =.
4 heavy palisade, simply q s'picket lesS
tset firmly in the ground at al anele ~
ty~6ve degrees or over, the top tuSneS ~.
ward and we'll sharpened, A. the piairss
were made of seasoned rails they coSl1S r.,
made quite sharp, 90 that every - -
equal to . bayonet in the hands u ~.
velopments,A and eparries.s Eyea ~
lack was perhaps more than compenesess
in the superior steadiness Of The pack1es
Outside Of this line Of y'sharp stloksa tla
timber was cut down for distanco ~ p.
eral rods, and elaborately lopped down ~
interlaced, 20 a. to form . very fdRmi3shis
labDatsis, and one over which e NOM ~
dimcult If not impossible for q line q ~.
tie to advance, especially 1t poe MA
one likes to travel when under DIRE. vhelh,
or advancing or retreating. go
Toward esfebelA right this line IA.
due east, or nearly 20; but havin9 ~
driven from Lost and Pine 4ouuisins q
their left some days befOre. their I'm. a
hat side OF the mountain extendsd n !
/. southwestern direction, through comner.
atively level, though, save . few sinall
kclearings, . densely wooded country.T
PRESUME our operations against this IN
caused the evacuation of the line 0f vhien
Kenesaw Mountain formed the centtA
At present the rebels occupy 1 uoGiNna
between Nick-a.jack creek, 4 narrow buE
deep stream, and the Chatahoochee Inn.
In front Of our position the creek ana q
river are not more than mils apart 1hs.
creek forms wet ditch for tie robA-
Our picket line extends along one side az
IL and theirs along the other. The pickets
Of the 18th A, c, 18th and l7th Iowa red.
ments) charged . small bridge which Il
rebels had built, and advanced scroos Is
creek at one time, but were subsequently,
Withdrawn to this side.
Our position is being intrenched. Ate
II Is made strong eno1ght 70 ~ held bys
small force, Gen. Sherman win perhsp
tnrow part 2! his army across the i've
The rebs have the usual strous Earth.
earthwOrks, :" sharp-sticks." and "bdsh
fence" along the Chattahoochee. This b
said to be the Inst line Of def6ncs thb Id
Of Atlanta. And well il might b. n
aggregate length Of their different lines Of
works, Of all descriptions, from Dalton to
Atlantis, cannot fall far short 81 one hun.
dred miles. And had the work expended
on their defences and our counter deS6ncA,
been put on the Pacific II. R., Il would y
well nigh completed to the Rocky Moua'
tains.
i The weather for some days has been q.
tremely hot. This cause Il doing more =
weaken our army, than all the missiles &
the enemy. Many are being sent 70 ~
hospitals completely worn out; and thme
who remain find It impossible to move
with rapidity or work effectively. ButlAs
enemy suffer ~ much in this respect q ";
even more, judging from the appearauWd
prisoners Of whom We took quite q num;
Der In their retreat from Marietta. AID
Of about five hundred that I'll under NJ
observation were about ~ near played
OUT a. any set of men could b and "a.
vive. No doubt they were the eusuy's
best troops, since they had been employed
to cover his retreat. A usual SONS Il
them were confident of our being bsatsa
yet this side Of Atlanta, while oth0s
thought we outnumbered them too wocA
ana would therefore defeat Johnston b
outdanking him . we had done and take
Atlanta. They MI seemed pleased ct ~
prospect Of rest; and. indeed, one On
almost envy them their northern prisoo.-
II will be pleasanter than the broiline heAt
Of . southern battlefield. How di4ant
will be their condition, from that Of or
prisoners in their southern clare De1s an1
pest houses. God help them they are hay.
ing weary season. -.
Notwithstanding the heat and its effects,
our men are In good spirits. deeermined =
stand by our gallant leader. and ss6ght B
out on this line" though half Of our army
should perish in the attempt. The distance
from Marietta TO where We camped on tho
evening OF the GLORIOUS Fourth" il about
ten miles. The last ave miles Of this dia.
without stopping to rest. II was painful
to see the men lying in squads Of from TIVE
70 half dozen, where they had been over.
come BY the heat Many OF them looked
as If they would never walk again, 20 com.
pletely were they exhausted ere they would
give up to fall out Of ranks. Yetaiker reGt-
ing an hour or two, and procuring watf
to drink and hattie their aching heads. thsy
would shoulder their guns aud knapeacki,
and move up to Join their commando: Al
the next morning found most Of them u
their places, ready for tho road. the ditch,
Or the skirmish line, ~ circumstalc9
might require, while the cheerful test Ind
careless laugh gave proof Of an unshaka
courage.
Gen. Sherman in 70 b seen almost every
day riding along the lines, viewing tie q
erations of his troops and encouraging
them BY his presence, which they consid9
their greatest strength. The old hero ~
IN anxious, carew0rn look. but one woaA
not expect . 80 anything else in one -
whom SO much j. depending.
Brig. Gen. Corse - still member Of
staM He il looking finely. and u doubt.
less = valuable aid to hts distinguishee
chief: He - a. good - thousand in any
position.
Major Gen. Logan il the idol Of tho lAh
corps. He II the vary niCfa1r0 AZ r aOloo1t