, 1864-07-12
FR0M SHERMAN'S ARMY,
News Up to July 4--0ur 0ccupa-
tion Of Kenes1w,
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial
KGHT WING OF TIE Army
NINE NILES SoCru or MARIETTA,
1Qfy / 1864.

K1GHT WING OF TIE Army
NHE NILES sorrn Or MARIETTA,
July !, 1861.
TEE RIGHT REINFORCED.
The operations ot thls portion OF the army yee-
terday were mostly confined to pursuing. the dec
on seS e ~ 5ss ass sa
had pushed his division 90 far to the east and
south in pursuit Of the rebels, Gen. Scholeld e.
divieiou. fearing, 1t the situation should become
known to the enemy, The command would be cx-
,se + aRsg Rs Of ret
sso - tbe estns f RSs 9Ss aa1S, aF%y saS saaS
at about 10 O'Clock had passed along. the whole
distance from tbe sd corps. The Sd T passed % away
Eitho2t any partieulsr svents TO marx it. Gen.
s 66 Sat On a.
river down below the mouth, ii sweetwatcr, aud
oaIP PedSS or sd q a9s sSSa ss a Ga th
whose division then moved little to the left, to
close up with Gen. Cox. Four regiments were
dtployed in front Of the division, and poshed
the euemy'e whereabouts and purposes. They
Advanced mile without meeting any forces.
IN the hsa Gapt 1sn,sis o. The
nolter the situation. and en3eayor to open COM
munfcat,on with tie LETT Of the army Ginning to
asetnded 1he Top ofit and ievcii'nE his glass
Ing eh It, which 4en. . strange thrift through him
suspicion to those Rtandin.: below, and, at once,
all was ani nation and excitement. The dagnen
,mmedia'ely bsoueht the ilag to the 1op Of the
neg, AID amer '+califn2" the distant station few
1D'nutes' ,he csptatl.-i1ad the keen pleasure Of
sa1s 'hai s hs ,e eoeaa L. hed rs1
,he tncnirys Are We in possession Of
KeDes9w" S*;s Thsy rsply, I without delay, "our
ee'a 3a Thy peak 1he anosGe
after courier arrived rom Gen. Stoncunan, saving
uat be hsd driven them across sweetwate ter with.
on and ri s. a apa Po@ut u2 The
whenever they attempt 10 hslt. At two o'clock the
messaee came tfon the top! et keneesw, "Our
forces entered Mazietta At eieren O'clock" Surely
row, the birthday OF the nation, the nnnlvcraary
Of Elcksburg and GettyebnrE.-
the forenoon rising in the direction Of Winnings
Bridge over the river, short dlstaucr 8bove the
'ailroad; 1t could not be ascertaiued What the i'm
Many prisoners were taken during the day;
ecouts statements make 1t a thousand along the
whule line Theec give it as their he1ef-thoagh
not hazard general engagement this side Of tue
and thsH IA 6aeK to the opposite rank.
toward the river. Heavy canuonsdine IL going on
about three rallies to the 1cn. McPherson's conf
mind IL all transferred to this WING Of the army.
AAA4 ss4*N tF LIE ANA1s
SEvKS At1.Es sor1H Or AAneT1A, |
July =, 1864.
GEN. HAscALt ADVANCES THREE NILES.
The I'd division was relieved By Ge:ry's, of the
sMh corps, the day before, and, marching to the
mornine. ne WIS IL to the % risht @ Ihse ha ea
counsered no works ner any intnntry, but only
cavnlr5. These were formed in skirmtsh lioe,
e9 vse7 esny n 1as as2
but econ slackened down to feeble and inefIect-
isc fire; Their skirE'iEhers were formed IN two
bni1d slight bnEricades OF Enils, to which
hard pressed, while the eecopd line again dropped
were enabled 10 give our men much truuble, and
inflicted during the day loss of abour fifty men.
l1omipeut among them was Captain Deunlng, OF
up and which suffered in this Its frs: loss. The
Captain was Dangerously wounded. and while
lying N little house near by. bis mind wandered
Ills hs}ored battery WIS suffering defeat, AMI his
concetn and dlstress were most affecting. Hopes
arc still entertained that the Captain will recover.
nature Of the fighting which il caused By the
b,oken character OF the ground and the woods, I
viii mention the Of two rebel batteries which
6st;esg esdeny nj S Pe5ai s'n one
ir1m the direction Of its delivery. firing upon one
tses,o5 %ee, 5r;nn:sy enough keP rog n ths same
those Of that IN the rear &c was utterly at loss
to account for this anomalous state OF aff9irr,
nnt ~ be noticed third hattery which VAS
nu91sakaols ourF+ open on the one in the center.
ana 5eean 70 poar On to it a severe fire. Imme-
paIey asoc! courier was seen going in hot haste
@ 1aek 10 oaatesy sd So which war about mile in
hottely naa been nfins upon Its friends without
moving IT 1tthsr IT., lid the battery appeared to
battery opened on them in coutra-v dJrrrtinn
and once moro PIT thtn On the track Of their reck
lie heat Of the Gay was 50 great that tbe e.ct ~
the Sun was almost more fatal than the rebel bn1
Iete. Few men actually died from euua.r0kc bnt
great numbers were ettew1 aloug the rpadside,
quite unable to proceed on the march, and Ia M
1nerous instances the effect could not be Otherwise
that SERIOUS.
The diyision advanced in direction a little south
four and half miles from the river. The main
body was not nearer than fire miles, and about
fonr from the railroad
Prisoners taken during the day, reported that
the rebels were receiving frequent relafnrcements
trurn Mississippi, that MRrmAauke hsd arrived
with his command, and that they low had i've
ones Of cavalr,E., under jackson and S. p. Lee.
That the morale Of the rebels Is somewhat I'm"
proved Of late ts highly probable, as fewer dsses;
1n ~ for the f."
LOT more than two weeks now they have defed out
WORT in front Of Kipessw.- They further stated
taat asaa was Johnstons a1ed purpose 70 make BIZ
faAkea." Their statements appear cutie plausible
1rom The lact that they arc formidably intrcnched
IN our Front; In tont Of Gen. Hooker i've lines
deep.
JuLy4,
There Eat absolutely no occurrence On the right
| winG Of Interest on the I'd, except preparations
for flank attack on the right. The a5th corps
| was under orders to keep up . dcmoostratfon Iii
day. to attract attention froia certain very impor-
accomplishment Of that desirable end. This was
| done, bnt the firing WEE 80 method1cal aud 20
sang JFo1d that the r9se could not hare deceived
Tor more than = few hours: any Get Of men who
| were possessed Of ordinary keenness.
/ The eannonade hurst ont with great 1e,cenets
n aas ths mosnng and gradually died away, iii At
nom fonc huge animal chained on saltrY day IL
.ae dspths Of bis twelter:ns lair, and ruuaed up
occasionally. raging with hest and ,Lirst. The
ara 1gne!s aaa 70 attention to It yeeses They
OF rate coald be Se-n from 9lEna1 stations running
back and forth from, Aar,etta, beyond the river,
vending teeir wy 10 The risef: Perhsps, 4 pr
dleten mace - tsw days a$o that We would spend
| true. The rebels cannot he accused of nc;!ecttns
| anything which would contribute to prevent It
Gen. Ward kaker command OF Gen. Butterduldse