New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-07
The Attack OH keuesaw.


nv last broug ht up the history OF operations
10 and including tie 2ith with details OF the at
tack and repuse Of the enemy the I'D in front Of the
an and 23d Corps For three days there has been no
material change in the situation except that we have
boon strengthening our works and in portion Of
the line advancing the skrmshers putting batteries In
place and making everything ready for another general
move In mont Of the 2d Corps al Division, batteries
have been planted within four hundred yards Of the
enemy's advance line. Here right and LEFT of the Ma
ricta road Capt Shields established his own and Capt
Paddock Michigan battery TO sweep the greater
portion Of the front Of the division. II is feature
In warfare 10 place the artillery the skirmish
line and Shove the earnestness with which tlc contest
being wagcd well n the great confidence rcpoacd
in this of the service The great service rendered
hy the artillery during this campaign has placed il fore
mort IN Importance and mas adv anced both officers ana
men TO o higher position II possible than they have
heretofore held IN the esteem Of the army. omitted TO
mention before the loss Of Capt Simonson, Of the
best artillery officers Ia the service. Gen STANLEY Of
whose division be was Chief OF Artillery. thus speaks
Of him He was killed by a fragment OF A shell on the
day following that which the Rebel Gen. Polk was
killed by chance shot from this same battery.
Az ADyASCE-sEyERE RfGHTING-1HE ADvAS-
TAGEs GAISED-LosSEs.
June H-Ihe anniversary Of the battle OF Gaines 8
MEL in ls62 will be hereafter marked day in the cal
endar An important though not decisive action &C
CURED to-day before Marietta the Union army attack
ing general advance OF our lines. The engagement
was not general one. and was prolonged only for a
few hours, but the losses have been heavy.
A general movement was ordered 20 be commenced
at an early hour tins ondaO morning, portion Of
the army demonstrating" while the real attack was
made BY the other. From Thomass right 'he 2jd
Corps round TO the extreme right Of the line there was
10 early opening up by the artillery and vigorous
frc from the infantry nes holding thcmsclvoe IA road
mess seize any adj antase which might arise. Mean
time Thomas and Mcpherson were TO attack aud carry
,fa For three
Of Newton Of the 4th JEFF {. Davis OF the l4th and
GeaTy Of the 10Th Corps were selected with probably
one or two divisions of McPherson's army.
Mcpherson occupies the extreme left on the north
and east OF kenesaw aud Marietta, while Hooker
Howard aud Palmer confront the center OF the enemy
position looking east over valley partly covered by
thick timber and partly open. Here the enemy occupy
q wooded ridge which is believed to be the key Of the
position and from which. II they are dlsloigcd they
must leave Kenesaw aud OF coarse abandon their pres
emit line Of works. Under these circumstances what
but n stubborn resistance could have heon expected
wha, but bloody nght' Gen. Cox. from the right Of
the sd Corps opened his artillery at daylight and.
meeting with little opposition except from light
skirmh line advanced for about two miles On the
Sendtnwn road turning the enomy's left or pushing
them back toward the ridge OF land along which passes
The railroad toward the river The groEnd between is
marshy and impracticable for military operations on
grand scale; hence. suppose. the enemy have left
with less protection while thoy devoted their attention
10 that portion Of their line Immediately confront
Ing Marietta.
Gen Hascall opened his batteries at o'clock. close
10 the enenyb line, OF Whin 4VD yarus Oi mn main
work and his infantry stretching across to the right Of
the Marietta road Coils. strickland. Hobson. and
SWANS brigades Occupying the skrmsh line and their
main force projected by earthworks. The light ON TIL,
portion Of the line sharp and continuous the "a
division losing about 100 men killed and wounded.
| Gen Hascml threw forward his skirmishers within
forty yards Of tho enomys; and while the main line
kept Mp hot fire the 10th Ohio Battery with the 9th
Michigan whose embrasares were within rifle range OF
The Rebel works battered away with shot shell, and
easeshot knocking their works into pi and batterDg
down house and cotton press. around which the ReD-
els had erected deienses. Ii was funny 10 see the
boards and tiInbers fly. Our boys would oc.
casionally rise and cheer; the enemy would
show himself over his broastvorks in expecta.
tion OF general charge. when they would
receive voey upon their protruding heads which soon
went down again. 20 await repetition Of the cheer.
y these means the skirmish line advanced consid
eiably but tho main line remained under cover OF Its
strongly. constructed works.
Our losses In the I'd Division were considerable. NO
returns have vet been made-in fact while write the
contest is .ti progressing though the seyeIet part oil
tie fight Is over. In the l23d Indiana, ID Division
Commanded by Col. McQuston, they had IS wounded
and killed including one Lieutenant whose name
have not yet learned. Capt C. b. Butler, Of Company
f. 18th Kentucky, shot through the head, and
instantly killed Lieut. +. A. Dimm. Company ID, lOlst
| Illinois was killed
simultaneously with these attacks the batteries be.