The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17


Dallas. 5.E
Mcpherson remained entirely on the defen-
sive. The enemy threw themselves upon him
with the desperation which has always charac-
terized their Generals in attacking, and as if
life were of no value compared with that of the
object to be attained. A column of attack five
lines deep advanced as if solid BODY of men,
in three several attacks, and were repulsed in
every assault with fearful loss Lying behind
his breastwOrks, Mcpherson appears to have
suffered little.
During this engagement, the right of the en-
envy was crumbling away, If I may use such an
expression, in retreat. Sherman, in order to
aid Mcpherson, pushed Schofield and Palmer
forward in an attack on their right, but found
no enemy. The line thus gradually swung
around on Mcpherson as the front, until 1t ran
| east and west and bore the same relation to
| Johnston in retreat that it had borne before,
| being at right angles with him, and only en-
gaging, as it advanced, his rear guards;
| Subsequent to this battle Sherman advanced,
occupying Mariettaj with his left, and holding
a line parallel with the ChattahoOche crossing
the railroad at right angles with it and about
| fifteen miles from Atlanta.
This was on May 30th. When the enemy
left the field at night, Mcpherson did not adj
vance his picket lines to occupy the field. but
| The enemy retired hastily, leaving his dead and
wounded to the number Of $500 to be taken
care of by Sherman.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial.
In THK FIELD, May 25.-The enemy move
little slower, as if about to select position
We are now with our left near the railroad
and our right near Dallas. The afternoon is
dark, rainy. About sunset heavy firing is
heard on the right, the heaviest and most rapid
since we left Resaca. learn tonight that the
10th corps was engaged near or at Lost
Mountain" We were driving the enemy hand
somely, and just about dark they suddenly
turned, and opened from masked batteries an
enfilading fire. with grape and canister. The
LIST Division, Gen. A. 8. Williams, of the goth,
charged the battery and took two pieces but
owing to the darkness. was unable to get them
away. Our loss here is probably I 800 in kill
ed and wounded. This will include the loss in
the 4th and 18th corps, who were engaged a
part of the time. Our men fought with des-
| peration. A halt was something new to them
| They were not used to it.
May Occurring the night the wounded
were carried from the field, and preparations
made for the morrow. Gen. Hooker is not
| often found mapping. In the night he began
to throw up breastwOrks, and before three
| o'clock A. NJ. he opened his artillery on them
again. But they, during the interim, were also
| at work. We found that they had line of
! breastworks. Fighting is still going on, but
not as heavily as yesterday.
May 27-The lines are continually moving
| to the west. There is stray shot exchanged
now and then, but after hearing deafening vol
| leys for two or three days, one almost feels
lost without them. At 10 O'Clock our lines
were thrown in position on the left, expecting
offensive operation from the enemy, but they
didn't come. The 18th and 10th corps are
now holding Dallas. At 5 o'clock p. NJ. the
enemy succeeded in getting their guns in posi-.
ton, and opened a brisk fire, which lasted
| m in
position on the left. We were hardly success
full, for the enemy seemed determined to shell
| us out of our encampment. The cannOnading
along the whole line is now quite heavy. We
must have lost considerably to-day, owing to
the enemys more advantageous position.
| May 28.-We are still in the same position
we were yesterday The inevitable picket fir
ing is kept up. Since Wednesday night we
have advanced but little now and then throw
| ing up an extra line of breastworks. The fir
ing to-day has been mainly by the enemy. He
evidently is very DESTROYS of finding where our
| guns are.
May 29.-At o'clock in the evening the at
tack on our lines began think they began with
| the 14th-Gen. Palmer's. At III P. NJ. the
| infantry charged our cavalry on the left. Our
| men were dismOunted behind sort of impro-
| vised redoubt. They gave loud shout ard
| opened the most terrible fire l have ever
| heard. A few are armed with the Spencer
III.
| The enemy is handsomely repulsed. At II Is
| the charge became general along the whole
| line. shall never forget the scene. The
moon is pouring into the valley between the
lines fiood-light of glory the dewy globes
sparkle on the quivering leaves: we can al
| most think that they are angels tears, silently
| and unwitnessed shed for those who are pour
| ing out their life's blood to cement the shat
tered foundations of our beloved republic
Now for seven miles the red glare of the artil-
| lery lights the horizon: some uttering shrill
| tones Others deep and cultural. The myriad
| flashes of the musketry is seen all along the
| hill sides. On the rebels come-on to meet
| certain death. They are repulsed hearts beat
| easier now.
Onlya few moments PASS, and another charge be-
| gins. They are again repul ed. Seven times during
the night they charged our lines The last was about
| daylight. This was heavier on the right wig
| Man 30 Il have seen this morning in ole place
about twenty-five feet square, where the rebels lay
dead thick that you could scarcely the ground
1t was in front OF an Indiana battery whose humble:
have forgotten. Our casualties are few
May 3l.-GeIerals Hooker and McI hersOn are
moving with their commands 10 the left This looks
ominous. We shall most certainly run the rebs out
of heir lines to- morrow. We have been here nesrly
been employed to the best advantage. Our position
is as follows: The right resting on Dallas, and the
left near the railroad, eight miles from Altoona.
The form of the line is somewhat like horseshoe
with one heel at Dallas and the other the vicinity
of Altoona We have six lines of defence The
health of the army is excellent but few sick. and
but few stragglers.
DETAILS OF M'PHEKsOk'3 SUCCESSFUL BATTLE
New York, June 6-The Herald's correspondent
with sherman gives the following details of the bat
tie at New Hope Church on the 9th:
About N. the enemy gave signs of activity and
soon moved heavy body en- ,,asse from the wood
before McPDerson's army and HarrOw's division
They moved boldly up the hill, exposed to a heavy
artillery fire. When they had reached point within
less than a hundred yards of the breastw0rks our
infantry poured upon the thick mass terrible vol
ley. The column staggered but were rallied. They
| fired and made efforts to approach closer.
The troops now became hotly engaged. and, al
though the rebels greatly 0utnumbered us they were
held at bay Our artillery secured better position
and with shrapnel and shell soon set the rebel mass
rushing tor the protection of the ravine and wood
4, Another attack was coon made upon another por-
| ZION OF McPhersons line, commanded by Gen. Oster.
naus. Enough made with even more impetu0sity, it
met Inc same fate. A lul ensued, but the rebels
were Drought up for third attack, still against Nc
/ corps. r,re0-5,s - :, - - - . - :
They at first presented the same bold front but it
did not last as long, they were discouraged and
were sent back with serious loss ~ II 'lU
From prisoners we learned that the rebels con-
sisted OF hve divlsous-the flower of Johdston,s
| army-commanded by Cheatham Cjehurne and
Bates. Five hundred will cover our total loses of
to-day. "a. t-.H .8.i -s'Is -yy,---,,e1, 600,
The rebels hurled five diyisions against three
| Of ours. ,-.-it fa .a.s.tlI. -, '7
| "A number of regiments of the Pennsv,var;a