New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-25
FROM suERmAN's ARMY.
Account OF the aiiuntion-0ur Cavalry
Eaids-The Capture of stoncninn.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
O.,R AND HALF ;1LRs SOUTHWEST oP
EAST POINT. Aug. ls 1864.
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION
At present the situation is greatly devoid Of
interest except when regarded prophctoay Tie army
has at length stretched its Great sength about
vet the enemy confront us the entire iength-neaHy
fourteen mi!les-with q defiant line, OF Whatever
strength and the huge VOLS of Their earth ara unoef
st keep Mt bay oil our thrus;s ard passes at Atlanta
Not only tails but have said previously Their nnes
extend beyond own. %, and probably around Eas
Point and behind this in comparei'e SAFETY tLeif
railroad pusaies with the bread and the bacon Of life o.
the Rebel armies and we hayo not yet been able 10 Taid
it in two 50 that il would stay thus.
All the movements and engagements since the 81,
when the 2d Corps fret was sent IN on tho extreme
right or rather since first the Army % the Tennessee
on the sth OF July came round on the night wTg have
been directed aolely with view "a driving in tie
mys flank and reaching the railroad; or in default OF
fiat compelling bin devclop ms main line Of defense
The former OF course has failed tins lar but the latter
has been accom- pshed and sharply have We pressed
them and 20 persistent has been the friction against Il,
that we have in then cnse well-nigh rasped
il through with the skrmsh line ard artillery alone
The daily record Of this sort OF lighting II
read; the history OF one day. With few botnngs and
uterincaions is the history of The next The brave
but unsuccessful charge OF tho 2d Corps on ue ON
was traced In bloodier lines haD was the ordinary wont
but since then t the movement has been dIyested
of prominent inte est AsdyisOn after division swings
into petition the right, II encountered daiy less OF
cavalry and more Of infanry. The latter under Wheeler
was assed North % Fast Point till tie 10th when
the body Of il moved ont his current raid. Still IL was
remarked BY old cdDpdlgner6 mot Inc
the rebel cavalry this point by far the sOntest
and most spitcful That they had ever known rebel
cavalry 10 wage They Invariably dismonnted. and
putting horses IN charge OfOne man. advanced IN
strong skgmsh line ard, furnished. as many OF them
were, WITH Mississippi rifles and tie Spencer seven
shooters captured from Us in such Quantities OF late.
they offered resistance by no means 20 be desplsed
But they could only prOong the battle little aud our
infantry drove thom continually, while the little cavalry
we had LEFT followed up 10 protect TIE light Hank. As IT
was gradually let uncovered. On the 18th the extend
ing process wGs exhausted.
THE REBEL BARTHwORKs
Abont Atlanta and ell the wGy along the front 20 Fest
Point Of appalling strength In nothing is the des-
Enthusiastically set forth than in the powerful forts
and paapes which they have caused 20 be constructed
with much labor and pliustaking about the city.
points, that their sk.rnishers cannot live between
them ept in tho night but where they do, tie works
they ~cupy are every Wilt equal in strength and solid
ty 10 the ono held by main force. Behind this IL
ueir main lire Of wors-tc back bone Of their hope
hich is like chain TAXED with great forts very tow.
OF strength. and behind this stil Hood only knows
what aud how much. Against such. hesh and blood
no argument.
Since they have reached the confines Of Atlanta the
rebcs have grown strangely pTofCse Of their artillery,
OF sold shot they throw more than and OF shells fully
a. many The former IN The circumstances which sur.
round ~ particularly fstiieroua Wien aimed nj
the wor (ana The rebel gunners have grown fearfuy
occufate in their ar) taey dernolish them much more
efiectually than shells and iDperil the men in the
trenches by throwing down upon them the head logs
aud other tmhers OF th9 works. Besides this. our
PEELED 20 camp, almost without Interruption In
dense woods and the Rebels know wei that by smash
Ing these balls through the thick trees they barss
us almost without limit with falling limbs and Jagged
Suilters IL is described 20 something absolutely
Internal % be compelled TO pass clear, moonit night
in a tent near the line In woods through which these
how ling devils 90 thwackng among the trees scatter
ING limbs promiscGoasy, and, sometimes. sweeping low
enough TO rake through whole row Of tents An
officer Of the ltOLO told ne that rs be lay one night
seepcs in hs tent listening Othe shot which came every
fifteen nnGtes he heard solid ball strike tree
another regiment ard glancing from It pass through
the tent Of Door fellow who wearied with long watch
ing on the skrnsh line sleepnf despite tho noise,
and earn ing AWAY hs leg plunge dsp into the ground
The unfoytTuate man uttered a long. moaning wall
which told -. startled coIndes Of ms intense agony.
bni after leY r,octtionS 1t Iev feebler aud teebler