The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-01
OPERATIONS IN GEORGIA.
The Battle OF KennesaW
Mountain.
MORE SPLENDID FIGHTING.
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ef cchct, the present campaign In Georgia 10 un
paraneNdsn history is now nearly hfty days since the
spern Of the campaign Few OF these days but there
has been more less fighting along our lnes lnese
vsse followed by weary nights OF ncossant toll often
unes Of fhting buiing bresstworks and ntrencd-
inents waried nights, Of restless anxiety with the
cold damr ound bed, sleeping on wet leaves or
branches trees sometimes rails to keep us out OF
che mud nd often were our rude couches rem
uered TOD for us by patering bullets which csmc
b distu,b slumbers.
This bloody campaign is yet dragging It's slow length
ong The rebels, nko lion at bay, now and then turn
desperation thcr fierce, vclentess pursuers IN
Bed they literally dspu'ing every inch OF ground
heir desperate lighting quasiea win our admiration, and
eges ta sad regret they not engaged hoer
muse.
In NV despasch o. the 17tt stated that they had fallen
aok as was ten supposce, behind the Ohastahooche;
ouA khs announcement was premature.
on the evening the1Fth heavy skir,nsning opene
"a 'front.' Of staneys division Harker's brigade OF Ne'F
eoo,s division and the Ohio OF Hazen's r.
,wade OF Woods division, also sharply engn ied.
Yowards nigntf tho rebels opened their hre he' cey
along Iiowa fcr.. Bradeys and Bridges bat Ieres
ero brought upon them with considerable stece
On left Zig shanty Logans aud Blairs pAeerses
wero Heroely Smelling their wrszs HocseFA having
now repulsed them have stated IN my ass. press
tng on Them we Schoaeld swinging around on their
tst repusng their skrmtn ines 10 his front and oap
earring considerable npnaber Of prisoners
naE NIGHT ATTACK.
Nwas beautiful night Tne -s,ft moonlight bsaming
om the ohear sky fested through the forest
tress lighting them with bswitching Kind Of beauty
xhe calm AMI baimy, the sky without CLOUD.
yreAies. sparkling like diamonds, were fitting aroa
mo CRY Of the whip -pccr.wi resounded through tde
Forest and cry tho croakng toads from
she marshes ike the tinsrg Of sic ghbeIs. Smoke and
lanes shot up hrs by shells. Som drop
ptdv
reused solemn kind torpor The rebels had
aepened line and brisk Hght ensued Our
BATTERIES opened, hurting shell and canister Into
sshsir works. Tho attack also extended te LETT
where they vany ssrove to their lost positon but
%Wero again repussd by Logans command.
The rebels feed In their attack all points, and
sAs horrid din OF battle gave way placid st
sness OF night Tcwards morning q suddec rain storm
fburst over us u perfect de'uge. Durag tho night
tahs enemy had abandoned their front limo works.
Early in tho morning General Howard ordered his
whole line to push forward sharply. General Harker's
brigade led the advance and, having up with
enemy. and being reinforced from wasoef's brigade
sharged forward, driving them from their Hrst line OF
works.
A our charging upon the rebel skrnishers
1Asy fed preciptately back their intrsochments A
Southern Amazon jumped upon the breastvorks waved
sword and Aercsy upbraided them with coward.ce
approach drove OF the poor fellows 10 US
end 70 certain death.
4 KSExYs POSITION.
II was now. evident that the rebels had but swung
round their right prevent being oataaaKed By Scho
/ Asid, who had wheeled round Pnd Mour tain and was
Vsessing along the Dallas and Marietta Besides
MCPHERSON pressing their right and had pos
session OF the line Of Farley beyond Big Shanty,
| also OF Bush Mountain, which commaaded the line
Thus thr eaened the nank thoy had dgess their
ssntre, which Howard and Palmer werc laundering At
3haur rnvld N1a
sect lines Of works In their far Atlanta Gill
nsns and negroes have engaged months
These works ali 6. formidable and scsathc nature
strengthened by satetyand lines and angles
Wo have 70 them seeming glys mpros n bio
positions, line alter i.re, after week. Though the
rain camo pouring down In regular torranr rends "
roads and creeks alnaos. upassable sin crossed
Our skirmishers having developed thoir now position
Nswton's division sss left and Woods celebrated
afvson on tho right thrown into line OF battle
SANKEY'S division GO the Of woodr partly In
reserve rho Fifth EentScky sixth Indiana and One
tHundfed sad Twenty-fourh Ohio (azens brteade) and
Tnrty secosd Indiana Md To y.6th noIs, Colonel
Eibsons brigade (wiich's), wero thrown forward hy
enerii Wood in heavy Ilnacf skirmshers, the
sioth and E5hty5xth Indiara (Beatie's brigade now
ioolonsl Kncfisr's)
On their efsEaguers brigade the Twenty seventh
nn0is OF Harlers brigidc, wass also deployed, and
F0seced IN cap,rrng the cnemy'r FIRST or works.
towards evening" Captain Goodspeeds battery Of ayo
~ a2a brage,e aylh Ohio battery, under Licutsrant
~~gD mme With actions from Brad 10y and Spcncsr's
Batteries opened rssng Gre the enemy, which
snforced By one continuous Ore Of mrskctry from
\sombped, concentrated lrc, buck leaving large
tumbes Of prisoners In hands alss having Colonel
colonel o. The Seventh rississpp killed.
Their loss IS must have been very heavy Capt. Levy,
rho, with MS whoe Company, capuret Ny Gbsons
h'gadc, stated that bis regiment nesry eighty
tvQn
Wads dvisien alone sknt one hurdrei and tfn of The
asnqalna gsn sne Killing and %oana.a. I've 81 h,s
ncn Alright the enemy agan fell back TO their works
In tho morpng--lath-stasiy's divisisn rel,svcd
kood's usich was heavily eusqged the prsvious Day
rcw position sod threw out par: Of Whitsxers aaa
nroes' hr;adcs skralshers No1ton's division sooa
i,ksn,y eighth Illinois as ssirnshers Wood sooe after
cns ~ os mo right asd nsrcc skmhhing opened along
gui-hod aself, aud developed The eneroy's lines and
worss = which Kimbali's brigade participated Their
works occupied prominent ridge OF the Bencsaw, and
ran In q sonth westerly directlon.
Marietta road from which we bad q dae view Of tho
sncmy enc. rg s,sng ,ao rope q kenesaw Generals sher-
.Ics, bad cOnercgaed here to watch hs effect Of our
batteries On thc enemy's works The house and Offices
we're recy going on In the rear, while cases wore fast
rr 'parins IN trout -
hsd 't eoodspceds and psncer's batteries into posi-
sIcn hose with Bradey's and Bridges two batter,es
N front y oivison, opened al togother on TIE
f9bo works They soon replied with batteries from
ehe slopo OF 70 nll and section OF heavy guns from
ths rebel battercs at short The intervening val
Nv a,uss ''ssd ws a,s o. smoke which oso saloe
cowsd BY volumes Of nokc jump our from the mouths
~ ths brazen monsters ns sns loud reverberaing
sssnY now charging sb~ snsmy 10 hs front, while
ss Ss.Sn .s,. sS s:S 81 ~ right sss
oos creek. which was very much swelsn By the heavy