Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-07-27
Army Correspondence OF the
Cleveland Herald.
From the Army of the Cumberland.

| HFApQU AITERS CHATTiHouCuIE RIVER.
NEAR GEORGIA. July 9, lShl.
| Since we started on this campaign and
struck the enemy on the Tennessee and
Georgia line, the 9th of NAV, a day has
not passed without fighting somewhere
along the line: sometimes a severe pitch
ed battle of two or three days duration, at
others skirmishing and feeling To ascer.
tain each position, with lively skirmish
fire, at Others massing artillery and keep
| ing up n tremendous roar for a whole day,
performing flank movements, and con
triving in all ways to twist the enemy out
of the mountain strongholds and thick
woody, rocky hills which we have sur
mounted all the way from Tennessee. 1t
took from two days TO two weeks 10 get
the enemy out of each new position, and
he only left 10 fnrtify in another equally
strong. Ii took good deal of time and
many precious lives to get him out of his
position on The Kenesaw mountain: 5ut
the prettiest movement of the campaign
was performed by Gen'l CoX's fine pivis-
ion of this the 23d. corps yesterday in
the crossins of the Chattahocchie. feat
which the whole army has trcmhlingly
anticipated for some days. ! say trem-
OllllRiNr llOl Oll w ltsAls OtiN hCCD
anxiety for its success The crossing was
made about s miles from our center, and
as much as 90 miles from where a strong
feint was being made on upright. Gen.
SchOfield got Gen. Cox ; division close 10
the river early in the day, but well con
cealed by the thick woods and hills. both
infantry and artillery, with another divis-
ion, Gen. lIascall's close behind in reserve.
The Pontoon train came ub about 10 a. NJ.
Gen. Cox and Gen. Schofield carefully
examined the ground, occasionally draw
ing a shot from over the river: The reb-
els had sharp shooters on the opposite
bank piece of artillery ON a hill com
manding the stream. Instead of laying
the pontoons under fire. as the rebels had
doubtless anticipated, the General took
the boats. got them into a creek which
emptied into the river, then selected
about one brigade. .oaded it under cover
of bushes. At the appointed hour. ~ p.
m, our skirmisheTs ran out of the woods
across an open field to :he bank of the
river, poured in volley to the other side
and TO the artillery on the bill. Our ar
tillery opened. The pontoons pushed out
of the creek into the river and across,
landed. captured the sharpshooters on the
bank, rushed up the hill and captured
the artillery before the rebels knew what
was up. It was a most exciting scene;
they were taken completely by surprise,
and ran like sheep, only firing one charge
from the cannon. and or ) shots from
their muskets We made the crossing
,rifkout tie loss of a man,
| was in full view and saw the whole
programme; was never so excited in my
life. The pontoon bridge was then laid
and Gen. Cox's whole division The has the
largest division in this whole army, cross
ed over. took good position and forti
fed. The whole affair was most COM
pletely and successfully performed. We
now expect to have Atlanta before many
weeks, though | suppose we may have
pretty hard works to get over before we
get there. have been on one of the high
hills here, where you can see the city
with distinctness. about 10 miles from us,
but hard and slow road to travel
All admit that Joe Johnston handles his
army well. Nearly all of the Ohio regi-
ments are in this army, and one meets
many familiar faces, but he may be with
in stones throw of his dearest friends
and not know it. As | close brisk skir-
mish is going on in the woods near, with
heavy fire of artillery further TO the right.