The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-06-07

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sson ilsc diseomGluFe became geaeral.
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wiih sach an cir Of discrimination .
short sssne before, wss nov rushtng
SoF lhs desirable pplcciiou q q raflae
and wood ocat By.
This rep0lse terminated the first
attach. During inc oessalioa 81 the
storm our troops we're Strengthened
by thOwing additional earth upon the
breaawovk and stationing strong re-
serves.
No sooner was he 6rsl assault
hopelesals abandoned than the enemy
transferred bis attention 10 another
portion 81 Mcphcrson's line. com
gAnded by General Osierliaus -
Here The rebel general desi IN d re-.
peA,ing the affair in which he had
failed against Harrow, lis troops
moved up with The sans resolution
that bad characterized them ia the
nrsl attempt. This attack, however,
met wiih the same warm reception.
and terminated as unfortunately as
the frsi, bot was marked with more
impetnosiiy. Our men were in per-
feet readiness aud 10, him approach
within sure range before firing, the
consequence OF which oecasioned
telling efFec, upon tie adyersarys
lines. The enemy again resortel to
every act Of desperation and yalor,
bat with no success. Oar men we're
as immovable In their ranks as the
enemy was resolulc IN bis determine
lion 20 cause hem 10 abandon Them
Further efforts against this quarter
promising success, but only useless
farrilice Of lives, numbers 81 which
had already paid the pelialty Of the
two assaults. the enemy again drew
back under protection Of hills and tim.
Der.
For time there was another lull
IN The noise Of battle. yet the storm
bad bit temporarily cuimed Tie en-
envy bad merely shifted 10 aaoiher
part Of the field. still, however. array
cd against Mcpherson. This time his
appearance was upon sweeny's disis
ION, III the Sixteenth corps. By some
means the courage aud spirit OF lhe
opposing troops at first did nos seem
10 droop the disco fragment Of already
rcboke 10 two beneath instances aud
they lormel for attack, and ~.t out
with some show cf resolution. bot ii
was easily 10 be seen, after The en-
gagement bad lasted short time, tha
Tue enemy had not the yigor Of the
first attack, and was last beginning 10
yiell. In All these advances Swe-ny
inflicted serious loss upon tile altacA-
ers. aud bestowed upon them iin,d
rcpulse.
The attempt against Swecny was
the last Of the series Of bold dashes
against our lines, BY means Of which
II was hoped our men woul,l be oblig
10 vi. ID and tall back. While the ac-
ton lasted the men Of both armies
sinulated each other and thus led 10
the rcckicssness which was exhibited
on the field.
Daring the night occasional shots
foom the batteries Of the two armies
would be inlercbanged, but no loss was
sustained on our side therctiom.-
What was the fortune Of the enemy is
cf course not known.
After the third attack, having satis-
fed himself that our lines were equal
~ strong at all points, and we're not
easily to be broken, Johnston ordered
his troops back within their inisench-
menis. No pursuit was made BY our
forces. as the lime has not yet come
when Gen. Sherman intends resuming
operations on the aggressive. There
IA an immense amount of detail sill
unfinished, which is being hastily con-
summalcd, and when so will probably
bring about the crisis OF the campaign,
which Is longcd for by all.
The enemy bestowed nearly all his
attention upon Mcpherson, and mere
" kept a small body Of troops in front
OF the other corps TO watch their move.
menis. Occasionally they would get
into 4 skirmish which last but short
time and resulted il no material loss.
The operations Of Gen. Sherman's
army, though very inadeqiaiely an
dersiood BY the people, cannot yet DO
safely explained. Ills campaign is
one Of huge dimensions, and is second
only 10 Richmond. Ii tact, il is a.
important as Richmond for the sue.
cess Of either one depends upoa the
success of the other. But il Is better
% say nothing on this sasiect nov, -
Yet let as hope that the time j. near
VI hand when both Grant aud SHEER
man will have ifiumphed gIoriously
over these last organized armies Of the