Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-19

Lost Mountain At the same time General Mcpherson
advanced his line gaining substantial advantages on the
left Pushing our operations on the centre as vgo-
rouely as the nature OF the ground would permit, lad
again ordered an aesault on the CENTRE when on the
II b. the enemy abandoned Lost Mountain and the long
line of sdm able bressLworks connecting it with Kene-
saw. We continued to press at all points, diminishing
in dense forests Of timber and across most difficult rs
vines until.Wspfound him again strongly posted aud
nIenched, with Kenesaw as his salien bis right wing
thrown back TO Marietta, and his left behind
Noses Greek covering bis railroad back to the Chatta.
hocchee This enabled him to contract his liDea and
strengthen them accordingly.
The failure of two direct assaults 10 dslodge the enc
my from the mountain Is noted on the 2SLh of June.
On the let Of July General Mcpherson ordered to
throw his whole army by the right down to and threat
Nickaack Greek, and Turner'S Ferry, Ohatia
| hoochee. General Mcpherson commenced his move
ment on the night of July and the effect was instan
/ taneous. The next morning Kenesaw was abandoned,
and with the fret dawn Of day saw our skrmlshers
appear en- the mountain top. General Thomas whole
line then moved forward to the railroad, aud tun
cd south in pursuits toward the Chatahocchee In per-
son entered Marietta at $50 o'clock in the morning,
Just the enemys cavalry vacated the place. General
Logans corps of General hcPhereons army, which had
not moved far, ordered back into Marietta by the
main road and General Mcpherson and General Soho
ield instructed to Cross Ncks and attack the
en- my in flank and rear, and, IL possible to catch him
in the col fusion OF crossing tho Ohattshooohee; but
Johnston had foreseen and provided against all this
/ and had covered biz movement well. He had ntrench
ed strong tee du pont a. the Chsttahoochee, with
advanced intrercued line across tho road at Smyrna
camp meeting ground, 1--WE miles from Marietta.
Here General Themas found him, his front covered
by good parspet, ard bis flank behind the Nicksack
and Ro.tenwood Greeks. Ordering garrison Tor Ma
riesta, and General Logan to join own army near
the mouth Of the Nicksjack overlook Gen. Thomas
ct Smyrna. On the 4th Of jay We pushed strong
skrmish line d6sn the main road, capturing the entire
/ line of the ensmys pits aud made strong demonaiFa
tons along Nieksaek Creek and about Turner'S Ferry
Tbs had the desired eftcS sod the next morning the
tnamy vas gone, and the army Wovtd 10 toe Obsusheo
Chez General Thomss' lsGt AIpk resting on Il pssr
Pficss Ferry, aud General seSeasd in reserve the
enemy lsy behind llue Of UNUSUAL strength, covering
tho railroad and pontoon bridges aud behind the Chat
tanoogs .t..-at- ~ ie.G '
On the 9th Of July Sherman hsd secured three GOOD
and cafe points Of passage over the Ohattshoochee
above the enemy with good roads leading TO Atlanta
and the same day Johnston abandoned his ,stiou on
the river burned his BRIDGE, and lett Sherman unds
puied matr Iorth aud vest Of the Ohstahooohee at
| daylight on the 10th Of July. u
ACROSS THE cHLrTLHoccaEE.
The main armies remained quiet In their camps on the
Cha tahoochee until the 16h of July, but the lime was
employ I'd in collecting stores at Aatoons, Marietta and
Vinnes Station, Strengthening the railroad guard, and
gariitons and improving the pier bridges and roads
leading across the river GenerIls Stonemsn's and
MeCooks cavalry had secuted well down the river TO
draw attention In that direction, and all things being
ready for general advance, orderei IL to commences
ON the l7th General Thomas to croes at Powers and
PAcs Ferry brdgeP, and to mach by Bdckland. Gen.
Schoheld already ACROSS az the mouth of sosps
Greek, and TO march by Gross ys, and General Nc
Phersou to direct Is course from Roswell straight
against the Augusta road at point of Deca.
tar near Stone Mountain. General Garards cavalry
acted With General MCPHERSON and Generals Stone an
aad McOoOk watched the river and roads below the rail
| road. On the 18th the whole army advanced fom
their camps and formed general line along the old
Peach Tee road.
Continuing on a neral right wheel, Gen. McP6er-
con reached the Augusta Railroad the Is h, at
point miles east Of oatur and with General
Garralds cavslry and General Morgan l.. Smiths in
ianiry division OF ths fifteenth corps, broke up SO
lion Of about four miles, and Gen. SOhoHsld reached the
town of Decatur
On the 10 h, General MePherson turned along the
rail- old into Decatur, and General Echofed followed
road toward Atlanta leading by Colonel HoTards hou
and the distlley, and General Thomas crossed Peach
Tree Greek 10 force, by nuns bridges in face OF The
enemys ntrsnched iiles found the enemy 10 more
or less force and skirmi he'd heavily.
On the 20.h, all tho armies tsd closed in converg
log towards All Sn,s bus gap existed between IN.
erals Schofcld and Thomas two divisions of General
Towards Oorps, OF General Thomas army. moved
to the f to connect with General Sche Id, leaving
General Nswioas Division, of the Corps OF the
Backhsad road. During the afternoon OF the goth,
about T. NJ, the enemy allied from his works 10
fIoe aud fell in iue o. battle against right centre
composed of General Nsw!on's Division, Of General
Iowa de- Corps, on the Buckle road; of Gen Hook
ers Core Mt 1t SOUTH and neral JJhnson's Dyisiou
Of General Pamer's Oorpe The blow was sudden AID
somewhat unexpected but ,nersl Newton had hastily
covered his front by line of rail pies which enabled
him to meet and repuse the attack on him. General
Hookers whole corps was uncovered and had to fgh.
on comparatively open ground, and 1t, TOO after very
severe battle, drove the enemy back 10 his intrench-
ma he RI
comp araivtly light that division being we'll nrenched
Toe emf my left the field abou. fEe hundred dead
one thousand wounded severely stands of coors
and many prisoners. His loss coud not bav3 fallen
short Of ave thousand, VII iours was covered BY
ifteep. hundred killed. vouaded and missing The great
oes fell On General Rockers corps from lite exposed
condition.
On the 2lst we felt the enemy In bis intrenched
position, which found TO the heights OVER
looking The comparatively open ground Of the valley OF
Pesch Tree Greek his right beyond ha Augusta road TO
the cast and his left well towards Turner'S Ferry, on
The Obsttahoochee at general distance from Atlanta
Of about four miee.
On the morning OF the % somewha. to my sur PRISE
this whole line was found abandoned, and confess
thought the enemy had resolved to give Atlanta with
out further contest; but General Johnston had been
relieved of his command and General Hood substituted
new policy seemed resolved on of which the bold a..
tack on right was the index. Our advancing ranks
swep. the strorg and weiosbed parapet of the
enemy, ana coseo ID upo1 AHRnta u1tii We occupied
line in the form OF general circle OF about two mies
radius when we az ain found him occupying in force a
lice of finished redoubts, which had prepared for
more than year, covering all the roads leading into
Atlanta and we found him also busy in connecting
thete redoubts with curtains strengthened by r.as
trenches, abattis and c1eyaux-de -fLza
THE GRASD MovIMIEf BIZ TIE RIGHT FLANK.
had become satis ID that to reach the Macon read
and thereby control tho supplies for Atlanta would
have 10 movs the whole aTmy but before begir ming
ordered down from Chattanooga four 4 ! iGoh a,d
guns, to try their effect. Thee arrived the 10 b,
and we're put to work night and dsy and did execution
on the city, ciusing frequent Gree and creating u
sion, yet the enemy seemed determined to hold bis
iorts even If the city were destroyed Oa the l6 of
August, l made my orders, Nc. 81 prescribing tn,
mode and manner of eIecu ing the grand movement
L. Tho RI. ht a,nk To be gin nn the ls.h