Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-08-19

gency that has deprived them Of their gallani
and beloved Commander. In their memory
and affections the name of Gen. Hooker Occu-
pies an exalted place and can never perish
j Their beau ideal Of courage, gallantry and
>oderly grace and bearing, he was doubly en-
deared to them by reason of long association
reuching back through many campaign and
hard h,ughi battle. Always present with his
meu in the ttickeSi of the fight, sharing their
tolls and exposures, and exhibiting the most
sublime contempt for danger, he quickly won
by sort of msjoetc influence their most unre-
served admiration and esteem. From Will
liamsburg to Wauhatchie, and from Lookout
Mountain to KeDesaw ard Peach Tree Greek,
the name OF Hooker has been to the veterans
of this Corps 3 synonym for all that is brave,
gallant and heroic in an officer and soldier
The removal of Gen. Hooker places Brig
Gen. A. S. Williams of the Red Star Division
temporarily in command Of the Corps. Brig
Gen. Knipe succeeds Gen. Williams in the
command of the Division. Maj. Gen. o. o.
Howard who formerly commanded the 11th,
but more recently the 4th Corps, has been as
signed TO the command of the Army of the
Tennessee. Mai. Gen. Stanley succeeds Gen.
Howard as commander Of the 4th' Corps
such are the changes which have followed the
death of the Iamented Mcpherson and the re-
moval of our gallant Hooker.
The enemy still clings TO Atlanta with des-
perate tenacity. The batteries of the 10th
and other corps fire regularly upon the city
and, as prisoners say, are causing considerable
destruction Of property. This morning at
day break the piekets OF the lst Division dash
ed suddenly forward upon those Of the enemy
and captured almost the entire line. The men
of the Sd Brigade captured y company of the
46th Ala. regiment almost en- nGsse, including
the Lieutenant commanding. But one man
out of parry OF twenty-five seemed to regret
bis capture. All the rest, including the officer,
seemed as cheerful and contented as if they
considered falling into the hands of . yankee
vandals " a great piece Of good fortune.
Since the battles OF the 2Oth and 22nd :'Te-
cumseh" has made a new disposition of por-
tion of his host. The Army of the Tennessee
Las been moved from the extreme left to the
extreme right and now forms their right wing
1t is now in such position as to seriously
threaten the Macon Railroad, the only com
murication OF the enemy which remains unsey
cred. Atlanta has thus become invested np-
on three sides, viz: the N Northern, Eastern and
Western. Gen. Shermans army stretches
around it in the form of y huge semicircle and
slowly but surely closes in upon the devoted
city.
Occasionally terrific artillery duel breaks
out Asd varies the monotony of what may,
without much impossibility, be termed the
siege. AT such times one would think the
very demons OF war were let loose. The ex-
pIosions OF the guns and the bursting shells, the
bowling Of the iron missiles as they dart
through the air, and the frighiful noises made
by the jagged fragments as they fly in all di-
rections, make up discordant concert indes-
cribabl-i terrible. Yet the execution done
usually compares but insignifcanIly with the
amount of noise made. Though the shells
burst above aud all around the treRches filled
with troops, get it is but seldom that any one
gets seriously hurt by them. 1t is the insidi-
Gus and lighlening- winged bullet, and not the
shrieking shell that does the real work OF
death.
The Northeru people are doubtless impa-
patient for the capture of Atlanta. l fear
they do not fully appreciate either the difficult
ties alrendy overcome or those which still in
terpose themselves to the occupation of the
place. 1t is true that Gen. Sherman has q
magnificent army and that his troops are great
ly superior to the enemy in point of numbers,
| discipline and morale. But it must be remem-
bered that this army is now operating at a vast
distance from its base and with line Of com
munication which in point of length and ex-
posure to hostile raids is paralelled only by
| that of Napoleon during some of his most
ivIring campaigns. One misstep, one disaster,
might work the ruin of the whole army An
enemy is before il savage and Argus eyed
Eagerly does be watch for an opportunity to
take advantage of his antagonist. Thus far
during the campaign the wary yet daring
Sherman has given him 40 such opportunity.
On the other hand he has steadily forced him
back from position to position, capturing
works Of enormous strength, and wreuchiug
from him an immense tract of territory inner
emily of great value to the enemy and includ-
ing many of the strongest natural positions ii
the South. Not until this campaign comes
to be fully investigated and better understood
than it is at present will the splendid achiev-
ments of this army be properly appreciated
/ Aug. Sd.
| Since the above was written another move
ment has tranSpired which bids fair to either
bring on an engagement or compel the evacu
alton of Atlanta. The Armies of the Tennes
see and the Ohio have now both been trans
lerred from the left to the right wing "'fe
cumseh' evidently has some scheme in view
not designed for the best interests OF the rebe
commissariat He doubtless intends TO teact
the enemy some 1racticaI lessons in the Rrest
truism that ''armies like serpents go upor
their bellies" and that huge forts, bristing
abattis and all that, are but cold comfort tt
a starving soldiery. But the rebel leader al
ready understands this too well TO remain il
his works until our extended flank shall bC
thrown across his railroad communication. -
Hence it is fair to conclude that he will soor
either venture another desperate onslaught
upon our lines or evacuste Atlanta.
The weather is delightful. Oopious rain
have cooled and freshened the air which il
continually stirred by delicious breeze tha
carries of the miasma of The camps and leave
, the atmosphere pure and as clear as crystal
The thermometer usually averages about 8!
in the shade. The country being broker
there are plenty of springs atfording the troop
an Abuudance OF good water. Gould they nav
q proper supply OF vegetables there would b
but little disease among them. As it is, ther
is much scurvy, aud there will bs vastly NOR
unle-s the men are provided with larger pro
portion o unIi-scorbutic diet. Let the OHIO