, 1864-10-16

- After an in:erview with
Gen. Kilpat1ick, I was satisfied that
whatever damage he had done would not
produce the result desired, aud renewed
army. This involted the necessity Of raising
the eiege Of Atlanta, taking the field with our
main force, and uting 1t against the comuu-
nicattons Of Auantu instead of against its iu-
trenchmerts. ALI the army Commanders
were at cnce notified to send their snplus
Wagons, incnn,brances all kind aud slck,'
back to or int1snchtd position at the bridge,
and that the movement would begin on the
night Of the 25th. Accordingly, oil tnsnga
bting ready, the Fourth Corps, Gen. Stanley,
drew ont Of It's lines On our extreme left, and
matched to 8 position oelow Proctor's Creek,
The Twentieth Corps, Gen. Williams, moved
Lack to the Chattahoochee. This movement
ieil in cur camp BY thoughtieas officers Or
men The night Of the 26th the movement
continued, the Army Of tho Tennessee dra u.
Ing out and moving rapidly BY circuit we'll
toward S1ndtoWn ann acruss Camp Creek.
the Army Of the Cumberland bc1ow UtoY
Cretk, Gen; schoaela remaining In position.
THE was effected With the loss Of but single
man In the Army Of the Tcnnesses wounded
ty ebell from The enemy. The third move
brought the Army of the Teuneasee on
tie West Point Railroad, above Fairbosn,
the Army Of the Cumberland about Red OAK,
ard Gen: schot1eld closed In near Digs and
Mfms. then ordered one days work to be
expended in destroying the road, aud it was
done With Will Twelve aud ona-half
miles were destroy cd, the ties buraed, AMI
the iron rails heated ard tortured By the ut
mort ingenuity Of old hands at the worke.
s.verat cuts rere filled up with the trunks
Of trees, with logs. rock aud earth iuternin-
ptcocs, to explode IN c,se Of an attempt to
cltar than out. Having personally Inspect.
ed this work, and satisfied with its execu..
tiou, ordered the whole army, to move the,
oe
Gen. Tnomae, the centre, By shoN Creek
Church 10 Coueh's, on the Decatur d Fay
ttleyi,1e rosd; anu Gen. Scuoiield, ON the
left, about Morrow's Mu1s.
AT JoSEsDoRo.
On the SLIT Of August the enemy cane on.
nf Ills works at Jontsboro and attacked Gen.
Howard In position as described. Gen. How-:
ard wes admirably eitu.ted to receive him,
ard repulsed the attnck thoroughly. Tns
ENEMY attacked With Lees and Hardee's
corps, md sitter contest Of over two hours,
withdrew, leaving over 400 dead on the
ground, and bis wounded, Of which about
been much less than 9,500. Hearing tho
sounds Of battle at Jonesboro aboat nom,
ufdlrs were renewed to puah the othts
movements on the left atd center, and about
p. m. the reports arrived simultaneously
that Gen. Howard had thoroughly repulsed
the enemy at Jonesbcro, that Gen. schoas1d
had reached the rnairoad mile below Reugh-
end-Ready, and were working up the roal,
bre akirg It as he went; that Gen. Stanley,
'ot Gen. Thomas army, had also got the road
below Gen. aeho1el1, aud Was deatroytng ita
working south; and that Gen. Baird, Of
Gen. Dayis' CORPS, had struck It e.ul lower
d. wp, within f1ur miles Of Joncsboro.
N n nj ForL al fhsa0 rY1N
10 turn on Jonesboro, Gen Howard to keep
the enemy busy whilst Gen. Thsmas should
move down from the NORTH, With Gen. Scho.
re!d on his lett. also ordered the troops as
theF moved down to centlnus the thorough
destruction Of the railroad, because we had
1t then Rnd did not know but that events
! might aiTezt our attention. Gsn. Gasrazd's 8
c4salry was dirtcted to watch the roads to
our rear, the north. Gen. Fitzpatrick Has
et1 / touth down the west bank Of the Flint,
with Instructions to attack or threaten tha
! Isllrcad below Jouesnolo. expected the
Whole army would close down on Jonesboro
| ~ noon OF the 1st Of September. Geu.
to travel, WIS on time aud depaoyed,
iac1pg the touth, his right in connection
With Gen. Howard, and Ills LETT on tho ra1l.
| road. Gen. Stanley and Gen. schofteld We're
coming doHn along the Rough-and Ready
rcso aid a!ona the lailrond, breaking II as
| Howard Gen. BIair's corps, On GEN. How
ard's left, was thrown In reaervc, and was
| Immediately sent we'll to tha rlsht, bsloN
| JoL esboru', to act sgatnst that flank, along
| with Gen. Kllpat1lck's cavalry. About +.
| IL Gen. Davis Vas au ready, and assaulted
the ehemJ's lines across open hsld's carry
trg them very handsomely, aud taking "a
| pr soIess the greater Fart If Hoyah's brigade,
including its Commander, With two four suu
1,attf ries. OF conrsc, the next morning inc
| enemy vas goEc, and had retreated Sou!h-
=. TIE FINAL SUCCESS.
I .numors began to arrive through prisonera
| caprured that Atlanta had been abandoned
duripg the Night OF Sept. l, that Hood had
bsorn up bis ammunition trains, which ac'
", and which were get unexplained, thai
Stewalt4s corts was then retEeatfng towards
McDonnugh, and that the militia had gone
tr toWar0s Covipgton. It Was then too late
to fnterpoee and prevent their escape, and
~ns eatitfled with the substantial success al
Il work of Destroying The railroad to cease, and
the troops to be held in hand ready for an1
movement that 1ustber information from AZ
lauta might xarfant.
Gen. 1efE C., Davis corps had been 1efi
abcve Jonesboro, and Gen. GaFla1ds cavalry
was stu further back, and tie iatser Was or
dercd to send back to Atlanta aud ascertaa1
The exact truth and the r.sl situation OF At
tsirp. But the same night, Viz; Sept !,
cour{tr arrived fsona Gen. 6locums Reporting
thu TACT that The enemy hid evacuated Atl,n
ta, blown up seven trains OF cara, and hss
1etreated on tue McDouough road. Gen
slocuu. had entered aud taken possession OF
The, ID Of september. :.
The object OF my movement asainss tnt
Tailftad was, therefore, already reached ant
etnclnde6, and ID it MES Idle 70 pnseue on
enemy In that wooded conatry With viss
to h!e capture, ! gave orders, On ths ~, &
prpare 10 nave back slowly to Atlantis. ot
!te 5th We urew hack to the Vicinity 81 Jones
4 asy. On the rs VI moved to Roush.aad
Ready, teven miles, and the next Day to th
camps selected, viz: The Arms q tne Com
hezaana grouped Tou2d aeo4t' Atlanta. ~
Army OF the Tennessee about East Point, nu'
snst oEthe Ohio at Decatur, Tnefc tue mel
now occupy clean and healthy camps.