St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-28
FROa1 THE ARMY Ur the GUN.
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Enron DkxocRAr.-lIaving just arriv
Ell at this place, a few remark. concerning
sLe journey troa. Chattanooga may prove
interesting. In company with the 5th
Ohio Cavalry a large .trsi'. Of wagons and
ambulances, snd II lroveof horses and mules
We left Chattanooga, Tenn. on the Sd Of
July. Our line Of march was along the
Cha, tanooga and Atlanta R~il.urd. Pass
ing Nosssitte, Ga, il. lht vicinity Of Which
may now be seen the OLD deserted winter
quart ers of our army, We tAthped for The
night and next Day reached Ringgold:
This town is on the railroad and was burnt
BY the federals last February during re-
connoisancein force made by Gen. Them
as. We passed through Buzzard's Roost
Gap, the key to Dalton, and saw the long
lines of entrencl'ments thrown up by the
rebels last winter. This Gap affords
passage for the road and railroad. A sue
cession Of hills and knolls command the
roads 50 effectively that experienced army
officers. looked upon it as one Of the, great
strongholds Of the rebels and from which
they could be driven only by q aank move
ment around these ranges of hills. By
such a movement Sherman secured the po.
sition and forced the evacuation of Dalton.
Dalton ie q place not calculated Al the pres
ent time to impress one iavorably. 1t has
a d'lapid ated.aPpeafnnce and is occupied
merely as Post, one FOR two regiments oc-
cupying the town TO project the railroad
and q few government stores. Tho ex.
tenslve winter quarters Of the rebel army
are visible altng the railroad, from Buz-
Yards Root Gap to Resaea. We passed
through the latter plsee on the 9th, camp.
ing At Calhoun, some FIVE miles from the
Resaca battle ground. Passing through
Resaca' and viewing the evidences Of the
conflict which ragged there for some days
only ! few weeks ego, one is impressed
with the faet tiatrthe tenacious persistent
invincibleness Of our troops andthe indom
table energy Of Sherman alone succeeded
in Wrestling this, another stronghold, from
the grasp Of the traitors And the still
stronger position At Kenessw mountain,
near this place, WAS torn from The foe BY
the same means. We spent an hour or two
among the hills and on the mo"ntain.-
The. battle field with the long lines Of par
allels, rife pits and: breast works Of rails,
logs and dirt, seemed interminable. Out
in the open spaces, At the edges Of the
woods, down" deep in the tangled under
wood Ind behind abrupt curves Of hills
were their fortifcatiore. The stencil at
times Of dead horses, some partly buried,
was intolerable Occasionally we would
!, ride into some sheltered nook and dismoun
to read the inscriptions on the rude head
boards that marked the resting place Of
our brsve soldier dead. There they lie;
I fierce and cont tending III life, sleeping side
! hy side in deatli federals and rebels.
j The trees bore marks Of the bullets, many
Of the pt rte1a,ions we're low down. show
!; ing that 10th sides fought deliberately and
| with the intention 10 kill or wound It ~.
cry shot. ., :. ~" 80 :. :,