Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-07
FROM THE SOUTH.
Observation-Disclosures
The War i'm Geoegia-The Contest at
New HOpe-Rebel Dates TO the 2Sth-
What the People of Atlanta Sny.

(From The Richmond Enquirer. May Sc.l
NEW HOPE, VIA MARIETTA, Ga,
May %, 1854.
Gen. Oeburne's Division engaged the
Fourth Army Corps, under Howard, about
one o'clock this morning, aud after despe-
rate contest signally repulsed the enemy,
with loss of between five thousand and
seven thousand. We captured between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred prison.
ers, exclusive of wounded, and immense
quantities of arms and accoutrements.
Gen. Cleburne says the enemy's dead were
piled thicker than lie ever saw before. Be-
tween six hundred and one thousand dead
were left close up to his front. Their line
of breastworks in front of Loring's COM
mand was abandoned. Our loss is probably
five hundred. Skirmishing is still going on
against the enemys left, which is gradually
giving way. Ng.-
NEW HOPE, May 20, 1854.
Granberry's brigade was placed in action
at A. NJ. yesterday, when the enemy at
tempted to turn our flank. We had no de-
fenses except few boughs and stones hast
lily collected by the cavalry, which held the
position as skirmishers before the brigade
cameup. The ementimmediately be-
came furious, and ragged with unabated Vi
olence until s p. M. The enemy's lines
were advanced within five PAGES OF ours
several times, and were at all times repuls-
ed.
Having no support the brigade was not
allowed to hazard the position by a charge
until noon, when Walthams brigade ar
rived and took position Immediately in their
rear. The charge was then sounded, and
the brigade swept through the woods, re-
taking three lines of battle without firing a
gun, and capturing many prisoners.
Bertham's regiment, of Gowan's brigade,
was detached at half past five p. NJ, and
sent to the right of Granberry's, which was
being outf1anked. 1t arrived in time, and
checked and drove the enemy. Bertham's
loss was twenty-eight killed and one hun
dred and sixty wounded; Granberry's
thirty-siX killed, one hundred and twenty
five wounded, five missing.
The enemy left 2SS dead on the field, and
a large number wounded. The dead were
all killed by Bertham's Arkansas regiment,
which was separated from Granberry's line
by an interval ofone hundred PAGES. The loss
in Granberry's immediate front Is not less
than 300 killed, 1,2O0 wounded, and many
captured.
Prisoners report Major General Howard
and Brigadier General King wounded.
It ShlIl
fall, the enemy constantly shifting their
positions from the center to the left.
THE CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.
From the Richmond Sentinel, May 271
We have published such accounts as have
reached us of operations in Northwest
Georgia. Not being able to throw any
light upon the movements therein related
we have put them before our readers with
n FOL ntNIn
brought us some further items, which will
be found under the telegraphic head.
The reader is now familiar with the fact
that General Johnston has deemed it his
policy, in the campaign which he is now
conducting against Sherman, to retire from
Dalton in the direction of Atlanta. The
movemant, stubbornly made, has continued
until he is now within twenty miles of At
lanta. The reasons for this policy are not
known to the public here; but it may be
they are not less Ineligible to us than
Lees change to Hanover Junction is to the
people of Georgia; and, perhaps, in fact,
the two movements are alike sound and ju-
dicious.
tFrom the Atlanta Appeal May 22.l
Contrary to the expectation so generally
entertained by every one, at the front as
well as in the city, two days ago, no engage
ment of general character has taken place
above, the enemy having declined the wa
ger of battle rendered by General Johnston
in his order of Thursday morning. AT that
time both armies were in position to have
made trial of strength of decisive char
acter, but up to ten o'clock last night moth
ing of the kind occurred; indeed, during
the day yesterday there was much less than
the usual amount of skirmishing.
Sherman continues to rely upon his sup
posed superiority of numbers and conse-
quent ability to continue flank movements
with safety. On Thursday night word was
received at headquarters that u large body
of the enemy were endeavoring to turn our
left, and a reconnaissance developed that
about fifteen thousand had crossed the Eto-
wah eight miles above Rome, and were adj
vancing up Cedartown valley, through
which there is an excellent road that taps
the railroad at Marietta, in General john
ston's rear. At the same time rJlmOrs of
similar movement on our light were cur
rent, but these proved foundationless.
At two o'clock on Friday morning por-
tion of our troops who were then engaged
in erecting temporary detenses along the
expected lines of battle in front of Cass sta
ton, were put in motion, and commenced
crossing the river to intercept the thanking
column of the enemy. At late hour it was
discovered that the bulk of the Yankee ar
my was engaged in new movements of such
a character as to render the lines at Cass-
villa not only untpnahle. hut also useless as