, 1864-09-24
THE WAR IN GEORGIA..
From tue 18th Illinois Infantry-I
Resume. OF 1lle Campaign CnA1tRiLfes


THE WAR IN GEORGIA.
From tue 18th Illinois 1nfantry-A
ReAume OF The Cam u1pal;ska-CnnuAl[fes
{Frcm Our Special Correspondent
r.xp crr rur ,aru ", 1xr
EAeT polsr, t; M1LEs SocTa.ur J
A7L4sgA ssptenber' 1854. /
we nave fetu1neo mus 'a1 ~ mle:l SeFsh"ard
from point to which. NJ part of Sherman's ar-
~, - ~ a.o s,ss,a !. r,.ae. =. ~ US
oale eny anu In@s W I'VE W uase ~
ond1d he lonc rconv IL oyrr onr ,rcsrfcd
ll!ote1 t sas .os asn' @ ~. ~. "s.t.sa a,
wasted iorees 1eft upon .ae'r nasu "on aause1e.
For the fret time for months we can look about
ns md consider what We have done naa 1biak Of
~ snd cco.r,,r,. +he n,,cs
t.s usrss a1a =, ~ r..sona .at pl,ss
5ou list o the caEasties OUT regiment the old
1elb one Of tre drxt to take the aeld in tSc d.1t
days of Aps1+ aetl ano Ole "ao*e character, iorn'
ed On the so1y aeIdE Of uonelsoc. Shiloh and Co.
xinth. has been fully tuetaited darn. tht: try1ue
1.,r,,,. II, s;,.,z. -.
feheon' ~ "ts o'ase' ~ s ol1sus NJ asst Pill q
the campaign N!1 Nov. Sota) br Ma5. nosacin,
70 resolutcly BEGUN. sInne that lime Lisat. col.
van Sellers has ben in commsnd. and the two
first Co:one1s OF the regiment tAcArtbur and
CbetlAin-noth now Generally may Y I'll yIeE with
sastefaettou the noble conduct o! the organization
they once ccn'rolled
Lack ot Leisure compels me to omit particulars
bat will catt Gnnce et fo.re OF thu nelds coose:
Grated hy out valor aid baptized with our blood
In the he1ce strucg1es that made Daitsn ald Re-
ssca tnrs. the 15tn h,a 10 bloody contest bang
astirned aces With the tide Of battle did Hot
cone. Al ou1 the time that Re:ach fell, our eorpB
THE i6tt) "as ortersu to cross the Qstanau!a
C1eeh to be rraoy to Lace OF pEssue, the retreat
otcur1ec, tx miles soush Of Resaca. The eon-
M test ee:2a while Me were making poatoon
naG n enc n W. ,h ws We oscuptea The
LEoeh aosos, some LITE mHes. At tne !Ast place
Eol- pfks: O! nc Hn ILL.,. received the wound
\. ssa1,s ~n1a ~ I'VE haen INV, y, c~r
rect.d +. Hence. when be had wres1ed from
looked 1ef sim TO 10 move @o1e upon 200 ' 4lIaso a ;asm5
mountain pass th3t tacy judged 'Inpfesna6ie, he
moTea PIT o. ne 1otees 70 ths .lShs. and toc5
drawn tne :lcop: q De re6els 10 1epe1 Invasion
tnsfe. Re WLnaIe" h1S m .otees 20 AsHwothi IN the
IeaI Q! AnatooIa. Iae o3ssomAteu anu non
nab'c mou1sa:n pase, md established hinsslt It
IL a. ~, ~ su. n.e.T1. -. as G1a
,h.a ~ ake I! ss oa1sa!se a. benss ,s nt 0t
re ps III NJ I"1. .S.s T. = ~ s
~ 9slas; as!s, toS. Sur Ees1as1t ~ sya5ea,
t0e M ~ nnr aseie.snt W snT1eor - Wm. n SsSr
ipS u o"s ~ 10 EsnT.t5 w. a. Is .,. s..;
thnrs.nns ~ rhnp.nhnds 3nonTn ,hc desth nsttss4
n Jpnr S;,h. TLen Dr. imnreznsni,11 ~ X Eene.
saw Was demonstrz,en by 1ss usss Of t.sts. a
M,;rsn Inn III na:nt -. cnent r.
The 1bere n M i11 10
tica,ous list Ec had erected, hc bsdc de:s1ece 10
r. lfrf wf.;te rhe rewsusnrre nF s-i,utn rrere
bosetiur that their amy had made t,s sst ra,re.t
ala " had scach.d barrier ~ cuuld moi pas,
n1,es se Viz '' s1a tsT s1s .! - }
CLOSED at poiEts 1Er1her dowa. 10 len d:ys more
rsf1nv Ts. hefnYe At,srra The rnmirs11l nf
tha .aiai srnv ia fsten rom 1ohnaon en5 1tren ~
onT co.ns tnot ~ ,,.T,. buI lh ds1 for mr. ,TorS
az a.: sssIlafe : M va IA; a., =, e,...r.
ana most t3ec,eiye =; tho canana;pn. VIII 1annei
m the nsr1 nf c:T3 Hood. mn ietea, rnnet nare
see,9t TO him p.osable. atd It wou'd hive hcen
1G CONS Tor that pz1t OF 1t p7eeenf, rAe aah ana
IL diyi.lsntl was 50 placed ~ to hare the decls-
ion depend On ,t. action, Il We haa istlea, ~
eifher onr 0wn CT cthctst s4fety hut at preat cx-
nrnsc Nohiv iii tha carps under1aEe :Ga crctd-
!nsrritd' dead as.d d, lnp men esTed The day.
Tta 49, en.r+rd IN that erentfni dar I. ahrn.
eanti. s1mmended b. thoee most Directly con-
~ ~ hsxE reen. l,v ntws naper corrreooodru.s
! Each dirtsion and ere3 regiment did its duty,
and conFp!cuous amoncf them wa. t,le 1alh iii.
=! the var. ia comnnrs11rel7 younr man. and .ei
70 ress.nent wax nosn satisfactorily handled ia
none did the bra,c men yield moro readily 70 rhs
Eomm3Doef8 osCc5es or flana- E10sE 1nui0c1lFGtg
as bmstlos sS .hsiis. is6A'" y 'ne A- ''''1'A "
cet But 3 1eGmens soald sye "a day rs
ec1ii, ~ tx ~, "a n ,Ssl San II snowad
~. roe.1ee a%nse ~ re ~ dU.V htch ~ e,n,9x
~. .1t. ~ =" ~ en bonT W,c ia
T. ~ 49, - H.A4 g. '"A '1S0A "A'~'4' A~3
F1o1e lint aax icr ne,,1y five weeks It'll August
,oti- ~ wtre e.gsred In in9estine e4tlanta. sur
a. II m to nsa Mueh Of
Of p1 % she os
sas 10 s BED 81 eo 'a
nea, aSaa asH ~ psss r. ,he hoeaI,sl s rerr .ad
1e neeofn ~ -, 49,. ~ .,,e ,,o.it;on fanv a.
inneb Te h.c o. ue ides ahefs we we're 10 eo, nor
"a " much m eare. 20 reriiops was ,hs boz. We
nsso, W. ~ =. ~ % rrnS nor<d togsrds Santown
Gen 1000 n91n % ~ his az fne"ds
&c LUG t,2,o ~; an1 80 rc1I IN Ati.nfn I'herc ~
Hs.t ?r,nl;nn ,nnsic md danciur. The co3E-
~ EurTs he rrsnjt In el:ht DAYS Atlanta was
o9rs. and with h,,!c bloodsned; onr whole dl;
y, a1 resnsn, ,he1r Was no1 s16ele cssnay
one Of The most remarkable c.np4tGpsct history,
rs,rh;n eI3h,ted s ~ and s na1 suerese we
! !, j. GR4x7, Chaplain 1sth III. Inf.
| LIST or CAaEAL71Es.-FEom the tn'cstuens Of
" scTa - - - r Fnsr arm .l,.bt. Vim. L.
Shepherd, breast, s1leht-.
hip. po: .lisas. m''' eAp' 1sa' ''so' 'aa''' 1's
Go. C-Capt. D. c. 1oner. thigh. slight; Lieut..
fs hesa fghsi John fena,ee wrist e..
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