New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-17
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EIGHT DAYS OF BATTLE.
The Gallant Fighting OF the
Union Army.
The Rebels 0utFought, 0ut-Maneu sred,
and Finally Flanked
ABANDONMENT OF THEIR IMMENSE WORKS.
Johnston Fallen Back to the
ChattahO0chec.
General Mcpherson Furnishes tho
Enemy on the Right.
THE RAILROAD SEIZED AND HELD
Sherman Now Holds q Most Advan-
tageous Position.
General Mcpherson Furnishes tho
Lnemy on the Right.
THE RAILROAD SEIZED AND HELD
Sherman Now Holds q Most Advan-
tageous Position.
STRENGTH OF THE REBEL works
From Our Special Correspondent.
WITH THE ARNy IN THE WILDERNESS,

WITH THE Army IN THE WILDERNESS,
PAULDNG COUNTY. GA. Sunday. June ,. 1904
The army pauses once more in its victorious
march, The persistent valor of the troops. combined
with great endurance through successive days and
nights of marching. skirmshng. inrenching, and un-
ceasing conflict and In the face Of unwoned obstacles.
have again triamphed The enemy confronted at every
turn and repused at every onset with loss on the
right center and left Of his extended line-outorght
outmaneuvered, and finally oulGanked by the Uaion
army-has abandoned his works of immense strength
and extent. and fallen back toward the Chsttahooche
and Atlanta leaving in peaceful possession Of the
position which be has defended long and stubborn,
and ut such cost OF life.
1t Is the Sabbath and never came Sabbath to the
army with its calm repose and rest. gratefully.
After eight days Of successive struggles. Of weary
watching along the lines measured by miles, Of peerhs
through woods dark and dense for the enemy until the
eyes grow dim and the brain reels with the midnight
dash Of the enemy to break through some supposed
weak point Of our line rousing the and often the
whole lamp by the deadly rattle of musketry-the
meteor fight Of shells coursing overhead and bursting
with thunder crash fer to the rearwhc every kind or
missile searches with shrek every nook and corner,
up the rayine and down the hill hunting for precious
fe-there has been literally rest day or night for
the smoke Of battle and Of torment has assembled
continually Wherever the eyes turn they have been
met by the somber procession of abulances OF stretch
er bearing the heroic wounded 10 the rear while ther
low accomplishing falls like lead upon the ear.
The doad tenderly garncrcd from the field Lay In rows
By the roadside awaiting burial, filed. here and
there the hurried and solitary grave. From ali these.
thank Heaven, there is a brief respite. The soldier
sleeps securely undsturbed BY the din Of arms and
the battle-shout. The enemy is gone. We wish hima
GOOD radiance until we meet again. be the time
brief
We had spent eight days in front Of The enemy not in
any great battle but in perpetual skirmsh In assaults
and repulses In cannonading and being cannonadcd.
Moving first one corps and then anoth to more
dyantsgeous position; advancing this part Of the line
and refusing that; matching the enemy's line accord
ing as il was strong weak and strengthng our own
by the addition Of earth.works logs, rails, slaves and
other dcfcnses. How long to be held here in
this kind Of work. seeing our forces melting away by
the gradual yet attriton OF labor barassment and
watching with the occasional loss OF fifty or hundred
men by death and wounds' The hospitals, full or
wounded and sick and hundreds sent to tie rear ate
test the severity Of the campaign through which tho
army Of Gen. sherman has passed since the contest
opened at Tunnel Hill
Surveying the whole field looking at the conflict 90
III ~s'~s@-~~NT
preston becomes daily stronger that II h not the design
TO bring on general what might be construed as o
decisive engagement but merely to bold occupy and
amuse the enemy here lest by some unlucky fortune
of war he might find the opportunity to spare portion
of his force for the succor of Lee This Of course was
ONLY speculation and Is mentioned Of the methods
adopted by inqurng minds to ex lain the course OF
events.
The severe punishment inflicted upon tho enemy BY
Mcpherson on the extreme right together with DEM
onstraton made for effect upon that part Of the enemys
line drew his attention in that quarter and caused him
TO move column in that direction 10 counterfeit
pected attempt To turn his line toward Dallas. Mean
time q movement was actually going on toward our
left Portions OF the Goth and 18th Corps moved
toward evening around to the left and Davis division
OF the nth Army Corps sent to relieve the I'D
Corps also ordered TO the left. The evening sg
naized by active firing from tho batteries on both sides.
The night passed without any attack from the enemy
and only the ordinary skirnish firing occurred.
CHANGE OF POSITION, JUNE =.
The time had now arrived to change the main POSI-
ton of the army the problem being to get possession
Of the railroad; to occupy Acworth and to perfect
communication with the rear through Allatoona pass
already held or about 10 be occupied by Gen. Stone
man. This movement was the more necessary
count of the accumulation Of sick and wounded who
needed the smooth conveyance Of the rail- instead Of
being jotcd wagons to the rear and to procure sup
plies more rapidly and surely than could be done BY the
crecker train" To accomplish this, and at the
time maintain intact extended ne or to mako tho
enemy iak it was still intact Of those military
problems which requires great genius successfully 10
achieve 1t is safe to that while the enemy was
kept busy with our lines of determined skirmishers the
movement of the troops made SO as not to attract
obsery alton the dense woods in which all movements
take place covering the march.
The I'D Army Corps in taking up Its new position,
was obliged to directly east nearly 80 and al
the time under the fire Of tho enemy. There was NO
road-only woods dense and dark, with thick under.
growth often obstructing the progress Of the
troops. the compass being the only guide to
keep the lines moving parallel Daring this
march the command was ovcrtaken midwey BY Z
thunder storm Of unusual severity. Tho windows q
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