, 1864-06-08

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| KINGSTON, Ga. June i, 1851.
A,ter a tedious ride on freight tr.dn from
Einrston reste-da1 Snar1;s- u. a4tI'eo al
| -. 'ea"5 i!ofatng' at very early
dawn. in company with the 65th Illinois,
which Is N rsxte for the front. Before the
rebellion Kingston was, to usa the yern,cn.
lar of this region "a ricbt ana-t 49, ;, =.
ooA''ea o1 some eight hundred Inhabitants,
several large storee, three or four hotels,
and considerable cottun frade With tba o,r
rounding nr,rhhorhood ~ ,.s-,. .as eu4
daso1.tIop .ns das*,I.., u,1' ~. -. "hrs oteaa
cIdent tank n1,ca IN Ee,,.ssN, o Ate' "alcn ao-
dered the town one Of the most miserable,
stragsltng-1ooking places to bs seen .nv
where between hers and Naah,.11. ~. a'
hab1tants have 1xins1ad a. 10 ~
ana en,is,m..+s ~ so .se ~ ao"a, ~ removals
ars mt 81 nrs.sn+ IN lac reoel army aud there
dred citizens resident in the village. Theae
TPo a1e mPost5 ~ %G9msa3fean n.3 lank aaa
oeeupatlon of .nun:di piping md tobacco
chewing: ltsecms to me that female Lie
,Id, ,nat u IIo poor Whites-woull be perfect
a: pine stick: The rai1rosd-thc Western
.l9 ana AklanIic' pullt blythe State-rau5 cast
In nuu "est tnfoagh the centre of the
hisS vtslaSe, "h!ch Is enclosed IN an am-
ponheatre OF Small hills, none OF which,
tsom tHsnme'SH!, present nstural fortiflca-
3,rnn,, aa,,aa 10 tne % Eoutn runs batbling little
tne n Etowa River about 10 r miles from here.
~ ,ne east sue Of the village, In the valley
W ane Ho ihnh, arc encanped SIX or seven
ffsSauense, fE.4 az waiting transportation to the
md 1a,b bIE.ons Eo1s anem not1ced tae llth, 18th
1st i,n nensueK9; r. 18th and 24th Illinois,
3 To- !enneseec and olst 1ndiana. The women
tn nere ale intense she rebels; they speak Of
t.ana@ nuu Mos'netn as3 army IN FeT dispsragtng
ta 1oan ana ourn - With the highest
rh,as' rtnhaa .,e1 lev OF them, from policy, have
eog ,;t,ia tinenseues n WIN quasi loyalty, but
9 o1c ntu1 ~ ~ aoons @ t9e reoa. remark made by
cari,y and nrofnitPPp dfiPpfn, ,p IN ep1te Of It's yul-
ri. % pen1 1e1eaal ~ o. INC boys OF the G5th 1lli
pol9 Hent 10 draw some water from neigh
~ Tn'v~E wE,t wei, t wen the woman asked them,
ths wa. hnr. Ssn9,:1 20 yon belongr To this
looktnT p,ea mpnsnt 1ne aba osth Illinois After
tk@1-,1, t@a! y H9en ?; 5ou'ns meet the rebels how
LAZY 81. y gst
IN lnnfsday forenoon last Wheeler's rebel
eaIAIs made dash on IN empty wagon
rn.a .ra,a' a'oat thlse miles from here on the
.s"aa .Uau ~ tasssnle, and Eobbied up about LEO
wagons. The eth Illinois was hurricdly
sem 1or, and ina very few minutes the Heck.
er fagers were charging upon tho rebs. Thby !
eou!a mol Withstand the charge of Northern
Das onete, and skedaddled; curry ing of somo
e1ghty OF The wagons. They burned the other |
iolty 70 prevent their being recaptured By |
our iorce.
large ambulance train arrived hers last
evening about surdown, from the 4th army |
corps, containing some 300 wounded men. |
rom long conversations with several of the |
s1ne smeefs VINO came up With the train from the
n9nt, ! learn the following intelligence,
which, IS near as lean deciphcr from rhe
various conflicting stories, Is pretty near TIA
ruth: On Wednesday morning fsst tbtre
Was considerable Observation-Disclosures n]nng
the front, which held its position in this
wise On the extreme right. holding and ev., /
lending three miles beyond Dallas, wns the
18th and 10th atmy corps, On tia jeff
IF these the 10Th corps, coalmanded bY Gen
Hooker. On the extreme LEFT, resticr On the
Alatoona Mountains, Tas The :233 arm3
,orps; q little to. the south ana
light rested the 4th Corps, and to the right Of
h1s stood the 14th Corps, under command of
;11.,d,nn .en TnmeFTtae Whole front Of our army
ns fsoe1 forces we're heavily massed, and in
,!oeI ,na 70 afe up their1courase-so rebel pris-
'ne5s sent 70 The rear say-orde1s were read
,1t - anem s1atipg that eYe1y man taken pris-
.srano ,u.r W 10 Won.o @ 90 9nng IN cold blood IN
sii'aE lGa tne oat1aflty OF Forrest at Fort
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;! IL tloops, under orders to shoot down the
10 aa,,a!1 muo MtgaI eho" any signs Of fear or
= ao " tae AFTERNOON OF Wednesday,
ns no sse9na DIVISION OF the aoth Corps. com |
1aruea tarsre ~ W ven bul1efneld, was ordered to
a1sf @ on NE rebels At the double quick, and
si;aht H,n Ioeets tne ofafo boys charged up
sras ~ ~, natli tney reached within thirty
nans5 NV " tae 5 Ieoen, Hhen they Immediately
pensa deadly hre from masked battery,
= a'en etast Has Goneen'ed IN the broahwood On
nt no op.y 1oI moment: The ordor Was ngair
tsia W. - The eaa ana eharge they did IN fine
r. Ia1st ae s PIE o. tne rebels were carried
NE point of the bayonet, and the 1ebel /
nnnefs were driven from their guns, but | I
nr ~ no5s a, were notable 70 take the battery.
- =. ~ ny .n1ant1y Pousea IN so deadly vol
7 = ~ 10 % pfefent onr; boys from advancing I
ey ond the rite pits, from which they poured =
'[tne1cn 1eaden torrent as to prevent tho &
sosis soss1 1tom working the guns which they
sFu1eed. hfpbt closed in nnnn hnfh a;fa1 ! -