The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-06-30
General Johnsten's Lines.
The Memphis (Atlant,) Appeal, efFd.

Ane he"Phis Atant1) Appoai, of Fri
day, says:
Our adyices from the front ere that shs
prospects for general engagement arc no
better than three days ago. Our liues
have extended East ward, the main body
being in tho vicinity Of Brush mountaia.
Lost and Pine mountains have been :abas.
doned because their occupany was no long.
er OF service. Both armies are yeerins
toward Roswell
Our position, according TO high military
authority, Is the best We have held ai1oe
Dalton was abandoned.
Hume's brigade, of cavalry on the righs
wing of the army, Las been preserving .
pretty heavy skirnish liue q few MILES in
advance Of its position, in front of Bates
division and running at right angles WITH
our main line of battle
Our original positions are unchanged ia
front of Marietta. An hour may precipi-
tNte battle, aud . week OF mouth may
intervene before the struggls il begrn.
Sherman cannot dank or advance without
. battle. and 10 either vs havs him As :
decided advantages.
Col. Hunley, of an Alabama regiment,
tured the other day while skirmiskips o.
the outposts. rs
The bridge over the Chattahoochis,
leading to Roswell, is strongly fortified.
The nearest the Yankees have beeu to
Roswell is McAfees farm, ten miles North.
east of Marietta.
Both armies are massed 10 line Of abeas
six miles in length, running nearly East
aud West
The skirmishers OF Tyler's Brigade were
attacked June 18th by line CT the cns-
my., almost equal to = line of battle, aud
one part forced back. Major Kindrick.
OF the 31th Georgia regiment. was desper.
ately, and it is feared mortally, wounded.
Also. fifteen or twenty of the same regi.
n'tnt wounded. The 4th Georgia sf.srp.
shooters were ordere to the support OF
Major Kiadrick's hae, aud succeeded re-
establishing it, with loss OF four or 6vs
wounded.
Ii is thought by some os the army oos-
respondents that Sherman will attempt to
ulanepvre US out Of our present position
without fight, or viii try and make ua
extend Our line until it is mere thread,
and then make another Missionary Ridge
AFFAIR il possible. Our officers are oona.
den, lie canno; carry out either plan.
There was skirmishing along the lines
on Friday, but no change of position.
sherman keeps digging his parallels,
and is advancing with pick and shovel,
perhaps to have strong trenches to fall
back on il he makes unsuccessful attacks:
perhaps to gain time for reiDforcementa.
Ii is stated that large number of the
Yankees whose term expires to go home,
aud they ali say they cannot be induced to
reiDlist.
The enemy is very busy with his rail-
way traiDs. Several of them run to Big
Shanty daily, bringing large amounts Of
supplies and material necessary for the
army.
Yankee prisoners say that there will BE-
no fighting Johnston attacks Sherman, az
he can accomplish all he wants by faux
movements, without bringing on q fight
ii 10 currently reported and helieyed
along the lines, that tho 32d Alabsma
regiment, of Stevenson diyisioa, was cap
turcd Wedn dn'sday even ng. 1t is stated
that the regiment, three hundred and &c.
ty strong. was placed in front Of our works
Ms the reserve of the picket line. The
enemy made sudden fank movement
aud .succeedcd in gaining the rear Of the
regiment, and captured it all, except the
Adju,ant and about City mon, who e.
capped.
A federal dsser,cr, who represents that
he belongs to Forests command, aud
iaioad ths Anamv xhila a priaoner IN ~sA
out of prison. made hia way into our lines
Wednesday night. He says that Shcr.
man numbers sll told are ono hundred
thousand men, lie is regarded with sus-
picion, however, and wall be treated - Q
prisoner Of war.
Major NJ. Kipdriek, Of the S7th Gsoe.
gia regiment, who was wounded in q heavy
skirmish on the evening of the l4th inst.,
died in the aeld hospital Of Tylsr's brig,
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