New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-17
live di,tricts We reached ours On the 18th inst
having been gone two weeks. LES
FROM saEEMAN's ARMY.
Ecsrespec,ive--Nnfure Of tho Campaign
Achievements Of the ArmY-sicge Of A..
,.ntv-Advence Of TIE Line-Events OF
f!,c Sin met.
rom oar SPECIAL Correspondent
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Il Ri 1T WIG or TIE An,fY.
DEFoBR ATLANTA Ga, A az. !, 1874.
I A correct tolincation Of the track pnrNed by
his army since it fought end fanked the rebel
most at Bnzzard Roos,, with oil its changes Of
position, ita camps, it, transpcsi,ion Of corps
land divisions FROM left TO right or centre and
Iback again, as the exigenoies Of the service re-
auired. with description Of the ground occu-
lried. the extent and character Of the defensive
works Constructed at each point Of It's grand
march world form one Of tie most curions If rot
lmost instructive hooks to which the science If
war has ever given birth. A d yet such des-
crptior would be only haD-perhsps less nian
baf--of the story. For every mile Of works
built by TIE Union army the rebels have uni
fOImly erected mile sometimes aud more fre-
ruen.ly two, for their own protection. Their
changes or trauspositions Of different portions
of their amy nave not been so frequent ~ our
own, for ire reason that orr army ass steadily
done the ".lansiDg" and Tiers the falling back.
| BY this practice Of eta. ing the position Oi
the grand divisions Oi tie army. ard sometimes
of the separate corps OF each army, though the
! general ORGANIZATION hes usually been kept III
Tact. each par; has had its fair share OF marching
aud OF changing camp, and, at Tie same time,
he's been brought in direct contact ~ some f,Bse
during the campaign with every portion OF the
rebel army.
II would not be doing justice, however, to
say that tho burtheI Of Tie campaign, VI the
hard fighling, have fallen equally upon every
part Of tle army. Such Il distribution OF
the labors and sacrifices througn such a
series &C marches and Of be,tleS-the mot
remarkable in history - would have been
| Impossible; hat upon lair retrospect OF the
past il will strike every one as remarkable that
in such q vast organization a. that contributing
the army led by General Sherman, the laboIs
and the horors have been - equally shared. 1t
is true that there ere divisions and br.gades
which 10y good fortune lave escaped the great
battles, and today they are numerically nea.ly
IA strong az when they ilrst entered upon Tie
campaign, subuactiug the natural diminu'on
caused " sickness, ana discharges upon eXplra-
ton Of tie term Of service. The losses in
i Killed, wounded and missing, IN proportion 10
the lumber IN action, viii mo- doubt II time be
the crlc!iun OF the extent 81 real fighting done
although experience SLOWS that heavy list
OF mortality Is not Always proof oi II g.eat
general or that the best We was made OF the
, men unaer his command. Wili no data present
on when TO io-m my JUDGMENT, and relying
chiefly upon my reco,lcclolE, should ray that
the III eviest losses had been shared by the All
and ooh corn Of General Thomas army; TIA,
Tie I'D corps Of General Sehote!d WAS neat
Largest in The bit q casualties, IN proportion 70
The numbers, and the army of the Tennessee,
80 ysiroly and 50 effectively led by Ito lanentod
tMcPherson, next.
An inspection of TIE official lists OF Killed AID
wounded, viii also show considerable disparity
between divisions Of tie same corps, and q
general rule may be taken "a evidence Of the
FIGHTING qualities Of the one, and oi the good
/. management" or 4" strategy" OF Others IN keep
ling out of harms way.
Ilaye observed that those generals who have
l. shown the most aptitude FOR lighting. and VINO
usually do v la; they undertake, AID who UNDER
, ltake cheeriUlly wha. is most necessary 20 De
Lone. a1e the officers always selected II euier-
Fecncies. Ii in some future attempts TO settle
up the accounts, and adjust the relative CLAIMS
; Of different portions OF the amy, II should
finally appear who have done the hard and
dangerous work, in distinction i,On those whose
" lines have fallen III plea ant places" the
country il just, and will acknowledge the seT-
vices Of all, ind reward the most worthy.
cHAEGB FROM THE LEFT 10 THE RnHT.
After the Army Of TIC Tennessee moved from
the loft r, una 10 the right Of the lnei-om east
10 west on the 27th-the 23d Corp, was charged
with the duty Of holding the extreme lett.
During tie ,hTce OF four days winch followed,
, there was cus,ax skirla,niRg in il.nt, and
, while the heavy engagement OF the 18th was
progressing With the Army q! the Tennessee,
Gen. Scholcld made constant and heavy de-
monstra:ons upon the enemy lines, aEG Occu-
pied heavy force Of The enemy IA aud around
the works On the east SIDE I'll tie city.
On the LIST OF August the order came ~ follow
the Army Of the Tennessee and General Scho-
, field carefully withdrew his command, part CHE
third div,Sion,) in the afternoon, and the re-
mGnter (the second diyslOn,) during the even
ing and night. There is reason TO believe, how
ever, that Tie enemy observed the movement.
Our lines we're shclied, some of the cuens's 81
pound shells falling in our lines. Our own bat
terics were Kept busy pla! ing upon the rebel
works and upon the town, 10 attract Their st,en-
ton. The same day The larger part of the rebel
amy was marched ToanG 10 their left, cores
p0Ddirg 10 our right evidently anticipating the
mGSSing oi TIE Union force at that potion Of
their lne, with tie ultimate purpose Of attack
ing the Macon Railroad.
!, IAecorpS naked after getting ghtened out,
and renewed lhe march early on the following
day. On tic alterL Jon Of the md, ailera tramp
OF some eight miles III zg-zag course, but per
forming about tlree quarters OF tIc circuit OF Tie
City, the command OF Gen. Schoncid reached the
extreme nghi OF the line. The 4th A C.. was
2 left or the right, joining Hooker on the left and
right oil the Chattanooga Railroad. Between
were the remainder Of the armies OF Genelal
Thomas and Oh Howard, the division Of j. &.
DAVIS Oi the l4th beng noxt Oh The left. The
second DIVISION overlook and passed the 81.
forming on the right. We lad reached a point
within bali mile OF Mil Greek and s,ree aud a
half miles iroll the Macon Railroad. General
Cooper and Col. Strickland, with Col. HobSon's