The New York herald., 1864-08-27
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NASHVILLE, Augusta, 1864.
The army lying the 10Th in the old position,
strengthening forsifcations and skrmishng with tho
anemy % parts the line intrencnments
cover more than 6fy yards Our men are killed and
wounded daily behind the line Of works oy musket baIs
In fact they have to keep under Of the works al
together.
According statements dessrters rebels arc IN
the same condition Occasionally they can beseen walk
ing the works, but a general thing they lie close
muskct balls find their way into the city
The rebels busiy engaged IN casemating Of
the forts which silenced by basseries
Captain Welker's battery OF tho second division
OF the sixteenth army corps completely demolished
Of their the 18th. They do not fight with the
sprit they did at the beginning Of the campaign Sight
charges occasionally made 10 tho day tms but they
do not last as they heretofore II 10 seldom
the rebels closer than hundred yards without
breaking 1t s very evident that they prefer light
ing behind works Tho Of army, although they
have work all night orthcaticns and skirmish By
day, are in excelent spirits and ready for fight The
rebels have undoubtedly received renlorceens but the
number 10 not exactly known.
Major General Dodge, while on picket line examining
the eneny,s posicn shot in the left forehead
seriously wounded General Lightburu was wounded in
the same way.
Robcl Accounts OF the Capture oT Gene.
rai Stonemnn.
from tho Macon inteliigencer
On Monday rumors begun TO fly through The city
that Stoneman and his command were captured and on
sLer way TO this city. About five O'Clock In tie
,ag husdreds Of the people, Of all sexes and coors,
aocked to the brdge 10 the prisoners they passed
came in view with General stonemaa and stan in Gus.
tody The cavacaie passed TO Camp Ogethorps, to oe
L registered anc paged in guarded qlartoFS
An immense nusaber OF curiosity seekers followed OK
hlbnQ IN their smiling faces the comfort tho capture o.
\ the party gave them
We visited the prisoners at the military prison, AMI by
the courtesy OF the gentlemany and efficient commander
abe post permitted to see and converse with the
sideraSiy detected, stoneman himself conpasn.
Ing OF mach fatigue, the Gsueyal .
broozsd ana rough somewhat hsggnrd features, sandy
whskers and hair dark, keen low oring and Look,
directing sharp piercing looks. occasionally at MS inter
Il :
implicit, obedience 10 his commands, sod Is stern IN his
s ny as
aud powerful, wiry msttons indicate tho advance OF
Hercules, and mark him She loader Of desperate enter
prses the character OF which has made hm his reputa
4 tou an inimitabic raider.
i. his capture there has bssn gained in tho
moral effect IL produces and tho enemy than any
Other capture Of the war e we'll that the inu.
OF viii he 10 cheer people and depress the
and generous o. that Generals effectiveness
HIS capture viii place . sustus 90 the sIa'e: E.
ali the raiders has fallen viii again be on
Inc track, raids will not socn be attempted again
Hs ambitious hopes are gone to the winds and ne WI
Scarcely be heard OF during the uness he escapes
but presume such On episode win be TOO carefully
guarded against to ever occur "
NJ He Informed us that be lett shermans army on tne
2Tth Of July aud has boen actively engaged On the raid
M constantly sipcc
Wednesday evening the 2Tth. He overlook the radn
arty Thursday, ~ tho Junction o. the souh ana fe
ensned.
KeIeys and Hume's cavalry fought the command that
Souoman detached for the purpose OF delaying pursuit
General 1verson susrec cd the mau1uvre, and left Kelley
and Hume nnsh a. dsht while he passed around the
party and continued tbe pursuit stonemsn, when no
nearsd Macon detached party TO operate on hiedse.
vile and EaAonton We learn this evening Monday that
| II unsuccessful the militia having detorrcd them
from attacking, and thereby saved the capital from
| do truottop.
ON saturday night stoncman discovered General liver.
sen command above Clinton, dsputing his return He
Quickly decided that could escape either flank,
aud determined 70 fight through the centre. HIS
mand numbered nearly two thousand ave hundred mon,
and be thipha u hh had done be expected them
| 10 do be would have escaped-
On Sunday morning the opposing forces began Che bae
tie Of Sunshine Church, the Clinton aud Eatontou
road. furious during the greater part the day
Toward sunset stonsman, finding he vosd be defeated
separated his Forces with orders for thom 70 escape n
possible They scattered, portion under 0irard goag
1 toward Eatonton, Adams' cavalry pursuing.
Our forces consisted OF lverson's Georgia BRIGADE
Adams Alabama and "Cerre 0ordon williams brigade,
General Iverson commanding The casualties
siderable on both sides but much the greater on the
part OF the enemy No estimate has been formed Of the
loss but General versou knew Of two busdred aud
nifty Yankees killed on the AcId.
| The enemy abandoned ali bin artillery, Leaving Two
pieces on Saturday before Macon aud bavna No spmun
ticn for the pieces sunday left them on tho Geld
! That ended The grcat raid on Macon
The grsatest balae, aud hitherto most lrccessu ope