New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-02
Resums Of the CamPoign In Georgia
whes the Right Wisg f. Dsina'


ERIH EAST PuIxT August % l,t4
The recent reverse 10 our arns IN ront of refers
burg, after well prepared and matrred pan "i w,
tack through one Of those Eisfortunes 'aat VIII
occasionally thwart the plans Of the best of com,
u.uiiders, has gwen to the campaign on deheia,
sarrnan a now lustcY, snd given 10 his repeated
,ucccsscs q new tfliisFcy. Go back to the daJ
whom for tho frat tiuis the three armies united nnc
ulored forward 70 give cattle the 9TH OF Nay, AUG
follow each day with It's achievements, skirInishss
on grand scale, or battles una, VIII 90 menoisplo
,pd tie chain of snceesses will b. found urbroken
the peaDs Of victory continued and louder, ven
down 70 this day. The majestic onward Of the
s has rot as yet been sted, even nero at the
e,ronglods Of the Gate City. Whenever the
Robe army was stopped in its retreat To give show
Of resistance, is strong PLACES were be,'sree DOWN
or surrounded, aud the army driven still backward
weaker for its halt, dsheartened by new reverse
R,saca marks Che grave of many brave mon, who
fell when the army was strongest ana 'noss cnthus-
ast,c when the ranks W. 70 sui fa'i aud hope
brightest. They sleep there, not knowing the
fr,,,s of the1 victory not knowing that there the
Rebel army, huIyilg from their powerful strong
hold al Dalton learned the first lessen Of their
verses behind the strong torS and trenches Of Re-
SAGA.
Over the beautiful plains and looming fields that
lie between the Oostanaula and Ebowah, these vic-
torious armies with banners nyins, drums beating,
ard cheers Uf victory filing tho heavens, pursued
the cr-st-fallcn and discounted legions who had
boastfuly proclaimed that they never could DO
driven from the mountains and fortified hills Of
Cherokee Georgia
But III the measure OF aims they were found
wanting; and nov, with ranss thinned amid the
hail Of battle BY desertiolA, they crossed the
Etowah bossting that they werc only Turing us on,
aud that around the towering hills OF the Altoona
mountains, they would lay us in cur last sleep.
Three weeks had passed since the armies were
Joined together, and ffom Dalton to Alatoona, the
Rebel army had been driven, with the loss III num-
bcrs OF At least 10000. On tho banks Of the Etc.
wah, ri Cassye and Kingstown, the armies paused,
watched 40 With al eagles eye from the AlatoOna
Mountains, by the Rebel chieftain, gathering to-
gether ratione for Of those bold and successful
moves that have characterized Gen. Shernsns opc-
rations--bis tents folded, and from to three
points named above, the armies moved, NOS to Ct
lack the enemy in their entrenched position but
leaving them far TO the left and crossing the Etc.
wah at three different points. aimed 10 conce' rate
st Dallas and move with u united force against
Marietta. Johnston, from ljs lookouts, Missed the
Thousands Of white tents that covered like snow the
PLANS in his front, snd following the tick clonds
OF dnst that assembled from uIe dusty and warm
roads, detected the move. Gathering together his
division aud detachments, he marched At once
for Dsllas, aud struck the edvance OF our
army, Gen. Hooker, N Pumpkin-vinc Creek.
administering q severe check, and one that
mt . certain period Of the engagement
threatened to draw tho two armies into general
engagement. Here, about Dallas, the armies con-
Eonted each ether. until the ID Of June WHOM s'er