The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-03
CAPTURE OF ALABAMA TROOPS.
The First Line Of the Rebel Works
Carried by 0sterhaus,
reinforcement or JOhnston,s
Rebel Army.
The ASSAULT ON KENESAW MOUNTAIN,
DC, &C., &c.
BIO SaASrY, Ga. juno 2s. lSs.

~ Bro SiASry, Ca, juno 10, 1854
Military matters Gu more active yosterdav "A
dayl eht. Our batteries along whole line opeued
brisk re upon the rebel psiton and our skjrmsher.
p essed up close possible shelter OCCUPIED bv
tne snemy About eleven O'Clock General Logan took
Harrow's division and formed Vt upon the extreme lett
and at noon moved forward across open fields d " ards
the positon OF the enemy. The ene.nys skirmishers
were encountered Ia about half u mile After the main
line had been deyelopeu larow halied he p,an 49,
advant ageous ground where they remained ove hall an
hour. oGf ing whicb ie the in front ere yieor
Gus y sheiled by Logan's and Blair's batteries
Between one and Two oc 0cK Haruws division again
advanced Wsicotts brigade charged down hil across
mar ow valley IN which the rebel advance skrmishers
were posted, w q hill apd INTO the woods, 10 which q
rebel brigsde WAS lying Harrow advanced SO ra.
pidy that The rebels occupying position advance OF
captured AS we're many Of those ted
In the timber Aboat naif tho ib,rtieth Eortesn
Alabama regiments captured with most OF their
officers, including the colonel Of the lormer regiment
The number OF prisoners taken by Harrow was three
hundred and htesn Logan brought up Morgan L. Smiths
division and took up position mile half in
advance OF ine ground UPON whch he nrst formed hia
lines There he lnrenched himself last night and
mains to-day Osterhaus advanced by the left
six O'Clock aud carried the nrst line OF the enemys rifle
p,s few hundred yards IN his front His Jay behind
tnem during The remandef OF the day, with strong line
OF sklrmisiers well advanced His batteries were ad.
sa sl ny US US sasns Of the rebel main
usterbaus' skirms ner we're far advanced OK
change shots with The rebel main line Blair, whose
corps lies bewee Oscrnais dvu9pn and the other
divisions OF Losan's corps, aivancees right enough
to complete the line 70 ostern, advanced post1t
lodge, whose corps lies McPhersons right pushed
forward. Spragues brigade, 0i Neach's DIVISION ad-
vanced across an open field driving the enemy from limo
rifle pits an orchard In his trout cap
turing some twenty i've thirty prisoners General Ful-
er, commanding anotaer gaLe slon IN
plson u the tght o sasue, pushed forward his skir
misbors perfect and OF tho new line.
Dodge attempted to bud fort upon 4 bill In front,
which WAS held by skirmshess Of both sides, which
suited In an all nights Dsht, Resulting In Dodge con-
structng bis ors which will be occupied by battery
night
Harrow lost fifty killed and wounded, osterhaus
and Dodge, twenty Ave. among tho killed
Anal
the force
whos line but do not THINK anything can bc doue To-
sas rs. position & sSss,, - : ~ -
~ wsa.ber ! clear ana warm. t~
1o6QtblhD morning from below Atlanta ssatAd shae
stos rcosvng rsiniorcsmsnIs u Georgia. Souln Caro-
liDa md Alabama militia
i believed 3 The psopss shAa Jonnssea has essos
~ yeryt tsroHR wherever No have tried 10
Tne Assault ON the Kenesaw Mountain
CINCINNATI, July 2, 1854.
despatch from sherman's headquarters, dated Juno
IT, states that an unsuccessful assault made on Tho
position OF the rebels At Kepesaw Mountain the morn
Ing OF that day, st eight O'Clock.
Selected portions OF Fourb Fourteenth and Lossns
corps moved to the three columns striking tho
rebel ntrcnchmons right tbe left and the centre
After fierce fight. lasting between one and two hours
Dur troops were compelled fall back every where Ind
ng Impossible carry the crest Of she hl In the fsce
Of such destructive ire.
General Harker fell tho assault on the right and
Colonel Dan McCook, both severely wounded
Our position is now considerably In advance Of thsS
occupied before the assout
Our loss is estimated At about two thousand.