, 1864-10-16

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Total t......................... ss.46s
Guor.......~'.....-.... .'.:...-.---... %
A1my q Ms Chic, A2toT General sesoHad tons-
H'a"o<n0' --
1aystrv' ~ 81
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: Total ..-....................... ....,.1bbil
9une....--.......-........ u
Grand aggregate number Of troops, D3 i97;
guns. e54.
Abunt these figures hare been maintained
dut1pg the campaign, toe number of men
ioi1 Ing from furiou3h and hospitals about
+, cunpcneating for the 1nas in battle aud feom
eicknutse. These armies were grouped on the
morning Of May. 9Th as follows: That OF the
Gnu, ,beriara d at and near Rtppoold: that of
tia Trnnrssee at Gordon'a Nina. IN tha
Ehfrb an,auea: and that Of the Ohio near RED
Cley. on he GeorcIa line. north Of Dalton.
,o,xeror,a roncp r,,nrn 1,,pnrr nooD ~.
ux1S snsrN.StsTIusT s TINT as i1ro n, m NJ
-rI..1H.eND -. -, ~o'svs.
lne nlst polnt oi anaek ~as Uaton: Whlsh
coalo 1ot pc ase1utteo N uont. as IL Was
covered y sn InacGeesiole Lose, oee neen
WMen anh Oaiton is the 2atnons pasa Of bnz
zafd Roest-uarrow, Well obstructzd BY
Dalton, therefore, had to be turned. Gen.
Ehetnan's attention Was, therefore, direcsed
due south.
1t wsB on the a5tf Of May, when Mat Gen.
Thomas was NJ syip1 bis truops from Burnt
Bfckcrs to Dalton, with Gen Hooker in the
advance, thu. the gal1ent action OF New Hope
THE RATTLE or KESEsAw MOUNTAIN.
nv The 11th Of Jnne onr 1ioes wer, c,ose
m .na ,Ca noda a1snc.ith,na - hr.,t ths
~ s1u hatwaan enaa.sp nnI ptna 19,na sso
es ta pesMesn n'a nnss~ ~ aua Tae ;ta nhoaas
trn1.t Genat.i Ho~a1t1 m its Icft az fra,st
.nn psirsr na+ 4os, e ~ as as51n ~
rsa mre;r1. ~ a,ssa es+,.a. nuu .us ts1 cf,
Eeneras Howsrd,s pinht ~ Honar.1 peos.y,a %
1.rt Esrsrsi Dill q 8 r,1IaJ ~, 80 III, a.,S
ana I'm NJ ahon5oneI hp the cnsmr 1:ena.
rails Thomss md Schsi1eiS adyancci ard
tnud bin, sratn strnnriv cntnsncheG a,onr
lie line OF rugged hilis counecting KsneaaR
VI j Toet Mcuntsin. At the sams time Cen.
elal Ncphe1scn adyalced his linz. raln,np
eutst.ttjal adyan,aee on thu In. fnshinS
our operations on tie center as vigorously
1ad nrain oraercd an nssan1t m ia rentsr
ulen an the 77t1, tha erenv ehoninnaa
Ii st NonntaIn, and the 1ons Iine ofes,o1r,-
Ill. breast wnrks cnnpecttnr It win ahe X.
neeaw. We continued to preas at Ill points,
akLmisbipg In tense forests Of tfnber and
across most diilicnit ravine1, nnttl we found
ltm Bgaiu strongly postcd apd entrenc1ed,
with Ktnesaw Us bIs salient, bis right wing
thrown back to cover Marietta, and bis 1eis
behind Nose's Creek covering hls railroad
hack to Cbattat'ooches, This enabled min to
contract his lines and strengthen them uc-
"Ihe failure OF TWO direct asssults to dis.
lodge the enemy from the mountain Is noted
on lhe &tta Of June on Ine lst o. jay
Gto. Mcfheron was ordeTeo 70 tnro DIS
Whcle army 6y the right down TO aud
| through Nick91ack Greek and turner's
| soE commenced hts movement on toe night
q July "a, atd the effect was instantaneous
The nrst morning heneeaW was abandoned,
ana wiah the trst dawn OF Gay SAW our
Ektrmitners appear on the mountain top:
GIN. Thomas whole line sas then moved
| PURSUIT toward tee Chattahooc:e In per
rob entered Marietta at $3.50 O'Clock In tne
morning, just as the enemy's cavalry nad
| vacated the place"
On the 9th Of July Shermun had secured
ii. Cbattshooehee, above 1bs ;cnemy, Will
gOo1 roads ltadtnE to Atlanta. and the e0me
day johnston abandoned hts position on the
TlSer, burned his bridges, amt lett Sherman
~ disputed master north and west OF The
Cnattahoocaee az oa1u3at o. tQe' 1oEa O.
euly. ,,.,
Oa @ .ne sttn ~ tas ARMIES aaa closea N,
sonu nan. 1'1a aahan.1I IT. as sap *
,s"a .tsts,e1a ~ H.s sona a., A"a aSosss
60 rae Thonoas, ss ~ x,o.o ~ na.,ud o.. p'
se aaUas ,+h Ky sSao Sa Sa,n3a tG tae iea
N.H,nn;s a;r,aian - ~ ae.,, a.1s aea tt.
usanSa.a essa n.t*eh VI ~ nttnrp " ~
msa anat toao. Duts .h ene = ;,ta " ~
s wo a IN fo,c. ans ri IN ina f nntt
ssa,as. M ou1 ;rg ;r'gnt ce9tSt, cqmpose4 o. dao
Ne";onS oisleion oi Sen. no~a1da cotps
On ane necsnsao ~ Iga1; u. VI os ZEE. AooKeft
s"afs ., y. ~" asa ua. dGnnsbh % M oesla .a
,ot W VII Iattncts co1Ps. tas g1o" VIZ
Newton sad sssstsy eose1sd b. ffoat ont SSn 5S
mne t y, m pts wnsa IL snspaeo ~, a'm 70 nee
ana fepuiee .oc attack on MN. den. Hook
Frs :" sole corr "ss uncovered. ana ha9 q
nGot }, On compatat.sely % open ground, and It
soos eael eehr ~ eGvers gase afova tae re en-
ton ID rent Of zen; Jnnneon "as compa!a
lively Heht: that oivlsion being we'll 10
uerche1, !hc tnemy le1t On the Held owe
bto deat, abcnt l,oSV wounded styefriT..
ftanes ct colors. and many prisoners. Ai'
whereas tnrs vas covered by 500 killed
wounded and missing. The greater loss lei
on Gen. Hookct's corps from It's e1pose
condition.
. | JOHNSTON RE1fEVEu-uoOD IN f.oMMAyn-
-Tr1n DEATH OF 81 puansoy: -
IN 4he mnrn,nc nj tha oo,1 aoraub.t y
nv snrnr,sc ria 1shc1c T 1,na was c,nnd as sS, y
a,red pral cnnf..s ,hornts ~ aoa.. % -.
1sn1rsa ~ r;Io -, at,"St. ,v;sh,1s ~ t y,
t1A. ~ a,et1et ~ 49, te hnstaa h.1 ~ -
suHt I ous 1sn. s"np1 = us1 ~
n.,:. te,e.sa - ~ commano, uaa " ~. hos
eusestotten; t nsn po.stS ssenasa sssotss
oas q NalGa tae 9ola .AttNcA on Gne 1aEso
Nas tAI .nueL Va1 aoTaacinE @,, !anks s"eE
asices 1ue 1uo9E ano MeuA Autshe1 paIspct .
; tne sntmy, aug c'oeeo aa uPoa atiansa, uat
!, He 3ccAp5o une N ~ 1Vlm ol AEoussa
eHcle o1 a9o9t t"o mues faol1s, Wnen :"
: cyan iounG ham occupying IN iorce !lue
, !, 4tNuea 1eooupts, Whlcn haa oeen prepare
sof mo1e laan 9saf, covering M ING foad
!; Leading INTO Atlanta; and we found hlm alt
.oos7 N connecung these fcdonnts with cnl
tatan stfeugthaatd oy rlda trenches, aoatth
. ana chetaq1-de'1f1ze.
1 Gtn- Mcfhetaon, WHO h.d advanced fFol
: Decatur, continued to follow substsutell
4 the railroad, With the 18th scorps, Gen. Il
. gsn the 17sb, Gen. Blair, On >lte leu; au
! the l6ib, 9en: Douge. on ia rgut but =
!. fhe general advance Of all the nrmIes 60:
lneted Inc circle, the !0tn corps. del
uougc, Was throTu oat Of the line o. II
: 1otA :cnaectirE en the right with Gen Sch
Gcld nesr the Ao"asu Hausc- Geu- ~
'fherson, the light before. bad gained hts
btu 10 the sonth and east OF the fallroa
where the 11eh coFps bad, siter sevcs
!. dEht, driven t9e enemy, and II gave nlm