New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-02


to Change front from Dallas TO henesaw and Lost
Mountains. I ..
The railroad VISA gained by the movement and
ALTOONA and Aek wtrth secured as base 81 SUP
plies. After brief respite during per."d q IL.
eessant shower the armies beyyn opeEat - about
Kensssw, gaining Lost Movntan by q little MA.
uonyeriDg. These positions were carried, siter AS
saultr and battles proved them imprcgnable, by
dunk movement OF the sd army eorps, and on the
@ta Of July, A,aneita ard KeLesau we're in or
! possession. These operations were marked By no
Great decisive battle wherein twenty thousand men
were Killed OF wounded bat the work carried on
every day OH ff0ns Of fiotl eignt 70 ten miles.
| t.ach foot Of ground covered By men; digging,
Iskimslipg, or taking pan IN the more prominent
engagement. The persistence Of thelr Efforts to
hold Koncsaw, proved the Importance they attached
10 it, and the fact that they regarded the point TOT
The death struggle for Atlanta to be north oil inc
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| The decentralization in their ranks from this re-
treat WIS fer greater than that which followed Any
of their reirocrade movements, and It was only by
the greatest vigilance that thousands were kelt from
4 deserting. None but Southern men we're is'e on
guard during that eventf1l retreat. Clos upon
them the exntant forces Of Thomas followed, wDne
Mcpherson and Schoavid moved Oh their LETT hank.
They had hoped W falter It'll longer Oh the north
bank of the river but our spirited pursuits ana at
tacks pushed them back and their heps were culek-
ened. II vas sad night for that arpsy, as they
truly said. The Pont"oas we're covered; ana lne
/ -.
hushcd as with sud hearts they crossed the bright
stream. "The moon looked down on tho pale
faces and weary forus VI that devoted army; not
word was exchanged save IN whispers: 10 siniies,
10 jeefs for they oil felt a. though they were cross
| ing that stream without frat having done their
| whole duty." s'
Confronting this army with his main forces,
General Schohelj sent up the river, ard on tho
9Th Of July, with but little Resistance aud greatly 10
their surprise the I'D Corps over the river and
strongly fortified. On the 18th, the main forces
having crossed, the advance on Atlanta began.
The details Of these operations are still too tres IN
the miuds Of all to need recital at my hands. How
ON The 10Th I'D and 2Stn, the rebel army, under
their new communicated Oh 10 u.sSe good their
ott-repeated threate thar they were Turing on this
yraud army 10 certain des,ructioI-weFe rcpulssd
with fearful slaughter losing in the three battles no
less than 1000 end losing forever, that grand IN
petuoslty that perfect confidence IN Their assaults,
that uIsde ,ho onscis almos, irresistible
The Army " The Tennessee, though they had lost
their beloved l,.der fought as Only sucn veterans
could be expected 10 fght. and broke the spirit ~
the colrtnps that rushed upon them again az agsn
with brewery worthy vf better causo. IhcSc bat
ties have been followed by what many suppose
calm. But not even for day has ths army rested
euiet in IT'S trenches about Atlanta working
closer into position the fight, or approaching by
NnrNs tho strong forts Of the enemy, 'be wofk ia.
gone steadily on. Ito slow work Of siege has not
vet been resorted TO- Amid the apparent quiet that
mas seemed settle down on the army here qnlet
preparation has been going on, y vigorous WORK
thai has placed the srmy in condition to carry out
the bold uLd mastery move that is how preparing.
YDg KEBELs ~ OUR REAR.
So good use has be-L made OF tho Railroad while
II has been intact that sLpp,ies are abundant and
The raid By Wheeler, in the rear, has mono o. the
d,. psraii0n abvut 1t that they imsgine. Mean
wb,le. II might BE- well enough for ;b,rn TO take
themselves 70 thinking "a to their lines 10 tho rear.
b. u,ey bc thst they conld find even better use tor
their oavGl--, .,,.,-r ru ,,ivsI y IA IsAl. e.
! IHg RIGHT or TIE AsSy,
A heretofore has been the main point Of interest,"
AS well AZ OF activity. On other parts OF the nue.
the dull, Inonotonous duties of siege are earned
on; but here on the extreme right funk, new eoun'
try Is gained rev points ofadvansgs opened 10 us
! The Ines of the Iiih Army Corps were extended so
a, 10 relieve General Cox, who in turn went TO the
| night to operate on the extreme danR.
On .hs 18th General lIascs was ordered to take
M, division ard move to the right, and endcsvor 10
,rrke th. West Point Railroad, q. place west OF
East Point. Owing to the iDdsposition OF the gen
srals General Cox vas assigned the wors. 1,orpg
out Gom III RICH. cf he &c DIVISION nae through
- dense wood bis left resting ON tle open valley
heretofore spoken Of as stretching iai IL 1s ule.
ton OF East poiat-he gained an advanced posi-.
tim, but. dscInug the experim az lmpiacticao'e,
withdrew at night. Until the 18th TIE troops were
busily engaged in srengtht ming works, xno MAKING
dispositions for all possible contingencies Re
erves having been thought nom other parts OF tue
y,
SUPPORTS pushed out in the direction Of East Point
and after slight resistance, gained the Newman
road at a uont only cue aud one-hait miles from
The euemys mail defensive line, aud abo-t two
miles from the works about East Poiat.
This important position was gained AFTER iittis
resistance, and clls too plainly II the heightened
weul spcd lire the ensIny hold about Atlanta hac
il teen within tho range OF possibilities, Gen. Hood
would have gathered together force euTtIenr "
drive back in confusion Gen. Schoteids forss inif
force was sent TO the Newman Road, 10 hold back
any force that might be sent from Atlanta TO inter
cept Gen Fitzpatrick, who had started that morning
tor Shutdown raid through the southern part OF
Georgia This raid promised snccess, as the enemy's
main cavalry forco tad started Oh northern
tour under the delusion that when they had cap
tured ST. neman, with small part OF his force they
had destroyed our cavalry army This force under
Gen Sohoeld being too far from the main army TO
warrant il in remaining isolated for the night, with
drew w the dct.nses, pushing out the following
, morning at al carly hour.
This close proximity OF heavy Infantry foroe 10
their railroads dcprvcd them OF the use OF them.
: Tho West Point Road had been repaired, aud the
= damage done by Rousseau and McCook demon
straud TO have been not near 80 great as reported
and proved still more important fact--that cav
ally raid, ii pursued at ALL Ii wholly Intellectual IN
iltIcting any lasting damage TO railroad. Either
the real amount of harm inflicted by these radcrs
has been greatly exaggerated, OF the facilities and
means for repairing rUadb the part OF the kebeli
greatly undercstmated. In either case, the objec,
q desired-tho destruction 81 their railroadshas not
been effected. would not dispsrage the successes
these forces claim, but the deduction ! have made
, is plain from the results before us General Nc
Cook inflicted great damage OIL them In the loss
their wagon trains-a loss wholly irreparabs vt thi
> time.
General stonemsn, though himself q prisone
}, with part Of his force sold himself dearly, and
dare say they would willingly give him back witt
al his men in hands, Tor the thirteen loco,uo