The New York herald., 1864-12-12

Tennessee numbering twenty ave thousand troops Of all
arms and nuety six guns, lay al scordons hi, On the
his,.n Chicks amauga General schoneld. viii over thir
team m ,vssud troops and s~enss e''
&c &c ahic, lay On the eccrsi, lIuS north 0
Dalton. Ia the aggregate these thros armies :. rusa
grand army OF over ninety sight thousand me
and two hundred and Gfty four guns. uua.
| tho supreme command Of General Sherman. fhc
enemy, superior Ia cavalry aud with three corps OF
Infantry and artillery commanded BY Hardec, Hood AND
faik. and all under the general command Of Genera
Joseph Johnston, lay In and about Dalton. His position
was covered by inaccessible ridge tho Rocky
Face ,tnrongh which ran BDzzsrd Roost Gap The rail-
road and wagon road following this pass the enemy
strongly defended By sbatis and well constructed
forthcations Bstteries commanded u 10 Its whole
ieogth, and especially from . ridge Al It's farther
end, like traverse directly across ts dobouch. To
drive the enemy from this position BY tho front
WAS impossible. After well recounotring tho
vicioity but one practicable route by which attack
Johnston was found and that by Snake Crock Cap
oy which Ressacca, point on the enemys railroad
mulioation eighteen miles below DsoD be reached
Accordingly McPhcrson instructed TO move rapidly
from his position at Gordons Mil by way or ships Gap,
vianow and Snake Creek Gap directly upon Ressacca
fent attack in 'front.' and scholcld was 70 press down
from the north. Thomas occupied Tunnel Hill
May I. facing Buzzard Roost Gap. experiencing
little opposition, except from cavalry. Mopherson
reached Snake Creek Gap, May s, surprising q
brigade Of tue enemy while en- route to occupy
It. May Q, sohofed moved down from the
Dalton. The same day Ncwtons division OF the Fourth
corps carried the ridge. Gery OF tho twentieth corps
crowding On for the summit. While this going at
fha fha haad Nj c0p's
near Ressacca ad took position confronting the
enemy's works May 10, the Twentieth corps (nsker)
moved to jon Mcr herson, tho Fourteenth corps (Pal
merl followed tho Fourth corrs ('iowardl commenced
pounding Dalton from the front. ean he SchoGed also
hastened TO join McPbcraon. May IL, The whole army
with the exception Of Towards corps and some
cavalry, was 10 motion for Snake Creek Gap.
May IL Mcpherson dcbouohed from the gap on the main
road, fitzpatrick, with hIs cavalry, ia front. Thomas
moved on McPheraons loft Schoueld On Thomas left.
Fitzpatrick drove tue eusy within two miles Of Ressacca
Fitzpatrick having been wounded, Colonel Murry took
command, and wheeling out OF the road Mclherson's
columns crowded mpe.ousy by and driving the enemys
advance within the deences OF Ressacca occupied n
ridge Of bold hills, his right resg the oostenauia
mies below the railroad bridge, ssd his left abreas
the ton, Thomas his left facing Camp creek, and
schoded forcing his way through dense iores came ia
on the extreme left. The enemy had evseu
Howard occupied Dalton, and hung upon the enemyc
rear. May ~ the battle Of Reacca oommenced May 10
II continued. The same night tie enemy was dying
towards the Eevlh The whole arr,y followed in pursuit.
May 10 Sherman held all the country north OF the Eowsh
and several crosengs of that stream May % the whole
army moving upon the flank of ,he enemy's posi-
tion in the Aatoena Mountains May % Hooker whipped
the enemy New Hope church. On May IS
McPherson killed snd wounded about Eve thou
md af fha
ouemy was in Ersty retreat to his next post
too, at Kenesaw Mountains. June O. Blair arrived
at Ackvorth with the fresh troops Of tie Seventeenth
corps June IL the soleds OF Shermans artillery
berated among the ragged contortions Of Kepesaw
July the enomy was pres sing tor the ehsttshoochce
aud Marietta occupied by our forces
the day. Tho enemy had tete du foat and form
dahls the Cbntahopchee, At the riiroad
ing Sherman advanced boldly, with snail force, on
tho front. July sohohel6 had possession Of Of tue
enorays pon,oone and occupied the south side OF tie
Chat.ahoochee by July Sherman held three
cross.nys Johnston abandoned hs kts da pont
d there enemy ncTih or west OF The Cha:ta
Noochee July To- July II the whole army was in mo.
tor across the Chttahoocbce. July IS Ateata cut
of from the East. Rousseau, with an expedtonary
cavalry force, operating within the ensmys hOcs
July 20 the armies cioEcd in upon Atlanta The saro
afternoon enemy attacked HOOKER and was driven
into bis inirencbmsnts ON July - ohns.on reiteved
and Hood in command Of tue enemy suddenly attacked
Mcphersons left with oyerpo wering numbsss.
Giles A. smith hold the position first attacked with
division OF McPherson's troops. First he fought from
one side OF the parapct, when, being attacked In the
rear ho fought the other McPhsrsons whole army
soon engaged The battle the most desperate
of the campaign MePherson was killed when the contest
was the hicgest His order saved the army Logan
suocesded 10 command. "Mcrherson ana revence rang
along the lines. Tho effect was electric aud victory
closed win the night. Tne battle footed up nine Tn
sand Of the enemy against toer thousand Of our own
troops killed aGd woundeda lance 10 our favor Of hve
thousand dead and mansed bodies.
Sherman eradusiy enveloped the city. August 81
Hood again attacked the Army OF she tennessee nov
mn inded by Howard. 1t took two hours to run up
list OF twenty-five hundred killed and wourded o. the
cueny and hur him back within his deences septem-
Der the enemy relrcated south That night heavy ex.
plo.i. ms were heard n tho direction or Atlanta The
next morning tue city was found evacuated Pursuing
the enemy for a short distance, sherman Withdrew he
whole army for rest encamprs 1t a, points near ami
around Atlanta. lie instantly banisned all the IN
hablants Of the place, and accuinul.ted Ia large
supply stores. The wisdom Of this step
now appareut TIE enemy October moved around the
fan. Of Snermans army. Sherman encouraged him.
Hood made demonstrations upon the lines Of communica
tion, but gained success. Sherman now organized
two armies one under rhomas, 10 look after Hood
with the remainder ne about the middle OF No
yembcr upon what promise, TO be one Of the most bril-
liant campaigns OF the war We have heard nothing
directly from Sherman. The reports Of the enemy can
not always be credited A Mr. Lincoln apty remarked,
ave all know where sherman went IN; Il row remains 10
be seen where he will come out.
In all OF General snermsns he has evidenced
determination 10 tue cause the governmeu, and ccr
ecness OF that lave not failed to elicit the remark
ard admiration o. ,he country. He rose enid singular
ordeal and whic the ephsmerA lights Of the early
war broke forth n'c>ered Tor moment and Timex
pired he applied himself quietly and usesaly 70 the
fighting OF the enemy lie advanced slowly bat surely,
aud to-day in military ssi aod ability Of execution "
second 10 10 of the army lie also possesses
remarkable moral force lie never consuts the com
fort OF an enemy H. regard 10 hs measures.