The New York herald., 1864-07-28
NJ. James R. snell's Despatch.

NJ. James n. Smells Despatch.
RoswsLt's FERnv, Ga Jelly IL, 1884,
esurc my last was mailed tho Fifteenth corps, MAJOR
General Logan commanding, has arrived and gone into
POSITION the south side Of tho river TO the left OF the
Fourth division or she sixteenth corpN
Every thing is gues--uun1tlrlly 80. Even the sharp
Shpoting which for thepast months has been
snuous and common as to xce little droad and
ent has entirely subsidized The only warliks sound that
cow gree,s approaching 10 simlitude is the
0onng voeys fred by the inautry pcsets after being
sseved. But, like the "calm before The Storm We
shnk prognosticaes approaching activity for although
spcn Cnsarn be in his lair under Ailan;as walls we
nave curiosity that great centre Of Southern rail
Communication.
. IHE cBATrAuoocHEE RIVER
ass by camps quietly and sparkling a. It's banks
Dad already been crimsoned with blood, and be
arnin. II is Tide and beautiful stream at this rolrt
Winding with great sweep among blufs and hits and
Sowing rapidly seesy bed. Exoept at the fords 1t
deep stroam il wider than the Tennessee and far
MORE romantic
Our troops and trains had to ford II, which slow
anl tedious operation; but to bridge promised to
nore difficult undertaking. Notwithstanding the obsts
es substantial bridge completed by the moraing
= she 10th. The following order explains itseif.-
HEADQUARTERS, LETT WING, SIXTEENTH Amy coRrs,
RosswsLI- Ca, July is, 1864.
- ras Pioxrys CoRps or SEoosD FocRra Dvis-
AND DETACHED AES EMrIoysD IN BUILDING THE
cannot refrnn from expressing my thanks for tho
pscmpt and efficient manner in WHICH you have under
Aoocbee river at this point saw personally with wnat
sasrity and iateress you day ssd night performed 50
sompeted in short time. All praise you, anc say
swell done.n
G. NJ. DODGE, Major General Commanding.
The magnitude Of tho above work may be conceived
when say the river here Is six hundred feet wdc
with current of five miles hour. do not think
efficient engineer eorps can he found in any
army than those General shermsns The whole Iine
q telegraph from chattanooga on the Tennessee,
Tbs ATLANTIC AND WESTERN RAu.RoAp,
with It's various connecting lines, gives the enemy
easy Communication from tho Gulf to the Con-
iederae capital and from the Carolina seaboard 10 tho
Mississippi valley. Ii Is substantially constructed road
pride OF the Georginus. They dislike TO see 1t
"perysrted, 10 aaU. s. No railroad and hence try 10
mako IL useless TO us "a possible The
RAILROAD RAIDHRs
Sock around II like vultures about carcass They
get not but they pouncs the that
It, The section Of country between Dalton and Res
sacca appears 10 DO the worst infested.
On the 9Th inst a gaps.or these despersdoes, 20 the
sumber thres hundred msdea raid on tho road
ssar Tilt,u. but repulsed and routed by small
tsud-only thhty-of Un home guards, after sharp
ekrmhN, for which galsntry and nnmistakabo loyalty
sas paid tribute TO these heroic Georsians
Ia his engaeeuent bushwhaoker lone Of tho three
aotorous Pebbles brohcrstho most desperate thieves
sed robbers in All Northern Georgial killed.
The rsbel raider, Roidy 10 again rampant--for the
"
hrgs,yf augmented forces He lives at CORTLAND, Ala,
md promoted TO geucralship expressly 10 enable
~ ,stes al the front lie viii haa in hs last
sttempt IL no tries Decatur again, for tho post
sommapdcr, General Granger. ready 20 give him fac
Ess.ysss. : w -
Wow that passing the ground r.cen,iy held
~ tho enemy We hnd many little sosesr, particularly
ssss ass 10 the hands % Of n Ohio S, soaer s
ssisous martial tract published by the "soliers tract
ga seous sHs s s y s0Ss ma
Addressed 10 the Soldiers q the Confederate Satss by
Rev. A. y. tongstrsst, LII D.D After sxhorting the
snivalry 20 De brave. be suys--
.western reierais nght better than Eastern and
whipped Weeiera troops a. tchrkamsnga, ard would
Aave done again 81 Missionary Ridge brigade or
moro OF our men had noi played tno coward.
There arc twenty positions between Dalton and Atlanta
ping Crsnt il his men viii light bravclyp
the above was penncd when we had general oppcved
W Josuston whose style 6 nshting The enemy well knew
W be that OF direct approach, and on.coa and. .et
charge 70 which manner Of assault they expected - bid
denrsuce in ther formidable dsfencos and mountain
5asinesses such ~ Buzxsrd Roost and Koncsaw. But
whom the tu,e for the ghtlne bstweeu Dalton and
scurse Of rnanrrvre -evoiutious that puagled. ont
sIsssd aud mortified thcm, in rapid succession.
- far. Of the campaign, 10 wen known 20 Northern
seaaers wo arc within two DAYS march Of nyc rebel
gay, and SEQ ts spircs from lookout aud signal
sscns by ascending Into the tops some Of the tall
assss. "a little bird bsA whispered 70 mo- that we
naas 81 sss mspopos Ten dsys supplies s srn sss.
oscMyaniy on hand aud the army held No readiness for
Rsddca movement.
MR. Do ~. Cony1whapa's Dcsratch.
MAN ATLANTA, Ga, July 20, 1894
2ay after rSvwe are tghtenInG The net; are closing
NJ meshes arAsnd the falsd city. few days more and
erea. act in iris stirring drama Concludes the
surtsn falls beko~e Atlanta Though We have had no
heavy nshng for the past two days, st they were
barren or exciting s,onts.
ADvAroM
Our whole army had now crossed the Cha,tahcootee,
and securely inrcnched ON iss southern side our
ancs Of skrmshors discovered only dsmoun.ed cavalry
n iher frout 10 IL was ordered that general forward
Ssovemsnt should be madc on sne l7th.