, 1864-06-05

The Rebels Driven Out Of the nToun.
1atnE to Open Ground-Shernan
Probably before Atlanta.

tFrom Our Special Correspondent
DALLAS, Ga, May 2Sth, 1881,
The army LEFT Kingston on The sd unoyin: In
three columns touthward, the right wing making
eighteen miles, and camping on the Euharlu
Greek, three miles west Of Stilesboso. Prisoners
and stores Wcze captured but no Resistance wa.
found. On the 18th marched still southwark,
through yan Vert to the Dns Down Mountains,
re1. c. Davfs's command reaching Us from Rome
ut that Place. On the 2sah moved over Dug Down
Mountatns towards Dallas. IN the afternoon
Rockers Corps, the soth, canc upon the enemy
and severe engagement cnsued, in which the
Corps Lost heavily. It lasted until darkou1 troops
driving the enemy within their entrxnchmenta,
the rebels leaving their dead and wounded tn our
hands.
By this movement Of Shcrmsn'e, Jonuston had
been TO use rebel ezprcseionl ~ lunked" out of
h's position IN the Gap Of the Altoona Mountains,
and forced into the 1eld. onthe a5th, while tho
len wing WAS engaged, the right moved upon snd
occupied Dallas, the sdvanec, Smiths Division OF
the 18th amy eorps, having 3 severe skizmfsh.
On the 9Th there was hesry diminishing on the
wholo Hnc, tho rebels being ertrenchcd aong their
whole hont and being III I'LL force The loss tie
right light, Davis division, In killed and wounded
80, end captured 10. In the evening Gar
sasd's casalt5 division had 4 sharp engagement
with Foust md Wheeler On extreme Eight-Wc
captured fixty-two prIsopera, aud drove the
fchels Two ulles-sth Pa and 4th Alch. cavalry
were engaged. Wil'ianton's brigade, Of oster-
bans division. wac flaaked In the afternoon. but
lost only s3-raay OF than missing. 4 battle nay
tc expected II any minute. send you list Of
caEusls.ea OF the right wing.
.As tsend By courier, can give you no more
news It present
JAcx.
NASHVILLE, Dune a-Bot little more axhttnr.
rave picket tk finishing, occurred on Thnrsd1y A.
ternoon, Though few prisoners were picked up
thete valuable fnformstion was obtained. How
Johnston had managed to discover o1r mnTements.
hows.es vs. not solted Int II Il oslicved shas
Who had transcribed general orders.
The pii.oner. asserted that John6ton'e totte
nn%beted 5 co nom $500 to 900 nen t.oa Soo 70
Unit for duty, becsute Of III health, which Is no
exsuse fromthe sweeping rebel eon.aiption-
tinued sktrmishtna wese kept up, with, however.
tTihinc loss to both sides. Ne captured about
1!'y prisoners including TWO Captains and % iou;
cavalry dash On their piekets
On satcsd:5 CIR fosc1e pushed oat upon the en-
en,s AZ and ,s number q sevess a:hts 9c9r1ea; y
The hghtfnF was ehied1 dnne BY MePhersou's
command, though other corps took ps!t oesaston-
ally. The rebels had 10 mountains to shield them;
they bad not even bills OF conteque nee npon which
70 erect batteries. The country Was wooded neas-
iy. and tho rebels hid mpEpviscd hreassworks iot
than them. ae 1t enabled onr commanders to con-
cea, both 1hez designs and strength, and the CON
sequence ~ne that. Atfrr rcepnnoitertnG, lntian
ihe position OF their ride-pits, Il heavy column
would he formed under dsnse cluster OF under
brush which Nonid suddenly throw ftscEi upon tho
whleh were TOO deadly to be cndured. .Usna1y one
fire from the hreastworks waa al that imPeded tho
Ic1sd hut dew pciLmeu 10 the mar, seeking aaie-
y beyond The reach or our guns.
TIE rebel ground ensbled our ridenneu to direct
srn1es, and sometimes by hrnireds. There were
| NO Reeets OF Chattanooga hills behind which taey