Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-12
MORNING LEADER
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST IL.
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Sherman's Army J!
Situation in front of Atlanta.
HOOD STILL DISPOSED TO FIGHT 1!
DETAILSOF MCOOK'S RAID
A Brilliant Cavalry Charge Through
Rebel InfantFyl
Situation in front of Atlanta
HOOD STILL DISPOSED 10 FIGHT
.DETAILSOF M'COOK'S RAI[

Our army has shifted fiuin the east An
north Of Atlanta to the west, ti,a extrem
left covering the city on the north, Will
the extreme right now is southwest of III
city, running parallel with the Atlanta an,
Macon Railroad, and near enough. wer
tfI'5 vSJHutry f'rTvrsStTrj TO command 1t witt
artillery. An extension Of our right. un
ktil it reaches the only line Of railroad Ief
Atlanta, and that running south. seem,
to be in progress. The enemy, however
prOlOng their lines in the same direction
and foitiiy themselves in one or two par
allels, just west of the railroad. Wber
the 23d Corps, night or two ago. was
SHIFTED from the north Of Atlanta to our
extreme right, the enemy made cores
pondingmovement, leaving enough Of men
IN the intrenchments north of the city. tc
help them, as was developed by the de.
monstration of the 4th Corps last evening
THE POSITION OF THE ENEMY.
The works of the enemy completely en-.
virOn the city, and are very strong: t,o
strong to be carried by assault. Tie aue,-
ton of getting into Atlanta, seems ta do
pend upon our ability to cut their remain-
ing line OF communication, which we are
not at all unlikely to do at any moment.
THE GEORGIA MILITIA.
Hood is making good use of his mil
itia reserves. Every man in Georgia. en-
pable of bearing arms, is arrayed AGAINST
US, and, behind Notifications. they Ar. of
course, formidable. -Four or five weeks of
such campaigning as We have down here
Wlll turn MALTA into veterans, and render
them as indifferent to the viperish whisk
Of bullet, as those who have been listen
ing to it for the last three year.
Moons VETERANS.
hood,s regular troops have, undoubtedly
suffered very heavily in the late battI,s
and has tactics are to preserve them. now
that ne mas ito repeat the grOwl of a rebel
Plcket IN reply to Question Of one of our
sklrnlshers, as to how many men they had
leit) "not more than enough for two p,nr,.
knlIngs." Rebel veterans, Of course. ar,.
posted ON the skirmish lines, but the
trenches ere held by militia, while the re,.
ular troops are distributed in the rear a.
reserves, from whence they are speedIly
lhrOWn forward, IN case OF an assault il
Is presumed, by those who should kpo,y
that the number of militia in Hoods army
fully equal his old, regularly orpanized
troops. Were 1t net for them, he could mot
confront US another day but, il he retl ears
to tue east, toward Augusta, or the SOUTH
directions open to him, they must prove a
cumbersome element, and one that will en-
hanee the perils and discouragements OF
such a movement.
ABOUT THE REBELS RETREATTNG.
The fact is, the enemy seems very
much disposed TO fight for Atlanta awhile
longer. 1t is to be hoped they will. The
damage they have sustained in the recent
fights; together with the loss of morals, in
cldent to such repeated disasters, is worth
dozen Atlantas to our cause. Sherman
Is not believe, anxious to have them re-
treat: for if they delay their Withdrawal
much longer they must either force us
from our tightening grasp around the city,
or yield the position, which will make
their retreat extremely hazardous.
HOW THE SIEGE PRESSES.
The flight of shells is an all day and all
night affair. Our shells scatter the shin
giles of Atlanta roof-trees and our round
shot bawl through their dusty avenues
They answered with equal vigor, and hav-
ing good range, they kept our men closely
burrOwed when they opened at lively rate
They have several siege guns in position,
whose range is about three miles. The
boys have learned their sound, and so far
from being alarmed at their measured dis
charge, they seem only anxious to capture
one of the "rebel camp kettles" as they
term the heaviest projectiies. weighing Just
sixty and half pounds.
McooK's RAID.
] Out of 1900 men who accompanied him,
about 1900 have returned. Many strag-
glers will undoubtedly turn up, as all men
who became dismounted as the raid pro
gressed were apportioned into squads, placed
IN charge of a non-commissioued officer and
told to make their way into our lines rs
best they could. 1 do not believe, however
that McCooks loss will fall below l,00C
killed, wounded and misssng-and a large
proportion Of them killed and wounded. Il
is safe to say, however, that the casualties o.
the enemy are equally large.
Our troops were pushed TO the wall, anC
fought with the desperation that Away
characterizes brave men in strait As
type Of the fighting il is officially reported
that the 4th Kentucky Cavalry, armed Will
Spencer rifles, expended over 60, 600 round
of ammunition, in the engagements abou
Newman Station, and were only compelled
70 IetlIe lEOul ilb uclu Whtn LOb alulht
cartridge remained in the command. Tn
fighting about Newman was a series o
charges and eounter-charges, in which tn
advantage alternated, our troops fightin,
on all sides. and endeavOring TO find
point where egress might be obtained
Finally they surged through the circum
vallating enemy in massed columns, fight
, ing on both flanks, front and rear.
The body that came in are recuperatin
short distance in the rear, and they dis
play many trophies Of their dangerous, an
terribly iatiguing journey, in the shape {
bloOded stock, fine saddles, and articles
5ijOuteTie. which latter will not add to the
military efficiency, but were, perhaps, to
tempting TO bo left in the Coniederacy. A
ofthe returned raiders agree in saying III,
for hard fighting and over-tsxing huma
endurance, this expedition turned all fol
!. mer raids into a Jest,
CONDITION OF THE REBEL CAVALRY.
In one thing the enemy has nicely
: ceived US. The quietness of his cavalry f
so long & season, and the fact that Ol
troops have forced them back on nearly a
occasions where they came upon each othC
d led us believe that that arm of their servi
was in u very discouraged conditions
r The raiders, however, found the rebel ca
!, airy fresh, and their animals in splend
trim. They have been lying on their oa
for our raiding parties, knowing that the
present vulnerable position renders exp
ditions into their territory very alluring
The captured officers were even Be-
Br1vauselish in their attire, and had Sar
y tors trunks well filled. Many of ther
p however. Il hope the adverb gives no {
= fense) were quartermastersi and possib