Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-09
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
southern kilograms and Neports Of
the Assault of Kimesaw Mountain.


[From the Southern Confcderacy, June 28l
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM THE FRoNT-ENE-
MY ASSAULTS OUR WORKS - REPULsED
WITH HEAVY Loss-THE FRONT.
MARIETTA, June 27.-The enemy made
simultaneous attack on our right when our
batteries, ably assisted by those on kenna-
saw mountain, commanded by Major stow,
French's chief of artillery, opened most
calling fire OH them. Their loss is not yet
ascertained, but it is thought to be very
heavy. Forty ambulances are now in sight
carrying off their wounded.
A brisk skirmish is going on in front OF
French's division. One Yankee Colonel
and one Major are known to be killed.
About ten o'clock this morning the enc
nv, consisting of parts of Palmer's, Scho-
fields Blair's, Howard's and Logan's corps,
attempted to gain possession of an angle in
our Notifications on our left and center
held by Cheatham and Cleburne. They
with difficulty came up in seven lines OF
battle. Our troops reserved their fire until
they approached within few yards of the
breastworks when we opened upon them
with grape, canister and musketry.
The fire was so rapid and destructive that
the enemy could not rally, but were driven
back with loss of between 800 and l,OOO
| men.
We captured abont one hundred prison.
ers, including Lieutenant Colonel John b.
| Kerr. of the 10Th Illinois; Captain III. Il.
| Wakefield, of the SD Indiana, and Lieut.
j. III. York, of the 63d Indiana; also two
stand of colors, one of them presented to
the 9th Illinois by Brigadier N. b. Bu-
ford.
The woods where the enemy's dead and
wounded lie are now on fire, making it inn
possible to bring them off.
~ ~. vs.a. 10 MN
tected by breastworks, was very small on
our right and center.
The 63d Georgia regiment under Colonel
Gordon, of MERGERS brigade, was deployed
as skirmishers, acted with great gallantry,
and held hand-to-hand fight with the enc
my until relieved.
The troops engaged in the first-mention-
ed action were Maney's and Vaughn's brig
AIDES of Cheathams division and Polk,s ana
Lowry's brigades of Cleburne's division.
Brigadier General Kimball, commanding
the lst brigade of the I'd division OF How
ards 4th Army Corps, was killed, or so re-
ported by his own men who were taken
prisoners.
Wagoners in Kimball's brigade suffered
very severely.
[From the Southern Confederacy, June 2s-Edtorl.l
FROM THE FRoNT-AssAULT ON OUR CENTER.
The enemy made fierce and vigorous
assault on Hardee's corps yesterday, and,
we are proud to state, were hanpsomcly
repulsed. The attack was mainly directed
against the center Of our line at Kinesaw,
to which they advanced four lines deep.
The enemy opened fire at o'clock A. NJ,
i'm a heavy cannonade against Kinesaw,
and the batteries of Hardee succeeded,
about IL A. NJ, by direct charge upon the
portions of the line occupied by Cheatham's,
Cleburne's and Walkers divisions, the fight
extending into Loring's division. The
enemy's troops were drunk with whisky,
and came right upon the works. Some OF
them are represented to have been so drunk
as absolutely to have refused to discharge
their pieces.
Two stands of Yankee colors were cap
tured almost upon the top of our breast
works. The enemy were repulsed at every
point of attack, and their loss is estimated
at 5000. Our loss was comparatively insig-
nificant.
Prisoners report that Gen. Jackson, with
cavalry, is in Sherman's rear, and that he
burned three trains near Tilton, a short dis
tance from Dalton.
| There is a rumor that the enemy is falling
back by the Villenow road.
| About fifty prisoners were brought down
last evening, and among them Lieutenant
Colonel. ........ -
From the Atlanta Confederacy, June 26,1
SHERMAN's EXPEDITION AND ITS PRoBA-
BILE FATE.-From Vicksburg to Meridian,
or from Dalton to Marietta-through Cen
tral Mississippi or over the North Georgia
| plains, ION the rampage and OIL the ram
page" the redoubtable Sherman has estab-
iished himself the prince of reckless raid
ers merely. Devoted Atlanta has been ap-
preached by frog-leaps, when Grant would
have reached it by succession OF crawls
and creeps. The forte of one is raids-of
the other spades. The course OF the first
has been serpentine and Zig-zag, like the
trail of frightened snake, while the second
would have burrowed blindly up to it like
a mole. 1t was never fated to fall into the
hands of either. In the meantime the snake
has been "scotched but not killed." by
Johnston. Miles more of valuable territory
have been added to the acquisitions of the
encroaching invader, and the presence of
his legions still menaces our tranquility and
weary us with suspense. We have already
paid a price in blood from Resaca to Mari
eta, sufficient, perhaps, to have purchased,
if not decisive victory in one desperate
encounter, at least cessation OF this con
tinuous. deadly sharpshooting and sick
ening mutilation of limbs, day after day.
Is there no remedy for this? In the Army
of Tennessee is force of upwards OF ten
thousand half organized cavalry. Compos-
ed of many officers of military genius and
originality of conception, it is yet mon
ster without a head-ineffectual and use
less. Does any practical judgment halt in
the opinion that this immense force OF
mounted veterans, with proper manage
ment under great leader, OF daring and
dash, could not utterly destroy this sinsolent
Federal invasion, and cut it OFF completely
from its resources? We do not believe there
is practical. thinking man, military OF
civil, i'm the Confederacy, but will agree
with lis that Forrest, within twenty-four
hours, could so systematic and organize
this force for a sweep upon the enemy
, rear that would have more to do with Sher-
mans destruction than all the breastworks
and strong natural positions between the
ChattahoOchee and the gulf. The record
of the man is the best testimony as to what
he could accomplish, untrammelled and
unrestricted.
The expedition of Sherman is subsisted
with great difficulty, over long rear line
of communication. Block his transporta-
{ tion for twenty-four hours, and he could
not move peg forward, and we douDt, Il
he could even go backward unless In de-
moralized condition. Oh! for twenty-foul
hours OF the 'sWizzard of the Saddle" ol
any other kindred spirit, with as much orig
inal inventive genius and common sense
To place himself at the head of this power
full cavalry force, redeem it from the pres
T ent sluggish inactivity, and lead 1t on th'
Invaders trail. Forrest, with these tel
tboueand men cOuld tear I'D the railroad