The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-01
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST At
LANTA.
Sherman Successful in Engage
ments on the 10th and 10th.
A LARGE NUMBER OF REBELS
TAKEN PRISONERS.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.

special DISPATCH 70 the CnlcagO lines.
CAIRO. June 22.-Yesterday four companies
of the 9Th Missouri under Lieut.. Col. Kirby.
arrived from Shermans Army.
In the battles of the 18th and 10th, Sherman
was entirely successful. The I'd division of the
18th corps and the 18th corps flanked the left
of the enemy, carrying works after works in
an hours tharp fighting, and taking 800 of the
2lst Alabama prisoners, whom the 9Th Missouri
guarded to Chattanooga.
On the 18th Hooker carried Pine Mountain
by charge, capturing large number of pris-
OnerS.
The Colonel of the ID Iowa, two of General
Geary's staff, and one of Gen. FORBES staff were
killed. The loss of the Federals was compar-
atively small. .rrlt-.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette
NASHVILLE, June 2O.-The Union published
the following extra at an early hour this morn.
ing: We have inst reoo;vea +,..
the 18th Hooker attacked Lost Mountain and
carried q portion of the rebel works. capturing
over 1000 prisoners and IL cannon. About
400 of the prisoners are here now and others
are expected soon.
"Schofeld, at the same time, attacked and
captured Pine Hill, q highland between Lost
and Kenesaw Mountains, from the top of which
rebels were driven from their works at the
point of the bayOnet, and many were captured.
The position was subsequently abandoned by
our forces.
ga note stuck on a bayonet. found on the
field. bore the following inscription You
id Yankee s-ns of b-hes have killed our
ole Gen. Polk
1.-THE rebel lines are very strong, extending
from Lost Mountain to Black Jack Mountain,
thus covering both Marietta and the railroad.
There are rumOrs of battle on the 18th, but
we have received no confirmation of it"
I am informed by the editor of the Union
that Gen. Webster, Gen. Sherman's Chief Of
Staff. in charge of headquarters in this city, is
in receipt of letter from Gen. Sherman of
late date, in which allusion is made to the
rebel positions in front of Marietta. General
Sherman states that our brisk Reconnaissance,
pushed with great vigor in all parts of our lines
have resulted in developing the line of the en-
ennyfrom Lost to Black Jack Mountains, two
peaks of range of hills in front of Marietta.
Lost Mountain is about eight miles west of
Marietta, and Black Jack about four northeast
of the town. Kenesaw Mountain is about
mile northwest of Marietta, while halfway be.
tween Kenesaw and Lost Mountains, is Pine
Mountain. These four peaks rise above the
general height OF the range. of which they are
parts, and add to the natural strength Of it.
Gen. Sherman represents that from this posi-
ton he can drive the enemy, but that it will
be at the fearful cost of many lives, and he e.
sires to avoid it if possible. 1t is understood
that he wishes to make some flank movement
which will drive them from this-their last
strong defensive line-And force them to bat
tie in the open plains about Atlanta, where if
defeated. nature will lift 70 hand to save or
interpose barrier to protect them. General
Sherman knows that he can bring them to bat
tie. that he can overwhelm them, and nothing
but their total destruction is going to satisfy
him. He has, 1t now appears, no disposition
to hurl the masses against that strong position
they now hold, and the inference drawn by
Gen. Webster from the letter alluded to is that
he intends making flank movement. I be-
heve, sent you. few days since, the state
was preparing to move to the left, across the
Cattahoochee above Marietta, and move upon
Decatur and Stone River Such movement
may be looked for, provided the enemy will
allow Gen. Sherman to quietly retire from his
position in such close proximity to the rebel
lines. This is a very delicate movement to
make in the face of an enemy, looking from
eminences into our very camps, and will not
be made without trouble. g.. ~
Gen. Sherman alludes to the present position
of the enemy as being their last strong natu-
raj defence, and speaks confidently of being
able to disposses them of it. .lEt
Upon the heels of this there comes by the
military conductor from Chattanooga report
that Gen. Sherman had ordered the hospitals
at that place g be PREPARED for the reception
of wounded, BY the removal of old patients to
this city. 1t was perhaps an inference drawn
from this statement that amounted to the
rumor of heavy fighting on the 18th. 1 am
confident that if it can be avoided Gen. Sher-
man will not attack the rebels at Kenesaw, and
that no battle has yet taken place. ts ..g
We have no further news here from Forrest t..
His anticipated raid has not been made, and
we are still looking for his approach.