New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-19
letter from Genera! 81 agru- sewers Lcsses
Of the Rcbe! arniy-Vhy Atlanta 10

Letter from Genera! fsazru-scvrr. xesses
Of the Rcbe! srny-Why Atlanta 10
NOT Assaulted.
The following interesting letter from General
ftazen, brave and intelligent officer, appears in
the Cleveland Ohio Leoder Ii was written to
friend, WHO furnished portions OF it for publica-
ton:
NEAR ATLANTA, Ca, August 2, 1864.
The campaign Is running 10 its fourth month,
with scarcely day but large part Of the command
Ia under IRE. Bay loss-s in killed or wounded are
already ever thousand, but ths is no fair proper
ton OF The losses Of Or Army, the iates have ~
as usual. put Lie IN WARM places.
~ the people keep up their pluck and fight the
thing QUIT IL all depends upon their stcadtasnoss
OF purpose. II Richmond does not fail soouer the
army OF the West will finely make its way to the
back door. II uouegf tho Eastern rebel army comes
here, We Will wear fhis ont before The close Of
the season, and il is but matter Of time when the
entire force OF the enemy must waste awey. VIII
the people hold onti
HEAVY Losszs or THB EYBgIA.
Johnson's veteran army by hisoiIcialreport june
25th, contained it,t.s armshcaring men including
6,6Ji of heelers cavalry. They have lost since
that time 5,tpO prisoners, and IN their three assaults
uron our works since arriving in front Of this place
al least ~ OOU men. They have received ,ru.n Miss
issipp $500, aad are receiving from Gov. Browns
Proclamation, about 5000 militia. This gives them
to-day All ARMY of about 900 veterans, ard e,0OO
militia; 81 900 IN nil.
1hcss figures ere Substantially correct. The hope
OF being reinforced ~ Kirby Smith at les; given
mp. After exhaustng the militia Of Alabama ant
Eastern Mississippi, which may amount tn ten thou
sand more, II they have tie power TO force them
out, cannot for my life see how tho enemy can
make up the wasisge Of their army.
know the gcbcl army when it VAS Joined by Voik
just before tho hight " Rssaca was seventy-one
;lousnud strong. This included Polk, and beside
the additions before mentioned 1t haA received
bngadc (iaTiDgs ~ of III least three thousand iroi'
Mobile. Tbs gives thrcnornoHs loss to them since
the campaign If Iftv-two tho sand men. W lht
posi- BE chance lie there for these thIrtythrce thou
SAID now before ms. These figures may seem ex-
aegcrations. but they ere no'-tsoy are rca.lues
and when IL ~ remembered that We have taken
twelve thousand prisoners, nave had no less thhn
twelve cnzngements, where itom one 10 three CORPS
have been in battle, with the Ordinary desofuoLs
and losses from disease, the ffv-twO thousand rs
readily made up. Nhrt will hinder the daily Attn
tion OF the next three months from completing the
oYor,hrow Of the foe before ~.
WHY ATLANTA ~ NOT Assaulted.
You viii say. perhsps, Why not assault A con-
t.mp.hle foo and put him ont OF his MISERY 81
once. The AT OF war here IS 70 longer = chance
matter Both armies convey full supply OF III.
trenehing toos, and To iOrces ON either side ever
rest til they have before them o complete line 81
works strong enough 10 resist the heaviest field
ordnance with distractions III thc 'front.' m the way
of nbat;.s PALISADES ald inirenehments, tIs' put
the matter q! al a~s.LlL quite out OF The iues'Oh
think the battle OF alex rnsug tLe LETT taught
roth uruios the ynnc OF these works. No assault
hv either side IN this campaign lGs been scccrosf
II would surprise you 10 see how quickly and Wall
indy these men construct their works. None ai-
pTecisto their value more truly.
rroIrANcr o. THE CAnrAlos.
We are losing some good officers, and, q! course, |
,omc IncB, but | wish al could understand bow
vtally has campaign Is striking the rebellion. Dad
you rad Governor Browns proclamation calling
out the militia .n4 detailed meni There vas No
palmetto about shat, but pam Gnt |
open g!Osn showing clearly Low deep the trs'el OF
our army Is moving doan upon the tender places oil
tle Conieleracy.
You knox ~ course thst Johnston has been re-
lcycl hy Hood, ran Of just half MS ability. |
Ga,,ip has II t!at Lis goyernmen, was dissatisfied
v tn hir continued r.tresilng, and sought a nan
v no believed their army could cheek Nc. hardce !
is said 10 have been n Johrstons opnon' thai the
endesvor 10 hold Atlanta would b; tic d'sifuenon
of the amy. Hood was then proherei the COM |
maud and accepted tie tack. |
lie has commenced wei, has already assaulted i
us three t!Wes, We beng beund on, "ofk,, |
and losing IN al nine thousand five hundred, |
while the! are known TO have io.' twenty thou' !
tand. ~,
ii have never believed that u" above wrs tho 4
TIRE rcafon for ;he change but that Johnston Was
taken cast to assist in planting column IN Ponn-
fylyeuia. He knows hat country thoroughly. III
il tie theatre - bis first operations IN lsCi Be-
sides, next 70 Bragg be IL The trst general IN the
army in point ot military ability
Tie gIeatcat rlei1ry for her.-Sreoier han my
M1Ans,ai, and The oAly one hot cdt gite nt@
pariicle II hoyc-rR Re 10 dqeaf ne i'cr party
81 he irconiag comya,gn. II they can by any
possibility keep their army in the field, no matter
whether victorious or not gDd little bci". q cleo
,ion place n strong army upon The soil OF aNee
STATE, with n fair show of sharp diplomacy upon
their part carecssly met by us, then LET the qucS-
ton 20 Hot bclolc the peopio-'p-aee or war
and Who can tell what viii be the result OF our lst
three years OF blood and victory. fear nothing III
OAio Our first greet battle must be az tho ballot
bor. and the war must DO sustained ut all hazards.
a. rsI-s-r $50
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