, 1864-07-03
FROM SHERMAN,S ARMY,
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY
TO JUNE 20.

&&Vu& 1MA H&NA AN'0 AAhMx4t
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY
To JUNE 10.
The Siege Of KonesaW monntain-
ctdcntSa
Ispscisl Correspondents Chicago Tslbunoa1
AnNI or THE CUHBERLAND, eo1H CoHPs,
In Front Of Marietta, Ga. Juno 70, 1854. !
My last letter was dated on the 24th, and
would leave Ackworth the came day.
. Close and heavy skirmishiug was kept up
. on the cath along our Immediate front, and
extending to the right and left, rendering
frequent changes Of Headquarters necessary,
to'aroid accidents from hostile shots. The
weapon uscd by tho rebel sharpshooters Is
very heavy and Of long range, and throws
itB balls with rtsistless force A shot was
observed to strike large tree nt a height OF
fifteen feet, and jar 1t to the very ground.
Sergeant Hand, Of tho 129th Illinois yolun-
tcer Infantry, while getting breakfast, was
btruck on the leg. He wns in sitting pos
ture, and the ball passed through the calf
and thigh, and inflicted q; a;wound on the body
also. Several others were killed and wound
ed by unexpected shota. a ball passed
Through The tent Of the staff. officers OF alnj.
Gen. Batter1eld. and close By the heads of
Capt Oliver and Lieut. Thompson, On the
same day q brigade Of Howasd's Corps, on
our left, was charged BY the enemy in con-
siderable force, while our men were being
relieved. y" The nstack was promptly
rcrelled by the a1yanccd regiments Of the
command, who ralt4l and drove the rebels
back In disorder; but, as the balance Of he
brigade did not come mp In support, no ad-
vantage was gained, excerpt IN advance OF
the line about one hundred yards further to
the front. did not learn the name Of this
brIsude. No material changes OF posltton
have taken place since tAe date Of my last
The line formed BY. the armies Of the Cuu-
berland and OHIO Is bending around like
sickle in the direction OF the railroad below
MeTiettn.
a rcport, originating from ~arious SOURCES,
gained ground yesterday that The 18th and
18th Corps have just arEfTcd-the latter be-
ing under Rosecrans! General Jefferson C.
Davis, OF Pa]ner's Corps, Army OF the Cum
herlRnd, {not OF the Tennessee, aa stated in
NY laat, certainly occupies ut least portion
Of the mountain. Long before this reaches
sou NC shall hare po5aession of Marietta,
| and n large extent Of country In the direction
! OF Atlania-
! ronr1r1cAT1ozs on TIE CnATrAnoocnEE.
| A rebel deserter. who came In on the 2ith,
! eaYs that the river Is so we'll fortified that 1t
cannot he crossed on the direct route; It
will be necessary to cross some distance
lower down and west Of Atlanta We arc
fortunate in being acquainted With the topo.
graphy Of the country to be travcrsed on
fthis route as fur south as Ca1upbellton,
through the notes OF q captured rebel cngi-
| .ueer which make valuable addition to our
maps OF this terra ineo:g'.ita. Tie rebels
have had large force Of uegrocs at work for
long, time on the river, line of
bodied colorcd population Of Northern
Georgia has been pressed for this service !;
and We may expect to t1n6 the approaches 10
Atlanta far more Formidable than anything
we hare yet encountered. But strategy,
combined with great numbers, always obvi-
ates these difficulties, aud ont Generals kno +
how to use it. An old secesh lady, who live
near Dalton. said to one Of our men, "Tou
'uns don't fight we 'uns fair. Joe Hooker
and tat ot1rr regiment .rtn& round" We pro
pose to do this again.
4 STOLE L MANCu-A TANKEETnICK.
| On the Esd, the pIckets Of The Cd {CobRrn's'
Brigade stole out, under cover Of tho night
soiue distance beyond the line Of their posts
and dug hiding places in the grouna> intt
which tDcy quietly csaHled. In the morning
the rebels were surprised and disguated Il
find the It Yanks'' so near thcm- They wers
titus compelled TO keep out Of a1ght or ru1
the risk Of being shot
! FINE WEATHER AND BRILLIANT scESEnT.
The Gne weather which began On the eand
still continues to the delight OF everybody
The three staple co}ors, SO characteristic o
this part Of tue "Sunny South" shine ono
more ms wildly as ever. Wherever ne 70
nothing meets the gaze but the yellow road
tile green woods, and tho Rznre sky; al
rendered interestingly brilliant by hot su'
! 1+ ,$~Hn- ~ e. =
transparent purity. II is more wbolesom
{ry~pt in time q oottt) on the clearings tha,
In the dcnse- timber. The country Is vel
supplied with springs of 1Tat r which Gre
grcat boon to tue soldier.
POSITION, ETC,
as we are only about fourteen miles frou
the river, and only twenty miles from al
] lant:, no Eorc fatlguing nlarchc5 will be re
!, auiecsl; but series OF fierce battles ors lon
s;ere ,nay be expected. The rebsls still cot
front our position by new works us fast q
We drive them from their old ouea. The
have moved the greatest part of their exteu
sivc Trains towards ltlanta.
On The 9Th the Ith and 14th Corps shellet
the cnem.'s position In their front, In orde
to ascertain the locality Of lis intrenc1
ments. The skirmish line Of the aa3d Corp;
on our extreme right, was also advanced
after come opposition. which brought on
: | sharp little engagement close to The I'd Div
: |
GOTH Cor;6. Gems. Geary aud Williams h::t
4 sharp contest with the enctny on the 23l
since winch time the whole corps has quiet
II occupied Its position on the skirts Of th
woode, hehfud the hrcas tworks, and on tt
sAirmish liuc. It will soon be onr turn
, look out for another edition Of the Ed June
and again observe tho grim smile on Cap
Gtar;'s face as he sights bis guns at their ne
. vsncins lines, md see the neat and marti,
/ figure Vt the gallaur Dattcrhcld Us he elxil
fully dispoEes the inviucible lrigndcs OF til
+ blue star division. They nlas also discsr
: the rudy rissgc Of " Old Joo'' on the top
!. tome tall true
fEnEL ARMr IN tight PLACE.
? It Is no figure OF speech to say that tl
:. rebels are now In the :" 5aws Of destruction.
j, The army OF the Cumberland and that Of tt
:. Ohio are tue nnacr jaw, md the II upper ja'
Il tarmy OF the Tenncssec) stands firm fwlllc
1 itclNnys docs} the .cbels must be swallowe
: up or retreat Our cavalry viii take goo
! Gaze that they do not get out on either flunl
j.. . W. have often heard Of the rebels bciu
= bu=scd," but wo never Ind til. strin
i don't reed any string u good set OF up,,
: and fcwrr teeth will do the busiuess. II
t JAWS @i!l slap together like n rat-trap, a1
: abc "Johnies" must take care that some pa
j. does not &c; eaugh. between.
NORTHWESTERN TROOPS IN TIE TwENrIE1
CORPS.
!; The divisions Of Hooke1's corps arc fr
: Guently styled rs "Potamac troops" s.Els
I ern troops,'' &c, Without wishing to dra
:, my co1nl.arisons between men equally trle
i and equally brave, I will state that lar.
I proportion of this corps is. composed
!. Northwestern troops, aud that the large
e brigade in Buttc1leld's we'll trained ar
laree division consists Of men who hal
= never been near the Potomac at sll. Tie /
t | Brigade led the gallant charge ut Resaca; u
- sd did tue heroic at MARIETTA.
;. ACCIDENT 70 CAPT. TEBnETTs
~ In my last letter forgot to mention (
s accident to Capt. Tcbbetts, OF the $50 Nj
;" tachusetts. Aid-dc-C Camp to Maj. Gen. Bu
o tcrlell. lie was knocked from his hor
70 and severely bruised By the falling limb
~ tree (Which had been shot OF
during the fight Of the 2lst. He had be.
actively experimenting the construction
bridges over Mud Creek, In our immedta
- rcar, to enable our Troops to cross, and o
y trains to keep up with supplies. He VT
lc mwcyer, on duty in the saddle next da
at The prompt construction OF these bridg
IN nnder the orders Of. Maj. Gen. Butte1dc'
- enabled our troops to get ahead OF thosc
40 The Esd corps, witch had to ford the mud
T. stream VI, 10 their uccks. The Goth cor
10 f1sins crossed at nnothur bridge construct
ut by Col. Leduc, Chief Quartermastcr.
&c TUE 1vES1Sa STAR.
La Last evening the elegant Flags Of the
- Division arrived They arc beautifully ma
=, u1.d oC duo mattriaL a large blue star it