, 1864-07-17

TO write from the Ohio river and date Ia the
field, hut falsehood and Injustice are quite
possible when truth is not or cannot be ac-
eeeeible. Nor is this thing confined to the
Nashville letter writers., Letters have been
for doing things which they have mot done.
There is 1a}sehood enough in official re-
ports, injustice enough In promotions. The
press cannot run a successful race With gen
eral officers and the Senate. It can only cor
rect part Of their fa1sehoods and repstr but
rnoietJ. Of their injustice, and that only
when M honest effort Ia made to obtain mud
publish the truth
SHERMAN F14ANKs 1onss1oE AGAIN.
The telegraph will have Informed you Of
the general movement which forced John
6ton to abandon his line OF the Kenesaw. My
previous letters haye described the positions
sault Of the eth. The army Of the Ohio,
Gen. Schoheld, held the extreme right, on
the 9andtoWn road, it's flank being covered
by stoneman's cavalry division. The army
Of the Cumberland had the center, its lines
extending acros5 the Dallas aud Marietta
road, Whfie the army Of the Tennessee occu.
pied the ieit, It's lines fronting the west face
Of Little KeaesaW, running along the base Of
the north faces Of both the Kenesaws up to
and along Black Jack Hill, and covering tho
depots at Big Shanty. 1tsleft fank Was coy-
eretl By Garrard's caTalrs. The assault of
the 9Th having By, It's failure demonstrated
the 3mpraeticabifity Of attempting to carry
the enemy's position by direct attack, Gen.
Sherman determined to resort to his faYorlte
strategy
HOW 1TswAs DONE.
Orders were Issued on the lat to flu up
the trains Of the whole army With supplies
for ten da3s, and the -haTersacks OF the
troops with three days rauons:: Catssons
and mmnsrs, 11s, cartridge RSzss and the ord
pacity. By night of the LIT these arrange
ments we're all complete, and the tratne OF
the Army OF the Tennessee commenced NOV
Ing at IN early hour ofthe I'd, upon roads
running IL The rear Of the army, towards the
extreme right. They were ordered to park
about "Chency' Schof1cld's head
\, quarters. =
=, The trains moved over roads which were
generally concealed fsotn the View Of the en-
cmy. At several points, however, the roads
emerged from the wood on high ground, and
! we're In plain view of Kenesa1, which stood
| like gr1m sentinel In our 'front.' The move
| nent Of the trains was evidently observed by
the EEssF Segsssat 4 Mas s1,esa anaesstooa. fs'
| THE MovEatEsr or TROOPS
Was ordered to be fr5ln the left to tho right.
| Gen. .Blafr's command. the 18th corps, Which
held the extreme left was orlercd to move
nrst, followed by the left wing OF the 10th,
the 18th corps, Gen. Logan, to leave last and
]
will be perceived that the Withdrawal Of these
troops, constituting the left Of the line, un-
covered the railroad, the depota at Big shanty
and the left flank of the Army Of the Cum
berlsnd- It was possible that the enemy
would throw his right down upon the rail.
road and perhaps attack Thomas' left, while
the Army Of the Tennessee was moving by
the fank. The probabilities, however, Wert
that they woull lind sufficient to engage h1s
attention on bis left. Dispositions were
made 70 provide for any sneh contingency
The ed cavalry division remained about BIZ
stants and a division Of the l4th corps moved
up to posiLion near that held by Harrod'.
division OF the 18th corps, MI extremely de
fensible position on high ground nearly op
posite the west spur OF the Little kenesaw
after dark the 18th and 10th corps commenced
: moving In the order above indicated
, The night was quite dark and the Eruuut
by reason Of severe rain during the dai, yer.
favorable to such movements. Strict order
> had been Issued to preserve silence, and til
) long lines OF Infantry and artillery move
. slowly and sullcnlS from the Works they ha,
= 60 long held and which had so many day
smoked and echoed With their guns, past Ii
.. graves Of their comrades who had fallen i
t front Of Kcnesaw, towards other fields an
1 new encounters. The armies Of the Cnmbe,
@ land and Ohio stood fast in their trenches
the miles Of plckets keeping the air a1ly
with their sharp cracktngs aud the orain II
). tire from the batter1es lighting up kencaa,
; ut intervals With exploding shell. Few of
It night, ana at1er the 17th and 1Gti. corps La
|. commenced moving, indications we reportr
d that the enemy vas In motion. Dodge r,
. | ported the enemy moving In column and d.
: plo. ing into line Of battle at our front; tt
y pickets heard unusual noises over The Wa,
l. Mcpherson opened With artillery, the az.
j. mishcrs fired more br1skly: but in the thic
da1kuess nothing could be kn AVN. Loga
I was ordered to Te1nnin in position, exec,
n his I'd dfyieion-tfc 11th corps to move fu
- ward as before ordered, at dayu hit, followe
u by the 1Cth. So soon rs 1t was light IL
u ekirmlehera were advanced aud found tt
C ,encmy'e works on and about kcncsaw ab,l
It dcncd. The colors of the aCth Illinois WEI
4 the first display cd'on Kenesaw. Logan vi
ordered to move ut once with his fr
y ard fourth divisions to Marietta; his seeot
y division having proceeded to the right
the front Of our centre, the army OF Il
Cumberland the enemy had fallen bal
e southwark. Logan reached 3larietta abol
r SIN the morning. It bud been evident
y abandoned in the night time by the r4bcl
a No property or wounded or stck troo
H. we're lett behind The 18th corps, wi
lie Morgan L. Smiths division, Of the l5th,in I
ADVANCE, moved up to the position on the c
trepe right. before that time occupied
- A pcrtion Of Smiths division found in L
70 front OF tho position into which they We
., ordcrfd to move, rebel rifle pit, at the 70
q Of an open aeld, extending quite to the t
ol OF bil- On the Great Of the hill was
charged lie riae.pit, carried It With 1as
across The open field. They drove ,ht as,
es from their heavy Work-the line on the crt
of Of the hill-and held the position, with lc
IN OF forty killed and wounded
l fx,rt, AnY nh I
Il csptured. In this manner the army vas
~ gsEed through the day. It Was terribly h
and the 171h and 10th corps moved VI
in slowly. In fact they did not reach their r
N oDs s1aoos !, nntil ~ ,S ,sSvenlng The ,. 17ta so1
NJ ! On he Sand Town Toad-the 18th, Doa;
he pivouackirg some hundreds Of yards In |
bts rear Of tho position assigned, into Will
1e they were ordered to move, SO that the Z
lant charge Of Smiths division Hns Of
practical advantage
In the morning Of the next day, the eneu
who we're in front Of the right, were fou
to be in substantially the same position.
he far ~ their line was developed, It was
he sserebea: The day. Ike iss predecessor, '
,Set Iae 81 Tss
to magnify the rays Of the sun. without
by the least abatlng their f}erceness. There '
H. no wind. no lite ia the all, and men 7elte
long before MONDAY. SIN musf say I
VIII ScOA 1tAAtu1 a0Oee "QQ live ID
or fields, ns VIC have, can much eseier end
It tie heat Of this latitude than they do the
days which overtake one In the latitude
The lakes. The operations Of the day, so
ss the right wing were concerned, amoun
~ in the aggregate 10 nothing. The right
VI. perhaps four miles from the Chattah
Aod ctee~ Slovenian had moyrd down TO
81 river with his cavalry, and finding the eus
had: called for infantry support, and B
'te- had tuIntrhed Lege eett's diviafon, Gen. Fu
'ee- made In the afternoon sharp, gallant cha
rs upon the rebel works in bis front This
ess' just at night, The brigade charged wit
will ard determination, and ailer shs
! ~ severe struggle carried two lines Fu
NIL lost 20 men Killed md wounded, Col. No,
ing Soth Ohio, losing leg. But again gallar
fr~ waa OF no use. Fuller held the works
ere lost good men, but Inflicted injury upon
enemy. Somehow 1t hsppeued that abri..
Of Ii. L. Smiths division and tho old i
.-es brigade Of Vtatch's division, did excel
md splendid work, that resulted in no e
The advantages gained By either was
fas- improved .
of, go enee1 ~ o.s roua' ~ ~ 81 nusn ~, * .,