, 1864-06-29

Ofthe position In his front, Gen. Sherman
ordered the whole liue to feel the enemy and
ascertain his whereabouts: The extreme left
found the works in its front tenantless, MS did
the left wing Of the 10th Corps. In the front
of Howard and 8chofleld the rebels still held
their position OF tue previous evening"
The army Of the Tennessee, covered on us
flank bv the Cd Cavalry Division, nt once.
marcbed TOR ward aud found the rebels occu
pying new position In the woods. A heavy
artillery tire was opened. the rebels shelllng
our advancing lines, and our batteries reply
ing whenever the smoke discovered the
ed his troops carefully and steadily forward,
the rain portion of the dag descending In
torrents. When night came the 18th aud
10Th Corps held tho base of Kenesaw on its
north face, and the railroad, and Leggett's
division Of the 17th corps was in ilrn well
settled possession Of the first ridge of hills
which slopes to the eastward from Kenesaw.
The rehel right had been forced over the hills
and backward about mile. On the right
our march vas slow and laborions, the rebels
moving backwards very reluctantly and SLOW
At night our right was It the westward and
Marietta. The enemy ns he is driven back
moves into entrench1nents already construct
cd end In good military positions. App ar
ances inoicute this morning. that John-
ston will be compelled during the day, to
entirely nhandon Kenesaw and its line. In
tween the hrst position and Marietta The
continued rains have impeded both armies,
and must If the rebels choose to fall back to
the Clattahooche, very much compllcate
their retreat. The4th corps captured during
the day $40 prisoners from Folks corps.
Since Polk was killed Loring comm ands the
corps. JACK.
Correspondence Cincinnati 0azette.
On the 18th OF June our right, under
f3ca1tar ny,H Ee1,rHe1j rrradnnf1p o fhnfr
way until they Ind established themselves In
such position as seriously to threaten the
enemy's left, while Howard aud Palmer had
| come up so close to the intrenchments that
| the rebels could not throw. out sk1rrnishers
their principal works All day long the in
cesEant r0ttie of musketry and the scarcely
| intermitted roar OF artillery continued. We
lost heavily. for In many places We We're con-
sIucting opposing works under the fiercest
tremc right we had driven the robel skir-
| nishers, had killed aud wounded many of
| them, and had captured several hundred
! prisoners. To describe tile operations of
particular regiments, the acts Of individual
bravery, and the suffering and haraships Of
the army during those days ~wonll require
| volume. When morning dawned the enemy
bud gone, and as rode along his works an
lour or two alter daylight, Il could not avoid
| the reflection that We hal at astta4ght him,
etruct lines of intscnchmcnts us good as our
OWL We had much admired the strength
and beauty Of his Notifications at Kesac1, but
here were decidedly the best field works I
had ever seen.
The position Of affairs now Is, as compared
With that OF Tuesday, as follows: Our lines
hnve advanced fully two miles on The center
and right, and mile on the left, Johnston
seldom replies to our batteries, and the rea.
eon assigned for this IL that he does not feel
ft fr 74+x y-SH 1f $$1r.
me extent o. hls hand. Inc genera! opinion
is that he VII! not give battle until he reach
es the Chattalouchce River. 1t is supposed
that he is only Keeping mp bold front in
order TO make Time.
QUE LOSS
more than $50 killed and wounded, amopg
The casualties are Adjutnut Grimes. 9th Iowa.
killed = Lfcut. Sabine, ambulance corps 14t.,
army torps, mottallg wounded, and Cant
Kochne, Inspector General Of Votch's disi-
sion, 10th corps, wounded severely in the
thieh, As no lists of the wounded have nj
vet bteu sent to headquarters, It i6 fmpossi-'
bic to obtain any particulars, Gux. =:
a...- a.
From the Cincinnati Conmercial-1
BIC SnASTY, GEORGIA. J2ne, Is, 1884.
THE SITUATION.
Guns are hammering uway this morning.
as they 4ammercd away Yesterday morniuS
and each rrecediug dawn durin2 The nasf'
week. The orDosinr armies nre 70 near TINT
our advance now is couuted t,y inches, Both
prc IN field works-tho rebels In their last
enh sironcest cho;n !, their ,rosnnt nns;s
M ton onT ary IN 1roiab1r tne s1xih II lIs i,as
corsfrncted s1nce thr r,omenf i,n1d N.as ~.
so;nca ~, tba ro,1-nsd .on,h nrthn a 1ia4onno
Mountains. noun our troops have ~ 'I learned 'e one
important lesson, which l...' ia to 1ortify the
moment an Sasanee posati n go. .coniIonting 1s
the enemy i Obtained. Az such time the con.
strncnon Of rino pits, ahnttis and baFrteaies
is as nneha matter OF course, as the prepara.
Stone River 1t was not so, and but partially
| ut Chiekamauga. The troops laid for aay
| nno night, preceding the engagement ut the
| former point, without moving log or
shovel 1n1l OF dirt. NOW the men tort1ty
without orders, and In IN advance like the
present one, the country In their rear dis
| plays monument to their energy md eau
| tion y Etch the next century can not ettace.
III ride TO the front, parallel after parallel
nov deserted, must he paesed.
Onr men Wlthin lne last Ten GAYS nave con-
works aud since the opening, OF the cam
ta'gn, nos less man nVe hundred; stones,
lcge, and fence-fal's enter largely into their
composition, but IN the main they nre quite
SO iof1hldable as lntreechmen6 constructed
st leisure and under the eye OF practfced en-
gineefs -.. =
The rebels seem to have also improved
vastly in this respect Pine Hi, which they
abandoned lew DAYS ngo, 7as 5ard!ed by
"olhs y sIeaas a, ea1ensts, anu rh naue 9uite IN.
T.. rpch tbeu an ncNt enaeanca1 49, g rnrs, arg
stronr md ~ c;f,zena and Gessrters - hotR5
serec In declaring this the ayowedly list
d7;ct If IA t7nuhtIess stronger than nnr thew
nave heretofore built.
The rebel fInuks still cling to Kfuesaw
Mountain on the right, though they have
| fallen back front Lost Mountain. These
mountains arc the list dots OF the great
ranges, known by various names, that stretch
northeasferly from georgia to Maine. They
are detacncd knobs, knesaw being the
| highest and most formidable Lost Moru-
! tain Is covered WILL forests ana surrounded
by o wilderness. h1nesaH mas = cleared
spot on It's crest, ana some open ne!ds near
Its eastern base "here It touehes the rail-
road On its summit, the rebels can With q
glass be plainly seen, nnd sometimes glance
Is caugnt OF nevF oi cFlnollhea slgnt-seera
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etr,nra >11~' s'A'
A. fhc h,se and west nr Eines,vv 4he onemv
have the1r heaviest wnrl,a and they re noW
confined TO them SO cioss1y' has onr army
nrtased The nnesti, ~, ia What viii hc ia
as his fl.nks must soon be by our superior
strong and well chosen, that e must assault
or cut loose agnin from HE. railroad, and
move by their nankg The next four days
will decide these questions. .'-. q.
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