Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-07-08

FROM GENERAL sHERMAN's ARMY.
OR Forces Move on the Enenay's Works,
on the 9th, and are Fed1tttlI.y Repulsed.
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Evening
Journal.
NASHVILLE, June 80.
There has been another fight at the
front, and regret to state that our ef-
forts were not crowned with the success
that loyal men could have wished in
deed, although We lost no ground, we
gained none, and suffered severely in
fruitless charges. The situation was a
ed beyond the Chattahoochie, as report
ed here on what was deemed reliable
authority, nor as telegraphed by Gener-
al Sherman himself. They had aban-
doned Lost, Pine and Black Jack Noun.
tains, but still held the Kenesaw, John
ston having thrown his command in the
| form Of triangle, with the right rest
ing on the highlands to the east of Ma
rietta, aud the left on those to the south
of Lost Mountain, while the apex was
on the Kenesaw.
The Union forces, under Sherman,
were distributed as ] wrote you on the
25th that is, Hooker held the right, and
was posted on Lost Mountain, which he
had captured; then came Schotield, who
held Pine Mountain, with the 23d corps;
next Palmer, with his 14th corps; join
ing that, Howard, with the 4th corps
to the left of him was Logan, with the
18th corps then Dodge, with the 10Th ;
while Blair's17th corps held the extreme
left; while the rebel right was COM
manded by Hood, and was composed OF
the divisions of Stevenson, Stewart and
Hindman their center by Loring, con-
sisting of Tenche's and two other divis-
ing; and the left by Hardee, the corps
being composed Of Cheatham's, Gil
born's, Walkers and Bates divisions.
LITTLE DONE BY THE LEFT.
The main attack, the morning of the
9th, was assigned to our right and CEN
ter; the left being merely ordered to
make the usual demonstrations, and
take advantage of weak points. The
direction, of course, was given to Nc
Pherson, who commanded the left wing,
and of course his part of the work was
fulfilled after the most approved style.
OUR RIGHT.
After few demonstrations on the
| right, Hooker and Schofield moved for
ward from the right, crossing thickly
| wooded valley which lay between the
| contending armies. The rebels had dis
played unusual diligence in preparing
these defenses their works were truly
substantial, and evinced not only good
engineering skill, but far more than the
usual degree of industry among South
ern men. But l am informed that they
were chiefly the work of negroes, whom
| the rebels do not scruple to employ, on
every available occasion, Notwithstanding
ing the horror felt by their friends al
the North for the practice. But the
breastworks, strong as they were, might
have been carried, but for the fact that
the forest in front of them had been
felled in every imaginable direction
making a perfect mat of cross timbers
through which a man, unincumbered
could, with difficulty, make his way
the more especially as the ground was
ascending.
Our men fought like heroes and theil
officers showed themselves, by their Kill
and bravery, worthy the command OF
such veterans. But all was of no avail
Batteries made fearful havoc in oul
ranks, and our cannOns could not be
brought to bear, with effect, and hun.
dreds fell from the grape and canister
of the rebel guns, before they came in
range Of smaller arms, and the list OF
casualties, when in musket range, was
fearful, including many valuable officers
! first among whom was Harker himself
| who, with his usual courage, was lead.
ing his troops TO the charge. He was
on the evening, still alive, however, and
| hopes are entertained that he may re-
/ hut I hoyp fnarl from all
can learn.
THE REPULSE.
| 1t would have been the height OF folly
| for officers to insist that our troops
should long continue to endure so muir
derous "A fire, when no good could posi-
! bly, result and more than human fOrti.
| tude would have been demanded, to en-
dure it therefore. 81 retreat, orderly and
slow, took place, our men carrying away
all their dead and wounded, amounting
i'll Hooker's corps, to at least 900 men
| THE TwENTY-THIRD CORPS.
| Schofield had a less difficult field of op
erations, and his advance was attended
by Il partial success, which might have
been complete. could Hooker and
Thomas have carried the works in front
of them and the result was that he cap
tured about hundred prisoners; but he
too, with some loss-say 3O0-was com
PEELED to return to his old position.
| PALMER's AND HowARD's CORPS.
! The 4th Corps-the same which ha:
suffered so severely since the advance
from Ringgold-was in the hottest figh
of the day, being, in conjunction with
| the l4th, the direct assailants ofthe reb
ell centre, decidedly the strongest por
l - t1,Ds, f,r,
particulars Of the fight, except thatthey
gained no ground and lost very heavily
NO PRISONERS.
That our repulse was severe, cannot be
denied, as 1 have my information from
officers who participated in the fight,
| and who left the front after it was over
| but we lost no prisoners, which speaks
| volumes for the noble endurance and
| heroism of our men.
FLAMING.
Since the capture of Lost Mountain,
there has existed no obstacle to flank
movement, and l am surprised that
Sherman did not adopt that species of
tactics instead of a direct assault; and
presume, now that he has found that
the works cannot be taken in front, he
will move either to the right or the left
or the enemy, ana cOmpeI MN 10 Iall
back or fight on open ground.
HANDEL.
Casualties Of Iswa Troops In sherman's
Army.
The following is an incomplete list of
killed and wounded among Iowa regi-
ments in the battles and repulse at Ken
esaw Mountain, Ga, on the 9th ult-
imo:
c A Corner, 9Th Iowa, left shoulder
A s Starke, F, 9th Iowa, forefinger frac-
tured; Oliver S Green, d, 9Th Iowa, left
wrist; Geo w Ford, G, 9Th Iowa, left
hand Sergt Maj A T Sampson, 9th
Iowa, left arm y Hine, A, 9Th Iowa,
right hand, slight; NJ w Crumper, E,
9Th Iowa, right thigh; 6 A Miller, G,