, 1864-09-06
From SNERmak'S ARMY.
Just Eesore the Rsttle-Tho Great
Plank n3ovefneDt-8hcrnAAs E1aH
4A4 ARW II was executed
fFron our Special Correspondent
f%y nw IA fHpNk- a.

l. fFrom our Special CorrespoudautI
III THE TH1tp OF OAHF CRakK, Ga,
August 18th, 1854,
Tho battle which is imminent has not 7e
been fought, but as We bare swung out intt
the open air away from the Old earthHork,
shout Atlanta. and have cut loose from on
line Of supplies, and depots, aud for,s, seIg,
guns and all that eort Of thing, I viii ventur.
you short letter that an opportunity te
| rcsch the States may bo improved. It may
serve to explain events Of which the reader;
Of the TR1BuEx will probably be apprised
officially snd By Telegraph by the time this I.
IN type.
On the evening Of the 2ad, Fitzpatrick re
turned from bis expedition around and In
the rear Of the enemy's position. Informs
ttoo obtained by 1t in relation to the
position and movements of the enemy, de-
teImtned Gen. sbetman to execute another
borne In uind that our position, at that
lime. was, Is have Stated in former letters,
IN limo extending from the Howard House,
near the Augusta Railroad. in cured
course around this north and west
s4aaebt eass Of as Aaat snq thence in
TIE West Point Railroad. The 9th corps
held the extreme left OF this line, aud the
23d corps ita extreme right, which reated
south Ct the utoy Ereek- The whole 1t0e of
the enemy was heavily intrenched, and In
length WIS eome t~enty-two nl1es. The
arnies had worked SO faithfully, and after
tbefz long experience so welland thoroughly.
that It Vas obvious that the partr whs
should elect to assault the others works
Woui1 probably be repu1sed-without doubt,
would snttsr emtndous loss of life aud
limb. Putting assaults cut Of the strategy
OF our canpaigns the offensive Operations
left for Gen shcrmun rere two. The irst
was to dig tn. enemy out-unesrtA him--by
the regular STEPS ann approaches Of Siege.
conducted according to the prin clples Of mil.
itsry art. The second was by q fauk noye-'
nent, to force the rebels ont IT their works.
snc either give or receive battle Ia the field.
At what particular point, and when he viii
strike the bio =, ls tmmateria1 at this time.
The Trains having been filed With such "a
tIoDe, 1plaRa aud ordnance as It HQs pro.
posed to Use, the movement Communicated.
q refused line Of wofss YVES made
from the LEFT Of the 18th corps position.
4 little eouth Of west OF the city. Into this
a1my, the 10th and 18th corps vera moved
carly in The night of the 25tt. During the
same night and simultaneously With tAe
movement Of lne 9Th aud 17th corps, the
18th corEs Was withdrawn aud moved to the
rea1 Of the right c.1ter. The 10Th corps WAS
moyed into new position ut the Chatta-
hoochee.. By these movements it will be
perceived uur troops vacated oil the works
on the n+rth side OF Atlanta, and so much Of
those on the west side as reached to tholeft
Of the 18th corps, point nearly opposite to
the southtrmost euburbs OF the city These
movements were made with great proinpt-
ntEs and skill and were successful without
the loss Of single life. The whole Of the
country between the Ch.ttahooche and At.
lan!a wes thus uncovered, including of
course tie railroad from the river to the
city. All tlis wss, however, but the pre-
nminar5 step The troops remained lu sub
stantial1y the position I hare indicated al1 CAR,
with artillery after The cuange OF our
position became apparent In the morning.
But, be, ond the throwing OF SHELL into our
works. and occasionally driving the men,
Hood made no ventures. he did not even
feel onf lines hsrd enough to hscsrtsiu apy.
thing as 10 the force With which they were
htlo. Durirg the day the 3th Corps moved
into a position, massed In the rear Of our
ceuter and remained there ready to act &C.
cordfDE to emergency. No such OCCASION
Offered ttee1 In the evening 60 soon as It
BECAME eark enough, the army OF the Teu-
netBee was Withdrawal from It's position, the
18th Corps u oyed first and was followed bv
The rebels were on The alsrt, but continued
their investigations Of Howard's movements
by throwing shell Into our lines. The move
ment w.s successful with The 1nas Of one
MIN, the SerE Eeaut MAJOR Of The Eth Illinois
killed ind few wounded. The army Of the
Tepneeeee marched at once to point On the
right Of the 2Sd corps, and then moved east
Watd ACROSS The Utoy and Camp Greeks. The
night WAS very dark, and occasional sho Hers
n ade the roads yery ellppery. The troops
moved, however, with alacrlty, and by noon,
sher1nan's fanking army was In position
fourteen miles southeast Of Its position OF
the previous evening. At the ssule time the
hight Of the 223d corps Which hal been ra-
tused, was brought up Into line. Thus much
describes THE movements 60 far. Iwrite you
from 4 camp tbree uliles west of Fatfburn
Station, on The west poiot, or Montgomery
rhiiroaoad. write brftdy, becauRe two daya
and night without sleep, With or1ers to est
breakfast ar be saddlcd at four In the morn-
ine. sugeestsuch sleep as should bo had Then
it can. J4cE