Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-09-23
DELAWARE, OHIO, SEPTEMBER %, 1864.

nightfall the artillery began to withdraw
The carriages were hauled out slowly and
cautiously one at time. What if their ire
pressible rattling should waken up the iron
fends which had so often swept that ground
with a tempest of she'll? Would they con-
tinue to repose thus harmessly behind their
gaping embrasures until our now helpless guns
were out of range, or would they al the first
niimaiion Of our movement with vengeful
gleam becn upon US their vomit Of shrieking
she'll? Though each moment their booming
thunder would scarce have startled any one
:bey kept strangely quiet. While everything
was astir in our camps hardly a sound emana-
ted from those Of the enemy Either he was
not apprized Of our leaving, or, being anxious
to be well rid of troublesome neighbors, did
Rot desire to hinder Us.
1t was arranged that the troops should leave
their trenches at precisely eight O'Clock p. m
At 7-3O the artillery hsd been all gotten out
of the way without accident As The time for
The movement Of The inians1y drew nigh the
men silently gathered 10 tbeE piaees in line.-
1t was wonderful how soft tied they we're
they moved like shadows. Ali being ready,
at exactly eight o'clock the buglers stepped
up TO ;he breastworks and blew a long, soOth-
lug tattoo-for the rebels-and while It's last
echoes were reverberating away over the hills
and hollows toward ALBANIA, the dark, silent
column displayed itself moving out in the pale
moonlight. In ten minutes the chain of bills
in rear OF and commanding those just sban-
doned was reached and the troops were placed
in position. concealed by the dark shadows OF
the timber, and prepared TO receive the enemy
should he dare to come out of bis works
and follow us But he manifested no disposi-
tion TO dispute US in the least. The solemn
silence Of night remained unbroken by a single
shot and scarce sound disturbed lhe quiet
save ihe
"Cricket's chirp and the answer shrill
OF the gauze-winged Katy-did.' -
While the twentieth Corps was thus en-
gagged in Withdrawing from its entertainments,
the 4th Corps had also quietly abandoned its
position on the left of the 20th and was now
rapidly moving to join the main body of the
army which had at the same time begun lis
movement to he right and toward the rear Of
Atlanta. The 10Th Corps was retained in
position uu:il after midnight in order to cover
his movement Of the 4th. This task being
accomplished tie different Divisions moved
quickly off toward their assigned stations, Gov
ering the bridges and fords of the Cbattahoo
chez Gen. Williams Red Star Division was
appointed to guard the approaches 10 the rail-
road bridge near Montgomery Ferry. The
troops arrived safely in position shortly before
break, and in few hours strengthened
their line by strong breastworks aud aba tis
Almost seven days have elapsed since these
movements occurred. Yet scarcely a word of
Intelligence has been received from the army.
Nv here is it?" every one asks. Echo answers
where" It is remarkably quiet all along the
Chattahoochee. Only the occasional booming
Of very distant gun can be heard in the di-
rection of Atlanta. Brave old Tecumseh
xi his magnificent leqiobs has Disappeared
far down in the enemy's country. Where he
has gone or what he is doing 10 one seems to
know He and his lost seem swallowed up
Ia the flod of rebellion. But we all feel that
it is only the settling of the leviathan who
will shortly appear again at the surface bring
ing with him ~ trophies of the deep. The
army is safe not merely because Sherman
leads it, but because it is strong in its re-
lance upon its ability to take care of itself,
and because God himself befriends it. Never
was any army blessed with more uniform and
unadulterated success than this one has been
during this hundred and twenty days cam
paign. And the tide Of fortune is not going
to change now. 1t is still at the food and will
benr onward, still onward, the standard ofvic-
torious freedom Tremole traitors, for your
doom is nigh The thunderers of the North
are at your castle gates, and the Union tocsin
sweIs in high and peaIing notes over Southern
hills and valleys