The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-08-13
OHIO TO THE SEA.
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 Sherman had drawn lon. breath. aad when the sun earae an an ,i.- nlo1ainE II Jgne = he was ready for a movement;
 ltis curious Co watch the play af ore army seeking tn ogt-H4nct:tei another. There is marching and eounteI-n..rl l..1.. ,o deceive the anemv. ka;;erles lE posi- ton here q; dark sre quietly run eE- - a...- other under coYer of darkness Brigade, make a dash here and there ..nG are -oii, i Divisions found n oastic ,,ae d; sln5Isc are n1arehlas aefess the field - hon later Ihe ah1eci oi one $ te confuse .tnd surprise The ohiect ot the o;her fs guard and be ready. It. ass :. -au'eai chess. and yef t is not. TAls n.....ea.1 1z= inr of Wal k likc .4 tercc T -cr pi,A2a- = ge, his victim oif lis Ss.afd. se izes creeps snftiv through ,ilc fau-.t5S. eve glarins and teeth reve .led. ane there < l breas,work to stop l.. l. dra-s r>e.i over mirv swamps. and its ..rowl II ant lE.- ton is anNcrcd by the roag q: cannon. !, sulks across fields u night and Ii | iind, its victim unpfepareG the gre..; e.aN> rene and tear and the horriG teeth ,.Se hota with vengeance.
 Sherman VA, the tfser- ioi:,>sf,fl ,il5. victim. The tiger roared n the pae woods. growled III the .oaely swamp. u showed its teeth en the deserted hi sh- ways shaded by the dark forest. F.iiy men died here thirty there twenty here ten thcrc-that was nothing h ;ea minutes after the dir; covered them ,hey were forgotten and the ,iscrs ,hirS; tor blood was greater ,han before.
 i,j ,.f4,t- tb,., ,r-E.rY,s u=aS man had provided and faared ana gfew1et along Iohns,en's whole front and i he victim had closed hi> ese> m sleep for tn hour il was to be awakened by the c..t- like steps ot the hungry tiser >uYseitBs his front. Seheiieid ms> ordered ., move forward and show his teeth H. found oavalry in his front. 4 par; d:sWeunied. The rude hrsastwork winch the q smaunied nlei. Lad thrown up stands there ;o-daz almost as they lei, |. and ten Ycar> more will md i, the same. The l,ger MAS feel ing for Hoods flank. Hood ro.5.iscd | and his front sas | lsne ef iiHc Thc fed erals advanced too; hy foot. ana when they had Hoods Inc under ihrlf ao>cs they intfenched. They i..td tasent !!aoa.s flank He could eN;cnd ], hal; | ni5ie more by forming a single line of battle with his las; brigade. ha, SghuneiG ~tt5 had three bnsadcs to spare. \oM iae tiger was an oetv,pa~. and ''tit e' hts !tvtlr arms telt IL w.tt down t;s- Shutdown -o.gti. When II had :ound Hood, h, man [; would swing in behind hlm and creep down the line. taking Hood n flank.
 From where lIaward's men foyaed in columns of assault io ,he first confederate works IS not more than Goo wards. | h. federal troops could not bc seen or ae- count of the ,hiskc;,. bs, tleH coeid bc plainly heard. and the men bchud the breastworkS were ready and WaI,no. There Was sharp aritl,ctv ire along lh., front for twenty minutes hcteHe The on federate pickei> were dflten n. buf T did not result m the loss Ci >lu-lr=Aic. talked with several eonieolcrat,s vho Ncrc al the front. and each one telti he same story. Tons upon tons oi >olla >.4as and shell were hurled at the H. ai.itin sidc. but struck the trees and IT.. <, and resulted in nothing further than the demeFalf.;rz some of ,hc men who had not been under lire before. one who irav,yscs the >idcs of kennesaw to-day Nlll ind where tl.c pincs were spiIr and yhc r6geS shattered by this artillery firo. but the men do~a.
  men of Marietta III ihcir homes.
 All along the front ..s.tfn>t Whie ! iioa- ard Was io advance the oontcderAje yori.- were protected by abbaiis. An lbba,i- l~ q death trap ,o add ,o tic horrors oi "tr. In some cases lis d >lt>hlns. see>=.,f fallen cr;ss-cro>s. ,hc smaller branches trimmed ou, and he who approaches mus, have the asiisty s'i=a panther ;e v-risgie ,b i. this sort cannot be passed bs d hunter left irev to make h.. a.,S Withou, eictca- ton of from len h fifteen m nn,,s then. must saeh n ohs,fa, ion be 10 column oi assault, the men ioadcd down with aecoutfemt ats and 4 murder ous fire belr poured nto then f..cc, al Il range of Too feet: In other e.t>e, the a}5- batis IS formed ot sharrcned sucks and rails and limbs, one end made ia>t n tht, earth rust m front If ,he v,.Tks. the a'hoF sharpened and pointed to su, an ar tlc Has would strike ! Iaan $ breast ! o req eh the works behind the a>>aullors u Ist pass this obstruction or teer is away. a,a ihes must work under the dcaGiy am of the men defending the works. !; Wsl- ot3t ,n rare instances duun, the a,tr thai sn sb- batis was carried. Gordon carued the Hone before tort >teaeimaH 4 Peer burg. but he had armed 3Do men WIsh aNes io Ichop II away, and ais assaul; ~a> made under cover oi darkness and fe,l Ike thunderboi,
 Towards column advanced .iih great enthusiasTn, dnyng F the confederate skirmisheEs and p!ske's aiI along the front bu; when the ds.saet. 4 ,at -rat confederate hneith@ faaa6 n ..b,4a:s- i.. kheir front. Ther lar len alnu.e, NAT became slaush:es The b.ac-coats aou.d not retrea;-thtN coGia .za; ..es ..rlte. II What happen ~hea these ass4al,ifs roiumn> find ;hemselAe> halted bs II. hbbatis and are held under ire: asked
 confederate soldier ha va, .g Iioa- erd's front. and he replied
 !" It Is the wor.; position IT. ~hieh so- esn put man. His pF1de and ss.,eE. bold him there ;o be deliberately ,ho, uo~n. We knew the5 were eofn.ns and EP u,ers. ready E. aff .t. ~r.----l