The National tribune., 1897-11-11

could see them plainly from the time they
! left their works.
On they came. maintaining their lines
| as perfectly as ii on division drill, looking
| formidable enough and outnumbering us
three 10 one; bEt having largely the adj
vantage, and feeling confidence IN ouI
! ability to hold our position, we waited
patiently for cur sllirmisherS to come IN.
! The 18th La. was on the SkirmiSh-llne, and
stood their ground until the front lire Oh
the enemy approached within 20 yards,
| when they retired
As soon as they were safely inside the
! breaStwoTiIS we poured a deadly fire INTO
| the face Of the advancing foe and at the
same time the II cannon above us turned
! loose and grape, canister and MIME balls
moved them down like grain before the
| sickle.
Shells and solid shot tore limbs from the
trees and split the tall pines like bolts oil
lightning On. on they CALAMITY pressed
! forward, regardless of the wide gaps which
were being cut in their ranks, until the
! front line was within a stones throw of our
breastworks; when mortal man could stand
II no longer, they halted, unable to ad-
vance and 10th TO retreat.
Lying down they poured volley after vol
ley into and the fight ragged for a full
hour, when, losing all hope OF 6lSiOdging
us, they retired. leaving many dead and
wounded on the field.
Then a cry of victory rose in the threats
of the ConfederateS, carried from one diVlS-
ion TO another, and old Kenesaw resounded
with the glad shouts. The enemy's loss
must have been very heavy, taking into
consideration the disadvantages under
which they fought and the number OF men
engaged. 1t must have been a general
charge for we could hear the roar of the
guns far to the left and on some parts of
the line long after they had retired from
our front. Our loss waSquite small, so far as
my observation extended-probably not
more than 10 in the brigade.
keneSaw Mountain, Tuesday, June Is
The utter failure of Gen. Sherman to break
our line at any point yesterday will have
q tendency to make him more cautious in
the future, and we may look for resort to
his old tactics, which has heretofore been
so successful, that of forcing us TO evacu-
ate by flank movement. 1t would be
reckleSSneSs TO attempt to diSiodge us by
direct assault, with all the advantages we
have, and he is too good General founder
take il again
This has been rather a quiet day, some
with an occasional picket
fight and cannonade to relieve the mo
nOtOny, but no change in position OF
either army, so far as we are able to observe.
June Especial "telegraphic reports"
handed down the line from one division
to another confirm our impression that the
enemy's loss on Monday must have been
immense, probably 8,CO0 or 10000, while
ours was comparatively light.
a few more engagements like that will
reduce Sherman'S force so he VIII not have
so many TO send around our TANKS, and
when this desirable result is attained we
will offer him battle and believe that a
great victory awaits us.
The enemy have been burying their dead
under flag -0f-truce A few of us got per
mission to go out, and Johnny and Yank
met on the most friendly terms. We had
quite a Sociable time, for there is no bad
feeling as individuals. Brave men respect
each other, no matter how much they differ
in opinion
During the truce Lieut.. C and a
squad OF boys took trip on the right be
yond the lines on a foraging expedition, but
they had not gone very far before they ran
into some IankS, who were probably on the
same business, and after small skirmish
the boys were routed by superior force"
(they said and returned in disorder, re-
turning with haversackS as empty as
when they left.
TO be cOl.tintted1