The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

atksmptfnx to dssioass Johnston from snch | position bS front stfscks. Iohnston. findinE 0hernnan a1a not foi- low him across the Dtcweh. oroersa wheeler to recrosn the stream ana re port the intentions of the enemy. AZ cass Station Wheeler attacked .. hsav- tfy-gunrdsd wagon train. loaded tor the south He captured and burnsd M. with the supplies, sxcspt some signfy wagons with 500 horses and mules, sent back within yohnston's iinss He dfscovAred that 6hermAn was breaking away from Johnston's front at rfSht angles to the southwsrd ever the wagon roads. bound for Dallas. she capital of Pauiding County. Dallas ls only thirty miles west of Atlanta. IT Sherman could reanh that point he the railroad about Marietta and could reach Atlanta in safety. Wheeiern . report set the whole of Johnstohs army immediately in motion for Dat. las. Shsrman's vast host was much scattered on his march for Dallas. His horses were all poor and weak His progress was slow, on roads as nearly parallel as might be. on the sftsr- noon of May 25, the head of Folks corps. which was stewart's division. struck Hooksr's corps in the woods. in the vicinity of little Methodist chapel. known as New Hope Church. Hooker at once attacked with great spirit. The confederates had the ad- vantage of position. The attack was repulsed with great Slaughter to the enemy. some sixteen Asid pieces wsre art and when the attack was renewed, the result to the foe was disastrous. For about two hours the battle ragged. The COnfederates never changed posi- tion. Genefal sherman gaiioped to the scene. Johnston came up in per son. and, as he rode to the front he passed through Loring's division. warn for if Hooker should break through Stewards line he would run over them before they knew n.
 The battls at New Hope Church participated in almost exclusively by Stewert's one division and Rockers corps of several divisions, gave the Confederates great encouragement. Etswart's loss was insignificant: Kook. CTS numbered thousands.
 That night General Sherman laid down to sleep in the, rain by the side of log, chose the battle ground. He was anxious. Ills way to Atlanta had been blocked The next day he moved by his left flank slowly back towards the railroad. Wheeler was busy with his trains in the rear. On the 27th Cleburne,s division of Hardee's corps struck the enemy at Piekett's Mill, a mile or two back 1 nthe direction of Hope was repeated. W. W. Aliens dfsmOunted cavalry, Of wheefef's corps. participated in the light. Cleburne lost mere handful of men while sher- man lost thousands.
 From this date, May z7. until July i, the two armies confronted each other in lines separated by the space of a stones throw. sherman had establish. ed communication with the railroad on his left flank and Johnston held his right in close contact with the rail- road. The lighting was all the time, night and day. Johnston had. perhaps dfty miles of breaatworlxs within the eight or, ten miles as the crow flies. sherman was none the less enveloped ! in Notifications. Sherman says, riding along his lines In broad day he would see not sign of life behind John ston'a works but ever and anon the smoke of fffies and of artillery would rise to view. On parallel lines the connbatants moved inch by inch back toward the railroad. No corresponds ing event of war presents itself.
 One bright June morning. Hardee rode to army Headquarters to request the general commanding to go with him to designated point on his line to confer about some of his troops that he feared had beeni placed too far in advanos.. He wished to determine up- on their withdrawal. Polk. overhe&r- ing the conversation. remarked that he would ride with the other two. He thentcAlleds his D-AidssdasuAnips his young spn,t uowf asi' eminent ph ysieian of New York, to sisin. ordesiag him to ride out on the picket line and rs-arfange it. The three generals had reached the point for which they. set out and dis. mounting stood on the elevation near Confederate battery, then in action. One of the soldiers from the battery approached. saluted and gave warning to the group that the enemy's battery.