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i J lliUJI Ui 1111/ 4iU ’ uii UltJ *UUi|Beside all llila, they appear to have received supplier of artilery ammunition, for their cannon, hitherto so silent, are iierce now, and aa riotously lavish of their thunder ai ours have been. They have thrown into our lino, within the past two days, more ohells, perhaps, than within any whole week of the campaign. Yesterday one •hell foil in a rank of prostrate men in the Fourteenth Carps, anil coal four/neti each n leg. Out of about thirty cases of wounded in the Second Division, Twenty-third Corps, the Surgeon* found over twenty shall wounds needing amputation— a degree of severity seldom, if ever, equalled.We seem to be unable to attempt any movement of importance toward their dank out the rebels aro apprised of It, and hurry heavy manats of men to moet it with the greatest promptness. The till spirea of Atlanta doubtless give them a wide range, but how they are able lo fathom the tangled woods and ravlnea of the country, and spy out our columns so accurately, is strange.The Situation on August 12,fVttm the Chattanooga Gaultt, jlug. 14.From “ W. L. B.'” cor respondent of the Cincinnati Tnnu, who ts Just from the front of our roreas near Atlanta, we learn that up to 12 Jl., on Friday, the 12th. them had been no serious fighting since Autusl the Cih. Our lines extended /tom near the Decatur Railroad, on the east, to a point on the south bank of the XI(ah Croes, about two and a half miles from tbs Western and 11 aeon Railroad, Bouomut's corps, at the Ume our frrtmd left, bold the extrema right} advanced from the Sandlown road Movement! were drifting to the right, with the view of driving tbe rebels back, mod gaining possession of the road, The rebels were tanacloualy do dim ting every foot of ground. The rebels bed evidently received some ’ reinforcement*, aa Gen. B. D. Lu, formally of tha rebel cavalry, was known u have reached them with three brigade*, though the reports of heavy reinforcements from Rlabmnnd Is discredttsd. The advance of the two opposing armies were in v*i7 close proximity all along the Une, and especially an the right the belligerents were in striking distance, The rebels stanlfasted a doiermlmiion to oppose any demonstration made by our forces toward either the City of Atlanta or the railroad. A vigoroua movement was on foot when he left for tha possession of railroad, which would precipitate aa engagement.Q
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New York Times
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Mon, Aug 22, 1864
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