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The army correspondent of the Atlanta Register writes from Marietta, (June 30) as follows: The troops of Cheatham's and Cicburnc's divisions were yesterday engaged in a most pleasant part-time, repaying them for fatigue and exposure Early in the day a Yankee flag of truce came, asking permission to bury their dead, which were becoming very offensive to both armies. After a little parleying it was granted, and the work began. It was no small task. They were lying thick upon the ground in every direction. The Yankee burying squadron was not allowed to come inside of our picket line, our men carrying the bodies out to them while they dug the trenches. About two thousand were buried in Cheatham's immediate front, and one thousand five hundred in Cleburne's front. Some estimates go over these figures. Whilst the interment was progressing, the Yankees, with their usual falcons, begun to fortify on the line behind the flag of trace — Gen Hardee promptly informed them that