The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-29
ATLANTA, July %, !
via NASHVILLE, July "a. /

A glorious victory has been follow.
ed by our occupation of this city. A
brief resume of events for the past
few days will not be uninteresting to
your readers.
On July 18th, the last Of our forces
crossed the river Chattahoochee, and
nearly all that day and the next were
occupied by the army in getting into
line. Not tling more serious than
skirmishing occurred during the 18th.
The weather was very fine for militia.
ry operations, it being only moder-
ately warm, and refreshing showers
falling almost every day. For the
first four miles on the southeast side
OF the Chattahoochee, the country was
exceedingly rough and broken, con.
sisting Of hills, ridges and ravines,
covered with oaks and pines, the
whole resembling the Alatoona noun.
'tatnS.
Until the evening of the 10Th, our
advance was resisted principally by
dismounted cavalry, firing from be.
hind logs. rocks and trees. By the
morning of the 10th we had reached
the north bank of Peach Tree Creek.
a considerable steam running north
of Atlanta and westward into the
Chattahoochce. The rebels were
posted all along the south bank OF
this stream, and became sensitive to
our farther advance. Parts OF Scho
fields and Howard's corps crossed
the creek, however, on the 10Th, and
established themselves on the south
side. Meantime, our left wing, COM
posed Of Army of the Tennessee
troops, hod swung around until they
had reached the Augusta railroad,
two miles west Of Stone Mountain, in
conjunction with Gerrards cavalry
division. They drove away the reb
els who were on this road, and tore
up several miles of track. Rosseau
had serionsl " interfered with commu,
nications along the Mobile railroad.
if, indeed, he had not interrupted it
altogether. Only the Macon road
was left open to the rebels, and their
situation began to grow desperate.
On the 18th OF July, Joe Johnston
was relieved of his command of the
rebel army, and Hood appointed to
succeed him. AS the rebel papers
next morning made it evident that
Hood was put in command on account
Iof bis desperate fighting qualities, we
all began to look anxiously for bat
tie on the afternoon. On the 10Th,
portions Of Palmer's corps crossed
Peach Tree Creek Diworth's brig
ade, OF Davis division, which was on
the extreme right of our line, was met
by fierce opposition. AS it advanced
towards high ridge held by the reb.
els, the Fifty-second Ohio being some
what ahead of the others, was so fur,
liously assailed that it was compelled
to give way. The integrity of the
line, however, was speedily restored
and the brigade finally established
sodth of the creek. Colonel Mitch,
els brigade was hurried down to the
support of Colonel Dilwoth, and also
lSloSocu WIG Slcch. OUT loss Ill THIS
affair was little short of two hun
dred and fifty men.
On the morning of the goth Gen
eral Hooker's corps crossed the creel
to the left of Palmer's, and took po
sition in some low ground along tn,
stream, without fortifying.
Still further to the left, Newton,
division of Howard's corps hat
crossed, and moved out of the bottom
on to higher ground--indeed, upon {
portion of the same ridge before spo
ken of, an extending all along the
south side of the creek, and occupied
by the rebels. Immediately upon ad
vancing to this position, Gen. New
toms men commenced to fortify.-
They were still Engaged in this work
when, about half-past three in the af
ternoon, they were assailed with DIES
perate energy by Hardee's corps
The rebels came up in some places il
two lines, and some in three, and, il
spite ofthe most fearful losses, advan
ced repeatedly to within two or three