, 1864-06-25

wt unnrd through the lungs and died the
ne1l morning. Ills name was mentioned hy
the General as that of an officer who had dis-
t;pgnished himself by the display Of every
quality pertaining to 40 able leader aud tear
l'6s soldier. Among othefa wounded were
Major z. s:.Rsgsn, 10th Indiana; Capta,u
McManns, I'd Illinois, ant Captain s.eesh of
the ssue. -
Among the prisoners brought In durlpg
the cny by the I'D Corps, we're several FROM
the 1tt Georgia, whese intelligence appeared
to be somewhat 'aboys the cotnnlun level;
Who bad ccmein Voluntarily and yiycnfhcu-
selves up. One. In paEticulAr, said ha had
been long waiting for the opportunity, which
had come at last. He lingefedin rifle pit
front without bling discovered By his retreat.
frg comrades. Hc dreaded TO have the word
:canyeJedto lis friends that be was desert.
e. He e'dtciared that one half bis rylmept. :
aud Others that he knew, would follow Lie
example were 1t not for that, and for the fear
they have, and which their leaders have sed-
ulous1y inculcated, that the, will be impress
ed into our armies as aoon as they hare taken
the oath Of amnesty. This lying insinuatlon
has been circulated among them, ind mode
to wear some coloriDg OF plausibilitv from
the Toluntary enlIstmtnts which have, in
4ome cases, taken place among released prfs
ontrs, and which the rebels, Of course, rep
resented to their ignorant folio ners "a iayol-
unta1y. This prisoner also stated that the
rebel authorities sWero making tremendous
preparations to resist Us 1t the Chattahoo-
,csee-emplcyipg, corstantty, fonr Thousand
oegroes upon the Notifications Of the sppo-
site bank.
ed about q half mile beyong the strong works
they haa constructed the night before, ard
occupied q position running: more nearly
1rF*E h 6%,A IN &14A&
great rebel line OF works stretchvs from Lost
Mountain in d northeast direction for shout
two miles, and:ft was IS opposing this, and
preparing to uncover Its exact locality, that
tie movement WAS made. But little skir-
mi.hing was kept up during the day as the
rebels we're ialling back slowly as usual upon
the main: stay Of fortltcations. General But.
tertield also got into position 10 his front
eighteen. pieces of artillery, and With a re-
melnbrance still lingering In his mind Of the
rebel cannouads of the previous evening, ha
ordered them to fire BY batteries. A. few
rounds Of this sort Of pounding effectual1y
tIlenerd the rebels till nj ght. Pretty severe
diminishing took place along the line, killing
md Hornding abont fifty men, ,nost Of
whom we're struck early in the day: The
rebel firing WAS unusually. splteinl and
effective. Colonel Smith, ct the 103d Hli-
nois, vent out with an escort Of ten men to
Inspect the ground where the cannous we're
vollcy upon them, killing one maa and
~oundipg several Others brsi1e the Colonel
Of the whole party Of eleven who had gone
ont, bnt two returned unhurt-
4 shorttsime before the batteries ceased
firing sad mishap occurred In the death Of
Lieutenant VIM. II. Knowles, B5th Illinois;
Acting Inspector General to Colonel Came
Tor's brigade: Riding rashly out into the
very skirmish line, he was warned repeatedly
Of his danger, but continued to advance till
he .was e2ueicd and turn.d to withdraw. 4
= hole ,volley Tas 1t that moment poured into
him, and he fell fatally pierced By four bull
lets. He survived but ter hours.