, 1864-08-03

L4teat from the Situation before At
lanfA-Gen. Thomas Con.r1tulAtery
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! Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
/ CINCINNATI, Tuesday, Aug. ?.
Gen. Hooker arrived herc to-day from
she1man's front. He was at his own re-
quest relieved of the command Of the Goth
army corps, This action resulted from u
telling on his part that indignity had been
done him in appointing Gen. Howard, his
junior in rank, to the command Of the army
of the kTennessee. Other officers are also
dissatisfied about this matter, among them
Gen Logan, who vas the rankizg General
of the army OF the Tennessee. Gen. How.
ards appointment comes from Washington
Hooker has never been a fhvorite Of Grants.
BE is on his way to Washington.
He left the front On Thursday, when he
Gays the army was in fine condition and very
confident Of speedy SUCCESS.
| The Atlanta dppea, Of the. 24th admits
loss Of 6. 600 Id the battle of Peach Tree Creek
| on the 20th, and says ut the rate Hood has
been fighting since he took command, the
rebel army will last just three weeks.
Prisoners report that the rebel army is dis
! satisfied with Hood Johnston was so con-
1dent that Atlanta could not be held, that
| Immediately before be vas nlieved, be sent
| to Augusta and Macon al1 the r2tions he had
Tor his army except ten days' supply. He
also sent away number Of pieces of heavy
artillery which had been sent to him to put
into Notifications. It is the opinion of rebel
officers taken prisoners that Sherman is at-
tacking Atlanta In its most assatlab1e point
from the northeast.
The only cause for apprehension as to our
fnal success in Georgia is that Lee may de-
taeh troops from Virginia to rc-enact Chick
amauga south of the Chattahoochee Some
Of the Maryland and Pennsylvania raiders
may be sent there.
GEN. THOMAS CONGRATULAToRY ORDER,
CINCINNATI, Tuesday, Aug. 2-The follow
Ing circular from Gen. Thomas gives import
ant and Interesting additional information:
MEAN ATLANTA, July st. 1854
The Major General Commanding congratu-
lates his troops uptn the brilliant successes
which attended the Union arms In the late
battles, and which have been officially re-
ported ae follows:
In the battle of the 10th inst, in which the
a0th corps, one division Of the 9TH corps, and
part Of the 18th corpe, were engaged, the to.
tai Union lcse, In killed, wounded and miss
Ing, Wss ], ,733. In front Of the 20th corps
there were put out Of fight 0, coo rebels; 1865
OF the enemy were buried By our troopp, and
the rebels we're permitted to bury $50 them
selves.
The second division; 4th corps, rcpulsed
Eeven assaults OF the enemy, with lisht loes
to themselves, which must have swelled the
number buried BY the rebels beyond 500. We
also captured seven stands Of colors.
NO official report has been received Of the
part taken in the battle BY the 18th corps.
In the battle Of the a33, the total Union
1oes, in killed, wounded and missing, was
$500 and ten Q0) pieces Of artillery. The
rebel loss in prisoners captured, aud known
dead, In front Of the 14sh and 18th corps, and
one division Of the 18th corps, Was 3,142. |
The other divisions OF the 18th corps repulsed
six assaults Of the enemy before it fell back,
which will swell the rebel loss in killed to at |
least 5000.
There were captured in this battle IS |
stands Of colors, and 5000 small arms.
Brig. Gen Garrard, commander Of the ed |
caTalry division, has Just returned from !
raid on the Georgia Railroad, having lost /
but two men, and brought in two hundred !
prisoners, fresh lot Of horses, and a num-
Der of negroes. He destroyed the railroad
bridges ac1oss branch of the Occamuga,
and the depots at Conrads, Coyineton and
social Circle.
By command of Gen. Thomas,
". D. WHIPrLE, A. A.G
AN OFFICERS RESUME OF RESULTS.
sr. LOUIS. Tuesday, Aug Am officer,
high In rink In Sherman's army, wrote thus,
July 25th, to relative in this city: sour
total loss to this time is from L, 900 to
1000; while that Of the enemy is at least
$1,000. We shave captured twenty guns aud
twenty-five or thirty stands Of colors; de-
stroytpg two Important railroals-occupy-
Ing third Tor our own uses; burning
large number Of valuable cotton, woolen,
rolling, paper, and grlet mills, and nearly
GOO bales Of cotton; numerous railroad
depots; large quantities. Of subsistence and
ether military stores; captured Thousands of
horses, mules, beet cattle and sheep, and
sent to the rear nearly 10000 prisoners. We
have buried, or delivered to Johnston for
burial, 5000 dead rebels, and, counting five
wounded for one killed, you will see my es-
tlmate Of the enemy's loss is not too high"
a private letter from member of Gen,
shermah's staff says: 1--WE know Of $500
rebels Killed in the battle Of the ed" Thia
severe struggle appears to have begun In the
successive working Of an assault made by
the rebels on Blair's left, md the 18th corps
appears. to have been at one time doubled up.
and forced back on the Army OF the Ten
neesee. The conflict is not only looked upon
as the most desperate Of the campaign, but
of the war. The rebels when repulsed,
were vigorously pursued, and driven back to
their Inst line Of works around the cit7.
The battle ofthe Goth appears to have been
another desperate: resort OF the rebels to
counteract some movement In sherman's
front, by IN attack. This time it Was made
In front, principally on Logan's corps, and /.
resulted In the signal defeat OF the enemy.
Sherman fighting aud moving behlnd his
parallels, resulted III his losing few men,
compared with the rebels, who yalnly en-.
deqvored to break through the net be has