The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-05-31
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FIGHTING IN NORTHERN GEGHGIa


FIGHTINGIN NORTHERN GEGFGIA \
The following interesting description o
May is given by ST. CLAIR, the army cor
respondent Of the Atlanta Iatelitgeeee1,
Two charges lad been repulsed, wit
heavy loss to the enemy, and the aulnll,-
milton Of the 26th Tennessee had heer
half expended, when fresh columns O
Yankees were seen forming in line of lat-
tie oppositeBrown's works The charge
on lIindlnan and Stewart WHO were ou
the right and left Of Stevenson. had ie-
cone feebler, while the movements Of tie
/! Yankees notified the last naned Office
that his division would have to bear the
brigade lad been preyiot.sls ordered up,
and were lyiugon the gro1al about fl
teen wards N rear Of Gone4.l BrossT.-=
line. their officers with difficulty rostsal l
ling the r1en from entering the hFea7t-
works before t!cv were oalIss ,llssH. 4 Is
/ YANKEE colst1nn mace the third Charge,
and were again repulsed with heavy loss.
AS rapidly as can relate it, another
column was thrown forward ard laAdc the
fourth charge Several voileys were
thrown into their ranks by tue brave Ten
! Eessecans, and q fourth time they broke
and retreated III disortlcf to the
ridge on which their forces were mas.
Se1.
1t was now past three 'ocock in the
ofc : IL
ing Browns brigade had expended forty
rounds Of ammunition. each man. itey-
nold's brigade was nov ordered to relieve
them, and giving a yell the 5th Virginia
/ entered the evacated works followed by tlle
th58 North Carolina and 63d Nirgi lia-
Nci ther Hinlnaan nor Stewart had need
of their reserves, as the charges of the
enemy though made with vigor aud GAL
| lantly repulsed by these men. were Meth
| er as numerous nor determined and were
! intended to-cover their design on Steven
son and to prevent the reserves OF thost
divisions from being sent to his support
| The three regiments named above took
,aeir positions on tn. line and Gen
Browns men retired about tN o hEndreG
yards to the rear tor the purpose Of re
2eiylng d fresh supply Of ammunition
! Gen. i'cttu3' brigade ot Alabanlans hae
/ been ordered 10 a iew minutes lpelorc
] Ge;l. Stevenson pcrcciving that the enemy
were determined IN their purpose to car
/ ~ his line. The gallant brigade was
! formed IN two hres Of battle beili,ld tile
/ Nirg,nians and North Carolinans abou
twenty yards apart, aud remained there
! ying close to Tie ground. for the moment
+ tjicir service. we're wanted
Ata qas.gter ron .,ur o'clock a fit
charge vas made, the enemy throwing
forward fresh troops e err time. I'll.
cA4rGe wa very heavy and was made
+ win, spirit 4 :, tie loagtalli close e.
.4.,...--,i Fss*al ~. t.e.ref swift t'i;s.:es
] tne Whining r@>luc, every lace assumed
i II iii expression of uuyie}diug deternlna-
! tioa. While Tie hearts OF those looking o,
+h movements nt Tho cnc,,v a}uTns-
,.;1>r,.; ,.;tt J. ,.a
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'.''' - o''' '''' ~ ''>'''' '--'
''ie'''S ''''t 'i'i' "'"''t o0 ''-'' 't'''H Ks
charge yet made, and extreme anxiety fo
success was manifested. At last, with :
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works. X vo.cy-a terrible, deatl
DEALING yollev. was nourod into thei
franks an1 ln,1d and enthusiast. vcu o
'1.,o,,o, ,.,,,,r 49, t.',,. ~ I;,>-lf 10 VI
-'l'S> 0''' ~ = 70 y.
i 5'lii''i's .'i' ->oi I'll c'i''i'i','i'9 ','' "'
more tilan the men Oh bro"1! ah'
fettus brigade could Withstand, ant
though threatened with death by thei
! officers numbers ofthe Gallant Tenpos>ea,,
s,a Alaho,oia,e baa ontrrca tho ,;+s :,
-..:.t :, r,,~-I,;,,l< 49,, .l,.,,r,, p,it t1,o;
..o ,7,,>..
81 80 "c'o ii0' l''o''~'' 1'''', g, f''of
as nSh'inlh9 anothef Noitc} mao peel
already poutcd lnto the cnemys Line 0
battle, and they turned and retreated il
disorder to the cover Of their ridge low
oh bv the 6arisiva shontS Of the yicfers
Tia fft, cl,or,a hsd Now haon ~af,,,,e
OIL h,t et;rl tba nn,,v cvin.od r,nff7,a,
The dee;ra nor ;ntcnt,on n abandon thei,
! efforts +o c,r,.v on, works Tbev had al
most ccacaI t},e;,. attacks y, ITi,dman
hnt nt;,,,,.d tn osso,,1+ ctovo,,.@,, ,,,.
S+axart.s i,oc ,-ith tbo o,.oatos+ f,r, an,
,}otor,n;n.t;o,, ,o.s;blo Gtor-art h,d Al
re,dv rnnnlerd tbnrn f,rno fines an(
Stevenson fiyn 4 fon.th tin,n the one
NV ase.ya1 - ca,,,- Sfop,ort,s lima ~ ha !,