The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-11


and not beng able ~ carry of tbe muks shot shem,
70 the number Of about hundred Among The
wagons were those belonging 20 the headquartors OF
Generals orne Hsrdee and Stewart, and several DIVISION
oommanders which parked around hare foJ safety,
~ tting twenty ave miles from Atlanta.
ONWARD Ntr.
We uest rnavcbsd Fayetteville. where NO tnptnyed
tbsee hundred and Aty ana seventy two ofoers
From ihIs marched for IOveJoy on the Macon line,
destroying about two miles of the track and telegraph
wires We learned that large cavalry force inter-
vensd between ourselves and stoueman. with another
isrce on rear. tbus preventing junction 80 we had
10 wheel round Tor Newman
Nr rEffrl vMT.
OD leaving I0veJoy the Eighth Iowa cornei Iort,
charged the enemy The whole First brigade sooD caue
up 70 their enppor' and after proooeed aud stubborn
comprised Keiy's brigade and some detached regiments.
tnvNroy
We crossed tte Flint vvef near Whitewater creek with
out Opposition, though the enemy all ihe to hang
iD9 90 flank and We crossed the White river,
near Gieo trcee, about fcur oclock the morning OF
tho SOth The F0nrh Kentucky which formed tna rear
guard aun manded by Lieutenant rolone Kelly,
here ATTACK by bfsdes of cavalry aud after
sustaining desperate c,ofo, for several benTs was
naaIy rep,ised eavings large humber o preonsss IN
Abe enemy's bands
Yns ~sys ccsM,sD
was al ihrs time 100 lar The rear and 100 sghuy
pressed H. come o the supuort ~ Ndtooks ofCes Here
Captain le Rev Of Genera MoCoks stan, rept bridge
10, time face NJ the ansny With eighteen mop.
r2osaEswsy Moody
Oar sdvsnre guard reached Newman early The mcrn
ing or the lst Aurni h1t were ronrouted wth Gene
rad hodd7s command cf about thousand iniantrv 10
whiGh Command ne has becn lstey transferred These
were the'i TO Atlanta reinforce Wood, nu,, nnd-
ing ps apt5osc bing took pesop covering the main
road along which we we're marchinr All ,hs tune the
reoei cavrry were nresng cs on all sides The second
Kentucky wore depoyed 70 tho road 10 the left ~
the town AZ 10 a.~ the pody 81 swine rornd on
Roddy's flank ana force passage towards the rver,
whrh was done sbont three miles below the town,
Mayor Starr commanded the eecooa Regta;ky IN this
pfiant but destructive sbarge. nut after passing the
niar.ry lines be struck rbe Isloi cavalry VIII
dtmounied and IN poer'on. raui Mitchell. of Nc ook's
Bisf, cere np with r~inforoements and. after
peated charges. ia which he for time rerused, sue
ceedesi cnttiDc bs way thr0urn and fortunately
csped nnburt, although hs ciottse were perforated with
bulieas
Isx .sooSp rsissrr
Low formed iue advance s0d the assault
OF the enemy, which sustained with desrerst force
bcth by their monted ans demounfed csvsTy.
npiing the contes, becoming desperate ordered b am
6uiaIces and pr,eouavs a field ander az hill
force occupying thet road 10 which thew succeeded n
forcing their way through bnt soon struck pon b,i
gade Of infantry. The man lue beng pressed n the
flank, and able 10 suppms t6em in tm. o shs
gallant regiment were captured
had now formed into line but owing Tue nature Of the
ground had 10 dspoy into two different rolrnns The
Fifth Iowa formed 10 position suitable tc mold the
nv n check in the rear and swept down on their lines
which considerably checked their progress Tese
soon relieved oy the Eighth Indiana cavalry, Lieutenant
Colonel Jones commanding
should bsse stated that the Eighth Iowa. ~ 10 cssnt
charge, took Rrieader General Ross, commanding the
reDei brigade. prisoner. f.u
General Mcfoo sent forward a heavy fus dwmcunt.
ed skirmishers supported by mounted men. ard
sion Of the Eighteenth Ind ana bs;ery commanded BY
Lieutenant Miller. Onr charged the rebels. Who
riosipr iD all sides nnt driven back
hastily constructed barricades Oar bst,cres opened n
heavy fire 0: canister rebel lines which checked
Their advance. During this heavy ire, aided nv the
witherng IRE from the Spencer rhee cf men
enemy must have lost heavily IN the desperate charge
made on them by General Mccoo1
#H#s RARRr0v,
with the Generals saf lsi the aseault Unfortunately "
6osone HerrsOn captured lul succeeded and the
enemy Masking demonstrations coHiilc,
bad 10 absndon the prisoners and prizes and
ta ry,E HSEsy vow oH.ssKp .Y
down the Union troops in force front
bssssy ell tbe time sustaining enfadng bre on them
n" crSEstL x'0ooF
The rebels closing him. ordered the Second
Indiana cavalry 70 charge them, which they did with
effect 10 this charge hie Ac de camp Lieutenant r. =.
HILL uoblv distinguished himself for he charged at
the besd Of bfe old regiment. The General seeing
chance Of escape bp, by cutting his way through,
destroyed his battery and ordered command
tAer through the e0emy's line. The command now
rallied, and. cbsefed by their general msde sweep
inc charge actually cutting their way through and
through They suffered severely bit they inflicted equal
punishment the enemy. They srcceeded in cross
inc the thattsh ochee Bushy creek and reached
Marietta cu the evening OF the Sd, with about sixteen
addition to Colonel Brownow's First Tennessee which
regiment suffered severely, and Major Pardys Fourth
Indiana beth OF which had arrived the night previous
20 thst loss will most likely Aot amount tn
than this besides their wagons, mules and storesin
a amounting u VI leas. million dollars worth We
lost snhoaDces nud had leave our prsorers in
tbe hardt Cf The enemy