Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
FROM ATLANTA BATTLE OF THE 6rH-sHERnAN's COM.
MUNICATIoEs CUT.

FROM ATLANTA BATTLE OF raE 6rH-sHERnAs's COM
MUNICATIoEs CUT.
Under its General News" head, the Gazete says
There longer be any doubt that the battle of
the 9th OF August, before Atlanta was cutie serous
anar. For several days previous Gen. Sherman had
been masslng bis troops onthe right and making all
necessary preparations for determined assault on
Hoods works. The object of the Federal commander
was to force his way to the Macon road, and compel
Hood either TO accept battle in the open field to
evacuate Atlanta
The movement was intended to have been secret sud.
den and, it was hopeJ, decisive. Delays however,
occurred On the 4th and 5tb the troops of the 23d
and l4th corps in lice of battle and positions
were assigned them from which an engagement was to
have been brought On the evening of the 5th the
l4th corps supported by portion of the 23i was Or
dered to advance and drive the enemy from position
in front OF the Federal line. misunderstanding on
point OF military etiquette arose between tie command
era, AID the movement was net made. Orders were
finally issued for the columns to advance at yght on
the 9Th.
At the appointed time the 18th corps supported BY
the 3d. ossed ley creek drove 10 the enenys Skin
mishrs and pckete, and pushed forward eagerly to as
saut the line OF earhworks that the CoGiederates had
thrown up Succession OF bills and whose possession
would open the way tie Macon railroad. The Fed
era troops advanced to within twenty yards OF the
works. when TIE Couf der tea WHO bad reserved their
fire, poured into the assauDg columns perfect storm
Of bullets which struck the mea down by hupdreds-
Actuated by differentiation to f0cce the line any cost
the troops continued nevertheless push forward tut
the fire STEADY and persistent that they 0ally
coed and fell back, leaving their dead and wounded in
the hands OF the enemy. The loss sustained IN this at
tack by the first brigade alone is estimated at 3OO-
I9 the meantime firing had become general along the
whole linz till it reached the front of the 15th c0rps
which was hotly engaged for than hour but the
results in that quarter given. The o. Sd ard
20Lh corps succeeded, after svere engagement, in ad
vancing well forward upon The extreme left OF the Con
ederaes which was found TO extend along the line OF
the Railroad but the battle closed without reaching
he coveted point We learn from later dispatches
that no serious engagement has since taken place
dispatch received late last evening states that tee-
graphic communication with Dalton has ceased
Wheeler attacked the Federal troops, uuGer S,eibod
at that point drove them ou*, ard occupied portion
of the town. keinorcements were being sent to Sci
bold from Chatan. oga. -Four Irai1s, intended Tor
Sbernan's army, We're Compelled 10 haEt Or ntar
Dalton Wheeier's troops were busily engaged IN
ing up The track both sd>s OF the town. II s sup
posed object is to destroy the tunnel at uuneis Hit.
Osher POROUS ct bis forces ale engaged cutting the
coad south of Dalton train on is way to Sherman
is said to have been captured at Altoona
ghs Burning O Chaznbsrsbnrg.
AS it eeems not to be generally known (says the Rich
mond Euaminer) that the burning of Coanbersburg
was done by Authority act of retaliation, we
deem il proper to publish the following copy of the
to- town ia ashes
"HAEDQ'Es ADVANCE FcRcss, G. S. a,
July 29.h 1864. {
g 10 tie Municipal authorities Of Chambersburg
Pennsylvania:
Tie houses Of Andrew Hunter Esq, Alexander R.
Bpteler ESQ, and Edmund j. Lee, Esq, citzeDs of
Jefferson county, Virginia. having been turned by
der OF the ocer commanding the Federal forces in IT,
Gepar tment called the Department OF West Virginia,
have directed that your pay for the sad houses
to be handed to the owners, the sum OF 100000
ia gold its equivalent; Or ii that mot be pro-
duced, 100000 IN current Northern tuGds In de-
9ult Of the payment Of this money your is DIRE
ed 30 be laid in ashes in retaliation for the burning of
said houses and other houses OF citizens Of Virginia BY
Federal authority.
(,igred) 81. A. EARLY,
"Iieutenant General Confederate States Army"
SINGULAR CoINCIDENCE.-Wed nes0ay morning we
noticed that an accident occurred down the bay o. Sun
day night and that Mr. J. . Love had been killed, and
MIR Pierce severely wounded The body Of tie supposed
Love was brought up by the steamer Natchez and his
friends notified of the facS, who Immediately took
charge of the remains and preparations made for
tbe<buriGl That afternoon (Iuesday,) Geographic
dispatch was sent to Mrs Love, who resides a short
distance up the Mobile aud Ohio railroad, come tc
the city. She did go, but BY that tme the supposed
remains OF her husband well placed away in packed