Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-26

est in their rear, completely whipped, so
far as General Wards division was con-
cerned. General Wards trophies a,s
seven rebel hattle-fags and three hundred
prisoners, including many of the enemy's
wounded, left on the field. Among his
prisoners are representatives of sixteen
regiments and he no doubt, fought double
that number. Ward sent all his available
artillery to protect Newton's flank, and his
splendid triumph was achieved with mus
kets alone. The charge swept along othe
right, striking Geary's division the next
after Woods. Geary had advanced half a
mile from the trenches he occupied in the
morning, and had just marched his troops to
the top Of ridge, when the rebel columns
were thrown on him with terribleyiolence.
The 33d New. Jersey, which was thrown
out to fortify hill in advance of the main
line, lost over half its number in the first
few minutes of the charge. The most of
Geary's lines were through dense wood,
and his right flank was exposed by an in
terval of two or three hundred yards, which
Williams division was endeavoring to close.
When the enemy came on, Gen. Bine's brig
ade on Geary's right was speedily enveloped
on the right and rear, and fell back, after
stout fight, to the trenches it occupied in
the morning, where it was reformed. Por-
tion's of Col. Ireland's brigade in the CEN
ter, were also enfiladed and driven back
BY turning one of his batteries from the
front to the right, Gen. Geary succeeded in
reforming his shattered line, where itstOod,
and not another foot did it yield, rolling
back charge after charge. From four o.
clock till long after dark the rebels endeav-
ored to force their way through the gap
they had opened, but the pluck of our lads
triumphed. Geary held the hill at the end
as at the beginning of the assault. That
portion of his line that fell back was re-
formed, andin about an hour went back in
to action, on Gen. Williams right. The
tremendous rebel assault spent its fury on
Gen. Williams division, next on Geary's
right. This division had advanced also about
halt mile when the rebels swept on
it. The shock was met without finch
ing. The division refused to give an
inch, and though the enemy made three
several charges on it before nightfall, it re-
pulsed them all without wavering, though
In doing so it sustained heavier loss than
any other division on the right The fight
ing on this part of our lines was in dense
woods. The attack grazed theleft of Palm
er's corps, which had not left its trenches,
but was preparing to do so. Colonel An
ION McCook's brigade was partially en-
ragged, behaving nobly, and repulsing the
enemy from beginning to the end. About
P. NJ. the enemy abandoned the fight in
ront OF Geary and Williams, carrying off
many of their dead and wounded, and fall
ng back to their heavy works about mile
listant. Al front of Ward and Newton he
vas compelled to leave all the dead and
everely wounded. Judging from the great
lilies heaped up there, the enemy lost in
Tiled and wounded alone, over 5000. We |
aptured about 1000 prisoners. The loss in
lockers corps (official) is as follows: Will
iams' division, 627; Geary's, 457; Wards, |
N. Total, 1,611. Newton's division (offi-
ial), 102; 18th corps, 200. Total loss, 1913.
The statement that our troops were in
is untrue. They were advanc-
1g to take a new position when attacked,
nd save with Newton, who had some half
nished rail barricades, the fight was an
pen one. Even the aggressive Hood is
OF fool enough to attack us in trenches
risoners were captured from every corps
ramme was to drive us into the Chattahoo-
lie river, and that nearly their entire army
as engaged.
During the progres of the fight various
)rps on the lett advanced over a mile, Nc
herson at nightfall being within two and
half miles of Atlanta, and no portion of
lr lines more than four miles distant.
# the front July 81, at 2 p. NJ; at that
me our right was established on the bat
e field about four miles from Atlanta; the
It was within long range shelling distance.
he enemy stuck closely to his heavy works
riding the town, q milo or two outside the {
burds. .ii' !
KILLED.-Col. w. X. Logic, 151st N. Y;
il. George A. Cobbam, 1llth Pennsylvania;
j. c. B. Bandill, 149th N. Y; Lieutenant
'hn Ragan, Goth Ohio. ...'..
WoUNDED-Col. Stephen McGroarty, [
st Ohio; Capt. X. Yerkes, 9th Ohio, right ,
m, severe; Capt. M. T. Wright, 10Th Ohio; ,
!. Col. Bowen, 6lst Ohio, leg amputated.
The loss of the 9th Ohio is two killed, ten !
'unded; 9th Indiana, two killed, eight a
,unded; 6lst Ohio, twelve killed, sixty '
,unded, two missing; SD Ohio, eleven ].
led, thirty-eight wounded, five missing; d
Ist Illinois five killed, thirty wounded; a
Illinois, five killed, thirty-six wounded. :
j. WIN. o