The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-29

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rods of our lines. Kimballs bri. .ade
was on the right of the division, and
for moment seemed TO falter, but
fresh troops were hurried up to fern
on Kimbalrs right, along Blake
front, to Bradley's extreme left. The
entire division stood as firm as Il rock.
The storm which had struck NewtonI
so fiercelv, rolled over toward the
left Of llooker's corps. Gen Wards
division held the left of the corps -
Geary the center, and Williams the
right. The advance of the rebel skir
mislers toward Hooker's lines indi
Gated their intention to attack; and
his troops, in anticipation of the same
were speedily brought forward from
the low ground along the creek to
higher ground. In front of this high
ground they were in line with New
tons division on the left, and John
son division of Palmer's corps on
the right. just as they had reached
the crest of the ridge, with a consid
erable stretch ofopen ground in front,
they were met by the rebel battalions. ).
composed of Stewards corps. also ad.
vancing hastily three lines deep from
the woods beyond the open ground
For the first time in the campaign, a
! fight took place with neither party be.
hind works.
Almost the whole of Hooker corps
was struck simultaneously, although
as the wave of battle rolled from left
to right, Ward division was engag
eel a minute or two sooner than the
others. Face to face, the combatants
stood, firing deadly volleys into each
others bosoms. At times the lines
were not more than fifteen feet apart.
On Col. Harrison's front, hand to
hand conflict actually took place, in
which officers rs well rs men were en-
gagged. On Col. Colburn's center, the
/ lines met each other so furiouslv that
they passed one beyond the other, and
each changed front to renew the con
tlict. From Colonel Woods extreme
left to Harrison right, Wards whole
division, except two regiments, was in
the front limo, and furiously engaged.
Geary was involved 4 moment after
ward, and Williams simultaneously
with Geary. Ii the left of Geary wa
vercd for n moment under the first
rude shock, it was only to illustrate
its discipline and excellence, for in
stantly it rallied, reformed its line,
and fought with redoubled vigor.
Gen. Williams division also glori-
ously distinguished itself. Knipe' :
brigade, composed exclusively OF
Eastern troops, contended in patri.
otic and glorious rivalry with Colonel
Robinson's, s, which are nearly all Wes-
tern; while Ruger's, made up from
both sections, did its duty as well.
1 From Williams division the attack
extended to the left of Johnson's di-
vision, of Palmer's corps. Colonel
McCook was posted there in command
OF Carlin's brigade One of his regi
merits gave way temporarily, but his
skillful dispositions enabled him to
rally it almost Immediately, and the
entire brigade covered both itself and
its leader with imperishable honor
Along such portions of our lines as !
have mentioned had been masscd for
this attack ut least one-half the rebel
army. By nightfall this entire host
was utterly discomftted. 1t had tail
ed to break our lines Mt single point
and retired in disorder, leaving its
dead by hundreds on the field. Thus
anhad this sans "inory conflict No
more brilliant victory has crowned
the Union army since the beginning OF
the war Gen. Hooker has earned
anew the gratitude of the nation
Subordinates, and soldiers, cannot be
too highly praised. Gen. Johnson
was as faithful here as everywhere
else.
Our loss will amount to two thors
. and men, principally on Hooker 5
front, because his troops fought in an
open field. The rebel loss in killed,
wounded and prisoners, will reach
six thousand, ofwhom fully one thou.
sand, were killed outright. Three reb-
el brigadier generals were killed
Stephens, eatherstone and Long. -
On Baird's and Davis front heavy
skirmishing took place during the
day. On the left wing, Mcpherson
drove the enemy several miles, Blair
operating on the extreme left, Logan
next, and Dodge next, partly in line
and partly in reserve. Blair's corps
advanced mile and n half south of
the Augusta railroad. General Gre
shien, who commanded his right di-
vision, was grievously wounded. AL
together, the operations on the left
were highly successful. On the morn
ing of the 2lst, Jolnsons and Baird 5
divisions, of Palmer's corps, were
moved forward, and after brisk con-
test, in which we lost perhaps one
hundred men, the rebels were driven
from the ridge in front, the whole OF
which was now in our possession.
BY the morning of the 22d, the reb-
els had withdrawn entirely from Pal
mer's and Hookers front, and at A.
NJ. part of our army entered Atlanta,
We may have more fighting yet tor
the full possession of the city, but
consider that for the present the cam
paign is substantially closed.
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