, 1864-08-17

Attack by the 23d Corps
on the 9th.
Adventures Of an Illinois Officer.
Our Loss 550-The Situation.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercially
UTor cKEzK, Au@rst 7, 1864.
ASSAULT OF TEE 23D CORPS.
At very early hour in the morning OF the
9Th the men were In motion. the esd Corps
marching to the light Of the l4th and the
two divisions Of the latter, which had been
lying, one On the fink and the other in re-
serve, were sent in to I'LL up the gaps. The
order was to attack the encmy's Eank, and
attempt to drive it back sufficiently 10 cnable
tho corps to s7fng round to the Macon rail
road. The Sd division Gen. Coz WAS to
hold the LEFT Of the corps. The I'd General
Hasca1l, the extreme right. The Sd division
attacked carly In the forenoon, and as #
division Of the 18th Corps, which Joined It on
the left, slow]y followed the movement, 50
that the 14th Corps WAS gradually brought
irto \ line running almost at right angles
across the creek, aud at 8 point distant about
four and Il half miles southwest Of Atlanta
frem each regiment Of three brlg1dcs {the,
4th was mostly in rese1re}, and COMMANDED
by Lieut. Col Mott Of the 18th Kentucky,
advanced first through denEc piece OF
woods, and charged upon the rebel skirmtsh-
eEs, diving them out Of their pits in tine
style. It WAS discovered, however, that
their line WIS entirely too weak to take the
main rebel line Of works, and 1t was accord
ipgly increased by fresh detachments to
400 men. This force drove the rebels be-
tlind their main riaepits, aud kept up such
CALLING fire that no man OF them dared raise
was evident that It would be folly to attempt
to carry tho works with this number Of men,
and after holding the rebels down thus about
an hour and halt they were relieved By the
lst brigade which charged impe etnouslY upon
the rebel breastworks. But they were 100,
the attack SO far that men even jumped upon
the parapets, and fell close before them, yet
it TAx unavailing. They were compelled to
fal bacE, and the rebels leaping over their
works, pursued them . short distance iu
'o14; Thc brigade lost heavily, full three hun.
dred men. The 100th Ohio lost ninety-nlus,
which was the heaviest loss suffered By any
ono regiment. The colcr company Of the 9Th
Teunetsee got In advance, and coming under
an enfilnding fire Tas summoned to surren-
der, and compelled to do It., with the loss OF
1ts ccIOIs- 4ntst NCEt 1uso4cu4l3 uutLc1Eu
BY the rebels in the very faces OF our 1nen as
they charged upon them, and they were
hsuGhttly det1ed to ret8ke them. The nature
OF the ground, or some other cause, seems
to have prevented the brigadcs from acting
well In concert and simultaneously. Tue. 1st
suffered heavily. The others did not ap.
p1oach 80 near to the fortidcations, and saf-
| fered less loss. IN the end they all fell buck,
-attcr having brought off most OF their wound
ed. Still, Considerable numbers were left
lying close uLder the rebel works, and 8
great portion OF the dead, also, could nut be
recovered.
Il was along In the aftern Don before this
division IVES Gwurg around sufficiently on
the rebel flank to become seriously engaged
Colonel Hobson'e brigade, prompt as usual,
went In first on the Il it ot the division, and
drove the rebels st once fr ,m their rifle pits.
Haltfpg little for the LIST aud 18th, the latter
on the extreme right, to sing around, they
all charged gallantls ahont4 o'clock, through
| an open corn-deld on the rebel breast works,
| in which they had section Of artillery, and
| drove them entirely out. The rebels had
hauldcd Oft their cannon and secured them;
but we're utterls driven out Of their works,
aud KEPT ont. The men had reversed the
rebel works before night and prepared them.
selves 1ully to hold thtm at all hazards; but
since They were detached from the 81 Divi
sion By quite gap, ard were thrust far out
into the enemy>s country, and no troop
conld be spared to be formed on their danl
tor protection, 1t was judged safest to with
draw them across the sorn-1c1d, aad retir'
the right wing for salty. They left tn
works, then, By order, and retired In good
oroer and without molettation.
LOSS.
Many Of the killed and wounded hayin:
been OF necessity left on the field, 1t is diff
cult to state positively whether the missiul
| III - nv or a3 la
be hoped that the ground will be recoyere
sufficiently sovn to enable us to ascertain til
numtcr OF each. The whole loss in killed
wounded and missing Will not vary fur hou
five hundred and fifty.
DISTANCES.
The right of the 23d corps reached poin
three miles from Eust Point, and, as neart
rni'road. We aEe at last getting 60 near 1t
lhlt the rebels sre growing anxious concern
fpg 1t, and shower upon ue furious st0ru
Of shells at the slightest indication Of an.
movement on OH part.
The 23d corps, after the fight, assumed
position neatly ut right angles with the 14tl
corps, and facing southward. The I'd digi
sion ~as slightly bont back to protect til
funk. and les upon u strong and easily dc
frrs}b1c ridge, which they will be able +
hold till another advance Ii determined upou
/ Another such as the last one, will briug th
arm. nearly. ii not quite, upon the coVetc
I r,iI Dad.
ARTILLERY DUEL. 49,
At the time the I'd uiylsion was about t
| make IN attack. the artillery along nearly th
entire front ol the Army Of the Tennessee
opened on the rebels, to create division /
their favor, and at the came time the skirmis
liue YVES brlskl. pushed forward as it .abou
| to assault The small yofce OF the musketr
WIS orerwhelmtd in the mighty thunder q
fifty guns, which shcok tue ancient bills q
Georgia as they were never shaken before
rolled through the valleys and reverberate'
through the streets OF Atlanta, a1nounciu
to Its startled dweEers the beginning Of. th
v1ath to come. This, as sll such dcmoustsa
tiors, ended, as it was Intended, In smnk
md noise. aid q vasr expenditure Of amms
nitiop. with small loss OF life. II any Il
fl ct MS prtducSu, 1t wse 4 moral. or De,
Lais uenor11lziLg, one.