The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-27

the pluck OF our lads triumphed. Geuy held
the hill at the end as az the beginning of the
a'sault. That portion Of his line that fell back
was reformed, and in about an hour went back
into action on General Williams right.
The tremendous Rebel asslultspent It's fury on
General Williams Division, next on Gedry's
right. This division had advanced also about
hall mile when the Rebels swept upon IL. The
shock WIS met without fnching. The division
refused TO give an inch, and though the enemy
made three several charges on IL before nighthll
Il repulsed them all without wayering, though in
doing so it sustained heavier loss than any other
division on the right The lighting on this part
Of our line was In dense woods.
The attack grazed the left OF Palmer's Corps,
which had not left its trenches, but was prCpar-
ing TO do so Colonel Anson McOooks Brigade
was partially engaged, behaving nobly, aud re-
pulsing the enemy from beginning 20 the end.
About p. NJ, the enemy abandoned the fight In
front Of Gcary and Williams, carrying of many
OF their dead and wounded, and falling back to
their heavy works about a mile distant. In front
Of Ward and Newton, he was compelled to leave
all the dead and severely wounded.
Judging from great piles helped mp there, the
enemy lost in killed aud wounded alone over
five thousand. We captured about one thousand
prisoners. The loss in HoOker's Corps (oRicia)
is as follows Williams Division, 627 Geary's,
| 451; Wards, 627 total, 1911. NewtOn's Divi.
sion loficiaD 1922 llih Corps, 2DO. Total
loss, 1918.
The statement that our troops were in fortified.
tions is untrue. They were advancing 10 take q
new position when attacked, and save with New.
ton, who had some halt. finished rail barcades,
the tight was an open one. Even the aggressive
Hood Is not fool enough TO attack us in trenches.
Prisoners were captured from every corps in the
Rebel army, all OfwhOm said the programme was
to drive us into the ChattahOOchee river and that
nearly their entire army was engaged.
During the progress of the fight various corps
on the left advanced over a mile, Mcpherson at
nighttal being within two and half miles of
Atlanta, and no portion of our lines more than
four miles distant. l left the front July 81 at
/. NJ; ut that time our right was established on
the battlefield about four miles from Atlanta
the left was within long range shelling distance.
| The enemy stuck closely 70 his heavy works
girdling the town, mile or two outside the
suburbs.
KILLED.
Cow Logic, lbl \ ' Lieut. Waterbury, lI3N
Col Geo Cuhham III Pa Lieut. + VI warren III y \
colo Bmdil, li9 Y Capt HenryO Wiley 1913 NY
Capt David Lindsay li9 Lieuts Wolf and Davis, 81
NJ Pa
Capt Thos II Elliot Gearys Lieut. Lewis, 10 Indiana
stan Capt J z seaman, - wis
Lieut. Jonn Ragan 90 Ohio Capt Robt Miller 20 wis
AdJt Radclih li3 y Lieut. Pullman, ~ Michigan
WOUNDED.
Col step McGrooriy, Gl Ohio Capt Moore, b9Pa
Major Baker, II Mich Adit Moore. 30 Pa
capt MatOck, Ind 1t Col Bowen, ~ Ohio
Capt Curtis, 1896 Y Col ColgrOve p Ind
Capt Stenmyer, % Wis Major Baldwin, $50 n
Capt DickersC n. 20 conn Capt Lawyer, Mass
capt Post, 70 Conn Capt ktsterar, ~ Pa
Lt-Cpl A l. johnson, ,l3t y AdIt Carey l2l Ny
Cant Dunn, l03 "a Lt-Col McNitt, iil NY
Capt X Boresal 25 Pa Major Claherty, lb \
Capt Yerkes, . OHIO |Adt Bayard, lil NY
Capt NJ Wright, 70 Ohio Capt stulizcnbaugh, Pa
capt DClany, CON