, 1864-06-05

tron the llnes where the two brigAdc8 do.
ploJed to the ri1epit Of the enemy WIS $50
hre OF mnsketry, our llno advanced with
trailcd arms, ,foFded tht creek and reached
md carried the rebel 1lle pit without shot
from their main line. It WIS we'll aud nag
LihcentIJ DONE The shouts Of The men
wcre answered BY the cheers Of their COM
The position had been carried, the problem
now was to hold It. Gen. Woods brigade
KRs On the left and Gen. Giles 4 Smith on
the right Under a heavy fire from the re-
doubts the rebels formed 4 column to retAke
The hui. Yely soon strong force display;
moving to the attack in column, BY rcgi-
ments From the hill where Generals Nc
Phtrson and Logan stood, the attacking col :.
umn looked formidable. The whole fofca of
the two brigades Was deployed in front. Tbs
Ttesl column F1uid @ !;n etstks n f." minutes ~
the brigades lost. Logan hurried along the
front 1t seemed hut an instant when tho
whole rebel force made Its assault upon the
right Of Giles Smiths brigade. The l1Gth
Illinois. which was dcployed as sklrmlsherst
The 57th Ohio. Col. Froman had been wound
ed In crossing the ctrek- The rebal column,
portion Of Hardee's corps, came boldly and
steadily on. Col. Rice reserved his nfe nntu
the rebels were within sixty yards, When he
At The esrDe lime the 111th Illinois And the
right Of Gen. Woods brigade changed front
4 little towards the right, and the l27th ILL
nois on the extreme right changed direction
to the left, and both wings poured In terri-
.he obllquo fro on both sides OF the
5sn column Sna rtt,n1 stsgse5s;S and fell fell
renewed the assault aud were again repulsed,
They massed and assaulted Woods brigade
on the left, and were terribly rcpulsed. Fall
Ing In their direct assaults, they attempted
to turn tho right Of our line. ln their Inst
assault, tho oblique fire Of the 127th was in
These assaults were rapidly and boldly made.
Re'Dforcements were on their way to the
front before the aids asklng them ever reach
cd Gcn- Logan. But still the main heavy
blows Of the rebel aasau1ts wore received and
brjgades before they reached them. The last
effort Of tbs enemy WAS an attempt to turn
each flank, In this they were met by tho
supporting hrigaics, aad repulsed with &C.
we're loss-onr loss was less than three hun
dred. The rebel loss Of course was very
2,oo0 during, the day on their left. This
chnrge and the engagement which ensued1
lasted until alter dark, and WAS ono OF the
best fights ever made within my experience
b. Federal troops. They were led By Gems.
Wood and Giles A. Smith, two OF the ablest
behaved With the greatest coolaes5 and
courage while receiving the assaults OF the
rebel columns, tho 57th Ohio agalnst which
the attack was directed, fired and loaded BY
front and rear rank at the command. The
127th Illinois loaded and fired at the word
The rebel Colonel Stanton Was killed, an
Aid de- Camp to Hardee was killed, and Gen.
Hardee's hoTse killed under him. have
seen an Atlant1 1attUtNnctr Of the 18th,
which claims victory In the battle on the
center-and states that the battle In tha
evening With Logan was terribly severe
ally repulsed " the Yankee charge-h
1t would be unjust to omit to make record
OF the universal teatimony Of o11ccrs and
men to the conduct of Col. Rice With the
utmost intrepldity and coolaess be remained
assisting the assault and handling Ills men
as steadily and with the precision Of dress
parade.
During tho afternoon force with pom
toon trim had been moEed to tho ferry
across the Oostanaula on the Calhoun Road,
for the purpose Of crossing and making lodg
| nent on the south side OF the river. The
trcnched. The position OF the Federal army
after hard day work vas this: The left
| lud center was substantially as In tho morn
ing They lad fought against positions and a
| SUPERIOR force, and had suffered severely. A
| portion Of the right, Two divisions of the ff-
l
| sItion In front Of the cneny's works At Resa-
! ca, while division OF the 18th corps was at
| tile ferry intrenchiug. Howard had moved
along the 1ntlroad within eight miles Of
| Resaca- The particulars Of the engagement
| on the Center 5our correspondent with the
ring the night advance position OF the 18th
corps wxs thoroughly intreuched.
On the 18th the position at which the 14th
| corps had the battle Of the day previous Hat
carried without great loss. On the right
SWeeny's division Of the 18th corps, with :
portion Of the Sd cavalry division, after {
sharp engagement, crossed the oostaneala q
| Ctlhoun Kerry. Ihe passaeo "aa cnsctee
late In the afternoon.
| The 18TH Nas comparatively quiet until af
tor midnight 0cl liasouai shots we're ex
changed by the pjckets. But the evening
WIS Tho most quiet since the armies were en-
esged. Abont in the morning q mos: tre
mcndous artillery fire was opened By the bat
terics Of tho lett, in consequence Of the dis
covery OF q NOV ement Of the enemy. 4 shor
time before day the railroad bridge was dis
covered to be On fire. The plckets Of t1t
brlgaGcs Of Osterhaus nnd Morgan L. Smitl
were advanced, and the oo1ors Of the 5itf
Ohio were placcd on the abandoned rcdoubt
Reeaca was destitute Of rebels and reoe
| property for purposes OF war. 'We capturct
three guns, thrro for6cs-somc caiasonas
small Quantity ofealt and corn.
4 rebel regiment was captured by HoWar
and fcw yagabcpd pickets were picked u
| in various places. On the whole, Johosto
! had gone and to great extent had taken hi
army with hin. Tvcnty-fOur hours late
ard he could not hare moved OF so well an
clearly. AS so the rebel strength, judgtn
from the length OF the line that Johnsto
held, and the battle Witch he made on th
18th, ut different points, IL could not hay
been less than s0, Goo. Prisoners claimed thu
II wns co Of1 As to EhcrmaDss strength
have no business TO conjecture.