The New York herald., 1864-08-07

his original position and night with Hsrdess oorps,
tue enemy Q lett In the new line BATTLE east of At
lanta, Bates division occupied the extreme right; Wal
ker was on Bats'sisft With this division your corres
pondent wsat upon the ded. The position assigned TO
Bate as the line moved forward, was IN many respects
unfortunate He had not advanced through
the dense shicke,s iuterspersed with narrow mo
rasses and overgrown with briars, moro than
"a miie ami haif, when our scouts aud pick
cts announced the presence Of the enemy. The move
ments ~ the enemys trains distinctly audi
Bile Our position had peen di.cpvered he difficulties
iucidest 10 advance had used and broken or
ilaes 10 halt and re'orm was An Indispensable No
cessity.
When Walker and Bate bad moved forward fourth Of
n lie, the firing bee me general We first crossed an
Geld ana ascending gentle declivity entered tae
woods In which the enemy awaited in there IN
trenched nes bate on tho right whse IN the very face
OF the enemy, under nre, crossed creek aud vailed
through mill pond covering several acres The ground
Doggy ant the undergrowth dense His lines
much when h. emerged the very presence the
could reform h lines In truth the impetuous spirit
Of his men rendered any haing OF the line iple
They immediately under heavy nre of musketry
and artillery, but si,lt pressed forward The enemy
abaudoued their esrthworks Tor time but discovering
that they threatened only by the broken parts
tho line which had crossed the mortss they
Their ntrenchments. General Walker tell whine cheering
his men onward, his columns fe back and Bate thus
end AIDED and without support on his right, tell back
the mil Hen his tines were reormed. The enemy
m ide no effort % drive aim from the field
Brlgadier General Mercer, who succeeded 10 the com
mand OF Walkers division soon succeeded In rally Ing H.
His men let the loss OF Steveus wounded, perhaps
mortally, Wednesday sing div sion, within
three days has hardly lost two such as walker
aud Stevens Gist was also wounded and hence
perhaps the action Of this division division was n
daring as tnat Of Cheatham led by Brigadier General
Nancy. Thus, unsupported, Bates division, entladed
and pressed force of the enemy Withdrew
from eneniy's works. IL retained its POSITION IN
front OF the enemys earth works brought OF its XII ed aud
concentration Of forces Of Nancy, CeburDe and
Walker The two former commanders pressed ove the
enemys earhworks captured many field pieces eight Of
which brought oil the ded eight stards OF colors
with twelve hundred prisouers
We encamped that night the battle field, occupying
the intrenchments VI the enemy.
The battle opened lew minutes before one o'clock at
which time the artillery o Cheathams Mancys) division
opened. Picket firing began at fifteen minutes before
along whole ue. We had iOur divisions engaged
fought two corps OF the enemy in Their intrench-
The spirit and vaor OF our men more
preceding night, slept three hours, without meal
fifteen hours ana then marched about three miles
day over the toughest hills and through dense hckets
ch ,rge the enemy m a fortified position.
Let hereafter DOUBT the confidence OF the Army
o. Tennessee III its command cheI question
its ultimate Whie these events transpg
on the LETT flank OF Shermans army, not tar from Deca
tur souihe rom Atlanta, stewart, commanding polks
corps, ami Cheatnan that or Hood, ed enemy
the lorth Of tue city. They drove the fedcrsls
before them with almost unvaryng success AT many
nts ong the line troops passed their earth
works. Many sns. aud not less than thousand pr
capured Confidence was restored through.
questioned measure OF public necessity the spirit
OF soldiers was reinvisorated.
cannot recount he events or the day which trana
PRED on Friday along stewarts and Cheathams lines.
With Hardees corps was oDly cognzant OF It's action
and then only OF movements the right of his lines and
never before Of the difficulty incident to
com prehension OF the movement Of armies the
battle neid No newspaper correspondent without ac-
cess information derived from ueld officers, give
and comprehensive account OF movements in.
VOWED that general officers DO not pretend to com
tneir N 10 day have done Injustice to
AL actau SO nd n Durr
the wrong shall be repaired
The grandest result the chile subject of SELF gratula
tion ound the events OF the past two weeks consists
the restoration OF confidence which now pervades
army There is not soldier VINO does not deem his
rps, MS own dvson nvincibe. There is no iol
fatigue which they do not undergo with degree of
endurance and cneeriuness which almost compre
heusion and taxes creduiity They dig trenches and
up breastworks the morning, miles In length
Only I, abandon them IN the evening Before the sun
rises they again iprenched. may state, Passan
while General Hood deems the capture Of aud
tae evidences victory that III iday pured
more spades than were ever 10 the Conieder to
States Ii our army would dig its way to Dalton as Sher
perforated tho country Atlanta, the
in our hands. On the same day (triday), General
Wheeler captured three hundred wagons AZ Decatur.
On Saturday 24th, every thing was quiet. Our strag-
gers gathered 10, our own ana the fson Yankees
were buried, and the spells collected from the TWO battle
fields, which or eight miles apart. The
enemy still threw shells into the city, most of them fall
ing vicinity OF the railway station Day and nj ,ht
Sunday. A teamsier and aged woman, too poor te
from the beeagured city, have been killed and
child had his leg shattered. shell has penetrated
roof OF Dr. Quntards church. another each Of the
drug nearest the railway, but no material injury
his been done.
NEWSPAPER MEN.
/ followed from the field Friday the dead body Of
Captain Farris, known for many onhs past 'sMar
saall' OF the Atlanta and Knoxville heg,aer. lie
was killed by grape shoi, whicn passed
turough his body. We gave him a soldiers burial.
A, sundl hs body. uncofned, wrapped in
his blauket. deposited in shallow grave.
silently and sadly his weary comrades covered the
body Of the brave solder the courteous modest gentle
have the likeness o. sumo fair daughter Of ien
found N his pocket which shall be sent to your
oiice.
Captain Matthew'S known to the readers OF the appeal
rs "tarvey,' lost his les early IN the Gght. 1t
putated iust above the X ee
Captain Ciuskey editor Of the Memphis Avalanche and
Tor ioug eiod adjutant general 10 Preston Smith and
o General Nughus stan. shot through the SIDE
below tn ribs by Muie musket. His wound was
deemed dangerous one. did not see him, but was
told taat he tiled proinsey from the mouth Captain
Ciuskey MS you will remember, IS clndidata FOR Con.
gress represent the Eleventh district OF tennessee
Vrgaius liutGhen formerly editor OF the RpO,tr, the
lrst newspaper OF Kentucky to advocate the naepen
OF MS State passed through The battle unscathed
tie was wIh ,he famous kentucky brigade led by Gen
Lewis that excellent solder and gentlemn whose name
ana achievements are familiar TO your readers.
PRESENT CONDITION OF AFFAIgs.
recatur is now IN our possession. Near that village
the enemys earthworks begin aud extend around the
city the north aud aest. On Sunday night they
vigorous etor 70 secure stronghold petr our line,
lexans sherman was moving south or down the Chat
tanoochee with tue purpose of cutting the railway at
Enst ont or Ia the vicinity OF that place, six miles
southwest OF Atlanta. General Hood had made dispo.
stous his troops TO prevent such result Let Sherman
continue TO extend the permeer OF the vast circle with
which be would eiclose Atlanta, Hood will disco
u weak place in his extended lines. The day of
retreats has ended, ana that Of our assaults on
federal earthw rks has dawned Our soldiers say that
the must eud even hero. The immediate prize for
which they struggle is Atlanta; but they look beyond
political and lers nal results which mast affect them aud
Their Dosterty forever. With them freedom death
They have orgOted the issue made up by politicians.
The ghost OF the negro exercised and Mammon is no
longer deemed the god OF tue temple OF freedom They
hsht simply tor personal and state Independence for their
homes, ,her wives and children.
u would rot be prudent to publish the present position
OF the several army corps need only assure that At
lnta rapidly becoming, under the direction Of General
Hlod, the mpregnable stronghold which II should have
been made six months ago II the enemy do attack
durnG this week Will march forth from our cart
works and assa him before the closes Marx the
prediction There II rc son Tor this opinion given Ia
this ettert CONSISTS mainly, however In the buoyant
self confident spirit OF our veteran army.
Ine Fighting Before Atlanta General
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