, 1864-08-03
The War in ceorgia.--La-
test Advices.
The Situation Before Atlanta
Reports of Late Battles.
Civil War on the Prairies---
Matters in Montgomery
County.
4 Powerful Union Force Ready
to Crush Out the
Banditti.
Exciting Events in Store
---Recent Occurrences.
Details of 1he Lnfe Operations Before
PereFscarE-The Present Situation,

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Details Of 1he Late Operations Before
f1eeent Sltoatton'
!snec,al D1snstrh IL The Ch,ceoo T.3bnno7 y
w4sutraTov Tne.a,v 49, @
The following from your spec,al corrpsnor,
dent failed to 70 forward last e1enfny from a
hrrak in +he tele1,a,b 1;ocs.
-HEADquARrEas ARMY or THE PoroxAc.}
July 90 7p. m.
Inc ATTACK upon inc enemS's works, the
opening OF Which, early this morning, Vas
announced IN my last dispatch, has resulted
ID II. M'lule, instead o1 Inc expected success.
ne ne explosion o, the mine WAS deleyed until
80 a. H. o5 q defect In the fuse. The rebel
motk went up' not all at once, but success
e"eiy' " 1ntee e1p4osloRs, as intended. 4
.nats o1 mAttes Was thrown up about one
Aunoiea aee'' ana !eil oack 10 The depth OF
Inc Line ABOUT 1haft 1eet oelo the surface,
Inc EARN lof q 1e" hundred yards around
the 1oft soook 1or several seconds, as though
moved By an earthquake, the ehock being
eensibfy felt BY the troops formed for attack.
The attacking column was formed as stated
yesterday, only the I'd and LIST brigades of
Led!le's d1Eisiop, followed by the S5th Massa-
eausetts' pfov1ded with lntrenchtrg imple-
ments' pushed forward to the charge. They
had moved tpt few yards when they re.
cel'ea tremendous FoneT from the enemy,
VINO pao aouptt'ss oeen put on the alert
@a"uga Inc noise made BY the concentra.
t1on OF troops, and the movements Of artil-
ler5 and trains during the night, so close to
their front
The explosion, although it had destroyed
the rebel redan, had not moved The rebel
aostt1s and other distractions in Its front,
ana the asSa1hnts had great trouble in work.
tne .ne'F way through them. The interior
oi Inc renei ioft presented an awful spec.
.ac,e' .ae. ~ aao oeen occupied bF parts OF the
'oIn aao "a sontn Cafolfna regiments, and
oa'te W, VI ELK 1lneo o'lncn guns.
1us "uo1e-men' suhf, ammunition and
e'e., u4nE-nao gone up Ina 1a4en oaes IN
ou n'a9e. aooos '"o nanofeo Hcn
aa~aa 49, pa eoteieo' anu sttuestea
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- an1.eatt,,, ~ -. e,.,s t., o4eaa~
rrht.1 t,ns r. tha see- ~ ~ - " ' D43'D
ahort 40 h,nd-aa ana an.
wcTc cantnred i, tha,, 49,, ~, ,1.ate r a-s
the 1iee.nits ahont tha f;,rt ~ aaat ~, ~. 49,
rea, AZ soon ss nn- t-oans 49, ~, 49, "a.a,~s ~ 49,
works the enemy c,rn,n spoaS ..srg haen- 49,
musket fire from two sides NJ ~ anais .rh;.i
their breastworks formed IN tbn re,r NJ 10
1on. Several batteries a1so onenea w,,h
shell Ind grape shot.
Notwithstanding the tremendous fire II.
rected against the rebe1 line by our heayv
and light batteries, the enemy's fire became
SO intensified that the anvance Of our col.
unn toward the Cemetery Hill, about four
hundred yards beyond the fort which they
were ordered to carry was checked and
halted, and tie men sought riuec behind
the ruins of the work and breast works, and
rifle pits behind them.
THo minutes after Ledlle's- division had
moyed to the .ftack, Potter's and Wilcox's
division, cf the same CORDS, moved to the
right ani left of the work. Several attempts
were made to continue the assault. but Ill
failed under the sweaninp fire of +he enemy
About s,1 O'Clock, one Of Gen. Fcrrero,s COL
ored division was ordered to move forward
to the right of the fort upon Cemetery Hil.