The sun., 1864-09-16

dnlcAit 10 divne whether Hood intended W draw
us into trap
A. lcnc,h on tho forenoon os the Stat Of August
the long grey columns ot Huys trDps
passed. in front Of the Fourth and Fourteenth |
Corps the doullc-quck, to save J'ucabcro |
FROM tho amy OF the Tennessee: thrco shots
fired at them, but without receiving any cply. |
i,y this time Klpatricks cavalry hal crossed Flint
Rvcf, nnd the various corps wore well in position
arrss the river each sid" oi the Joncshoro |
rus', with the exception vi part OF the Tenth corps
which remained IN rcservc On the west bark ot the
riNcr. During the afternoon General Frank "lair
wsa ordered ~ mako . Reconnaissance IN surre TO
develop the position of the enemy. fut before "
could bo executed tho main holy oi uariccs
corps moved round our right and rear,
and encountered fitzpatrick cavalry and General
Cotre's division, VI ihc 10Th Corps near the ford.
At the tauc time the 'ct, General Lees forces at.
taVkci Logan in trunt severe fight ensured ~
the vanou, points Il attack The enemy male
numerous assaults which were uniformly repulscd
with d t,ta loss to our shse n three bundfei
Killed, wounded and missing The enemy lost
mulh moro severely. bciny the attacking party
his dead slnne which reinsined IN our hanGh
amounting TO over two hundred.
While thie attack upon our right was IN progress
our centre and lc't advanced along the Macon Kali
rosd, tearing up the track. From prisoners II weA
ssccrtaincd that only two rcbcl army corpe Lees
and Hsrdcc's had len Atlsp,s for Joncshcto, and
that tie militia aud the remainder ID his forces still
continued IN the CITY. The 2Wh Corps, On the
ChattahoOchsc was ut once notified 10y General
Thomas to tccpa shnrp look out Tor Atlanta. aud
take advantage OF tho irH Indication Of evacua-
ton.
| no Ira ~ ,.i,naJ .b,cn g,.Jnsiiv ,5peneJ int
| stnidc AtsP u. the hrst division (regularJ Of
| the isth Corps ordered 10 clear the cu,uy
,o,.i s,tIc .nd A.. a., i,ns ~ dss.,ccs wa. can
turcd. when the enemy concentrated, and breaking
| our Anu- drove Il back with heavy loss. In Tie
reant'oo an Illinois battery WAS placed IN position
| g. rake the enemy's position. Fresh troops
were sent forward to take the place ot the re-
| ss.'',i,'i ir snian,ud snccc.. On, nov,
| .u w SP.u''a s"'.vss 80, .wa 80,
| ,ocoiv,i ui,h ,,..iiv yoiI.v R,.nn,ny G,r . mo
| -, or ~ r'''',J ~, J., A.. ia, tr s,"rn, mas,
| - ~, IA, ~, r,sh.i ,,,n ,hc ,rc,n,,,
| ~ Wv ,t.,s y,.,.s. .,.' ha,,.,t.s AMI
w., d. 60, ,. ,a.ph. ~ ,h. s'e,ss.,.,,, ,shiah
1',e h ~ T., -, III, ~, Ga,a,aI La a. D,vi,
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Tho object of The enemy in making this attack
was to cover his retreat anil prevent our lco AMI
right from drawing around Joncsioro and seycriny
the main body oi the enemy from the town
| still In Atlanta. Another day and II would have
tcca i"o late. Losnn'- victory was therefore only
tactical while iisrdccs defeat WAS stratee1cal
| success
| Danny the night tho rebels evacuated their
works at Joucsboro, aud r.tres'ed along the rail-
rpsi tow sr,is Macon. At day break on Friday, Sept
2d, our advance moved in pii suit, the 23d aud 9TH
Corps marching on the left and the Army u the
Tennessee On the right OF the railroad. Thc
people oi the town oi Jonest"ro were much
| astoniahed at the sight of tho Yam
| kect- tho long columns filing In endless array
| insp reI them with wonderful respect Tor the
| de-piHed Nprthern-rs. During the afternoon our
| advauc, cams up with the eneiny's iesr-Ruaid,
r which posted On the brow Of hill which COW
cred still stronger works ia the rear. Extensive
rer0 unois.anc's estai lished thnt The entire ,bei
amy WAS Ia iurce south oi Gaines Creek. aud as an
assault would involve too heavy sscritcs OF hie
tue attempt Was r,lnqulsbed. Night
terminated the diminishing, and thus
closcd the e"Iapsga with Tho attain
mem % {" US "h"'""A'' "'I's'-'"o ''p'"o "
Atlanta
"a tue evening OF the 9i- beh'thl ohciuhh ls-
sued an order snnounc ng the capture Of Atlanta
hy General siocuin ia tho following termsi rhn
Gcncrnl commanding announces With great pleas
ure thnt our troops unier haJorISenefal Soclp,
occupied Atlanta ycst.rday At III o'clock, A M ,
the enemy having evacuated the night before, de-
s'roying vast magazines and stores and blowing
nitiou, which accounts lor the sounds beard by US
on tho night c4 the lsi inH GU, preei. tsk "
.no ,sV,',sJ MI IA, 1''ae' ,s, a'; "'
This order wiz greeted with the widest eutllusi-
ssm ~ our sJlieIH. lhe Ptrlls Hhd iahsu.. oi
.n,n ,. ,hs, ai.d de- usitIt vii Iapy l.,
remember I'D hy ,ho.e who heard them.
The iot'l works IN Atlanta w.ro o' a nios' iof-
ro,,,, 49,, 80" Iah,vn,hs -, LIrat.n
auu inos Of r,nc-pp, seemed to justly tho conh-
deuce Il the ,nnre Conieleraay IN Tue safety OF tne
,ni ,bs i."m'uves wer, but lItlIo Injured. One
ofthcm was placed in running order by our soldiers
in q day The people welcomed our soldiers, aud
had evidently but little reason H. cherish tLo
ory "a their late defenders. The city, though not
! thirty years I'D, bears marks OF gr,t prosperity
hal alfn. pnlatal houses and was laid cut iu cir
cul,r iurin, which, la happier days, must have
p,c.u,h ,hir oI"S M opr RVS ean ,he,n. we're
| nI,,., ,h. VIM f,np, H.. nuter sprla q