The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-28


Col. Logic, 51st New York
Lit. Col. Randall, 10th New York.
Adiutant Radcliff, 143d New York.
Wounded-Gen. Gresham, commanding
division, severely.
Major Baldwin, 150th New York
The GazetteS correspondent, under date Of
Atlanta, Friday July %, gives full and in-
teresting details of the movements of Sher-
mans army since crossing the Chattahoo-
chez river.
On the morning of Monday the 18th the
whole line advanced, MCPHERSON taking po-
sition on the extreme left, Schoheld the left
center, Howard the center, Hooker the right
cent ter and Palmer the extreme right. On
the same morning our advance rea ched
Peach Tree Creek, Il stream running four
miles from Atlanta After considerable
skirmishing the enemy was dislodged and a
portion of Towards corps crossed. Our
left, in the meantime, swung around to the
Atlanta and Augusta Railroad and tearing
up several miles of track
On the evening Of Tuesday the 10Th and
the morning of Wednesday the goth, How
ard, Hooker and Palmer crossed with the
balance of the corps, forming line all
along the south bank of the creek.
At p. m. the rebels made desperate
and sudden assault on Gen. Howard in
great force, which attack soon extended to
Hooker, the rebels advancing three deep
Portions of our line at first wavered be-
fore the terrible onset, but were quickly rail-
lied, and stood as firm as a rock.
On this portion of our line was massed
over one-half of the rebel army, both parties
fighting for the first time i'll this campaign
i'll the open field.
Before dark the rebels were entirely de-
feated, having failed to break our lines at
any point, and retreated in disorder, leaving
most of their dead and wounded (2,000} on
the field.
Our loss will reach 2, 900 men, principally
from Hookers corps. The rebel loss in kill
ed, wounded and missing exceeds 5000, in
Guiding three Brigadier Generals
On the extreme left operations were EN-
inently successful, Mcpherson driving the
enemy several miles, Blar's division adj
vancing a mile and half south of the Au-
gusta road.
On the morning ofThursday the 2lst, the
enemy were driven with small loss TO the
works of the enemy round Atlanta.
On Friday the 22d' they had withdrawn
entirely from Hooker's and Palmers front
At two o'clock p. m.,of that day. portions
of our army entered the city.
The same correspondent adds that we may
have some fighting for the full possession of
the city but the campaign is considered
closed
A report believed to be reliable anuounc-
es the occupation. of Montgomery, Ala, by
Gen. Rousseau.
WASHINGTON, Sunday Evening, July "a
The latest official dispatches from Gen. Sher-
man representrepeated fighting, and give the
circumstances attending the death of Gen
Mcpherson, who fell III battle in the severe
contest of Friday.
Another dispatch says Gen Rousseau was
at Pooles vile, Alabama, 120 miles south of
Decatur, on the lat h He had a slight fight
with body of the enemy dispensing them.
egWhiIe the enemy were in Maryland
rebel officer was asked if he made no dis
tinction between the property of Union peo-
pie and that of the friends of the Confeder-
ate cause?' Not at all, ~ he replied; I'VE take
from our Northern friends and sympathiz-
ers even more freely, because we feel that
they would specially desire to contribute to
the good cause of the South" Rather a
clinch that reply