The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-01

right the Twepy second coli was struggling against the
Early on The morning morn ' q he acs6 woods division
crossed tho creek and relevst Williams OF the Twentieth
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eight tongaeiks ridge ran ou. in iron. o. Woo a.
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Srsns SrssSs back s1s enemy IsS guns ws.s mms
Of General Wood hmsi and bis truly Svsire
adinant general, Captain Btow. put int position
slS ssnv DaUSsns e s osst upon ne sss%y
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sway Within the short range Of about s Tsr' We son
zee the shot and shell whizzing. E SO many y.mps Of
sad d IN rebel sssriss sSs Sxss sssSns
In thsair The Internal din en- nanced by the nces
deniIy massed in the centre al the desperate resolu
We barn rom prisoners 'in ,bas c0rPS nsr. Of Hooa
and H1sasss ,h corps sr.s were massns in
rebels charged stany'r rona. whittahers Sripads
nooy resisted .he. ATTACH They next assaied KirSys
wuele .ury os ~ nsrv 9born resstance but after
adysntsgs. oecupy'pg prominent Knoll in our trout
Gross: ,, brigade and Fttakers again pitched ato them
ana sns uespe.t and bloody conflict continued until
aar deFo, o,a Sm ana esrren success both sides At
Sns sn div ssOn haS Sss a.,
nrun. o. ne da hg6tu Lad Just kept its own, except
we one ,suv roll on his rgat, which the enemy occn
siaos, ior VI ~ pressing desperately Staniy's
'front.' DI. .eud, ringing cheer from boys relieved
Early he mcrnipg Of the 2lst the fight opened with
nesvy ~ FINISHING, which continued all day. Word has
points and that the Fifteenth Obo Woods division,
nave capsured the hi.i TO confirm this number Of
pris ses just scntso General Woods headquarters,
whi ssauly has captured more
-. write this The air is hideous with the roar Of shot
say on Che right and sononsd has succeeded IN orcss
ss Noes creek and s coming In onlheir roar So they
a are wi rda of
fshem, aud our ianss closing IN on them TOO much
Ns 1e e0sn 70 M inc % and Us gal
Inoagh other corps have dohe well 10 this desperate
csmpaign. certainly none have done bstter:
but as close this TO send By messenger going to
Besdea my horse has been just disabled Though the
rebes are lighting with desperate oostnacy, our victory
The lighting has been very severe in front Of Woods
division The Fifteenth Ohio under Lieutenant Colonel
1 Askew, and the Forty ninth Ohio, under Lieutenant
larger force Of the enemy and firmly establishing them.
selves on the contested hill. General Howard openly
mastery move developed the enemy ana repuised them
TIE Eiehy.ninth Illinois and part OF General Hazen's
back The enemy who lost ground at all points to-day
Eight rebel guns werc vomiting shot ana shell on the
Fifteenth and Forty ninth during their advance In the
face OF this they repused the enemy from the disputed
their beyond the Cha,tah ,ochie, whore they
have strong works. and intend making another stand.
i C0e8tahl,
been chiefly engaged with Howards corps thus proving
that part Of Hoods and hardees corps are in 'front.'
Our right wing has not been engaged to-day Our left
sghty Hooker and Schoneid closing up, and there
viii fs ScE cspsn Chatter
l 70 General Wood, mad his horse shot under him
riding along g. The Sc. lime with the General
eseape shell burst right in front his
General Woods quarters hanced 70 be under range Of the
ensmys battery. and shells popped around One passed
by the Provost Marshal Captain TAFT pieces tearing
shrouRh the Generals tent.
bring this down 70 the night Of che 2lst june
l THROWING COLD WATER ON TGE sBJBcT.
From prisoners and dcserters have hoard that john
stou issued complimentary order. Among other things
he stated that tho railway up supplies cut
OF and our army on half rations for days This
order reading the troops and about receiving
due amount Of cheering, when powerful commentary
was made upon II by the snr loud whistle Of the loco
motive at Big shan-. The reading stopped. the men
looked ncredulous and siurk back to their quarters
while one loud ringing cheer from lines carried them
conviction thA. we were not starved, Notwithstanding
BY lies OF this kind tncy trying TO keep up the
dropping spirits Of their mem but the cry Of "wof is
Captain L. II. Levy, First Georgia nephew Of OK Sena-
tor Eeyy, OF Florida, captured by the pickes Of
Colonel Gibson's brigade, with abou. seventy
asked the Captain Dint they think their hopeless,
and 1t nota useless sacrifice of life them 70
tnue."
There are" replied the malignant Captain "abont one
hundred thousand high toned chivaric Southern gene
| mon whom ye may extrp0te, but can never subdue"
This sounded very ne but 70 spoil the chivay of the
were surprised the picket line and captured by
gean and seven who frightened them into submis.
sion by pretending 70 have whole regiment In their
| sourrxnx NOTIONS
rs strange how fully impressed the lower classes
with notion Yankee barbarism This Is the lesson
that had been taught thcm by their masters They
them. on approach women and children fled terri.
ned Into every nook and corner for concealnen II all
Barnums lot loose upon them, they could not BE-
more alarmed By degrees they ventured out, and be-
| not cat them. Iheard an old lady say
''Well, we tho Lord be raised, you'ns not go bad
they SAID wee MS own fellows treat US worse than you
Our kindness to those who remained at homo was an
q house near Big shauty who're an old lady
was discussing the war question with soldier, whose
You'ns fellows don't fght wee'ns fair - said the old
lady, with tho air OF q Madam Roland.
How sofn said the soldier
Why you'ns light wid bags and that's not fair" said
the CID ady drawing very indignant puff from the pipe
"besides Z said she, ."youns have hgntin'"
90 you'ns can't over mo that way; wasn't, there
fellows from place called New York here today"
is sad to contemplate the fearful suferngs OF the
people, rari0.larly the women and children, those
parts Of Georgia over which We have casnpagnea As
for go men the young in the rebel Snes Che old
have fed TO the xoods Some few have vsutured TO re
main at home; those have Jared the best
Our mon have In too many instances burned down the
houses destroyed their CONTENTS driving thcr wreched
inmates ousecss, Homeless starving otcasts 70 poreh
or colu 1nd hunger. True, such hen1ish not
oleaied but straggers and hangers on, who bring up
we rear o. large army destroy every thing like swarm
Of ocuss, patcuarly when thoy find houses dcscred
have mctfTenzied groups OF afrighied starving wo
mcE aud chlhren huddsd together In the woods whore
many OF them Perish Ct cold want. Such sad pic
tures O old ana oungsray haired rnatrons aud tmld
grs-tlinging toRriher In sUelcss misery may be maQ
ned bN cannot be descrbc6 have seen hole columns
OF brave men meh away before the leaden storm OF
shot and ehell Aave ridden among the dead the
dying aud wounded O. many bfttlc Isd have be,rd
the groane fearful agony from che poov sufferers under
the scalpel knife where piles OF eCa and. umsthe grim
trophies Of waratlested death fearful carnage Yet
was not moved haye been by the eight >o these poor
helpless miserabcs. ilas alss for this ,pue war OK
bo and tears s there Iarisrus deep ~ugh hot
enough for It's authorsY
Fscsrxs sr CORRESPONDENTS orHERas
We often witness strange escapes that sicst make
become iataiist Even correspondents are not free
from them TINS s owing to our close proximity 10 tho