The New York herald., 1864-08-17

that he should be reinforced The capsain received
the orders and to the back that the Yankees were
getting id saucy Whereabouts, but he would hold ms
position at all costs. In nve minutes our men goooed
him bodily, together with lieutenant and iUsty one
men, aud brought them to the rear thoroughly crest
fallen
OF that, task whion, with less audacity and more
mannuvring and ceiling about, might when ateml ted
AT as nave wettea the NH SIDES win blood was an
inn ortant step ga ned toward the possesson ultimately,
OF the Macon Railroad
There other movements during the day looking to
protection of the flank, and giving support to the limo
newly established the hill, but all OF little impor tance
The whole OF the second division crossed at and
proceeded TO fory the crest OF the hill carried by the
brigade.
AUGUST 4.
Preparations were made for general assault, which
understood have ordered for three O'Clock in
tue Afternoon Great expectations excited by the
imposing march and c0unlermarch Of the columns and
the galoping 10 and fro OF 0rderes and aids; but all
came TO nothing The troops could not be got into line In
season. SO crooked the lines. and SO tangled and
jagged the hill sdes night on before preparations
could be Completed and must go over TO the next day.
Early in the Gay occurred one of those seeming acc
cause greater feeling OF sadness than the slaughter Of
hundreds bloody field II event which. In
unegned grief Is not often experienced in the breasts
OF men whose daily business IL is to make war.
Lieutenant Julius Karnasch, Of the Thirty afth Mis-.
sour Typographical Engineer the staff Of General
Schoheld, was early in the forenoon, far out the
skrmsh line, taking observations for the purpose Of
ing map the situation when o musket ball from
rebel picket pierced him through the head causing in
stant death. SO modest and unassuming, and yet 80
Industrious and scrupulously honest in all his dealings
gentlemanly in his conversation with those whom ne
knew and so noble and dgned in his bearing, he had
won the best opinion OF all who knew HIM.
AUGUST b-GEN PALMER KELgvgD.
No assault yet question OF rank 10 be settled
between major generals. General Palmer, whose corps
lne and ordered right the Twenty third was
ordered to to General Schofed for ders This
70 ns e ana
vigorous charge Of the skirmsh line OF the Second
division of the Fourteenth discovered that the
works 10 their front were entirely too strong TO be car
ried by direct assault, and the project or assault in
front was abandoned This discovery had the regi
ments which msdo it pretty severely.
The whole loss was not less than seventy i've mon;
among whom was Major Irving, Of the Thirty-eiRhth
lately the rspel skrmsners were taken wholly BY
surprise and captured in large numbers. One hundred
and lotytwo brought the fruits CHARGE
and enough more were taken during the day to swell the
whole number 70 two hundred and flfiv.
August 6-AssAuIr OF TIE TWENTY. THIRD CORPS.
At very early hour in the morning the men were in
motion the Twen,y.third corps marching the right
OF the Fourteenth and the two divisions OF the latter
in m 20 All na asa Tine
order was to attack the enemy's flank, and attempt
70 drive it back sufficiently TO enable the corps
70 swing around 70 the Macon Railroad The Third div.
General Cox) TO hold the left OF the corps The
Second General Hascal the extreme right The Third
division attacked early In the forenoon and swung
around the enemys flank the Second division the
Fourteenth corps, which joined il the left slowly fol-
ed the movement that the Fourteenth corps was
gradually brought INTO line running almost at right
angles the creek and at point distant about four
and q half miles southwest OF Atlanta.
akirmsh line composed OF company from each
regiment OF three brigades the Fourth was mostly in
reserve and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Aott OF
piece Of woods and charged upon the rebel skrmshers
driving them out OF their pits in fine style IL dis
covered however that their line entirely too weak
take the main rebel line Of works and IL accordingly
Increased by fresh detachments hundred This
force drove the rebels behind their main rifle PITS and
kept up such CALLING fire that Of them dared
raise his head above the breastworks Still, evil
dent that it would be folly to attempt carry works
with this number Of men, and after holding the rebels
down thus about hour and half they relieved
by the First brigade. which charged mpetuousy upon
the rebel breastworks. But they strong. Our
men fought bravey. pushed the attack far men
jumped upon the parapes and fell close before them
yet IL was anavaing They were compelled to fall back
and the rebels eaping their works pursued them
short distance 10 turn
The brigade lost heavily, full three hundred men
The Hundredth Ohio lost ninety nine, which was
rhe heaviest loss suffered by any one regiment The
color company OF the Eighth nnessee got in ad
vance, and, coming under an enflading fire, was
noued surrender and compelled it, with the loss
OF it's colors These were insolently futercd by the
them, and they were haughtiy deded to reake them.
The nature OF the ground some other to
have prevented the brgsdes from .ctns well IN concert
others did not approach near to the forhcatons and
suffered less loss In the end they all fell back, after
having brought of most OF their wounded. Still con.
siderable numbers left lying close under the rebel
works. great portion OF the dead also could not bs
recovered.
was along In the afternoon before this division was
swung around sufficiently on the rebel flank to become
seriously eRgaged. Colonel Hobsons brigade prompt
usual went in Arst the left OF the division and drove
the rebels from their rifle pits. Hating little
to swing around they all charged calamity about four
O'Clock, through open cornfed on the rebel
artillery and drove them entirely out The rebels had
hauled OF their cannon and secured them but were ut
.ery driven out Of their works. and kep, out The men
themselves fully to hold thom at all hazards but since
they detached from the Third division by quite
gap and thrust far out into the eDemys country
and no troops could be spared 10 be formed their
flank for protection II was judged safest to withdraw
safety rhey left the works then by order and retired
In good order and without molestation.
Many Of the killed and wounded having been Of
sity left the field is difficult 10 state positively
whether the missing killed or wounded, or neither.
centy enable ascertain the number OF each
The whole number Of killed. wounded ana missing will
not be very far from five hundred and nifty.
DIgrANcEs.
The right OF the Twenty third corps reached point
three miles from East Point and, as nearly as can as
certain, mile and half from the railroad We are at
last getting that the rebels growing anxious
concerning IL, and shower upon US furious storm Of
shells al the slightest indication Of any movement on
part
Tue Twenty third corps after the fight assumed posi-
tion nearly at right angles with the Fourteenth corps
facing southward The second division slightly
oSi ossE TO ns sna ss % ana
I'M another advance determined upon. Another such
the last will bring tho army nearly, not quite
upon the coveted railroad
ARrn1ERY DUEL.
At the time the Second division about 10 make
attack the artillery along nearly the entire front Of the
Army Of the Tennessee opened the rebels create
diversion In thor favor, aud at the same time the skir
mish line was brsskly pushed forward as II about
to assault The small voice Of tho musketry was
overw hemed the mighty thunder OF fifty guns, which
shock the ancient bills Of Georgia as they
shaken beoreroed through the valleys and reverber
ated through the streets OF Atlanta announcing 70 it's
startled dwolers the beginning Of the end and warning
them TO fee from the wrath TO This all such
monstratons, ended 1t intended in smoke and
noise, and vast expenditure Of mmuntion, with q
small loss OF life II any eject WAS produced, II was
moral, or perhaps demoralizinE one
CONFRONTING ATLANTA, August 7, 1864
tbs Sunday the Quieest Sabbath Of the campaign and
by com mon consent both sides have agreed upon
the rvance the holy time. The forenoon or
quietly that could with difficulty make ourselves
believe that the enemy were still 10 our front Early In