, 1864-07-26


D1r, Ds7T11.rrx1n 1,or-p W. W. - 1.nox t7, w.,
July Fl, 1864. T.
left the front on Thursday, Ju15 p, at
II. H. At that time our right was e5tab-
lished on the battlefield about four miles
from atlanta, Our lett was within easy
range smelling distance OF the enemy, Who
e1nck closely to his heavy works, guarding
Inc Town mile or TWO oateide fhe sub
puIos'
1our Correspondent Aonsfoee has fnr
n'sneo you Win Jul detaiis OF Lie move
n'ents OF sberman army up 10 Inc moment
yesterday p m.} when Its dashlrg new CON:
mander Hood uassed nearly the whole
rebel army against the right wing, composed
of the l3th and :pth Corps, and AcWton's
dlVislon OF Inc ath Corps
lms portion OF o1r asMy-less than one
iuifu ol LIE "nole-u1et Tue moSt reckless,
'nase"e aec Aeao4ots eua1se u Tue "af
"Hhout sle4a1ns nn 1ocn' save ht1le on
ooe " .oe uanhe VI oea's o''ieion' "ncle
sap l" '"e nue oeeu'teot ano "Acre tne
eucms p0sseu 1ufougn' ou1 was speeo1ly
~, ue.nu. A.e "'lsn "ae naAoe y nen5
toe "no'e o' tne tcnel army. ana Hs com
!uees 1el'u1se iol1us luz nost gofaous coaptef
III '9ne' tDan' es"pagn'
Hooker had advanced from his trenches:
Eutter6eld's division, now commanded by
Geb- Warden on the left; Gears's in the cen
ttr,. Id Williams on the right Of Paln4cr's,
prepared to close up on Hooker whenever
the latter sEo9ld have established his new
line
ihe country over which this advance WIS
progressing, was partially rolling aud open,
istereectcd With diflealt creeks, and par
ual{s covered Win nndesgro"fh.
II Ine aoFarce prisoners were captured ~
different points a1ong Tue nne' VINO uoanl-
mensls ftatea that cohs'oerao'e ooos o.
,ne'l troops ~as nt1 '.e s1a ~. nu'
ouo oouot, iv' 'a4s uipoes Nv. 'ees tau'
@iaeeoot ~ 40 ~ ~ 4e'o4 - ~ "e4~ eone
"a ~tta'n nu1 het '"ot " 'ui 7A'' a.
Lie ean'e nlie'
AL twenty ma1uie5 before 1our p m.,
and With Inc celerltS Of tt%etnlng, 1he reoei
nost poursd 1ofth from their concealmsnt'
Hatsed in enormous columns against New;
ton.
They came without sk1rmishers and With
ytlls Whose Tolame exceeded any battle
shout ever heard. ScWton's division had
but half completed their barricade. and they
hardly had tfme.to fall into line and secure
their guns before the4snllre rebel column,
composed Of Walkers and Baths divisions Of
Hardce's corps, was within range, and the
line Of pickcss guarding the Interval be-
tween the right and left Of our army, barely
escaped capture hy plungiag into Peach Tree
Creek and swimming across.
The enemy had struck us at the vital point,
where victory for him might be decisive
New ton had more ground to guard than he
could cover by even single line. For the
first fe1 minutes everything hung trembling
In the scale. Newton's left flank was ex-
posed and just covered bis bridges across
Peach Tree Creek. End 1t given way the day
would hare been dark. Our whole right
might hare been routed.
The rebel plan was to destroy our forces
On the right, after which their army would
INC man oouy u our a1tns.
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