, 1864-09-15

we're thrown out to prevent surprise By
dark strong works had been constructed.
fucing east and south, and al1 night the de.
Htruction continued.
FIERCE ASSAULTS ON HOWARD.
But to the grand event OF the day. at day.
break the I'd brigade IN Hazen's division, 18th
! ar1Dy corps, advanced galluntly, driving the
enemy from prominent hill, which gave
our artillery command Of Jonesboro and the
ra1lroao, now less thln one half mile distant.
A brigade of 0sterhaus' division reinforced
the brigade holding the hill, and the troops
fell to fortifying tie position Immediately.
The rest. OF the 15th corps Was rapidly
brought into position on the new line, Hazen
occupying the hill nearest the enemy, the
other divisions, HaErow's and Osterhaus',
On bis Hanks and IN reserve. Gen. Cotss's
division of the 10th corps was brought for
ward across Flint Greek and joined Logan.
| and Gen. Wood's division Of the 17th c0rus
also crossed and went into position on the
| left.
About 8 p. m. the cremy suddenly poured
| and formed rapidly into line for assault. on
Hazen's right ran strip OF wood; In Ills
front over which the enemy advanced, were
fields OF tall corn; on his left, thick and
| ehelttring pine grove. Lees corps, In four
lines, advanced gallautly upon Hazen, while
Hasdee's corps attempted to work around bis
right, where he was soon engaged With ua1-
rows division, and In pouring conyereing
fire on Hazen's and the other troops occupy
Ing the hill The assault Was q desperate
Cne- The rebels we're playing their last card,
! and thty fought a8 ii, 1oreseelng failure, they
courtsd death. They swarmed through the
waving corn with Haunting banners, aud
| rushed on 0ur works without wayering under
the deadly fire pouring into thei thinning
| ranks.
But in spite Of their supcrhuman efforts,
not NAL Of Lees corps placed foot on our
| parnpet. M,jor General Patton Anderson,
Commanding aindman's old division In Lees
corps, fell 1uortally wounded Wf+hlu thirty
yards Of our works. at the same moment,
his horse, splendid animal, toppled over.
tening coat With blood. Bfigadier General
| Cummings, Of Sterenson's division, also iell
| desperately wounded In the assault Fro Of
General Andcrson's staff were killed, and lay
near where he fell
The force Of the first assault was no sooner
broken than second line came su1glpg up to
meet with no better fate. Again and again
| the enemy broke, and again and again ihey
we're rallied and led back The fighting was
desperate for two hours. but ut no time can
there be said to have been any danger in It,
for the enemy had struck US where We were
strongest. General Howard sent Two regi-
| ments of General Woods brigade, and Colo
mel B3ant's brigade OF the 18th corps, to
| Hazcn's assistance, but the gallant Ohioan
wou1d have Reathercd the storm alone. Ha-
zcn captured one hundred and thirty pris-
oners and two stand Of coloss, besides many
rebel wounded It Is estimated TINT the
enemy in hls front lost ! 600 men.
On the right Of Hazen, Harrow's division
Tas heavily engaged but the assault WAS much
feeb1er, though it cost the enemy heavily.
Cleburne's division failing to make any in
preston on Harrow, marched down to our
extreme right and attacked Fitzpatrick, hold
Ing the bridge over Flint River. Fitzpatrick
beld them at bay until relieved by General
Giles b. Smiths division, Of the 1fth Corps,
which repulsed the pugnacious Hibernfan
s.1s TIE :9Sts 9stts 81 ea 2Ds D%soaanded IN @ss
Ing. Oar lois III the whole affair will not
exceed aoo: We played upon the enemy with
Lieut.. Colonel Myers, 10Th Mississippi. fell
! into our hands badly wounded. The bodies
T Of the rebel Col. Williams and Major Baron
| fell into our hands. In all, seven rebel field
| officers were killed and wounded In Hazen's
front. It was remarked that the officers be-
layed bu1ing the fight with perfect reckless
neeB.
Toward evening the 17sh Corps advanced,
apd went into position on the left Of the
! 18th. The 10th Corps took position on the
Snty-eieht rebels. all badly wounded, are
collected In one of Logan's hospitals.
uAnDEE IN COMMAND TO-DAY.
4AC-khU 4EtC1 NO4t8 8Akt04E6uutuAlEE EtUl-
manded by Hardee. Hood remained In At
lanta, 1aborjng under the Aal1ucination that
he could hold the city with our whole army
in his rear. He. no doubt, instructed Hlrdee
to neeault us whenever he came upon us.
Such nre bis tactics. The battles Of the Goth,
22d and 28th Of July, and the 31Bt OF August,
have q dlstir rgufsbed family resemblance.
Az desperate assaults-a1l bitter defeats for
Hood.
SEPTEMBER i.
Another day Of grind, decislve victory.
Our whole army turned this morning, like
an aroused giant, upon the rebels at Jones'
haye them inclosed on three sides. We dare
rot 1ope to find them still here when day
breaks tomorrow.
The 14th corps, owing to the accidents Of
position, has. not been as heavily engaged
during the campaign as some others. To-day
1t struck balance sheet by the most SUCCESS
ful, II not the most gallant assault Of the
summer.
At day break this mornipg..the ar1ny Of the
! Tennessee faced east, oppOaite Jonesboro,
! aud Joined On the lett by the. 18th corps,
| acroes the Macon Railroad The 4th aud 23d
! corps commenced advancing down the track
! to take position on the left Of the 14th, and
/ entelop the enemJ's right flank. "Moot-
! roBe," who was on that part Of the line,
| gives the iollowfpg relation offthe events on
illH lElL HUI EkALEIH luEIHA1UE uUHlE EuATEE
| Of the 14lh corps.
The 4th Corps broke camp at q. m and
Newton's and KimbalPs divisions moved dt-
ret upon the Macon Railroad, which they
r~acheu at 5. The men were at once spread
along the line fronting the track, End at
| given signal the ties and rails were lifted
| from their beds and turned over like the sod
from plow, the whole length Of 8 brigade
front. In a half hour, over mile aud a half
was torn up and destroyed: Another advance
| took pl2ce tor mile and half, when the
operation was repeated. In this manner the
| Ing every rail from Rough and Ready to
within two miles OF jouesboro, a distance
Of ten ml1ee, where they formed junction
with Wood, and advanced to position, Ktnl-
division Of the l4th Corps, with Nc"ton on
bIs lett. Woods division Was In reserve.
The 23d Corps, which followed the 4th, came
up about thls time on the LEFT OF the .4tb, and
went into position The line thus formed
was something in the form Of the capita let.
left, the 4th ana sd Corps on the right, aud
| the IA Corps on the tlattencd apeI Of the.
letter. At o'clock Davis and Stanley made
simultaneous advaLce-
HEwToA's DIVISION :.
Wss formed with Bradley on the left, 0pe-
| dyke On the center, and Wagner on the right
Moving through dense woods Of three hun.
| the rebel Ekirmishes who were hurriedly drIy-
| en- back upon large ccrn field, across which
| the whole division charged in gRllant atyle,
| driving the enemy from their barricAdes and
| capturing about fifty prisoners.
The advance was In two lines. General
| BradleJ's commRId captured rebel hospital,
| with 200 wounded, from the division Of Major
| General Anderson, Who was killed the preyl-
| oue day by Howard. Lieut. Cox and Can't
TiDney, Of Wagnes's staff, captured si1 pris.
| oners in person:
K1MBA1L's p1YIs1oN
| hare but few particulars Of Kimba1l's d.
vision, owing to the fact that it was put in
! motion very early, ahd had no chance to
| make notes. The division, however, advanced
behind Wagner, but as Stanley had to swing
round bis corps On the left, Ktmball being
on the extreme left, did not have to advance
| far. He drove the enemy's skirm1shes, how
ever, In good style, capturing few pris.
one1s and their skirnliah plte, With slight
loss. The total loss in The corps did not
exceed fifty men, only i've Or elx Of whom
mere killed.
. SPLENDID VICTORY By DAv1s' CORPS.
Davis formed bis 1ipe With the lst Division,
Brig. Gen. Ca1lin, on the lett, aud the I'd DI-
vision, Brig. Gen. Morgan. joining thn 18th
Corps on the right Baird was In reserve.
The line was formed In the edge Of the
Woode, and the centre somewhat retired,
facing large cornfield half mile wide, at
the Routh east edge OF which, on command
Ing ritEes, the enemy's line wss formed, COW
tripg Jonesboro. The rebel skirmishers
We're In the rayineB In the cen'ro Of the field.
The brigades on the line were as follows:
left resting on the railroad, Col Moore, OF
! +ha 69th Ohio commnnf3fnp with %ha 74th