, 1864-07-30
FROM SuERnIAN's ARMY.
From Onr Special Correspondent
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After crotsipg the Chattahoochee river, on
Sunday last, the Army Of the Cumberland
took us its march along the Buck Head and
Pace's Ferry road in the following order -
The 4th Corps, Towards, swung around On
the road from Powers Ferry and proceeded
to Buck Head-a miserable village about
1even miles eaat Of Pace's Ferry-skirmish-
ing most of the Esy with the rebel cavalry.
The goth Corps, Hooker's, followed up On
the same road, keeping up its connection
with the rear Of the 4th Corps, and Palmer's,
18th Corps, bringing up the rear, thus throw
Ing this Corps on the right.
On Tuesday morning The course Of march
was changed from an easterly to southerly
one. The 4th Corps moving towards Allan
ia on the left of the Buck Head and Atlanta
road; the right Of the 2oth Corps on the
Pace's Ferry and Atlanta road, and the 14th
Corps on the Montgomery's Ferry and Attain
ia road, In order to understand the posi-
ton Of these roads, let your readers take one
Of Lloyd's large maps, draw line for seven
miles In IN tasterly direction from Pace's
Ferry, the end Of this line representing Buck
Head; draw line from Buck Head to At
lanta, distance Of seven miles. From
two equi distant points On tue Buck
yergi1g In Atlanta, and then an idea OF
the position and route Of march eau be prop
crly had. After march Of about an hour,
the troops encountered the robel advance
Immediately on the north bank Of Peach
Tree Greek A ekirtnish line was at once
frrn
commenced. Prescott's Battery, of Baird's
Division, 14th Corps, was placed in position
On hill, commanding tbs rebel skirmish
line, and in the afternoon; q heavy artillery
fire was opened upon the rebel administers.
While their attention was being diverted By
the creek, which is about 10 feet wide and
three feet deep. and drove the rebel skirmlsh-
ers ont OF the work. Later in the day Dill
worth's Brigade Of Davis Division Of the
14th Corps, was ordered to adyonce and &C.
cure lodgment across the creek, near
as ekirmtsh line, and crossed the creek In
dashipg style, followed by the Brigade, OF
which the l12th Illinois and s22i Indiana held
the front line The crossing WIS effected in
good style, without incurriug any. loss, but
asa steep hill formed tho bank of the creek,
make the position tenable. The order was
given to charge, and with cheer up went
The brigade. BIZ some unaccountabfe acct
dent the 65th Illinois became detached
from the brigade, and fell into the hands Of
the rebels, losing nearly three entire COM
panies, taken prisoners. 4 few minutes after
the balance OF the brigade came rushing over
the hill, and after sharp little fight ofabout
fifteen minutes duration the rebels wero
forced to abandon the position. In this as.
sault we lost 208 men, including those Of the
s5th Illinois tnBcn prisoners. Among the
fn1Tntrfnrs
CT, 52d Ohio, prisoner; Lieut.. Donaldson,
SEA Ohio, killed; Captain Snyder, do, killed
Lieut.. Lane, do. wounded Lieut.. Somers,
do, wounded; Lfcut. Roe, do, wounded:
Lieut., Grimes, do wounded; Capt. Kennedy,
85th H., killed; Lieut.. Trent, do. wounded
Blanchard, captured; Lieut.. Hamilton, do,
captured; Capt. Hayers, do, missing; Lieut.
Millincr, do, missing; MaIor:shea, 25d Ind,
wounded; Lieut.. Faulkner, S6th Iii, wound
ed; Lieut.. Jones 125th ILL.,, wounded. As
no official list has Jet been made ont
a@nsSsgg sannot give the lanes OF the killed aud
Later in tue came afternoon Baird's and
Johnson's divisions effected crossing with
out meeting any resistance, and TOOK up
position on the crest Of ridge Immediately
South Of the creek. On Wednesday morning
third-of the :0th corps commenced crossing,
and BY noon had succeeded in getting into
mneoiutely south Of the creek, bnt
without having thrown up any
works. About halfpast three in the after
noon, the rebels, three lines deep. made three
furious assaults on the left, centre aud right
OF Hooker, the right of Howard and the lett
OF Palmer, but were repulsed with dreadful
loss, leaving their dead and badly wounded
on the field. Wards division Of Hooker's
corps took seven stands Of co1ors, go prts-
oners and about 500 stand Of small arms.
rode over the battle ground this morning,
ard the sight was truly sickenlng. Ths
rebel dead were in some instances piled up
meut-the 1e9th 1lllnois-I counted sixty
Line dead rebels. This regiment got the
battle-nae Of the SD Mississippi. The whole
forenoon Was occupied In burying the dead
our men in single. graves md the rebels in
trenches. Our loss was 1,G21 In killed,
wounded ard misstng-of the latter TWEEN
sts The rebel I loss H's5 i Estimated 1t cooo hs II
killed, wounded and prisoners. The fight
| lasted for three houls without intermissfon,
and had it not been TINT our forces were
greatly exhausted, the rebels would have
eudered greater loss. Among the losses I
learn the following: Capt Doty, 1o4th Ill,
killed Capt. Rhynerton, do, Killed; Lieut..
1hos Clarke 90, ,.S Mounded; ni ;, Adjutaqt Tao.
Capt. Wells, a. D. c. to General johnson,
wounded; Capt. Swan, 8sth Ind, wounded !;
Lieut.. Dongan, Ssth Ind, wounded; Col.
Co1grove, eth Ind, wounded; Lieut. Lewis,
10th Ind, killed; Capt Waltock, do,
wounded; Li.ut- Beckstein, SD ILL.,, killed; !;
Capt. Wool, 10lst ILL.,. killed.
I1earn that Logan lada running fight with
and that at nightfall be was only d mile aud
nne-hn1f from Atlanta II 20. It's fall i6 only