Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-28

Accordingly, about P. NJ, Newton dspIoyed Ava
regiments as administers and pushed forward
ng clouds OF the eDemy's hapshooters before them
ana scattering their skrmish reserves By three p M
NO had advanced three-fourths Of mile and carried q
Ponent ridge In his 'front.' which, after sending fresh
s4rmsh nes forward no proceeded to establish his dv
SION. Ills troops unsluDg knapsacks stacked arms and
iel 70 orecung rail barricade with will. Hooker now
adVaoced from his trenchesButterfeld's DIVISION now
commanded by Cen Ward, the left, Geary in centre
and Con- Williams on the right. Palmer prepared to
close up on Hooker whenever the enemy should
his new line.
The country which this advance was progressing
partly rolling and open, intersected with difficult creeks
and partially covered with dense underground In the adj
vance prisoners were captured at different points along
Inc who unanimously stated that considerable BODY
Of their troops was than mile and half They
WERE beyond doubt sent out to be- captured for this
porse Not less than three fOurhs of the entire rebel
army were concealed within musketshot of skirmish
ers.
at the same time at twenty minutes of four o'clock p
and with the celebrity of lightning the rebel host poured
aganst Newton coming on without skrmishers and with
yels whose volume exceeded those of any battle
ever heard Newton's division had but half completed
tnsir oarrcade and they barely had time to fall into line
ana se2e their guns before the entire rebel column
posed OF Walkers and Batess divisions of Hardees CORDS
was within range The pckets guarding the interval be-
inc ght and lett OF our army barely escaped cap
lure by plugging into Peachtree creek and swimming
across
The enemy had struck at the vital spot just where
victory Tor him might be decisive. Newton had more
q
For the hrst few minutes every thing hung trembling in
the scae-Newton left flank exposed and lust cover
90 ms bridges across Peaohtree creek Had it given
away tne bridges would have been lost and our whole
rght might have been rolled up and forced back to the
river The rebel plan was to DESTROY our
forces on the right after which their army would be strong
70 confront not defeat the body our army
on Inc oft Long lines OF dsrkes with pack saddles and
otner non c0mbaants pouring across the bridges
WIN sweat running off of them in rivuets Guards with
hxed bayonets placed the bridges to collect what
armed stragglers might appear but none came In
peded. -@-
OF fields toward Newtons left evidently arninS az his
pfdges Az the moment the enemy appeared we had
Two pieces OF artillery in position guarding the vital
point but Capt Goodspeed Newton's chief Of artlarv
with splendid qucknes brought up ten more guns making
In al twelve They opened with canister the Qunners
working with frantic energy -Four guns went into action
he rebel columns had swiftly advanced, Newtons
three reduced brgades at terrible odds Ii was wonder
u now last the enemy lost his grip when sixteen guns
added their blast TO the storm of bullets from Newton in
iantry The dusky grsy columns sackened their pace and
cegah 70 Waver and lose their careful In
lew minutes they had stand still in partial CON-
FUSION and firing heavily but wildly Color bearer after
went down under the crash OF our canister
Ia vain the rebel field officers rode and down the lines
waving swords and exhortng the men not TO faler Tn
twenty minutes the assault had totally failed the one
my gave way, retiring in confusion to the woods from
Whcn tney mad emerged For the of the afternoon
they kept up desultory fire. which was returned by oar
astery put they did not venture to renew the attack
Inc rebel Gen Stevens, commanding brigade in Walker
DIVISION was killed Nearly two hundred rebel d "A No.
buried IN Newtons front next morning r.. h;aad S;S
not yield an inch lis brigade dld
Gen. Wards division on N-.,
the same moment newton Gem Wsrd S1.sI
:. sne foot of hill for brief rest after his skir
shers had made way to tho crest Word came back IN
font Tue enemy was charging the open field in his
oroereo ms division TO meet the enemy with coun-
70. cnage. His men moved up bill in splendid order and
gaiaed the crest they close to the re-
oes that several of the hostile regiments became inter
mingled. At such points the rebels seemed added by
ooid coup and wero captured without difficulty
portions OF the line fighting close quarters oon
nued Tor nail an hour but each successive line of rebe
was pressed back by the ndomtabe vaor of Wards men
al me END OF that lime the rebels fell back into dense
Wsrd ine rear completely whipped far General
wards division concerned Gen Wards tropbie. are
seven rebel battle flags three hundred in
Gu ing many OF the epemy's wounded left on the aid
ms prisoners are representatives of sixteen reg-
ana ne no doubt fought double that number Ward
sent all OF his available artillery protect Newons flank
auo MS splendid triumph achieved with muskets alone
Inc casrge swept along to the right striking Gearv
aVlslon Inc next after Woods. Geary had advanr~
! me from The trenches he occupied in the "a nan
nad JUST marched his troops to the top aao
e a S9ans were thrown on hi with srS rnan
hill 10 advance Of ny thrown oat to fortfy
- az 1 VI 70 main line lost over half s nnmbar
lima. ! minutes of the charge. The most OF Gesry,s
'ere through dense wood, and his right flank was
POSED oy an interval of two or three hundred yards
uNiSiou was en1ehVOrlnR 70 close. When
the enemy Gen. Bines brigade ON 9earys right
was speedily enveoped the right and rear and fsl
back alter stout fgh to the trenches II occupied in the
morning, where 1t was reformed Portions of Col Ire
lands brigade, Ia the CENTRE were also enfaded and
arWen Dack by turning of his batteries from the
'front.' 10 the right Gen Geary succeeded in reforming his
shattered line, where 1t stood aud another foot did IL
Yield rolling back charge after charge From 4 O'Clock
TIL ong alter dark the rebels endeavorsd 10 force their
way through the gap they had opened but the pluck of
our lads trumphed Gcary held the hill the end as
tue beginning OF the assault That portion OF bis line that
ie back was reformed and 10 about hour went back
into action on Gen Wllams's right.
Ihe tremendous rebel assault spent its fury on Gen
Wilhamss division, next Gearys right This division
had advanced also about half mile when the rebels swept
on The shock was met without 1iuchug The divi-
slon refused to give nch and though the envy made
three several charges it before nghtfa it repused
them all without wagering, though in doing so it
heavier loss than any other division on this right The
hghtng on this part Of lines dense woods The
attack grszed the left of Pamers CORPS which had NOT
LETT ITS trenches but was preparing to So Col Anson
McCooks brigade was partially engaged behaving nobly
and rePusng the enemy from the beginning to the end
About nine + nj the enemy abandoned the fight in front
oil deary ard Williams carry off many of their dead and
wounded, and falling back to their heavy work about
mile distant la fr,nt Of Ward and Newton he was G IN
peied 70 leave s tho dead and severely wounded. udg
ing IRON great piles hesped up there the enemy lost in
Killed and wounded alone FIVE thousand We cap
tufed about one thousand prisoners The loss Hooker
corps (ofcia) is ms follows: Willamss division 627;
Gesry's, 457 Wards, 527. Total, 16lI Newtns div-
son (ofieia) 1922 Fourteenth Corps, 200 Total loss
1913
The statement that our troops Notifications is
untrue. Thew advancing tn take new position