The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-01
ATLANTA.
From az rrRNne.

From fhc TrGRne.
We publish this morning an account Of the
battle Of the 22d July near Atlanta, Information
concerning which has heretofore been supplied
chiefly from the Rebel War Oalce. On our side
we have not, even ye', any official Intelligence
whatever, but the narrative VIC nov give will help
the careful reader to Judgment as TO the result
OF the baltic.
II does not appear to have been a general en-
gHetrnent. In the &C ion of the 20,h, the enemy
had mas5ed against the right wing OF General
SheiWans extended and partially disconnected
fore, 5, and got sO1ndly thrashed for their pains.
On the day following, General Sherman see ms TO
have pushed his left, comprising the three c rps
of The Army OF the Tennessee under Mcpner.
son, still further hey ond the Augusta Railroad,
reachiI ~ round q little sou,h Of ALBANIA.
On IN next duy he was attacked NJ that point.
The 18th Corps, General Blair, held the extreme
LEFT, and held It uegligently. Two Rebel corps
SiewNts and Cbeahams, got upon General
Blair flank, surprised him, aud rolled up a large
portion Of his line without Cerdm my. L. was In
consequence Of this unexpected and unneCes-
sary disaster that General Mcpherson met his
deth.
Riding to the front, and amid the disordered
and tangled lines Of General Blair getting uu
awarcs hey ond the furthcrst Of bis own troops,
he came close upon body of Rebels, was dred
upon, and killed As the story is now told, the
act on he ART Of the enemy was little better
than murder, General Mcpherson being almost
hiOOc, N0N receiving u NOlltg lIOIu u lAlke con-
cealed force, preceded by no demand for his
surrender.
The disaster to the 18th Corps extended par
tally 70 the l5th and l6th, but Holds official
assertion that our forces were driven ftOm their
works is not strictly true, because there were
no "woTks' except slight intrenchmeuts, There
had been no tme TO construct uuythnX Hold
claims to have taken thirteen guns, eighteen
stands OF cOlOrs, aud 2OtO prisoners The loss
Of four guns is admfted on our side no men
tion Of ColOrs or prisoners, except rs having
been captured by Us from the enemy. Just
what tbC facts are, we will not pretend TO say,
WI utthe utliCitl statement General S1ermiu.
Eina ly, the kt bel attack was Iopulscd. General
Logan, who succeeded Genera. Mcpherson,
reformed tue lines of hi, thrc, corps, AMI the
main portion T the ground from yhChtue enemy
a meant 10 dis o rgc ms was mamt lined Il Is
noticeable tina Hood does nos claim to have
regain, d Io,sCssiOn Cf the railroad. Failing to
ct that, he Got Otbing of any strltpgic yaJue.
There was no Vi tory To boast ut on cIthgc side,
but all tie ad,aut gC5 Of the poi ion which
Sherman had betO secured were re aiaed,
The ueI arabic loss to us is that Ot General
MCPlttstn.
A. the enemy hlvc since made no serious de-
mOnstratUn, % must bC Inferred that Jhey have
given over the effort 10 rrpcl the advance OF
General Sherman, and tina. hi, pp-ScssiJu of the
south bank of thC ChtttllUOChCc is assured. The
two battles of thC 2lth ana 22d were really 70 ght
to drive bin ur in hey md thLg river. L. is
pretty clear The gil1J, Wit not De rtpetred. and
there remains 10 zoe enemy only a choice be-
tween rbaUcuuuE AtHuHi, and riaNng both the
loss Of that city and UfthC army which defends /.