, 1864-08-01
FROM SuERaIAN'S ARMY,
Burning tic Drad-The Rattle. Field
Operations Of tho 21st-Ioteresrin,-
Incfdcu1e-1he Situation on tho l5rn'
From our Special Correspondent ]

JUL1 21st--The dsy after the battle wa
spent In burying our own and the rebel dea,
within our lines, making ont returns OF caa
ua1ties, and to the necessary rest ant
Strengthening up after such q severe engage
ment. Upwsrds Of one hundred dead rebel
were found outside Of General Wards line
.fter they had been carrying away all night
and one hundred and ninety-ave were buriet
In front Of the Sd Division, Of the ooth Corps
inside the lines. The slaughter opposite tn
4th Corps was equally great In proportion t.
the length of front The rest: Of Hooker
command, under Gerry and Williams, Tough
the enemy with their accustomed bravery
and the whole line Of the Army of. the Cum
berland was in manner .blockaded witt
corpses.- Long trenches were dug by on
troops, in which were placed together OIL
GERS and men promiscuously, on
head board serving. for each trench
on which WIS inscribed mere
the number OF contents in oflcen
and men and the names of their regiments
whcre they could be ascertained. They wer,
chiefly from Mississippi, Alabama and Loui
sianA The appearance Of the dead left un
buried on the ed, was horribly disgusting
They were not discovered until our next ad
An Atlanta paper, of the 18th. inst, fouu5
in the pocket ofa dead rebel officer, state
that themen were dispisised hud demorali
zed ut their repeated defeats, and proposee
to break up into guerilla bands. hood
however, told them that their oppo
ncnts were only few "huudfea
day men," and that they would have an easJ
victory. The result soon showed what
mistake they bad made; and one of then
heard hen M to ,s say-"My God! irs those blue
!. The rebels used no artillery on the Goth IL
front Of Thomas lue;. reser7lng 1t, (as af
ternards appeared, for tue defense Of Allan
IA at cloeer quarters on the ed. They came
boldly ont Of their breastWorks and attacked
Us on open, but very rolling and uneven,
ground, On the south bank Of Peach Tree
Grear II Is no more than Justice to say that
Wards tlate Butterne1h'D} Divisiun n57er
fiHched-each brigade being handled. and
the men, (many of whom had never seen the
enemy belore) lighting like veterans.
General Ward received the special thanks
Of Major General Hooker, for hls excellent
conduct and management of his command.
q But" said the Genera, "you omitted one
thing" "What WCas that?" said General
Ward. "You did not take the e,lemvs bat
teries.' Well" said the brave old Ken
tuckian, IT should have done it ii there had
been any to take. 1 took everything else"
"Ffgh'ing Joe" rode away laughing and
eomplimenting the division the e0th
battle flag Of The 3sd Mississippi regiment.
This is the second flag captured by the 21th
Wisconsin during the present campaign ;
cne having been taken by it on the 18th
june, during Rockers attack at Pine Noun,
tain. The flag then captured was a very
splendid one, and would have been sent to
Wisconsin, had 1t not been IN conttnvcntiou
Of an order Of the General commanding.
The 129th Illinois captured two flags; bat
Col. Case handed one Of them to man from
the 1S6th New York, thinking he was from,
his own regiment, and the man kept II
and gave 1t to his own Colonel, (Colone]
Faulkner.) The 1e9th Illinois there
fore justly claims two flags. This regiment
being on the left offthe first brigade and next
to the second, (under Col. Cobarn) when the
Of the ground, was somewhat behind and re.
tired from the front, and the enemy were
crowding In the vacant space and flankIug
Col. Harrisonss brigade on the left-with Ave
companfes-the extreme left being company
B, Capt. Wa1kley- changed dlrec:
tion and confronted the enemy on Their flank
until Coburn's brigade got into line; and
fore! Colonel Case is Justly % proad o oj
them: The 1o5th Illinois, Colonel
Dustin's regiment also captured . dag
The latest Atlanta papers claim that they
{the, rebele,) had driven us accross Peach
Tree Creek, md gained complete victory
At the same time they admit loss Of sis
Thousand men killed, wounded and missing,
In the engagement Of the GOTH.
The total killed, wounded and missing IL
HooEers Corps IS ], 1,G31- LIeut. THOMPSON,
m active aide, and excellent Provost-Mar:
ehsl on Gen. Wards staff, sent l08 rebel pris
oners to the Corps headquarters, in addition
to 1oA wounded who were takeI
to. our hospitals. We lost q few
The orders from Sherman were that we
Should advance steadily bnt not rashly. We
were to storm Notifications and accept bat.
tie on anything like fair terms. The troops
OF the enemy which made the charge con.
elsted of Walkers division of Hardee'e
Corps, and Loring's division Of stuart's
corps, being: chiefly from Mississippi and
were from the SD and 3lst Mississippi and
18th Louisiana.
Prisoners report that everything of my
value has been removed out Of Atlanta, The
best families have left and the soldiers
we're dividing their rations with the poor
people who had not the means to get away.
According to sherman's views, these fami-
can earn their o8n support-that Is, after
they fall into our hands.
Thomas command made another ad-
vunce early on the morniEg Of the
I'd, and constructed long lines of
breastWorks the same evening, on a chain
OF Mills and hollows on the north
III hs Of as e e aed sS Sg III anil ms SS1no S% IT
were closing In from the northeast and east,
the right wing still resting on the river, GOV.
et1ug our communications at the railroad
and other crossings, aud occupying both
sides Of the Atlanta and Chattanooga r. R..
all the way down.
/: The left wing held possession Of Decatur
a6d enclosed the railroad running east from
Atlanta. The city is thus Invested two.
thirds Of the Fay round.
Major General Rousseau, with 2, 100 cavalry,
armed with the seven shooting Spencer rifle,
after destroying the Talladega Iron Works, il
Atlanta, and c1t the only remaining railroad
running from. that city towards West Point.
This was done on the 10Th. He has doubt:
less since that time made m effective dfspo-
sition Of his forces to Cooperate in the In.
vfstment.
Yesterday hcavy diminishing and cannon
aiding took place between tue contendtng
Pherson. nothing serious resulted on either
side. The usual skfrmish or picket firing
was continued last night and this morning.
Heavy yolieys of musketry were heard on
the left last night, and the rebels made scve.
The rebel lines confront ours on every side
Of the city. and their shells occasionally reach
of the let Michigan ARTILLERY, Battery I,
whose little rified PARROTS are placed on q
high ridge, tried the range yesterday, by
firing shell at the city. It struck In the
subnrbs. All the troops are close up to the
line Of investment, and the headquarters Of
the various commands arc near BY. The
trains and anbulances are disposed ont Of
where the branches Of the Peach Tree and
other Creeks flow in and out of the scattering
bushes at the foot OF the numerous pine-clad
hills.
The 14th corps, which Joined hooker on the
right, was also attacked By the enemy; but
made determined resistance and fought
with their well-known gallantry. A portion
and supported the borrowed batteries from
Wards command, who mas thus lett without
The staff Of this General were particul.rly
nctiFe in carrying orders and directing move
mcnts-each officer considering himEelf an
for the time, and riding about
IN the thickest OF the fight CAPT Speed,
Gen: Wards accomplished A. 4. G., had
his horse shot under him at the last battle
before Marietta. He showed equal gallantry
on this occasion. 80
have just learned from tue ordnance Of
ticer that this division had 500 stand Of cap.
tured arms, r,
All the wounded Of the 18th corps were
well attended to after the engagement, and
immediately sent to the rear across the river.
The reduction Of Atlanta is merely ques-
tion Of time. The present force Of the enemy
cannot exceed G1000. They are confeesedlY
deficient In artillery ammunition. We are
bountifully supplied with everything. Long
before this reaches you the telegraph may
hare informed you OF our occupation of the
city.
Ihe men are in tue best spirits and every
bodv fl els confident Of success. This morn
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