The New York herald., 1864-08-24
The Battle Of UsOy Creek.
MIR. d. r. CONYNGHAM's DESPATCH.


NEAR ATLANTA August Z, 1894
MOVEMENTS
On Sd the Twenty third corps wheeled round frvo
our extreme left to the right. taxing position oD
right Of the Army Of the Tennessee. Un the
4th Schofed had heavy skirmshing Utoy
creek. driving the eneny's skirmshers back across
and capturing several prisoners. On the same
day schoneld effected sac lodgment on the other side
OF the creek, and mp position high hill within
yaVdcof the rebel works and batteries
During lhe mQvcments of those days. schoAed cap
turcd about three hundred and fifty prisoners.
Famor had wheeled round oo tho right to CO opsrase
with Schoneld aud general assault intended Ia tsks
place on the evening the 4h. This TO be opened
by Palmer the enemys ef, before they bad sins -
pro,ecs themss,ves-t,y brsastworks.
Cox,s division, Twenty -shird corps, moved iDto posi-
tion open the attack with Palmer. Hasca's division
Cox's rgbs., party 10 The otAsr eorps
general demonstration 70 our. reaA
Intentions.
pALxxss COOPERATION.
In consequence OF unfortunate msunds7ssandiso
REGARDING precsdepce OF rank, cooperation nss
rendered by Palmer and therefore rhe assault -
made, ard the esemy got iuientsoea
aud ortfy posit,On which exesiIoaa -
prtunatys verai valuable lives Parser, was ssw
relieved his request. and General Johnsos -.
sumed COMMAND!
On tho evening o. she 4h shs Fourteenth corps come
well IN i.ne Oh 0recky DeuuS nhD-
lAlps paco,.
Acoordo to general orders the 1went7tbrd csfps aA
vsnced upon tho enemy upon the morpiag Of the 9th
Ne Fourtee cps moved the creek and
poog up position bill lately occurred by schched.
an the following oserKng on the ist. Davis on The
right aud. Beasd the centre. Early, the mors-
. ing OF the 6lh the Twenty third cosps swung
TO sne right, with the intcti,on cf piercing
the. cuemy's tses tnsr left which seemed their
isesl po,isloa. fne corps movet forward IN splendid
orAsr HascAi bsug The cxtrecsf risha ard Cox
the left. They mu,ed ia colnnn @1ross plain,
up Steep abrupt hl Aud ino tss thick woods ~ fen,
c.. the e lines driving the heAyy lines y rcbel sKR
| Iashcrs bstsre them ali the time.
sgiH.i snErs zSGAGsN
~ VIC neared the cnerly's position neivy skirnsa
line, cosprisDg paIt Of tue Eev stn keutpck ooe aa
.,rath Qac, Sixteenth Kentucky sna GGe Hundred aa6
1weta lilnois, connlapd OF Lieutenant CoInas.
A l.. Motley keNeuth kentucay, weIs thrown forward
anu brlssy engaged ne enemy and alter
G,ct su ceeded gaming prssnept nin, winch gsi
led the key 10 possia The arag became
heavy both a.liefy aud IN antry and was pa-tly
WAS fotowcd.pp by att 4cx or enemy line shoh
| succeeded driy ng Mot,oy from tle nill.
| cENSeAL cox EwssGgu.
| Cox's divsio1 came ~ Their support, and en-
the eusiny stubbo oy. driving them eok to
their in;relclments which unfortunate delay mad
| given tnem a opportunity q Strengthening. /
| wsh aluce 10 di1lcuiiies the kirc but say
that General Pamtrs conduct has lost Inazy valGs
Tlr srpEis rIKE ox Gsvrsu c,<'s D.visiox
Cox's ciyisOn pressed ihcm rapidly. driving them
back g the,r works Ou',roops we're 80 closely
tat We rad reached within ten yards Of tner
wosks when inc eaeiny turucd around and
destructive volcy into VII oh made our
rec, 1no Eighth Tennessee WIS now 10 advance ard
"a desperate corllct ID the enemy 1ust up h
works bit Oualy pused with the loss OF their
col0rs Tie Sisteenth kentucsy which assaulted on
tier reht was also dreadfuiy cut IN; also The One
Il1ndreutn ohio The regiment ought des, iteiy 10
preserve colos, whcn bad been laoiy presented 70
Them by he ladies' OF Tole To- and happy
ceedeG, though one hund.ed and thirty tso men Ish
for their featy.
war pOyCrful taken by assault, and after q
desperate and bloody conflict we .sd 20 retire losing IN
lost abort three hundred aud my tie Eleventh Kan.
tucky about tnirty.
fought bravey aud desperately charging the enemy into
very worKs, where in many cases hand " hand
oxSEnAt nAscAIt's OPERATIONS
Meantime HascalIs division, which bad wheeled
ers before It, ana succeeded in occupying oxceens
position which overcs the eoemys nank, aud which
| viii be most formidable for future operations.
ouR LINZ
All this time heavy nre opened along the lines 0
th. Fourteenth Fifteenth and Fourth corps, the
q the rscuy.third ccrrs which was alone heaviy
comsrson with ours es they for tho most part iouaa
behind their works.
Colonel Patrick 5. sievin Of she One Tlundredin Ohio
and Lieutenant itscey, Of General Reilly ssi were
| among the wounded one a. Genera Schoheld's stsi,
| Leutenant Kerneth, vas shot through the brain.
l ENGAGED.
l The lighting to-day (ihe 6ihl chiefly confined 70
tho Fourteenth corps wnion threw ou, heavy lines u
skirmshers ABOUT two O'Clock, and soon after enssged
| the enemy, Davis division was the right hlngs
| next. pGd Heard left Tue twenty. .thra corps
tho risht Of TIE Fourteenth, aud the Army tss
| Tennessee . the lett
4 sKfnMrsHNG
continued from about O'Clock unti nlgbt along NE
line a. the Fourteenth corps part OF the Twenty
third We sucoecdoo 10 driving oaok the epemy cap
tur nc their rife sits forcing them back on their
ines The lbt,ng was brisk, and paltok mme Of the
| nature OF a battle than ekirmishmR
ITO regular brigade OF knss division captured hrgs
| pumb,y or pr,snners. | am axO informed that lavm
aysiou captured pieces OF ortoryi but lNoubt
this, az was on the oaYe he'd ana cav nothin2 Of H.
| Was AfcpM1BHRp.
On the whole the Fourteenth corps succeeded ~ gain
ing 40 advanced position, also hill, wtdGh viii enahe
thgir batteries 10 Conmani the sebe uN Tho 1wontya
.hrd cbvs operating % tpe rghti the tourtcensh
aud succeeded n ciosus tho slud%n road aud taking
tbe NO of works from which tbe <eny fought them
previous day lhs mnyeuent throws tbc ~ rtuiy yhtsd
corps ptety wei % t1e sp ~ tho enemy, and hrinf
Another sNht adyaneasSd ou, Artnstr CO.. e'"'raaae
4 II. -. lnn