New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-08

On 20 49, ~ the creek at many points along It's tor
uous course bills beyond commanded ,ose on me
sonth lido OF the narrow stream At sucb places inc
ansmv spesdily effected crossing. The nfing III our
Jcteis was continuous. Two yeaIr ago the events OF
tat afternoon would have been described as battle
scsn.s In iptrrminable letters
din tbe afternoon Of "Wednesday Hardees corps nd
yanced on the enemy. At three cctck the Mrins was
general along our whole line. While walters anu
advanced on the eneniys front. Bstess division wa.
wheeled on ts left and drove the esns N as ron,
seems with obstinate resistdnee In the adVaiee
made by lis division. Brig. Gen Stevens wee se'ere!'
m not Dor;aDv wounded. CheatbaI's diysion. com
manded by Brig. Gen Nancy. met with sone sicce'''
driving the enemy into Their WORKS -..,.
Stewart took possession OF the mont line OF the eaem!
works and ptured many prisoners bnt coua plt
The ~ because OF me strength Of their second line us
lss was heavy. especially in Ieatherstcns OIiesns ;
Datn who was on oar night swung around OH Lis r'.
and moved steadily forward till nghtfsli when u. "s
rde red 10 halt which be did when he had gaiheu 'ue
Bnckhead road The eneIay having been repuiseo a.
an points and subjected to heavy losses, ON troops
dawn 10 their infrtnclmerts. The DIVISIONS "i Dtte
aud Cheathsm after few hours rcs.. we're moved oh
the next morning al four O'Clock. four or hve nes "
the right Bate retnIned In. SINE evening 70 n
- miles and on next morning (Fridn) turned the
enemys left In the line Of battle oast OF htana
on Bates left. With this division your co'fesRouons
wen, upon the field Tho position assigned 10 n",e, 20
The line no, ed forward was III many Tcspeets uio,
tunete Ee md not advanced through thc oehte
intersreIs ed with inorasses ana "'eisro"n Wv"
brisrs more than mic ard Df wheh our tcot's NV hu
pickets announced the presence OF the eHein!,
movements of the enemys wagon trans were o.
audible Our position had been discovered. ne or,
cultes incident advance had conued ana 3Ioson
our lines To halt and reform was on hu'sPeHsA'o e
! Wien Walker and Bate had moved forward fourth
Of a Lille the firing became general. we hrSt croSsee
AN oren Geld ana ascer ding gentle decNlty entered
the woods in which tie enemy awaited us III their IN
trenched lines. bate on the right, whIe IN NC WIZ
face OF the enemy under fire. crossed creek nnd WdrS
through mill pond covering several acres ne grOune
was Doggy and the undergrowth dense. HIS mes were
much broken when he emerged IN tue very pesenee
the enemys guns Here he was 20 near the enemy lnaI
he could not reform his lines In truth tie impeluous
s;r nj his men rendered haltihP OF the line lmps
! sibi, They were immediately under = heavy hre OF
nusketry and artillery. but sti pressed fOrWoT9. me
enemy abandoned their egrtawUks for time, but uis
covering that they were threatened only by 'he orneh
psIis Of the line which had crossc! tie noass te! re-
turned 10 their intrencbmen.s G"t WaIsyf lei WIZ
che ring his forvard. his columns iei pacS nnn
Bate thus enfladed, and without support OIL MS tish
fell back 10 the mill There his Lines we're IeiorneG
The enemy made effort 10 drive him nom the REQ.
! Brig Gen Mercer who succeeded TO tho colnmeuo
OF Walkers dvis T. succeeded in ralyins H. IFS
men fe, the loes of Steyope who was vonnoed pelpr
MORALLY. on Wednesday single divisaIs Eitnln
tin &c days has hardly lost two snch men as WKr anu
Stevens Glst was also wounded. and lenc', perhaps
ihe action of this division was not M c"mnenneoe Us
that Of Ceburnc n,f as daIaS as ina OF oneu1u.n,
led by Gric Gen. Nancy Thus, unsupported b"ie .
div siOr. e1hlaGed and pressed nv superior oiSe Vi
the crery, withdrew nom tie crcny' works hno re-
tanned lie position mont the
brought on its killed and wounded, and held he enemy
engaged as to prevent concentration o' i'fees IN
ont OF Nancy. Clebrrne and Walker. Ire Two lofme'
commanders pressed over the enelnys edrthworks cap
ured many field pieces. eight Of whom were hfouent Oh
the field eight stands OF coors with LOO prisones
We encenpcd that night on the battlefield occupy
ling he intrenchments Of the enemy.
The battle opened few minutes before o'coes, n'
which time the artillery Of Cheatham's (Nonoys) d.
yIs,on opened. Picket firing began at 1915 along our
Whole line We had four divisions engaged and fought
two corps Of the enemy in their own intrrnehments
The split and valor OF our men were never more pore
seyerely tested and greater success could NOT nave
been sntic.natrd. We had marched nearly tEt "hoe
of the preceding night slept three honir, without q
meal for fifteen houIS. and then marched no"ut tIee
miles at midday over the toughest bills and through
dense thckos TO charge the enemy IN fortified posi-
tion.
Let 10 ore hereafter doubtthe confidence Of the Army
Of the Tennessee IN iis new coIDmander -chie nor
siion It's ultimate While these events were
treup rng the left flank Of ShcrnaDs army NOT iar
from Decatur. southeast from Atlanta, steHa art COR
maudng Folks ooips, and Cheatham thSt o. Hooo,
assaied the encny the north of the city They drove
= the Federals before them with almost unTWyns sue
Cess At many points o0ng The line our troops pasted
over their caftnSOrts. Many guns, end not less than
= 90 prisoners captured. Confidence was re-
u stOI ed throughout array; The renO'a OF Johnston
longer questioned as measure OF public neees
sity; the spirit OF our soldiers was roinygoIaled
cannot the events of the day which trnnspred
on Friday along SteWGns ard CLcsthnno lines. ili
HaTdees corps was only coenialt OF IL actiot' and
then only Of movements The night OF n iinesi and
never before conscious Of the difficulty incident a.
the comprehension Of the movement OF HTni,t on tne
battlefield. No newspaper correspondent without ~
cess to information derived from held officers. give
lear and comp lehes,c account OF movements 80 IN
yoved that cnel al officers do not pretend 70 com.
pronerd II cir purpose If to-day have done injustice
" any, where eli acted 70 wei and CALAMITY ON 10.
morrow the wrong shall be repaired.
The granCest result, the chief subject q sefgraiula
ton found in the events Of tue PSI two weeks, consist
in the restoration Of confidence which now efyides
our army. here Is not soldier WHO does not deem
lis own corps, his own division. invIucible
There is tO fatigue winch they do no; undergo
with degree OF endurance and cheeTfuincss which al.
most pas ses cOmrrchenson Gnd taxes cTcduy. They
dig trenches and throw up brcastwOrks IN TIE morning,
niles IN length orly 10 GbasdOn them in the evening
Before the sun Tses they again iDtreDched. may
state ca passan, while Cen Hood deems the capture
Of guns cooTs the sole evidences OF victory, that
Friday captured spades than seen in
the Confederate states II army would dig is way
TO Dalton AZ sherman has perforated the country 70 A.
lsnts the means now in our hsuds On the same
y day (FridaD Gen. Wheeler captured three hundred
wagons at Decatur.
+ On saturday, 23d everything was quiet Our strag.
gers gathered in own and the laDen Yankees
were buried, end the spos collected from the two bat
i tie fields which eight miles apart. The
err nv SIN threw shells into the city o. them fall
ing IN the vicinity OF tic railway station. Day aud
night the csnnOuating coltinued There was no ces'
sstiOp on sunday. teamster and aged woman, 700
poor 10 escape from the beeagured oity hove been
killed and child had lis leg ehattercd. A Shell has
penetrated the ROOF Of DR.. Quinazds church another
each Of the drucsto tie railway but
terial injury has been done.
L followed from the field on Friday the dead body o!
Capt FaIris known for many months past as Mar
shah" Of The %ldnta oaa xHorsH Regis'sr. He was
killed by grape shot which passed through lis body
. We gave him solliers burial. at SHUTDOWN hi. body
uncoiined wrapped in bis blanket deposited in
shallow grave. silently and sedly bis weary comrades
covered the body Of the brave soldier, the courteous
3 modest gentleman l have the Likeness Of some fair
daughter Of Tennessee found in his pocket which shall
I be sent 10 your Office
Capt Matthews, to the readers of Tie Appea.
p lac Lot II Wlf