New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-19
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sions remained at Renfrew, place on the Fayette'
vile road, until o'clock on the morning Of the
LIST Of September At half past six O'Clock, the LIST
aud I'd Division, l4th Corps, marched from Rem
frews Place four miles from Jonesboro, to the leu
of the Army of the Tennessee, where they
were joined by General Bairds command,
ID Division, 18th Corps. The whole corps
was then formed in marching order, and
the l4th Corps started the very significant road
known as the "Rough and Ready road" for 1t will
be by the fruits of this corps last battle thai
its task was not o smooth one; but 1t vas ready,
however rough the duties it was called upon TO per.
form. After marching two or three miles on the
Rough and Ready and Jonesboro roads, the 18th
Corps got into good position on the left OF the
"Army of the Tennessee" The LIST Division, Brig.
Gen. w. p Carlin commanding was in the ad.
vance, and soon came upon the enemy's skinnish-
ers who were driven inside their main line OF
works. Carlin's division formed tho lett.cf the
l4,h Corps, supported by the 81 Division, Bairds,
while the I'd Division, Brig.-Gen. j. ID. Morgan,
also advanced across q small creek, branch OF
Flint river. While making this movement, the
enemy evidently OWNED our intentions, and they
opened some twenty guns on General Morgan's
lines, scattering shells among his men at terrible
rate. Retaliation being the order Of the day,
EFFEcTIvE FINE OF OUR ARTILLERY.
Gen. Morgan ordered up the 5th Wisconsin Bat
terry, six II Founders, under command OF Lieut..
Laiferty, and very soon quite an artillery duel was
in progress which lasted nearly half an hour; tho
firing being greatly augmented in its destructive
ness by the guns of Battery 6lst Illinois, under
Capt. Prescott. The latter Battery had an emilia
ding upon almost tho entire length of the Rebel
works. SO hot was the fire from these two Batteries
that in less than thirty minutes the artilerists, with
their Infantry support were driven from their guns
in haste. but not untila number Of the officers were
either wounded or killed. In the meantime during
this bombardment, the whole of the l4th corps was
posted in strong positions with the "a Div, on tho
right Ist Division on the left. with the left resting
ON the Macon Railroad, and the Sd Division in re-
eerye. At three and Q half o'clock, General
Davis ordered General Carn to attack the
enemys works which were situated on rising knoll
in the edge of piece OF dense woods, the natural
position was very fnc on large corn-feld running
up to the skirts of the woods, thereby exposing tho
attacking party to murderous fire from both mus
kerry and artillery. General Davis had pressed tho
enemy 80 closely that they had but very little tine
to construct Notifications Of any kind, consequent.
" the works which our men assailed were not very
formidable but the severe losses of our troops cam
not fail TO convince tho thinking public Of tho
tremendous sacrifices required TO storm fortihca-
,ious. There are but very few instances on record
during this war that have demonstrated the wisdom
or feasibility of assaultirg works. The greatest
disaster of this gigantic campaign was the assanton
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