, 1864-07-26

Greet, ttey were go close u:on the rebe
! that several Of the foremost regiments Wei
i1termingled- At such points the rebels RI
ccdcd, followed By Wards bold corp, an
were captured without difficulty. An othc
portion Of the line fighting at close quarter
continued for half hour, but each success
siye line Of rebels was pressed back by tn
undauntable yalor Of Wards 1hcn. At th1
end Of that time the rebels fell back into
! dense forest IN their rear, completely whip
| ped 60 far as Gen. Wards division was con
cerued.
Gen. Wards tropics are seven rebel battle
flags and three hundred prisoners, including
many Of the -enemy's wounded left on the
field. Among his prisoners are representa-
tires Of sixteen regiments, md hc, no doubt,
fought double that number. Ward sent all
aof his available artillery to protect Newt ,n'a
Hanks, mud his splendid triumph waa
achieved with muaket alone.
The charge swept a1eug to the right, strik-
Ing Geary's division after Ward Geary had
advanced hall mile from the trcnclea he
occupied In the morning, and had Just
marched bis troops to the top Of ridge,
when the rebel columns we're thrown on him
with terrible violence. The SD New Jersey,
which Was thrown out to fortify hill, in
the advance Of the main line, lost over half
its number In the first few minutes Of the
charge. The most Of Geary's lines ran
through dense wood, and his right flank
was exposed by an interval of two or three
hundred yards, which Gen. Williams divis.
ion was cndeavorfng to close When the enc
my came On.
Col. Banes' brigade, on Gcary's right, was
speedily, ,enyeloped on the funk and rear, and
fell bacE after IL stout fight to the trenches 1t
occupied IL the morning, where 1t waa re-
formed. .--.. 49, -
Portions Of Col. Ireland's brigade, in cen
tire, were also cnfeeb1ed and driven back.
BY turning one Of his batteries from front
to right, Geary succeeded in reforming tis
shattered line whfrc 1t stood, and not anoth-
cr iuch did it yield, rolling back charge after
charge from four o'clock till 1olg after dark.
The ref'cls endcayored to force their way
through the Cup they Ind thus widened, bat
the pluck Of our lads triumphcd. Geary
held the hill at the end as at the beginning
Of the asEault.
. That portion Of his line which fell hack
back into action On General Williams right,
The commanders Of the rebel assaults spent
thtir fury On Gen. Williams division, next
on Gcary's right. This division had advanced
also about half mile when the rebels swept
on it. The shock was met without tlinchinr.
The division refused to give au iuch, aud.
though the euemy made three severe charges
omit before nlghtfal1, It repulsed them ali
without wayering, though In doing 90 II
sustained heavier loss than any other di1is.
ion on the right. The fighting on this part
Of the line vas in dense wood. The at-
tack just grazed the left Of Palmcr's corps,
which had not lett It's trenches, but was Pre-.
pairing to do so.
Colonel Ansen McCook's brigade was par
italy engaged, behaying nobly, and repuls.
ing the enemy from beginning to end.
The statement that our troops were In for,
titlcattons is untrue. They were advancing
to tnks new position when attacked, and
sare those with Newton, fad some half finish
cd rail barbados. The fight was an open
ole. Even the aggressive Hood is not fool
enough to attack us in trenches.
Prisoners were captured from every corps
in the rebel army, oll Of whom said that the
programme was to drive us into the Chatta-
hoochce.
It is more than probable that nearly their
entire army was engaged. During the pro-
grcss Of the fight the various corps on the
left advanced over a mile, Mcpherson, at
nightfa1l, bling within two and half miles
OF Atlanta, and 4 portion Of our lines were
then four miles distant
Ehnut u nfr1nnk n m +1,n nrnmr nayo w,
the fight in front Of Geary and Williams, car
rying Oft many Of their dead and wounded,
and falling back to their heavy works about
. mile distant In front Of Ward and New
ten he was compelled to leare all dead and
severely wounded.
Judging from the great piles hcaped up
there the eneny's loss in killed and wounded
alone most exceed 900. We captured about
l,000 prisoners. The loss In Hookcr's CORPS
Official, is as follows:
KILLED. -
Col y. X. Logic, .51st New York.
Gol @ GcsrSe I 4; = cqhham, 11th "a;
Capt gayld BATS, Lindsey. 9th New Io7s.
Ltsot Jehn 1tansan, Gdth Ohio.
Lieut.. Waterbury. lid New York.
;9s Es ~ VII; IA n. Yoff
Lieut~ Davis, 46th Pennssivanis,
1ieQt- Loves. 70th 1udlann.
Gspi. I, 2. se9mon. 2G1h Wisconsin. :
Capt. Rfbert Miller, 26th WISCONSIN.
Lieut. Pullman, 18th Michigan.
WOUNDED. {
Col. Stephen McGroarty, Glst Ohio.
Maj. BaEer, 18th Michigan. 4
Capt Mattlock, 7th Indi.na.
Gapt. Gn1tis. 1Sc,h New York;
CuDt. StF1pFper. 18th Wisconsin,.
lt-col. a. q: jackson, l3a,h New York.
Sspt: !. 41 i. Bons!stt. o % ss!i rcnosyl,snis.
Capt. c. Ycrkes, 5th Ohio, severe, right arm.
Capt. A. T Fright, 18th Ohto.
Capt Depky, tO1h New YoFS.
Capt. Moore, ss9th PENNSYLVANIA.
Adjt. Moore. 2oth Pennsylvania,
Lt:-Co'. Bowen, 61st Ohio, leg amputated.
Col. Ca,erore, 9Th Indiana, dangerously.
Msj: 1athrnp baldwin, 15oth New York.. and
. Capt. Sawyer, 18th Massachusetts.
Capt. Kttener, 1Eth Penns. 1fanin.
Aojt. Carey. 122d New York.
Lieut.. Col: McSitt, 141st NEW York, arm aapu-
MI. C'spcsty, Hist New York.
4d1t. Hayard.. Hist Nerz York.
re- los Of iho st6 ohio ts Eiea and wcnuded
IT 6sio e ies saa sna n,ssn
SD Ohio, II killed, 2s wounded and missing.
101et Illinois, Killed aud 81 wounded.
sd Illinois, killed and IS wounded.
OPERATIONS ON SATURDAY..
WAsutSs1 1os. Monday, July 49,
Tie Republican extra says dispatches to the
Government represent that great battle vas
fovght in Auant1 On Friday, resulting in hor~
rihle slaughter and complete repulse Of the
enemy ut every point.