The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-05

faf- spSec OF only i've hundred yards had
h ,sn pasro'l, but hundreds II our men fell under
he fearful hrc concentrated by the rebels. rnc
1oth nhnois lost nine officers and for,y.s.x nssn
out OF hundred AMI twenty and the 2ou. Wis
oonsin los, hundroi aud sixty in killed. ound-
I'd and miss.ng. Other regiments los, IN
proportion But this did no, end TIC
contest The position was not Z, be re.
hnquishct. EXCEPT the las, extremity.
CIehurne's division made 10 css than four dc-Icr.
sse as<auli-to rctake it. stung to madness 10y the
di<rrsce Z" tssnc forced from II, Clehurnc rsJirei
his men with his own ardor, and thcy fought ~
Irishm-n always night IN any cause in which they
may To ENGAGED. Bu. they we're rcpulscl each
time, and hnally abandoned the attempt, General
bair report. loss OF seven hundred and tny mon
as the price oi the position. The rebel loss must
have b,-in grca,er, since they the sssaIilnis
after the arst successful assault.
rur BAIr or INV en-.
Early on the morning of the 22d tho rebels were
discovered making demonstrations on .ur extreme
left with large cavalry iorce. General M,Phcr-
son had Ordered the Sixteenth corT,- to change
postou rom the right OF the Fifteenth to the left
Of She Seventeenth Corps, With a view of extending
eiyo us possession Of Atlanta before night. While
the movement WAS in process OF execution, tenn
pcrary gsp Of about a mile was male IN our Line.
between tie Sixteenth and Seventeenth CurIs. NJ
enemy was anticipated from that quarter, ss the
rebel retreat OF the preceding N sht, indicated
an Intention to abandon A,lant, withou, battle.
Fortunately, brigade and battery which had
sctcd 40 a reserve on the pr,ehng day had halted
Tor orders in pot1ton near the Seventeenth Corps
and these wer- suitably disposed by General Dodge
20 @ to bc prepared for any emergency that might
occur. desultory firing that had progressed for
scvcri hours during the morning., suddenly dcep-
cncd into terrific Of nluSkctry and artillery.
thai told Of al impending storm. Gen. McPher-
son, who was in consultation with General
Logan at short distance, attracted by the
| airing, Instantly rode towards tho sene OF
operations, IN time 10 see the enemy emerging
from The sjtoning woods ~ three icuss columns
| supported by artillery that bechci forth a storm
o' shot and shell. single glance enabled Genera.
McPherson 10 comprehend with the iniuitiyc per-
! espton Tor which no was remarkable the whole
| purpoee and scope Of thc rebel movement. lie n-
staa;ly gave his chic; ot stat, Colonel strong, the
| neces,sry orders. Logan W., Irccted 10 hold the
lines steady, and q brigade scnl TO cover the
| point threatened 10y tie ci.cmy until other
reiniorcemenis could he brought NJ. Accomp,-
med by only one orderly. be u en- turuol his horse
towards the iIih army corps, which h.si just been
| advanced aeIoss tlo road. lie had only advanced
| Few rods when rebels yelled from u ihickc,,
surrender, You ID Yankee" aud instantly fired
| q volcy of musketry. Gen. Mcpherson was then
| a fall from his hpr-p in rpi,
The rebels DO appear to have discovered the rank
| Of thor victim. When his boy was suhscqu, N y
recovered 1t bad been dcuudci Of clothing
by the rebel thieves. valuable diamond ring,
that had obviously escaped their obsor yatiun, wa
| found remaining on his finger. General Sherman
was at informed 81 the death OF General NJ
Phorson, and he appointed General Logan to TEN
porary command the Army Of the Tennessee.
Several desperate aSaul,H were then made on I'M
Sixteenth Corps General pylge. Three times IN,
enemy advanced acro@s m oIen icld In trout Of
fearful artillery hrc, and each tine wer. htcr
Blly moved down snd compelled io retreat 1
the cover oi the woods. half hour
luil then eusued mud IL was thought TIM, H.
attack had hecn rcliuquisled. Rut thcrc still ~
manned she weak SPOT between the 18Th aud IN
cor~, which had not yct been perfectly closed
Percevng their adylnt.sc, the rebels again o.
vaneed in increased numbers between the isolate
corps, aud msie furious onslaught With Tres
troops against General Blsir, and succeeded in sci
ting into our rear, and. after desperate hand,
hand conflict drove troops ont OF the
own works. Our men, stung by the los
re1irued to the charge, and with de- pcra,c courng
b,, ouced, sho, a. c.'h,ci the rebels away aft,