New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-30
A Day ZIG with Events Fighting on the
Right nnd Len Ccntcr-The Bntfie Of
"Wednesday, the 20,h-succcss With Us.
From Our spsei-l Core pondeu'.
THREE AID HAP MILES IRON ArrAVTA Ca,
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THREE AID HAP MILES IRON ArrAvrA CA,
July 20. le6i
The day has been big with events. There has
been aehnr On TIE right, In the center. on the hft
There has bees marching OF troops getting into posi.
ton searching for tie enemy, charging cheefi9s the
rattle 81 muskeiry nlong the whole sSrmsh lire. tie
occasional flg Of whole yolleys The thunder OF heavy
artillery FAR on the tight where Thomas Is assautlng
the north hoat of Ae onemys works--iTom Howard
and SchoGell the center where they are close AZ TO
Hood and iiaiGee on the west front and floin
MaPhor.ou : iois soaadias ~ tic ycy doom Of T.
place and ere actually IN rcar Of the Rebel ughod
Tho Rebel army last ulght. or lato yesterday swan
round ir o." l0Ttl and tbs morning We hnd them "a
strong scs . lfOnt O! us toward Decatur. Hood ana
Hafdec. ''rirnsons division, have been all night
buay int. l.1s high ridge stretching south md
wet from &c. 't4ch. Tree Road. valley, through
which ru1s branch q Pcach-rree Creek separates
tie body 81 The two forces on this Inc.
Tho I'D Corps yesterday withdrew along The road on
which they advanced the previous day to Decatur and
taking tho lett pursued tho road lying across ms val
lev called tic pesch.Iree Road By o'clock "a m.
our advance was skl.mishing with the enemy beyond
The creek. The enemy bad strongly inirelched him
sell on high hill 10 the c't Of the road Inc mage
runs nearly parallel with me m IN Atahtn ro1a South
west from the junction Of .le PcachIrco Road and TIE
cIeck.
Col. Hobsons brigade Of the % Division was thrown
across the creek and were soon actively engaged skr
division also closed up bringing forward battery ahc
using il TO good effect upon the Rebels.
At 10 O'clock tho Union troops. who bad taken pos
session IL the woods tho creek. charged. with
cheer ard drove he Rebels before them. Tie lllth
Onto lO7th H.. e0th Ind, and the Kentucky regiment
Of Col Hobsons command. acted with great galantry
A Rebel lieutenant who had command Ol some OF boV.
Browns mitia. was captured, his command leaving
him IN tie lurch. He brought IN w " hirky, Ot
the s0th md in great apparent yeHliiCn at the DAD
fighting qualities Of his men. He stood ing GROUND
Il Il. .rt.. Prom
reticent he sat stump the inpersnnatl0n oil the
type 'chynlry tanning his fcycrcd bro with White
handkerchief. but refusing to tel MS NINE, or answer
nuy other questions. His grief wa respected hAu nc
was Lett to his meditation. Col l0bson. % Divs!on'
occupied the right Of the sd Dvsos Oh tae PeachIreo
road joining the ith Corps AMI had lively time oil "
throug lOut tho day and evening. lie was sc'crai
times attacked by heavy bodies Of Rebels but rcpue,
Them each time With loss Gen. Coxs division occupied
tho line fronting the cnemys ridge along and est OF
he Atlanta road and Gen. HascaD, % Dyislon,
arched his command by the 81 Division. aklng up hs
position on the extreme left ON tie same road.
Tho enomy's line, which had boon advanced to
within musket range OF their road was who,ii cor
cealcd by dense pine thicket, through which II was
almost impossible % move troops In line. The rshtoi
tho Rebel line crossed this rood obiiquey ana zen.
ascGl Obliged 10 conform his own llEeS TO that
of the enemys. From noon until ai:er sunset there
was continual skiTmishing charging and lighting along
their whole line Our losses have been considerabt,
though not numerically large S9me good eileeIs rn,e
fallen among whom is Capt. Fisher OF tht 9Th Ken.
lucky can Only send partial list, and the bulfy oi
thc rcsscngcr ob.iges me 10 short all details OF the
DAYS operations. We have lost probably abont 200
men. The 81 Tennessee Regiment has gated great
applause for its good and earnest sslrmlshlns during
lie day; tic Indiana regiments have also done noby.
At noon Mcpherson reported 20 be within three
miles Of Atlanta. There has been Aeayy cannonadinS
all around the limo during the day.
JULY 2l.--Ihe Rebel locomotive has been whistiing
oil night They have either been bringing up reinforce
nenis. or carrying away he people
Firing b. both large and small arms aS been con
staat through the night and sleep has been out OF the
question. ,o a. s. g,
CORPS.
n " CLARK C. l?9 Ind leg. B A. Todd d. 90 Ohio, aldo
Geo Mock, A, 100 Ind, neck. ncn. ,o,, =
D. KosinbsrscrE 1873 Ind legs J. F.ler. u. 81 Ohio s;
~ r. sumtrer H. l2J Ind n C. Morrison, y 20 hip.
uiyh Cant: McGill, ~ OHIO. ooneus-
A. Kuhn, r. % Ohio. leg an .ion q head By 'ssn .,
ou,,,,d and arm Scrxt. Watson q, % Ia, killed
A. j. RiowTy j., 80 Ohio, ear. II. C. Morrison "guna'a;
Ttos slean, T. i2s Ind, rareLisut ~ "oodrun' d. III
Es%,on Wilson, d, % Oil, sers & Bcal, B. III Ohio,
Sia. Mccle,ry G. Is O. ssni Rrigcs H. 3Tcnu. Killed.
S,,.r gAnk Mapie. X 2 2, nm thigh
VIM. Keurn, @. iis o. l,g s,eph GsIret sIenn, .es
Chan W. MeKenney, g. - norsl; 49,
u,i-sn Cerain r. 2 Tenn John Dorset, c. Tenn, arm.
Iillsd Reuben Lawson. Tenn.
fia. Whitare ID Tenn leg Thos j. Fslkner X Tenn.
VIM Harvey. u, Tenn, flesh neck and face.
Nm, Bbggs, H. Tenn, -
This soldier made Of good stuff lie said nc had oeen
,v raj times wounded and prisoner before but always made
hi, exchange tescapc) and urgodthe boys 60
Further Of the Capture Of Decatur, Ga.