The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13

position OF I0w-abiding citizen. ana as
understand you now propose taking th
oath Of allegianoeS A. Yes. sir. ~ !
i @. In so doing you understand youssel
and mean to be understood, to renounc
any and all obligations which You assumed
as . member Of the Order OF American
Knights, and to assume and perform al
the duties enjoined by that oath7 A. Yes
sir. g. b. SMITH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, THU
ID day Of August, 1854.
ia and Asst Provost Marshal Gen'l.
Army Before Atlasts-..The Bat.
| tle q the 3Ssh.
NEAR ATLANTA, GA, July %.
a week ago to-day the Army OF the Ten
nessee lost Its beloved commander In the
great battle southeast OF the wallis Of the
Gate City. Yesterday the invincible army
confronted the same city on the southwest,
and again fought with steadiness which
certainly has never been excelled in the
history Of the war. At midnight on the 26th
the 10th Corps, from the extreme left,
marched toward the right. It was imme-
diately followed by the 18th Corps, and 1t
by the 18th. BY four o'clock of the 9th,
the advance Of Gen. D0dge's command be.
gan to 60 into position on the right of JEFF.
G. Davis division, 18th Corps. Gen. Nor
gan's brigade of this division was formed
in column OF attack on the right of Gen.
Davis line, to aid in taking position
Gen. Corse's division was placed next
Col. Rice's Brigade first, and Lieut.. Col.
Phillips brigade next. Gen. Fullef's di-
vision, which was a little delayed in get
ting up, formed still on the right-Colon
Spra9ue's brigade first, and Lieut.. Colonel
McDowelrs on the right. When al1ssas
IvAon AVy(
easily drove in the retel skirmishers. The
brigades on his right moved up In turn,
each clearing its front Of rebel pickets, and
meeting with no loss of consequence. BY
dark the line was pretty well established
for the 10th Corps, facing east, and the 18th
was In bivouac in rear Of the 18th. In the
advance Of our troops they found . rebel
Captain killed, and LEFT on the ground.
Thus was the Army OF the Tennessee
transferred for the t}tk time in this cam.
paign from one flank to the other. The
boys say that General Sherman styles this
army his corkscrew, by which be draws
ton.
THB RATTLE YHOTERDAY.
Although learn that schQield repulsed
our attack on his line yesterday, and that
Palmer sent ont q strong skirmish line
which found the enemy in column OF attack
in his front, from which he did not At
tempt to advance, yei the battle Of yester.
the Army Of the Tennessee, and particu-
ularly on Gen. Logan's corps.
It was Just in position, or rather just 60
ing into position, when 1t found its ID d.
vision, Gen. Morgan l.. Smith confronted
by q rebel column Of attack, which in q
moment bore down upon the division with
almost irresistible violence. Again. as on
hM<1 &vHte aNnsv
but this gallant corps, the names Of whose
bottles it, flags are not large enough to
contain. made no objection to an open tight.
Massed closely in column, the enemy
hurled again and again his new lines against
Gen. Logan, only to have them one after
another cut 70 pieces and sent rolling back.
But more troops were brought up and
again the attack was made 1t nearly the
same place. Our men who had marched
and worked two nights and day with
scarcely any rest, and who now had passed
through an action quite a. severe as usual
| " falls to the lot Of division in the se.
verest battles, again stood up to pour theil
leaden hail into the advancing column
Not an inch was yielded, not man finch.
well appreciated or too well rewarded
Gen. Logan's corps held its ground from
IL o. clock until 5, under attacks too nu.
merous to be remembered, and at night
claimed the heaps Of rebel dead and
wounded in its front. There can be nc
defeat possible to such troops.
A AID FROM THE 10TH CORPS.
During the course of the battle, Genera
Howard called up four regiments from
Gsneral Dodge, to be ready in case Of need
| and Lieutenant Colonel Phillips, with thu
8lst Ohio, and 18th Illinois or his bridade
| and Col. Caddock with the 35th New Jer.
sey and 64th Illinois Of Gen. Fuller's divis.
ion, went 70 their support. They were moi
called on, however, to fight.
GEN. JEFF. G. DAVIS DIVISION.
! This excellent division was sent early il
the morning on the Turner's Ferry road
toward theriver. It became engaged there
slightly with some cavalry of the enemy
but was ordered 10 fall on the flank Of the
rebel attacking column. Owing to the
went ofroads he could not get up IN time
Exactly where he is now, cannot tell.-.
He must be very near the Macon road, and
threatening it. aes
| 49,, ~g GEN HOWARD. .aEtoa N sa9
This Christian soldier, the Havelock Of
our army, assumed command Of the De.
paftment and Army OF the Tennessee on
the 9th inst, in an order which At once
commands. As . model Of .hrevity and
beauty OF diction It cannot BE surpassed.
ORDER ASSUMING COMMAND.
HEADQR's DEPT AND ARMY or THE
| TENN, BEFORE ATLANTA, GA, JuneN.
r. GENERAL FIELD ORDERS no. 5.
| In pursuance of orders from the Presi.
dent the undersigned hereby assumes com.
mand Of the Department and Army OF the
Tennessee.
1 assure the gallant soldiers of this re.
lnowned army that fully realize the dell.
cate nature Of my responsibility. Your
late beloved commander was my personal
friend, and while unite with you in pro-
found sympathy and regret for our ire.
parable loss IL shall be my constant aim
| to emulate his noble example.
| [Signed,l o. O. HowARD, -
Major General.
Oncial: FL
| [Signed,l aANNUEL L. TA00ART,
a- Assistant Adiutant-Genersl.
GEN. =. w. RICE,
Late Colonel Of the 7th Iowa, commanding
let brigade OF Gen. Corse's division, 10th
army corps, was yesterday changed into q
| full brigadier, by the RECEIPT Of his com.
mission. The shouts Of his brigade, when
the men received the announcement Of his
promotion. told how well they wero de-
f,~htnd n eoo tina earle v101d r. the hriDhtay