New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-04
FROM, SHERMAN'S ARMY.
TIE BATTLE OF JULY y.
FULL AND INTERESTING ACCOUNTS.
The Victory Of July 2c-Ous vicssrisus
Contests.
From ON Special Cores pond~nt.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT AND AR,gY OF THE1
TENNESSEE. IN TIE FIELD,
BEFORE ATLANrA Ga. July q. 1894. y

BEFORE ATLANTA, Ca. July g. le64. }
The telegraph has undoubtedly before this time
flashed to your readers tho brief outlines Of the glorious
victory achieved by this army yesterday at this point
In my last Dispatch dated neal Decatur. thrse miles
from Atlant, given tho details Of the formation
and position Of the entire army on the 10th and 2lst
Our forces having concentrated around Decatur on the
plight Of tho 20th genera! advance ordered the
morning Of the 2is the Army Of the Cumberland form.
ing the right wing. Gen Thomas commanding Army
Of the Ohio Gen. schofed In the center and the Army
Of the Tcnnesoee Gen. Mcpherson commanding On The
extreme left '-~H -'.-i't =
VICTORY WON By THE CUMBERLAND ARMY.
| The Army Of the Cumberland had bitter conflict
With the enemy the 2ist the Rebels assantng their
lines with great impetuosy several tines but at each
attack net with rcpusc, which proved disastrous
that they reluctantly abandoned the idea Of turning
right Sank. give details Of bis brilliant sue-
cess but tina, the enemy thoroughly defeated IL
proved couclusvcly from tis fact that they fed In Wild
disorder leaving most Of their ceod and wounded ON The
battlefield. which was held by Gen. Thomas.
THg ENEMY SUFFER.
Eight Hundred Rebels were buried by the Army Of
the Cumberland and although the Union loss quite
severe. particularly In ofeer yet there is no doubt
that Of the enemy than double. Your
sponients with the Cumberland Army" will furnish
The TRIBUNE with the particulars Of this handsome and
important Victory. A. usur the conduct Of troops
was excelientyes more. heroic The noble commander
If this nrmy bas ss to feel proud VI hi invnct
bic con mand.
TILE SEVENTEENTH CORPS cAEIy HILL ~ THEIR
YRosr.
Tie next important operation occurred the
Ing Of tie 2lst the extreme LEFT wing Of the Army
Of the Tennessee Directly In front Of the Sd Division,
18th Army Corps Gen. Legsett commanding. was
quite a steep bold hi. situated about i've hundred
yards from skir,nlsh Inc which was strongly forth
fed and occupied by Pat. Cletnrnes desperadoes Of
Hardees corps To gain this crest Of the highest
Importance, for with is point in our possession our
artillery anaed the City Of Atlanta and the two
principal roads leading north and souta from the city
All O'Clock Gen. Blair had ordered Gen. Leggett 10
charge tie bill with has gallant division The ID Brig
ade Col Moloy OF the 18th Indiana and the I'd Brig.
lde. commanded By Col. - OF the Geth Ollie. were
ordered 10 advance seeion. which they did in spen-
did STYLE regardless of the iron hail which greeted tbe,
advance toward tie frowping hill.
.THE CHARGE FOX THE HILL TRIUMPHANT.
Tie 4th Division. led by Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith,
Gen. Gresham having received dangcruur wouDd VA
fitting him for duty. ordered to make diversion -
the high. OF tie hill. whle Cen Leggett assaulted tho
Rebel center Ala given signal tie I'd Division moved
out q, .double quick" through an % corn-feli, in
M view Of tue enemy and In direct range OF their arI
.rv. rending tie Air with their hearty Yankee
cheers. On they dashed Gen. Leggett leading them.
through tho fearful which roared around tho gah
ant band and tore starry banners In 1--WE minutes
the gauntlet OF death had been and the hve hund'
red yards were st-ewn with the dead and dying.
Planting "Oli Glory" upo, the Rebe! ramparn tners
went up 10 Heaven one Of those heartfelt gadsoms
shouts Of victory such only Ioya lips can utter when
the heart Is too full to speak Gen. Forces brigade
conf rsing the 18th and 10th Wisconsin With the 10TH
eots 3lst and 45th Illinois suffered severely while a.
tempting to capture Rebe battery OF 3lnch guns
which had poured death and destruction into our rnfs
a. they advanced.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER
To form rome idcn 81 tie rgor OF this contest, II ,
only necessary to tae that the Goth Illinois, COL Brad
lev commanding went into the fight with l2o men, nn0
thoge the ENGAGEMENT lasted but forty inmates, No
lost nine commissioned officers and 10 enlisted men
The 18th Wisconsin likewise. net with severe loss
losing 10 men killed Ill wounded. and Is missing
While CALAMITY urging forward his regiment, Lieut.
| Col Reynolds, Of the 18th Wisconsin, was severely
wounded in tho leg Tho fearfnl>tiaagh'eI innicteo
upoa our mea oaing TO TIE ieaTia hfe VI sfape
and canister which the Rebels showersd upon them -
e rsarcd their eart works and the bloody o5stinacyoS
p; c,eburue. Irshaeu, who invariably fight like e.
asperated fsnds.
THY REFUSES OF TAT. CLEBURNEs DIVISION.
F,nr determined assaults nado on the Hill BY
PAT Cleburnes civ son and each time they met villa
with an obstinate resistance from troops more obdurate
than themselves TLe final attack pioycd disastrous
ore for the enemy and defeated and disappointed the
attack was abandoned Inc ReJel dead were scattered
in CHASTITY groups upon the slope Of the BILL and quite
aumber OF their bodily wounded fell into our hands
We cuptured some seveny.iye prisoners. including
| tie folowin. commissioned officers Capt j. l.
Fen, Sd Georgia Cayalry, disnountedi Lieut..
Thomas Copeland. 9th Texas Infantry; and Lieut.
| Walter Laracy. Of the Regular Rebel Ar
uy. The prisoners taken represented regf
meuts from Georgia Alabama Mississippi Texas. Ar
xon.as and Louisiana Let. George Holcomb. Of the
10th Iowa a most mertorioas officer Was killed In TINS
engagement .,ooo,
| BEHAVIOR OF QUIZ TROOPS
Where spch sodierly bearing was exhibited by both
officers and me it would be nyidous for me to select
particular for mention All done |eiL anc nooy
..,nea Tia Ia ri which this triumph has placed upon
"a, utvss ol each soldier participating. and which Is
well worthy Of en- ba2onng their victorious banners
.boul do m act OF injustice / TO omit mention
inc tho brave Brigade Commanders Col Potts. OF the
sr and Col Shane. ii the 3d. whose Commands shared
:, the gories OF this fight. Enclosed Is o complete
Liza of casualties 81 this battle. taken from official re-
nors The entire loss Of The 10th Corps MsJorGen-
iI,r reports as $50 killed, wounded ard prisoners
JE.H.