The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-18
The sss'uit on the Eneuy's l.ioes ai A..
tuntn, AuauN 9th.

tuutu, AuauN 0ths
Berors Anintn, August 9.-ror severe, days
previous u the 9th, movements in front " the 9sd
and i4th Army Corps were active, with decided
indications OF an impending cngageueat. During
these movements captured from four ~ six
hundred prisoners. Ou the 9th. a charge was o.
dercd on the cnemy's leit-.its extreme lefs--sar
which We bad been hunting for several days hsv-
Ing hecn found. Al very early hour In the morn.
ing the men were In motion the Twenty third
Corps marching To the right OF the Fourteenth,
and the two divisions Of the latter which h.d bssa
lying. one on the flank aud tile other In reserve,
were sent in To hil up the gaps. The order was "
attack the enemy's flank, and attempt " drive IL
back sufficiently TO enable the corps to swing
around to the Macon Railroad. The Third division
(Gcn. CoS) was ~ hold the len " the corps. ThS
Second tGen. Hascsll the extreme right. Abe
Third division attacked early In the forenoon, and
~ Il swung around on the encmy's flank, the Boc-
ond division Of the Fourteenth corps, which joined
Il on the let, slowly followed the movement, "
that the Fourteenth corps WAS gradually brought
into . line running almost at right angles acr0ss
the creek. and ct point distant about
four and half miles southwest of Atlanta.
A skirmish line, composed Of company IRON,
each regiment Of three Higades (thc Fourth Vas
mostly In rcserye), and commanded by Lieut.. Col.
Mott, of tho Twelfth Kentucky, sdvanccd hrs,
through dcnse piece Of woods. and charged upon
the rebel skirnshcrs, driving them out Of their pits
In hnc style. II WAS discovered. however, that
their line was entirely too weak " take the main
rebel limo of works. and 1t accordingly incroas
ed by fresh delachments of four hundred ussn-
This force drove the rebels behind their main rife
pits. and kept up such CALLING fire that man Of
them dared raise his head sbove tho brca nworks.
Still, u was evident that II would lie folly " attenps
10 cnrry tho works with this number u men, and
aner holding the rebels down thus about an hour
and u hall they were relieved by the First brigade
which charged impetiously on the rebel breast
works. Hut they were too strong Our men fought
brsvely, pushed the attack 30 tar that men even
jumped upon the parapets and fell close before
Thar, veNt I Wn M navn
TO fall back, and the rebels eapng over 6et
works pursued them . short distance in turn.
The brigade lost heavily, full threo hun drsd
men. The One Hundrelth Ohio lost ninety mine,
which was the heaviest loss suffered by any QUO
regiment. The color company of the Z ghth Ten
nessee got In advance, and coming under AN sna'
| ading fire, was summoned TO surrender, and was
compelled " do II with the loss Of It's colors Thes
were insolenty huttercd by the rebels In the very
| face Of our men they charged upon them, and
they were haughtily dcfed " retake them. The
nature Of the ground. or some other cause, seems
" have prevented the brigsdes scting well In con-
cert aud simultaneously. The hrst suffered beav-
ily. Tho others did not approach ~ near 70 hs
Notifications, and suffered less loss. In the end.
they all fell back, after having brought oH most u
uleir wounded. Still considersble numbers were
len living close under the rebel works and great
portion Of the dead also could not 10 recovered.
II was along In tho afternoon before the second
division WAS swung around sufficiently IN tho
rebel flank 10 become seriously engaged. Colonel
| Hobson's brigade, prompt as usual went In nrst
on the lett OF the division, and drove the robels II
once from their rifle pits Hating little for the
First and Fourth, the latter on the extreme right.
| 70 swing around they all charged galanty about
four o'clock through an open cornhed on the rsbel
breastworks, in which they bad section OF artil-
lery, aud drove them entirely out. The rebels had
| hauled of their cannon and secured them, bue
were utterly driven out of their works and ksps
l out The men had reversed the rebel works bslose
night and prepared themselves fully 70 hold theuA
Al ali hazards but since they were detached troua
| the Third Divison by quite gap and were thrust
| far out into the enemy's country, and NO troops
could be spared to be formed on their hAnks Tor
protection, it Judged safest to withdraw thsln
| scross the cornhed, and retire the right wing for
safety. They lett the works then, by ORDER md
| retired in good order and without noloststiou.
The correspondent OF the Cincinnati CoAAzsolAi.
writing on the eth, sayG i.
| The prospect for an early occupation Of Atlanta
Is not very hopeful, unless consider able number
| OF men are sacrificed IN the attempt. Sherman. ".
cry body knows, is careful OF his troops aud prs.
fers few weeks delay To assaults that surs "
be followed by death aud pain 10 thousands VI oca
| heroic men, who, for over 90 days, have seood
with their faces to the foe. The battle OF yssess
| day afternoon has pretty correctly demonstrated
the strength u the rebel works, and the fact tha,
thew cannot be carried and the rebel right turusd
| without reversing the programme u July w u
and 2s, when the enemy, crazy with their oft rs
| pulses and drunken with VIII * ,msdly sscndcst
have q new opportunity oi putting his hsnking Ell
| per.enee uto execution, aud win y foothold IN u
| ,ity without loss. There are some ia the army VII
sre impatient at the delay, but the majority " tn
! men know what assaults produce, and prefer h
| trust to Shermsn's brains, rather than powder AZ,
bullets, for the crowning victory OF the most re
mark able campaign Of the war.