The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-08
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CAMP NEAR ATLANTA, GA,
August 24th, 1864.


August oath, 1864
Eds, Ga-ette Wishing for some
time for an opportunity ofwritirg you
few lines, and that opportunity hav-
ing at length arrived, l avail mysell
oft by giving you description of the
raid from the right of our lines to the
left by the way Of the rear of Atlanta.
Cur command consisted of two brig
AIDES Of Gorard's command and Kilpat-
rick division, the whole commanded
by Fitzpatrick. We started from camp
on tho evening of the 18th, at o'clock
finding the Jonnics about five miles
from camp, fought them all night, cal
turing the Atlanta aud West Point
Railroad, and tearing up the track for
some distance. Leaving there we
marched to Jonesboro on the Macon &
Atlanta Railroad, burning tho town
and destroying about twenty miles f
the railroad. Starting to go further
south we suddenly run into an am.
bush ofthe enemy and We're compelled
to fall back. Forming again, we ad-
vaneed once more with Il few dis
mounted men as skirmishers, but find
ing that no 60, we once more with
drew, and dismounting brigade Of
seven shooters, once more advanced t.
the charge, fighting desperately abou'
one hour and a half and at last dri
wing them from their barricade.--
Started on the morning of the 2Sth fol
Lovcjoy, the enemy fighting our real
guard continually, meeting a force il
our front commanded by Armstrong
and while fighting them, the enemy
commanded by Ross, got in our rear
and surrounding us, opened murder
Gus fire. Our squadron was ordcrcc
to the front as skirmishcrs, holding
our line under u severe cross fire, but
it getting too hot for us wo fell bach
to a hollow, where we were ordered t.
our horses Getting our horses W,
charged on the right, left and centre
through woods, over fences, through
corn fields, every man having hi,
sabre drawn. The cry went along lh,
the line Fitzpatrick and tho Union
Our regiment was ordered to charge {
battery that was doing great damag,
with grape and canister. Away tn,
men went with a whoop that wouC
have scared half the army, driving
them in the woods where they rallied
but seeing us coming they started OF
the jump. We pursued them som'
three miles, and by the time we go
back the ambulances and cannon haC
formed and was coming out. At tina
place we captured one battery, seventy
prisoners, three battle flags, and on,
brigade dag We formed in line abou
mile from there to get our WOUNDED
and dismountcd men About the tim,
our dismounted men got up, the enc
my formed and at us again. W
fought the balance of that day am
night On the morning of the 2ls
We got rid Of them by burning three
eriH' mills and the bridge over Soutl
Br.Uch River, Marching the rest o
.ae day we went into camp for th,
ght at a place called Lilhonia, OF
the Atlanta and Augusta Railroad. -
Packing mp on tho morning Of the 90
we marched through Decatur withol'
further molestation from the Jonnics
and enaampsd in worry nice place To-
the night, and on the 23d went int,
camp at Sandtown, our old camp
making the raid around Atlanta in iy
days and nights. ~
| must say something concoruin!
our officers, especially Lieutenant
Hill and Clarke. They were Away
in front encouraging the men to d
their utmost There was but one il
our company hurt-~Thomas IL. Marti
OF Salem. He was cool and brave an
done his duty like a man, He wa
wounded in the right leg We had t
leave him at Joncsboro'. Our los
does not exceed four hundred,
Yours, with respect, &c,
GEO. J HOOD,
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