, 1864-08-06

seeing the importance of the position urged til =.
sccnsed. Gene7aI Iogan ordered shs hi t1oops % At
once to commence the construction Of projections
from rails and fallen TIMBER, and such materias
severe battle Of Ezra Church, the poa''lon of he
troops 10 Of primary importance. The 18th and
9Th corps were substantially In line fronting
reht Of the 17.h, formed The flank line, and va, At
nearly right angle with the line Of the Army OF
division, Gen. Morgan L. Smith, on the Hight the
4th division, Gen. Harrow, in the centre; snd the
1T 1T d'y1s1on, Gen; cha.les + Wood, on tho lsis:
the 18th so5pe, Gen. Giles A. Smiths division,
ahd M ior9ed ne ssltent1one brigade Of hia divis
;ton md "a har5ows, Ard sm ths beng retased. aud
which The fanktDg liEe Was formed vas rough aid
wildcnt up into steep hills and rasines and rreg-
nsar IN Tho line which the front Of the thick vools
division was an open aeid rising ION the sdee Of
tne timber, In which BE- formed. up to a crest stln
nlehe5 tean his position nt one point aud At rs
IN the front Of Harrow there was an open field.
The line a It wss formed sttEted the open nelds
Tood leaving patches oi timber In Its front. Gen.
Wood,s line, which bad 20 advantages In the shape
Ct the land, WAS In the thick wood.
. While the 18th corps WAS busi1Y engaged In
diytaion q Hoods old corps assaulted the "a and
slant slmoet The rebels, with yen, rushed upon
s ass9s 4asnts ss ws,s Wavts Ren'' soldiers n arts 5n
under the dr+t Impulse baek--bu: the two disis-
ions stoe1 A1n, received the rebels With terrible
about half past eleven, and, under terrible snu,
the battle ragged for are hours.
To so bnck and describe the rebel movements:
1eld ot Tue I'D, obviously disc1osedt to hood Gsn.
were concerned after cautiously. feeling about
our-the abandoned works Of tho former telt--ne
discovered that portion Of the army Eas moving
10 the r7sht-the Railroad Junction At East Point
aese to roa adP a ef ss sscy, i s 4
by our troope, there was great danger not only to
! bis position but bis array. During the morning
he eompenecd oTteg bis Old corps .ts nov con-, r
southern suburbs Of Atlanta towards our risht.
His purpose was to turn and strike our flank be-
soua be movsa n int posloa and
the nam line Of defeneos,
NO FL tssf anf the a.
and fie1re assault had been been bsougat back.
Tssa s,n9 came ,Bsn aDSseer 9TH snd Ps Rs5vteT ,ha
moved Into Tie open field IN columns Of rcsfmen1s
IN ard eaas3 tue ue
Gently formed aod so roon attacked, that the bat
ter1es could not be IN posltfon. The assault wss
lecetred BY the tnfautry, and the battle fought
with rihee, The enemy was again driven back
with great sian:hter. And 50 the battle ragged,
wild and fierce, with yeils apd volleys, during I've
hours. Rebel batteries from the f0rts on onr left
opened with rapid discharges o! rhel1, and added
to the wild din OF battle As fierce and deter
mined struggle aB was ever seen On any battle
field took place. Gen. Lees efforts all were made
to turn aud rout the right dauk. After the nrst
dseh no one gave wnF, save those who fell. The
main battle was on the two divisions, and thet
were assaulted in line and BY columns, Ii every
instance with the came result. There were no
mAneuTers, there WAS no strategy in that 1eId-
The men stood at their pisces beh1nd loose and
hutaledly thrown up EaI piles reaching sboot to
the knees, and fought. The rebels fought with the
greatest. determination and courage. Five times
they arraulted in good order part Of tic line,
three times another, and twice they etrnck wood
n the angle In our Nne. Every time and At every
point they were driven bach. Gen. Logan was
with the troops through the whole OF the terrible
contest Soon after it commenced. he rode along
the sntite line Of hls corps, and in manner pecn-
liar to hiuleeG lnspIrted the men, and gave conf
dence to the officers. In such field and such
battle, there Is little opportunity for long descrip
1top. The men, with slight protection. stood In
llCe and were asa uted. and fought for I've bours,
repn1sfne the enemy, md finally driving him from
the de1d. The battle cost the 18th corps So men.
The 1cbe1s len their dead, aAd come Of thelr Woun~
ded on the field. OF the dead there h2ve been
buried >.
In front ofM L. Smiths division. n.............a 100
In front OF Harrows division 49,
In front ot Wood dirtsloH.- Is
Gen. Wood found IN rebel hospital dead,