, 1864-07-27
The Battle Of Peach Tree Greek.
Thomas. Fooker, Howard, Palmer
70. Tremendous Rebel Assault
on Our Blight Center.
The Enemy Everywhere RepI}$ed
Our Loss 2,Wo---That Ct
the Rebels $3.50.
Full Dstails---C3s1alties to West
ern Troops.

L.
IA Rai.road the hill which rises aborc Winnings
Station saw the ual,one1 colors floating oger the
cuildlurs. Even tIen, however. a conflict seerned
n be coinc on In the immediate vicinity Of tho
,lacc All the spectators considc-cd this etrus-
yic bc.Heen our adyaace nnd The Tellrin:, rehe{
rar guard, which might or might not, as the rob
,attle- a. 80 on the afternoon os The ed, len
Naricite, then Our railroad terminus. Some hours
e!e1e that lime dispatches bad been received from
;crcr:l Thomas confirming the news OF our occu~
patton Of the city. But we did not eeem to be In
ua possession OF all ps-ts oft; tie sound OF con-
lfct toutiuued to roll eul!eny oser the hil.s and
IN inclined to taink that We arc aSain fighting on
avcr, that hefcEe she close II the coming week AZ
ants i'll b. wholly OUR aud the rebs1 army either
hrsken to pieces Ct enensed in rapid retreat.
nj ii fSe ess md o1ly
mains to particularize somewhat. aud endeavJt to
leeirn to each portion Of the troops engaged the
credit which each 50 well deserves.
TIE srTCA11oN.
I think a vcry few words will mike the situstion
clFer. ercn to such your readers as have not had
tae opportunity Of consultiuc good nl1p of
Georgia, since the opening Of the campaign.
line, {nearly eight By rsi lies the city Of Atlanta.
This distance f. Of coutsc measured from the rail-
road bridge. The river runs generally southwest.
Our army wac EdyaEriug along the line OF the At
lanta ana Western railroad. Ia southeast dtoec~
lion. A little north OF east from the city, fifteen
miles tn streieht line. IL Stone Mountain, near
the h3te CT WHICH f1SeS St&eau E24leA 1G1CQ 1kEH
Greek, deep and difficult to cross. Tue general d.
reetoD O. this creek is est, It enterin: the Chat
tahooehee Just above the railroad bridge. The
creek foEm. nearly Q right angle with the Eiser,
wae defended ty the Chattahouchee on the west,
I2nd BY rench Tree Cretk On the nor1h- Thl. peer-
liar conformation OF the strcans was taken adsan
lack acroEs the chatlahoochee, they arranged
their 1pcs a.so along the TWO sides OF this
ang!e. The apex of The angle is at the railroad
vet along the. Atlanta side Of the slyes.. and
directly east end west along Peach Tree Creek.
WHAT WAS TO BE DONE:
The problem now presented to our commanders
vas this: Ought they to force passage across the
points fon,h Of the ra11soad htidee, aud advance
upon Atlantis from the west and sonth--upon
which eides. lte sIfer being etossed, It was cosu
troops ove9 ,he river north Of The bridge, where
they we're Likely to meet with little or no oppos-
tfon, and thence march upon the reoel delenscs
south OF peuch Tree Creext Taxing the uret
one Of tho most difficult achievemente iu warfsre,
namely. TO creH g7fdt FitsT IN TIE !dts Of q Joe.
oangcrons undcztaA9g-tAe .d0hd.g Of a gry9:
bat<l aith fitsr Just In LAe redr. II WAS tnslly
concluced, however to risk the second alternative
"a conclusion which rsaects great houor upon our
ceneFalEhfp, and waa fully justitsd bf two con-
eidet1ttohs: First, or superiority In numbers
orer tho eAeus made Tie dsT ger OF 1ghtin,, with
The river IN our rtar, much less than ordinarl1v,
At tic map s.I tho,E TINT BY crossing tha Chatta-
hocchec f0uth ot the r5llroad 1T}dye, We exposed
oCr Int Of communications whefeas, BY crossing
north Of 1t We Kept this line completely core!ed.
TIE RIVER CROSSED CROSSING or EKAcH TREE
CREEK.
With the details Of The crossing ynu are 11rcady
familiar. The last Of tic ermy. except euca Y0t-
tloas ss were etsunsd lo bold our line of co@nu.
18th Of July. il raa very vice arrangement to
throw tito LEFT win: orer first: because the hl@her
the river the croasicg was effected, the less ia-
BE the tru,ps were to auy formidable att1ck FROM
the enemy and 1t was matter Of the first iupur-
tapce to have strong force On the other ride, to
assist, II necessary, the ncht wing. which vas
compelled to croGs much nearer the retels aud near
the g1eat angle in their lines which have already
deEt1ibtd. Besides, US we should. after getting
oyc1 the rrer be Obliged to face the right In order
Peach TIRE Creek, the lei wing would be compel!
ed to move much further than the right; ami this
was an additional reason for its being frst throw1
acrose. Operations actually toos place In accord
Be ore ar portion OF the Army Of the Cunbez
land except Howard's cnrte) had reached th
had majc mntetisl sdyaocc, moving hIs extrxr
left along road which Erns from Mari&tta d!tec
TO Stone Mountain. over branch Of Peach TIE
.1ces. named Nancy cre:k, through the small I'll
la:e Of C1ues ktys- III forward 20 a. to threate
sef1ouely the ilne Of the tirorc1a or (Auguafa
RalEt'ad. ScIoneld: next to AcPhetaoa'e troop
made corresponding movements. BS 10 i. u. o.
the 10th. HOOKER aid Palmer being then over, al
| por1lon- Of tho line advanced. al1ost ev.rywhe1
encenptering The eneray's fkartniehers Sp1tn;tgsl
them back Portions OF SANKEY'S aud Woo 10 d
! visions very hAncsumtly distinguished the:o
nelFes cu1tl th's increment, and BY night Of to
eout', side Of Peach Tree Creek On the right III
| hrassde recently commanded by, coiouel Da91t
ActoG9 !now qnce: thc c, Leadership 7,;ie o. &c
| deternlntd resistance ae It passed over !! It
in the afternoon, and lost neasly two hundrs-
snd mtg Of IL nnmfcr, killed, wounded and cal
| tnrcd. 1nsrirfd, however, By the gallant spirit {
it, recent leader, il aaintalDed its ground un,
Col. John G. M1tchcll's brigade had come up to i
tuppost. when 1t dove the rebels from tts ifen
and immediately threw up foFtihcAtions. The me
o. Entd1tr's lrtgadc ,Staulcy' = division, Howard
corpe) swan the stream uud'r tre OF art1l'er
apd csptuled near Eiy PRISONERS on the south ed
| fpRan't corpe the 18th, moved ever 70 the lett
the Army Of The Tennessee, nnd advancing E
rnpltts and energy: tte left flank we'll coSerid |
GaIEarot casalEy diytsion. Il ftraek & ihs Anzus .
Stone Mountaip, and Immediately commenced lea
ing up the track. This brilliant achievement.
onreciton with Rou' ssau' 1 remarkable and aaril
raid Eroh :he Atiunt1 and "ess Polnt (.aootl
Roan, must hnve CRAFTY Alarmed the enemy, at
probably determined hin TO make, the next day,
desperate effort to dEire ne out.
THE ARMY IN LINE OF uATr1.E.
On L, Esso l ht eshsd es our sn
I
| nearly east Ind west+ End confronting the rel
tattalinIs who occupie6 strong works jnst beit
them. Day had scarcely dswned Thcn thc
{Elair's} paeeel to the extreme let. while the X
{i,ocaps1 marched westward along the Aug1;
Railroad. searing up The track as i: went, until
reached Decatur, eight miles from stone Mounta
s.ho8ed advanced toward Atlanta. connecting 81
general Dodce's division Of McPl ersoa.e army,
de lon HoxsIt, marching BY tae I 1eit , aane, to.
ing by the right flank, al1ed up the interval
tween Howard and Palmer. BY noon THE 20
The whole army wac ir line Of hatt}e. nearly IN
Tie l9th corps u4'mer'e on the extreme sisl
| the eO,h t1Ionkcf's) next: the 4tt fuowards) ne
! lie Sd tSchoncld'e} nc1t 18Th tDodses> next,
aSpf" nna tSc s1s IT. RsiFf, + On sae M * &
rarcs savaEy esoS c1ssfsd "a 111 4n 1e. fne a. a.
ADVANCE OF THE LEFT WIsa.
During the afternoon Of the 29sh The Whole
It wing ot tho army nt!anccd, driving tho 1 en9
St5s them + SER en' snail %
mics, would be called battles It Vac ~ on
,e thcsc that Ger. Gresham, commanding the =
dyssn of as aans a3h 6: asss 5SssSaS
th | ieft had advanced near1y len miles south OF
ir Au:ueta Railroad, nnd rested at point vi
xas little south Of east from Atlanta.
n. THE GAP IN oCR 1lEEe.
ID Tie line which spoke Of Iss existing ut I
9 9E Inc a. eE.1miehtr1 lthe 1gst Ohio, Col B4nnl
= coppcctcd Gen. Palmer's right with the Gu
a9S S9y 5 81 st5oss as Ct tysn ,fims
ed the remainder Of the ~ corps-a gap Of nj
tTo miles being thus held, The situation y
n. dangerous one, and Gen. Thomas with hia at
famed wiedom and promptness. Immediately
IT, | nenrefl series OF Iuoye,ntn'e for the purpo
Of rfosin, It. Subseqoent events And the sta*sn
ce nj rehe prisonerf revealed the tacf thst the et
awsrs o. tie Whep hey ads
-. assar1t upon Esin the evening, and most prov
y, tally failed to find It.,
Is Shortly .ner learins ihe south bsanca ,sa OF
ier Tr.e Creek TIC eTognm onTd "ygns e4tends II thu
[he aiaSe he creek to the riser, forming r1ds'
ecn With dceu rartnes, In Howatd's trout; s.
III broken table lsnd II H9oker; and Z, tfS71 fS71
1ne f heights, but at /, considerable, distance
is the northern edge. was 1be enemy's p5tnapa p
Of works. 1'hc ground IN front Ct do"aI1
Palmer. But o. great PAT of Hooker'e
sfter ascending to- tue table land, was cons
fila Bile space Of open fcds, on the other side OF
! to Behied III three of these corps ran Pesca
Ibis Greek, through open ground. with hiyh G.
of {also oper) etil further h.ck, and furni
Psndd an9 sss Tor ee5 81 Tn
at DID not all to avaN themselves.
ere It WAS shortly after II, n0on+ when IN 81
by ance with Gen. Thomas design OF closn: .
aud | gap have eposen %, GSn. NeWton's d.
,,,a n ordcr to rlicye Hazen's brigade Of Wood
2lzy ,eun; 1a T. - move of to thr len "a we'
.uf- tarr m a rrs,tion which, bY materially shor1
leg our Inc, would tend still further to close up
trryai betwecu Newton and Wood.
Of CARRYING TIE HEnE1 n1F1E FITS.
,m{- 4 strong skirmish line was sert out TO Il
this tft enemy who hsd rife pits In advance ot
ernl principal wnfEs. Col. Barrett, 18th Illinois
put in command of the skirmlshers, who CO
eh a ID six regiments, four from B<isadleF G
Hit Th.. is,ts, nfcer A. nr..se,,. n commsnd
euF' WacEcz'e brigade. The whole line advknctu
loss rspi.aty ard enthusiasm. drove the Eebol!
thA!r 1i.lt pt;A. eud captured several, with Il