Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-06

few regiments were detached from the
18th corps, finally, and dispatched to the
right, which saved this wing.
1t was vain attempt-a rulnous, utter
| failure-as all their other assaults have been
here before Atlanta, and the field was LEFT
| in our possession. They were able to carry
off a part of their wounded, but left their
dead in our front, and their pickets with
drew half mile, and in the morning OF the
next day they were quiet. walked over
small portion of the open field and wit
messed the bloody effects OF that halliday s
work. The dead were yet scattered as they
had fallen, and lay exposed to the rays OF
the sun, in all the attitudes of fierce de-
spair, of agony, or placid repose, and some,
even, with pleasant smile upon their up
turned faces, such as have been depicted SO
often, but must be seen to be felt in all theiI
grim fearfulness. All along little rivulet
of muddy water the poor wretches had
crawled down into it, in theirdying agony,
to quench their thirst, and made its
banks bloody from their wounds. One had
snatched in his feeble hand bunch of dry
leaves with which he had vainly attempted
to staunch the blood with which his life
was flowing slowly but certainly away
Two members of the 1st Missouri Battery,
state that they counted on tract of ground
which they estimate at six acres, eight hum
dred dead rebels and am little disposed to
question the statement, as | counted in the
rear of fence, where they had attempted
to screen themselves, ten bodies in the
space of rod. Among the dead / noticed
a Colonel and Captain, lying not more
than one hundred yards in front OF our
works. ,nD .r.r L
.. OUR LOSSES.
The Happy precaution which our men
have learned, after so much bloody expert
ence, and which had been newly and inef-
faceably impressed upon them by recent
events about Atlanta, secured to them on
this occasion a protecting line of works,
which, though rude and irregular, turned
aside many bullet from its mission of
death. The losses on this occasion were
greatly unequal, and the disparity was
greatly owing to the fact that our forces
were protected, while the rebels were eX-
posed to the full sweep of our missiles.
From the reports of the various division
commanders of the losses Of their several
commands, am enabled to give the loss
with near approach to accuracy In the
18th corps the losses in killed, wounded and
missing, foot up 537; in the 18th corps,
which was but very slightly engaged, and
in the manner have stated above, the num-
Der lost was not above twenty. Few pris-
oners were taken by the rebels, as they
We're unable to become closely engaged
with our men, and were little entangled
with them in the conflict. Before the skir-
mish line could get behind the breastworks,
a few of them, and only few, were over
taken or surrounded and carried off.
REBEL LOSS.
have given some partial statements of
the rebel losses above, and from the esti-
mates of various officers combined, am
inclined to put their loss in killed alone at
about one thousand. The proportion
wounded was smaller than usual, from the
fact that they fought so much of the time
at very close range. The number of their
prisoners brought in during the day did not
exceed one hundred. 1t appears to have
been Hoods corps alone that made the at
tack, as / saw prisoners from no other, and
when 1t is remembered that this is the third
bloody assault that this corps
has made upon us since our arrival before
Atlanta, it may well be imagined that there
is great thinning out of its numbers. One
of the prisoners from it remarked with
doleful smile, that ''there were not enough
men left in it for another killing" The
Both Louisiana, composed largely of very
wealthy inhabitants of New Orleans, was
almost annihilated. The Col. commanding
was one Shields, formerly from Franklin
county, Ohio, who bravely led the regiment
to the assault, and fell at the head of it, on
ly few rods from our works, and was rec
OgniZed next morning by men who had
seen him in Ohio. His native State had no
cause to be ashamed of any quality which
makes brave soldier, but only of his trea-
son. The battle-fag of the regiment was
captured, and magnificent one it is. The
border is of buff moire antique, the ground
work of beautifully fine, red worsted, and
the diagonal bars of blue silk, edged with
white, and dotted their entire length with
stars. For several minutes our men hesi-
,ated to fire upon it, thinking it was the
national colors. --...r. IN %
Next morning Lieutenant of the 10th
south Carolina came in as deserter, and
tated that the rebels had four Generals
younded-Brown, Stevenson, Loring and
iibson-two of them mortally. OF course
his must be accepted with caution. His
'egiment had thirty-five left fit for duty.
INCIDENTS OF THE ASSAULT.
The rebels rushed right upon our works,
10 many of them as lived to get there, and
sometimes were in the very act of vaulting
,ver when killed. A rebel colOr-bearer ran
Up with his colors, and with the spear head
which was affixed to the top of the flag
taft run through member of the 26th IL
inois, who was just on the other side of the
works, and killed him. Instantly another
member of the same regiment shot the
laring rebel through the head, and leaping
,ver the works captured his colors in safety.
The colors of the Both Louisiana were
'aptured by private Harry Davis, Of the
18th Ohio. '.
The 4th division of the corps brought off
rom the contest five rebel stand of colors. |
The whole corps captured at least one thou
and stand of small arms. i--.r
THE CENTER AND LEFT
Confined their operations during the day
entirely to making demonstration to at
ract attention from the attempt on heright |
wing. The rebels, doubtless, understood |
he matter, confident as they were that we
would not have the audacity to assault their
breastworks and forts directly |
n front, and replied to it with shells and
'ound shot only. The troops did not come
nto close quarters on this part of the line;
the losses were nothing more
han the trivial wear and tear of the skir- |
nish line, such as every day brings with it. |
LincOln's Last Trick.