, 1864-07-27

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yarus oi the main rebel works
& ss spaf1{ Da nte sansS W Rs 5sk sd
bs.ed. as tbey tand thsif iris.de comnsndcFs'
s.npfosed, for the purpose Of eating their hum o!e
alter swallowing tbe same. BET the old var hotae
"kat kinball,'' as bis men far1,liarly call him.
WIS lot to be carsh, mapping: and before h.a SOL
drop Of coffee, he ordered them to commence con-
etrrt ting lire Of tntnesdes No order IS more
ctcetfully obeyed by our eo]ders, when fn pres
In meeting 20 often the desperate oosata OF the
rebel :ec1one. has tskcu away all the aTetslon to
foItl|yiIg which they manifested at the beginning
to conetrnc. bnwaIks Rlihout any command from
their officers. In the pteseut tnetance, although
m.DJ o. thcr, thought the labor would be thrown
awaT tleY acted with alacrity upon the first word,
Or rather tint, from General Huba1l J.. and, a. the
erent subsequently,. proved. Favcd thereby hnn.
dfeds Of sheiz own llses, and perhaps prevented
tie sout Of their division. Colonel Bake, never
slow To following aps good example, did not hesl
ta:e IN instant IN this case; and the ctatter Of
oeH ard tntls thrown Together, with the ringing of
pcke, spades and shore's, tetonnded all alonr his
:. Tbs enemy made repeated efforts, from noon to
fad past two, 10 ascertain the position Of our
forces; a9d there was heavy ekirmlehtng along
ekEmiah line which. stretching acroes the great
eep connected the lett Of Newton with the right Of
Wood. Then there was temporary 1u1l along the
whole line.
HE nAr1Lr-sEwros.
It wae about hall past thrcc when tue encmy's
tki:7uJsltrl, hdracc1hg as II 10 reconauiter gave
notiee tbat something was impending. Our line
had halted longer than wA5 expected. and was just
upon the point Of rcsumlpg the advance, when thls
appearance Of the rclteIs determined Newton tu re-
n!ajn bchiAd his hastily constructed works on :he
hii, and Hooker 10 march his troops at once from
the low ground in front Of him, 70 that be might
connect With Ncwton's right. The order to
adtanse WE seaIcely Etven. when from the hieh
bat1etics, and part Of Howard'e. broke forth in .
Simultaneous peal OF thunder. The rebel legions
v. rc pouring fcrtll 1r"m the woods beyond the
opfn fcld- ut the top OF the fldce. and pressing
io.~ald rsuk behi,.d rank, II startling and maeut
Gcent army. at med resolved 10 crush ut one blow
wbaterer might oppose them. This spectacle the
creek, could plainly zee, Int tie iniaairy, clmblns
ny the bill, on the sau.a. could not. 4 moment
1asez: md ssyaec yell upon the ft,'followed By
Eounees3 tba. Ncw,on'e dlr1rion had been assalIed
by the foe. On Newtnn1s front tie enemy did not
wait to push forward i skirmlsh line, but cuarced
tkirriseefs IL advance q or hastily eon:tras,ea
works. were driven IL with the velocity Of whir-
wind, and as they IT. shsd hack Ia dsorde-ed htste,
tan,- ness :lrowfDg in.o coDiusloa IT, e5;Feme : :,
give Way.
Meantime, Brig. Gen. Geary's division Of Hook
sr't eqrpa @ which Eaf eoneldersbli II advance q
(Brttesde3d's On the left, was struck bs the rush
ins storm; aud temporarily shattered. Both his
right AID his centre divisions we're pnshed from
ance, ::nd hurled down the hil neary to Tie nsnka
of The creek. Gen. Wards division Was still Ad-
Tanc:nc up the hill side, when the wary old Ken
supposed 6o Gsfy On L. aa ssmton e 1s men e
his left, overthroEn- lie was about to dctach
three or four regiments to their assistance when,
- II b. 1nagic. Eeston's llne became Inn as q
rock aud, without another elgn Of wavertne, con.
ti:ued TO pour into the rebel host steady, unin.
rom M bis strmsG iine were raiiied sna @ did sSceI
lent st1ylce 10 manner shall mention presently.
At the same time Gessy'. dlsordered regiments re
formed esen nndsr q Sithsting t M IRE from the ere
pieces ful at The right flank Of tho lines which had
driven US back, tore them in pieces with torua
do 0! shot and shell. The tnGcntaGon In onr lines
procrced By the giving way OF Geary's two bri
gaces, became pit oi death into which hundreds
Of msddt ned 1eEels plunged, OILY 10 die to fal
wounded and bleeding upon The sod. No: another
inch cid Geary retire, but began slowly to dsance
until, when the igh1 closed. be occupied exactly
the tl1no ground as when it began.
wAHD.
II was just a. General Wssd became convinced
bis own line reached the edge Of the kind OF tab.
lie have desctlbcd, only to hnd Nsels confronted
at distance Of thirty PAGES with the flower Of tht
forth was snch that no man could tel which portios
Of 1t WIS the roar OF musketEy. and which thl
fierce, indignant defiant yell that each host hnrlei
scarcely knew TINT the enemy had emerged frou
the oppostts woods, whc11 they found taemselss
full IN their presence, The rebels. disappointed
their longIookedtor gap. but toupd instead lin.
Of lattte ana s'sees OF rtndictiya fret Bott
lines Instantly chsrEsd forward. pouring the leader
hhs full into each others bosome. They stood IT
SONG plncez but fifteen feet a1i't, and st!l hurled
death In each others faces. They Charged again
and the men interninsled and fou:ht hand II
band! In places The lines crossrd each other. am
then Wtcc cd round only to renew the combst th'
rebels facing Atlanta, ths soldiers ol the Union
peneh Tree creek' ,rn.,,.
| When the storm broke upon Geary, Gen. wi
| lsnls' alsfsion bad advanced upon the cxFcm
right Of Hooker's corpe, almost as t.r as t;ear
throu:ha denee forest, and et1i7i7s to form cor
wocds in mont ot lin were dlied with fercc yell
,rte lad held
4 rpir7t p,isored in Its brcast,
Which the first strike Of coming strife
Had startled into !ioeoas llfei
Hut neither williams nor his division are made
tie material wblch lea1ns ea.i1y. to quail. III
eaye.e ye1le of the demons Of Slavery we're 81
swered ly the loud shoute OF fteemen battling #
snu tnsis 10 ;od nFsnG et ae
checked The rebel advance. 4 tcw rude ami und:
! tsued bu!parks Of ra1la, thrown together By t
men when they had sst haItsd furnished 9a1 Ss
fnng fro1a the muskets OF the enemy; bnt,
spite OF rebel daring, energy and hate, william
would Lot 5icaa foot Of ground
SPECIAL sCEyEf.
| Let ue now take rap'd surrey OF the coute
from left right, Remembering that although t.
as se''irs IN thfs a!restiSe. i asiiy ia7olsed .
McGook's right, SO ihst most Of the events whit
We shall b. compelled to mention In succession.
ally occurred simultaneously.
| EEAD1ET.
Gel, D.adley'4 brigade Of yewton's division, {
the command OF which he succeeded attc, thu dca
ot ttr noble Na.xer) WIS formed In columns
the regiments along the roaa leading irou Buc
medIateiy after the re6el assault began uron Ne
) ton1a front, the 9Th Ohio and 4sd Illinois re
sent to SUPPORT Col Blake, while TIE slth l!lino
The remainder Of the bsicade vas at hrst also I
| tended 10 GO to the support Of Blake; but LIS d
= tfnesion wae changed. and It was formed IN ord
.'t battle along the atlanta ros where Z assist
| In repe11ing and capturing column Of the epen
| which had forced It's way past Dlake's 1ele ia
I | and actually gained our TeAr.
GEyEnA1 THOMAS FEnsoNA1LT ENGAGED.
a This Incident deserves to be tnrihet noticed.
intense Fss the interest amongst Cur men TO rel
the rebela In our immediate 'front.' that they
!. | not perceive small column had p.ssed aro1
/ Epf4rtIy 10 IAe kEf% Oh uldliP- anu ptnEtiatt0
: tisht of taat lona Lille Of sk,rmisheIs which ia
:. described as alone holding the hinge gap 6etws
s Newton and Wood. until they heard :he noise
s,sx se1s5 IN ad rosa
- vas one man near BY who eaw tea5e rebels,
= marked them as doomed. Gen7ral Thomas Y
~ overlooking the progress Of TUG agas n tne reas
- rebels have mentioned, he hastily got tnSes9e
q loEce eons,.tug OF the pioneers Of Kinbsl}'s b,
4 ade, come Of The stracglins 4kiruistezs who
A.$ hnfrr fknN y %HNntE
= pieces Of artillery. Taxing immediate pereo
=, command Of this noyel battalion, be assaulted
IL aetoniehed rebels, aud Killed ard captured
!; to predict tbat be viii ,hinE IL Glen Of This Ii
y. ~ affair as Of any military event Of bis life.
~ BLAKE And K1MBAL1-
L. The s7th Indiana and 1oAh Illinois Of
NJ E,akc's brigade. which were atvancep In The
g. i9s qebs
~, | ntnp above mentioned.
et THe raht of Coi Blat Is bt5gade sssted o.
nj aaae Foui m gus SO Of eoedspeeds ohio bst,
aT under command Of Lieut. seoTiH, were plaeed q
~ the Atlanta road nst n rear Of these Two oGs
~ 1ibie execution upon the enemy. Once the e
Ies LIE cloae column, WITH BIG Gen" Stephens At
snR bas If; 1afSi ILL.,
on ep1 tas 81 ssh st iinos, o. he les ii he
A | nnure1 into the column 60 te111pie ulIec!
,g1 tTnss fire. that 1t reeed, staggered and bros
tta- copf1sio leaving Its Lender dead upon the 6e
Iers WOOD.
m The brieace which formed the left Of Ge
atif Wards divisIon ia commanded hy Col. JAS; y
's nffhe l1;th New York. But two Of Its regtu
us were in front line when the conflict CONNER
c Of t1E 1Sha Si tTsrT.rd took 1,art IN the 6sh,r
.nts .n I ~ py M Thirf, relieved the 9Gth Nisco
my @ and tie 1s;ti New York, which relieved the
ions So1tiESt ~ ~; ssfsssnnt hricade under
len w. ~ < pr11adier (;encral' Feathers
who raa Killed carly In the fight; Co. Woo
ali that VA required Of him, as might oe exp
each | from 60 excellent commander.
pro. coBuHS.
all rhc center of Cen Wards division was be
cut ri EoI,nrn,a hi ioaie Cotufu is the taithf1