Nebraska advertiser., 1864-06-10
NEWS FROM

NENO thOM CIlGhhEA1
Dallas, Ga, May 29th, VIA Louisville,
June 5th.-The rebels made a desperate
charge about four O'Clock yesterday alter
noon upon McPhersOns's lines and we're
repulsed with terrible slaughter. They
came up in heavy masses through the
dense underground in front Of our lines,
and were not discovered until within a
very short distance Of the sklrmishers.
The skirmishers fell back rapidly and
the first line of battle received the shock
in gallant style.
In Dodge's front the object appeared
to be the capture of Walkers battery
and so desperately did they contend tor
it that a rebel Captain and Lieutenant
scaled the breastworks. the Captain was
captured and the Lieutenant killed his
body falling inside the work. The battery
kept up a CALLING fire which piled up the
dead and wounded by hundreds. Dodge's
line did not give an inch. The 10Th
corps all stood firm except Harrow's di-
vision, which lost some ground and two
guns in the first onset of the enemy. but
quickly rallied and recovered the ground
and The guns.
Wllder's mounted infantry holding the
extreme right of McPherson's lines, held
heir ground finely. Failing 10 carry our
works with the first rush and satisfied
with their reception from the first line Of
battle, the rebels retired with great pre-
cipitatlon, leaving, however, a long line
Of skirmishers to hold the ground pre-
viOusly occupied by them, and enabled
them to carry of their killed aud wound
ed.
Our loss cannot exceed one hundred
while that of the enemy must have ex-
ceeded two thousand in front of enc ot
Dcdge's divisions.
Hooker's heavy aebtIng was oD We'd
nesday, May 25tE, IN winch he lost some
one hundred and fifty men, ADD drove
back the enemy from a very strong %.
sition. The ground IN his front is very
rough and broken, though free from the
bald hills.
In McPherson's front there was con-
tinuous firing yesterday, and from the
sound of musketry last night, it is sup
posed that the rebels charged his lines.
Woods division of the 4th army corps.
and Johnson's division of The l4th corps
were badly cul up on the afternoon OF
the 9th. The 23d corps had previously
held the extreme left of our lines, occu-
pying a line also at right angles with il
bearing away towards the north. Wood
supported By Johnson, was started out in
the afternoon of the 9th aud marched
something over a mile due east, and then
marched south in six lines, through a
dense underground, over hills and r~avines
TO u line parallel with the general line,
the 23d corps joining It's line, arrived to
fill up the interval. About Eve o'clock
Wood encountered the enemy in strong
force, and drove him from one position
after another, until a high hill was reach
ed, which il w~asfound Impossible 10 take.
Woods whole division and Col. Stubner's
brigade Of Johnson's division, were en-
gagged, and a thousand men placed hors
du combat. Il was this NOV ment of
Woods that gave rise TO the report that
the rebel right had been turned.
A dispatch from General Sherman,
dated twelve O'Clock noon 10 day, at Ack-
worth. says: / am now on the railroad
at Ackworth station. and have full pos
session forward - within six miles of
Marietta. All we'll.
There is no other military intelligence
to-day.
F. nj. STANTON.