The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-04

5eNtIdl was DeattL, anu Tie lOSS luliiCteu
on him amounts TO four thousand in killed,
wounded and prisoners.
The news from Gen. Grants army pre-
seats no new features whatever, except
the changes mrde in some of the COM
mands. Gen. Birney gets the Tenth
Corps.
WASHINGTON, July 25, l864.-Dis-
patches to the government represent that
a great battle was fought in Atlanta on
Friday, resulting 10 horrible slaughter
and complete repulse Of the enemy at
every point.
The rebels, holding the largest part of
the city, assaulted our works on that day
with great fury, evidently expecting to
drive our forces ont of the city.
The Fifteenth Corps, commanded by
General Frank Blair, seemed to be the
special object Of rebel wrath, as they
massed against it in Overwhelming force.
The Fifteenth received the shock gal
lantly, and held its own until General
Dodge, with the Sixteenth Corps, came
up, when the rebels Were hurled back
with great slaughter.
General Logan, at the head of the Sew
enteenth Corps, went into battle with the
rallying cry of Remember Mcpherson. :
GNoTE.-The Seventeenth Corps was
formerly under the personal command Of
General McPherson.-ED. HERALD.
This Corps, as well as Blairs Fifteenth
Corps, both constituting the army under
Major General Mcpherson, fought des-
perately, the news of the death OF their
brave commander having been communi-
Gated to them just before going into bat
tie.
General Mcpherson was shot while re-
connoitering. He became separated
from his staff for moment and rebel
sharpshooter shot him from an ambush.
The terrible struggle ended BY repuls-
ing the enemy at every point OF the line.
1t was arranged that on Saturday the
dead Of both armies should be buried and
the wounded removed, under flag OF
truce.
Our troops buried one thousand rebels
left on the field within our lines, besides
which the rebels buried many of their
own dead themselves near their works.
Upon this basis it is estimated that the
rebel killed and wounded on Friday will
exceed six thousand, the proportion of
killed to wounded in battle being about
one to seven.
Our loss will reach about 2, 500 in killed
and wounded. The Fifteenth Corps suf-
fered severely, the enemy's troops having
been massed against it. 1t was this act
OF the enemy, in part, that cost him such
heavy loss.
While the work of burying the dead
and removing the wounded was going
on on Saturday, Sherman's heavy artille-
~ was playing upon the city. At the
same time large fires were observed in
different parts of Atlanta, supposed to be
caused By the destruction Of supply de-
pots and other rebel property, which the
rebels could not carry off and did not
wish to fall into our hands. This is con-
sidered as evidence Of their intending to
evacuatc the place.
Severa! rebel generals are reported to
be killed but their names are not yet
given.
[NorE.-In the above dispatch there
appears to be some confusion with the
numbers OF the Corps and their comman-
ders. Tie Fifteenth Corps is understood
to be, as it has for sometime been, under
General John A. Logan, and the Seven
teenth under General Frank Blair.-ED.
HERALD
From the = Y. Herald, July eel
Official news from Atlanta Yesterday
evening reports that there have no re7er-
ses to our arms, and that General Sher-