Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-11

pair, of agony or placid rcposc, ant
some, even, with a pleasant smile upor
their upturned faces, such as have been de-
picted so often, but must be seen to be fell
in all their grim feariulness. All along q
little .rivulet of muddy water the poor
wretches had crawlod down into it, in theil
dying 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 at.
tempted to staunch the blood with which
hislife was flowing slowly but certainly away,
Two members of the lst Missouri Battery,
stated that they counted on a tract OF
ground which they estimated at six acres,
eight hundred dead rebels and l 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 Colonel and Captain, ly.
| ing not moro than one hundred yards in
/ front Of our works.
OUR LOSSES.
The happy precaution which our men
have learned, after 50 much bloody expert
ence, and which had been newly and incffa-
ceably 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 q 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 cX-
posed to the full sweep Of our missiles. -
From the reports Of the various division
commanders of the losses Of their several
commands, l am enabled to give the loss
with a near approach to accuracy. In the
! 18th corps the losses in killed, wounded and
which was but very slightly engaged, and in
the manner have stated above, the num-
Der lost was not above twenty. Few priso
ners were taken by the rebels, as they were
unable to become closely engaged with oul
men, and were little entangled with then
in the conflict Before the skirmsh linC
could get behind the broastworks, few o.
them, and only few, were overtaken or sur
rounded and carried off.
REBEL LOSS.
have given some partial statements o.
the rebel losses above, and from the est
mates Of various officers combined, an
inclined to put their loss in killed alone a
about one thousand. The proportion woun
ded was smaller than usual, from the fac
that they fought so much Of the time a
very close range The number Of prisoner
brought in during the day did not exceed
one hundred. 1t appears to have beer
Hoods corps alone that made the attack, u.
/ saw prisoners from no other, and when i
is remembered that this is the third singu
larry bloody assault that this corps has mad,
upon us since our arrival before Atlanta, i
may well be imagined that there is n grea
thinning out Of its numbers. One Of til,
prisoners from it remarked with doefu
smile, that there were not enough for an
other killing" The 30th Louisiana, com
posed largely of very wealthy inhabitants
of New Orleans, was almost annihlated
The Col. commanding was one Shields
formerly from Franklin county, Ohio, who
bravcly led the regiment to the assault, and
fell at the head Of it, only few rods from
our works, and was recognized next morning
by men who had seen him in Ohio. His ma
tive State had no cause to be ashamed OF
any quality which makes n brave soldier,
but only of his treason. The battle flag OF
the regiment was captured, and magniti-
cent one it is. The berder is of buff more
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 min
utes our men hesitated to fire upon it, think
ing it was the national colors
Next morning a Lieutenant of the 10th
South Carolina came in as deserter, and
stated that the rebels had four Generals
wounded-Brown, Stevenson, Loring and
Gibson--two of them mortally. OF course
this must be accepted with caution. Iii.
regiment had thirty-fve left fit for duty.
INCIDENTS OF THE ASSAULT.
The rebels rushed right upon our works
so many of them as lived to get there, ans
sometimes We're in the very act Of vaultin!
over when killed. A rebel color bearer RAJ
up with his colors, and with the spear heaC
which was affixed to the top Of the fla.
staff run through Il member of the Goth II
: linos, who was just on the other side of til,
works, and killed him. Instantly anothe
member of the same regiment shot tn,
daring rebel through the head, and lcapins
over the works captured his colors in safety
The colors Of the 3Oth Louisiana wer
captured by private Harry Davis, of th
10th Ohio.
The ith division of the corps brought of
from the contest five rebel stand of colorS
The whole corps captured at least one thou
sand stand of arms.
TIE CENTER. AND LEFT
Confined their operations during the da.
entirely to making demonstration to at
tract attention from the attempt on the rgh
wing, The rebels, doubtless, understood
the matter, confident as they were that W
would have the audacity to assault thei
tremendous breastworks and forts drcctl
in front, and replied to it with shells an,
rounl shot only Tho troons did not com
consequently the losses were nothing NOR
than the trivial wear and tear of the skir
mish line, such as every day brings with it
The Kentucky Election.
We have as yet received but few return
of the Kentucky election, held last week
but what we had received indicate prctt.