, 1864-10-27
The BATTLE Of AlAT0ONA.
q Bloody Combat and Signal
ReIulse ef the Enemy.


na'i ton'.,t.e,M .xa a We e1f.aet the following ac
count OF the battle Of Alatoona:
;nsnerfed fhe nns,fion 80 80 Soee".a
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rru.n 81, .-r-,,,,..1.!.s' ~. .
HND m-Ae1N rs oo1nhsokA ~ AND TUE REPLY
ns1o,y A nae a,i3 ne made ne necessary disposl
tiohs, and while the god OF day was yet tip
p1nE 1ne ueeepops WIN the gold Of als oeams
S-,rer in I'll "a aae p.sA.1 sa - =
dslseF dsn er + N y! sioea, and there came under
W tt wss coucbe i1d IN aheaa esga Wanaa "
AnousD A11ArooxA. OF. 5, 1854.
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slR; haze placed the forces under ny command
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Fse asd SaSs apo M 70 aeas
Should ron acoepe TO this, yon will BE- treated IN
tbs mo.t @ hor1rsbe y manner n ~ psisons's @ Of v.r
nave the honor 10 oe' Fefy Tss29e49liL, M yours,
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nSAo0oAA3HR7 1ItraaN lo1n ~ Ieaa
Mn, t,rn s "a French ~ O. = a A, ~ ~. D. t''7- J
~, 1oa1 .o oeanasag surrender o.
nesd ess easion Of blood Sheaeyel % il il is M arree
able to sou.
lam, very respectfully, your obedient ecrvant,
B,,y a.n comms1d'ns SGHs Fo,ess n; GenSF, Il =
| me anger Of death laughed as he looked
! upon mat eeene, lor wen ne kneW an angry
nost WooIo surge up against the ctaggy
steeps ana meet In Stern array the patriot
phalanx1 -
the naTT1E AND IT'S sTuunoRNSEss.
fhe4 aHed the ar. Rebel shot plowed the
Efouno. in1eeo, everything, aud every swhcte
oGaeo S feoti'Aous.
=, nc ENEMY maae the a1tack On three sides
~ once-o9 tae West ano norm s,dee Wlth
1ha;r a2ft,,a Me On tae sSn.9 s.ae tnsy nsea
t1e1f afthie5y; Ats O'CLOCK, On Wednesday
morning, The battle ragged at all points OF the
compass; e.. 1 49,, ~.
A., 1he ootn aoHh and It9 lllnols occupied
n .no plts On ING f1gat ana ielt OF NE Cartefs.
sAlt foao, West OF t9e 1orLs On Inc I'LL, and
1onr companies o. the S9th Iowa vera de-
md IN front. The enemy moved BY the right
and leit nahk, and: oy sheer force OF nam-
bets, gained. position between the ridge,
where the four companies were, and the RI.
ne-plts containing the remainder OF the regi-
| n.ent, iso1ating the small party md captur-
and around the rebels to one of the forts.
Hotter Wa1ed the fight The enemy
charged the rife.pits; they fought like de.
mons tncatnatei fought as only men will fight
eho are mad fought as If they had nothing
to sacrifice, and everything to capture.
The Struggle over the rifle pits was terrific;
the rebels attacked in front and on both
Hanks. For one four each piled the weapons
OF death for the mastery. The bitches Were
filing with the dead and dying. The gnr7i-
yort could do no better, they eul1eu1y retired
to the tort, and fought as they went.
The battle became doubtful. When tie
enem5'e line became efectual1y broken
when reason and sense and patience must
lave oeen c3nansted; When cnafging ,ey
regiments and or1gades had failed, the rebels
naesed ana came mp the slopes, through the
faElnes and over the pits IN swarns, just like
As last resort. and with q determination
still unWavcrlng, Gen Cotse took possession
OF one Of the forts and Col. Tourtellotte oc,
cnpied TIE other. each having portions OF the
battery and Fragments of the shattered com
mand. In the ditch around the forts, were
those who, for want of room could not get
tehind the protecting walls.
On, on, came the enemy; on, on, was hfe
battle-cfy. The battle increased In fury and
each warrior became more confident Of tri
umph. While charging his men and TELLING
tnem nevsr 70 Jieio, yen; Iotae received
f1ata 9a ~. u IL ~ sa sassh' NJ mGR paa.
~ ~ ~, %ae !e't sip;1 o ~ ~ ~ " go F ~
loss OF blood. he still repeated. "Hold ALA
toonag and, Tor time W'as unconscious
Col Wm. EoWett, OF the 7th Illinois, assua
ed command In his stead, and the combat
continued unabated. -,
Away In the distance, on the pinacle o.
kenesaT, an interested Spectator watched
Tue PROGRESS OF the battle. IT vas y O'CLOCK
PRESENTLY he speaks 70 signal officer, and
IN t~o minutes this dispatch Is read In tht
io1I uolo on TO Aliatoona 10 the last-
VII help Jon.
I W. !. sHER1tAN, Major Gen."
An hour later the battle had not abated
Ammunition was running short. Col. Row
ett's fort had become slaughter.pen, ths
men under his command being either killed
wounded, or covered with the blood of com
fadea- heluctently he gave the order Il
cease hrtng, intending to let the enemy come
cloee enough 70 see their eye-oaLs. Mistak
ING ms ofocf 70 mean surrender, the men,
Wltn one volce, exeAmed, Never, never !!
eelVeo pau rom me enemy, Which lett him
appa1eutly lueless. brave Ws1Ilor, such gal
la9Ify as yours u un1mpeachable.
.W1ithing under most painful wound,
u IN. Corse again tookcomnand and directed
as before
TIE CR1s1s-4, COMPLETE VICTORY,
Two o'clock came. and with y tha o-,s,e
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