Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-08-11
Further from sneTman's Army
The Battle of Peach Tree Creek
Honor Won by Wisconsin.
A Letter from a kentucky Hospital
EINGS OF A WISCONSIN, BATTERY WITH SIBERIAN.
AFFAIRS BEFORE PETERSBURG.
From the Capital Of Arkansas.
From the Twenty-seeona Regiment.

/ It's Part IN tie Battle Before Aaanta-Hoec 1t
! Won Ho,,or at the Front-PraiSeS Of Officers
/ High IN Con,n.ond-Nention of Other IV,y-
! cons5u Regiments.
HEADQ'Rs % BRIG. Sd DIV, 20 A. G.
THREE MILES FROM ATLANTA, July 81.
EDITORS STATE JOURNAL: Yesterday there
The Sd Division, Goth Corps, crossed Peach
| Tree Creek-a deep, narrow and muddy
branch running nearly east and west-at
| O'clock, Gems. Geary's and Williams divisions
having crossed the day before Tie Sd
Brigade formed on the left and joined the
! 4tn Corps, the 26th Wisconsin being next to
/ and on our LETT
! The 22d Wisconsin was ordered on Skin
mish and advanced across an open field which
was divided by deep ravine forming two
| parts or hills with the ground sloping toward
the rayine gradually The rebels gave signs
! of uneasiness and soon advanced to the edge
! Of the wood that bordered the field, and half
! a mile distant. Our line of battle was vet
! behind the high ground where it had first
| formed, when the word came that the rebels
were advancing. The 22d Wisconsin held its
line, skirmishing with the advancing foe
A critical moment had arrived. Our flank
was in danger, and could the rebels have
broken our line here, our whole force would
have suffered awfully, as an impossible creek
was behind Us and no woods to shelter our
retreat The 22d was now pressed so hard
that they could hold out but a short time.
! The left Of their line was already fanked.
| The order came to advance. Quickly and 81
| lently the division moved forward, onward
| and upward until the crest of the first hill
was reached by the I'd Brigade in the ad-
vance of the lst and Sd. The 22d fell back
and formed in the line The rebs came on
en- n1asse. Our batteries on the right and left
opened and followed by the roar of musketrv
told the beholder that heavy work was being
| done.
The engagement was for a time doubtful.
| Gcary was pressed back The lst Division
OF the 4th Corps was driven behind its third
line. In front it was raging Now our
men fell back to the ravine, having advanced
once beyond, driving the rebels, who were
| reinforced by another line, and came up on
| double quick. Once in the ravine, our cen
ter was protected from t13ir fury, while the
| battery on our right and also the one on our
| lett moved them down. On they came down
| the slope, when our men received them as
soldiers do. Like grain before the reaper
they fell, filling the road and covering the
hillside They WAIVER, then rally and fire
| Our line then advances and drives them back
nearly half mile and holds them there.
Ammunition was brOug ht up, our second
+ line had now but fifteen rounds to the man.
The guns were so hot Mot l Sa0 n2a1ay uM
their hands 6hStered by handling them. Had
the rebels reinforced come upon US, they
could have driven US back. But so severely
| had we punished them that they gave it up.
| Our line advanced and captured their
| wounded.
Three hundred Of their killed lay upon our
ground and from 70 to 100 wounded, all Sc
verely, were brought in and laid beneath
some shade trees to wait their turn for trans
portdtion to our filled hospitals. Our men
wese cared for first. The ID Brigade cap
tured 200 prisoners, and | am told that "a
great many were captured by the other brig
AIDES of this and other divisions.
Just at dusk, when the fighting was still
heavy, Gen. Sherman sent word that Scho-
field and McPherson's armies had got to with
in two miles of Atlanta in the rebel rear
When this news was announced, a shout arose
| that was distinctly heard above the din of
battle.
At o'clock the firing ceased and the
wounded heroes were cared for
Gen. Hooker compliments Gen. Ward for
the conduct of his division, and Col Coburn
is cOmplimented for the conduct of his brig
ade. Gen. Hooker, after learning what the
22d Wisconsin had done, praised its conduct
and said that no regiment ever did better,
and that Col Bloodgood was deserving of
great credit for his persistency in holding his
line so long. And he deserved it in behalf
Of the brave regiment he commands.
Our regiment is quite small now, only about
$50 men for duty.
The rebels lost several field officers, and
the report is current that Gen. Hood was
killed Our men have been busy all day
burying the rebel dead. Their loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 killed and wounded in the
engagement.
Our I'd brigade lost POI men killed and
wounded.
The Goth Wisconsin lost severely and fought
well.
The Sd Wisconsin was not engaged
The 3lst Wisconsin arrived here this morn
ing in good health, and is assigned to the Sd
| brigade, lst division.
There is some skirmishing on the lines to-
| day. but no heavy firing. The 18th corps on
| our right was not engaged much Yesterday
but there is an Indication of d fight there as
| | write.
Our wounded are all we'll cared for.
Our lines are strengthened and we propose
to whip out Mr.. Johnnies.
| Yours in haste, FAIRPLAY.