Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-02
FROM sHERMAN,s COMMAND

The Late Battle in Georgla-Gen. Thorn.
Occasion-Severe r epulse of the Enemx:
| Changes In Corps Comm mmands-General
Hooker to Serve in Another Quarter.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA special dispatch to
| the Herald, from Nashville, July 81 says Ma.
| jor General Thomas, commanding the Army
OF the Cumberland, has issued the following
| interesting circular to the army near Atlanta: !:
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE CUMBsR.
LAND. July 26, 1864 The Major General com.
manding the army congratulates the troops
upon the brilliant Success attending the Union
Goth instant, in which the Doth corps, one di.
vision OF the 4th corps, and part OF the 14th
corps were engaged, the total Union loss was,
killed, wounded and missing, 1,73}
In front OF the 2Oth corps there were put ont
of the fight six thousand rebels. Five hun.
died and sixty three of the enemy were buried
by our own troops, and the rebels were per
mitted TO bury two hundred and fifty. The I'd
division OF the corps repulsed seven different
assaults OF the enemy, with light loss to them
selves, which must have swelled the number
of dead buried by rebels to beyond three hun.
dred. We also captured seven stand Of colors
No official report has been received of the
part taken in the battle by the 1fth corps.
In the battle OF the 22d the total Union loss,
killed, wounded, and missing, was three thou
sand I've hundred, and ten pieces of artillery
three thousand two hundred. The known
dead OF the enemy in front OF the 18th and 10th
corps, and one division Of the 18th, was two
thousand one hundred and forty two
Other divisions Of the 18th corps repulsed
six assaults OF the enemy before they fell back,
which will swell the rebel loss in killed to at
least three thousand. The latest report states
that we have buried over three thousand two
hundred of the rebels killed in the fight. We
recaptured from the enemy in this battle eigh-
teen stand of colors and 5000 stand Of arms.
By command of Major General THOMAS
The battle of the 22d was a flank attack of
the enemy upon our left. During that attack
the 18th corps was crumbled up, but not until
it had repulsed several of the desperate charges
Of the rel bells, and afording time for Logan, who
temporarily succeeded Mcpherson in command
of the army Of Tennessee, to face about and
repel the assaults made on him.
Our correspondents with the army state that
the rebels were driven bhck to their last line OF
works around the city.
The battle OF the 2Sth was an assault in force
on the 18th corps, and appears to have resulted
in as complete a defeat of the rebels as that of
the 22d.
Six hundred and forty two dead were buried
by our forces after that battle.
The report of the wounding Of General Ste
phen Lee was not confirmed, nor is il posi-
lively known that his force has reached
Atlanta.
General Stanley succeeds General Howard
in command Of the 4th corps. General Howard
is assigned to command the Army Of Tennes-
see, in place of General Mcpherson.
General Hooker passed through this city, en-
route for the North, this morning. It is under.
stood he leaves Sherman's command to enter
upon other duties sewhere, and General Ros.
seau succeeds him as commander Of the Goth
corps.