, 1864-07-31

7eze carried to such places ii could be
ound. such as were stfest NO distraction b.
v cen divisions aud bfixades could be pre-
4 the dead wero yet rnburted, and some not
ven brought away ftom undcr tho fire OF the
ebtls, and xnany art miesing, who may yet
eport Themselves to their regiments. AL
+ 10 done 4or the wounded thAs could be, but
u some hospitals the morning saw their task
little more thAn halt completed.
The 1lth lows, belonging to the Iowa Brig
1de, which fought 30 obstinateiy On both
1dcs Of their works, are reported to have
ost about 40 men, killed, Woundsa aud
Missing. The Gath Illinois lost 1853 stll It |
must be remembered tbat these numbers !
nay be much reduced by the appearance Of |
u'ssipg men.
ASSAULT OK THE 15rH CORPS.
After the violence OF the shock upon the |
pulsed, and degree Of quiet Agsta restored
1pon the left, The enemy massed second
tino for an assau1t upon our LETT, this time |
directing 1t upon the center Of the 18th corps,
and eventually on the left Of the sd. About
IN the afternoon, Cheathsm's corps Hoods
g1eat lapidity, and charged upon our line
with the same impttuosit5 that they had on
The 18th. Written words can scarcely depict
the incredible audacity aud the seeming tnta1
Of lite which charactertxe The
rebel charges ctf- this :campaien Here alss,
sufficient length Of time to complete perfectly
their iortif1cAtiors, us they had been engaged
a good part OF the day in feeling for the rebel
position and strength The 18th corps lay
extending across the railroad. General
Woods division on the right, General u 1.
and General Harrow's on the left Where
the line crossed the railroad there was deep
cut, which Was left open and uncovered BY
any c1css-are, and right here Was mistake,
and one which cost US much mischief. Two
rtptl regiments dashed right up this gorge
TO the rear, separated, one regiment scaling
the bank to the lett and the other to the right,
They toured destructive 1rc directly on the
aanks Of the regiments next the road. which,
Of course, threw them into confusion and
caused them rapidly to fall back. Over the
bresetworks thus cleared, other regiments
speedily rushed aud, forming solid columo,
charged along the inside Of our works, lite.
rally roofing out our men from their trenches,
thlukiug, no doubt, tbt whoa they had
once dislod led them from their works they
would make no further stand. The I'd Divl-
zion. tn. center Of the corps. had been weak
ened By dc.achlng half Of Colonel Martins
brigade to the assistance of the 10th on the
left, aud was consequently wholly dislodged
from its position. Fa1lIpt; back i short dis
lance into the woods, they halted, reformed
aud began 10 deliver apou the rebels, who
rushed on apparently regardless Of thsm IN
til they reached thc lst Division, which oc-
swung around Its lett, and poured cross
fire upon the head Of the rebel column,
and ut the same tine the I'd Division.
now fully reformed in the woods, aud
atrsngteeued By the return Of tho de-
tached brigade, which had come mile ut
nt. ~ -nf1t
upon their fank and drove them quickly
over the works In confusion. Just Us the
rebels, while charging alou, the works, had
reached tho 1st Division they came ont In
plain view in an open field, on ridge which
confronted another about halfa mile distant,
on "hlch rested the left Of the sd. 1m'ae-
dlate}y four pieces vi Cockrili's battery, one
section of The I'd Missouri, two twenty
pounder PARROTS, aud two twetye-pounder
Napoleone, Of Captain FroelIck's hatterY,
were put In positson, and poured into the
rehels a terrible cndlading tire Of shells at
shnrt raege. The effect was admirable. The
rtt'els were scattered In the utmost c.,ntu-
auout the same time, put them utterly td
rbnt.
coAlcA1 MAN TRAP.
Between the two ridges OF which 1 have
Just spoken there fntcrvcnes u slight s,ollo "
and down obllQucly along the side uf tue ons
uu "ulEu AuE 1EOt1H AHA AppCAItut 0uF l0fEE1
had constructed q line Of -orks, from wh.ct
The adsance Of the rehe,s. Returning to Il
as the rebels we're driven back by the sbetls
| they enjoyed tle sight Of their discontinue
it SAFETY. But 90 the rebels ran back, the,
eoun came under cover OF strip of woods
tunring along the ridge, and going arouu.
| some distance, to tue rear, they emerged a1
aug thet uoiat, aud being .lylf concealed b,
-tlH trrm14dnas smokeo thfn4tterles, rush
| cd down to tho works tAInEing to lie under
thetr. cover and pick off our Eunners. Wha
ens their surprise, on arrivtnE at the works
to ind our boys y i1,g thick aioug tho Uthe
eldel They had lain down out Of eight t,
craw the rebels Oh. Ut conrso the latte
could not yuu Away, as they we're exposH'
i,u,h to the shc1,s and u fire In the rear frou
! the infantry. Our b VI then reached owe
The worxe at their leisure, aud 1ayiug bold !.
the rebels by the collars, haulrd them owe
US pflet uera OF wsr+
pELow THE RAILROAD.
The rebel regiment that clambcred out {
the cut on tho south side OF the railroad, di
not prove 20 completely au entering wedg
companion. That part of the ID division
however, and t. 0 bri,ales OF the 18th div
zion, wcrs. driven hack from there twice ,staa
twice they rallied and rcpulsed the rebels au
held their gIound. 1t wus d desperate strns
gle, struggle for life; The men fought oyt
The works hand to hand, *ith blyonet an
with breach, with q liberalization while
knew no yielding. Such ~as the spirit, /
fact, w1fh which theY fought eyary whcr
md such f1shtin, alone, It was, which save
I the 18th corps from being crushed, and tt
18th frou being hopelersly broken asuade
ind bringing trretrsesaole disaster upon Il
eItire cputer aud LETT Of the army.
BATTERIES LOST AND HETAEES.
: IN terrific charge upon the "a Regul
| Ruf$ptN nearly h,1YAA Rh;tf MI a
| the pieces taken for the m3nent The mel
however, rendered It Impossible for the re
els to draw them off, b. raptd fire. from u
. sharpshoot.rs. and charging IN turn tbs
+ *eru I'LL rct:akcn. Battery a, First lIlino
Artillery ,was at the raslro Ad, ,twopitcss h=lo
l IL mud four above, and atl we're csptare
when the rebels Charged over the bank upt
i them The TWO below tho railroad we
retaken, hut the remaining four were drsgg
out through roadway and conveyed a*'
+ to the reb+l lines before our columns cot,
= r9orm. Battery H, lit. Ill, commanded
c all taken and retaken. The Captain, thou.
e n mere bcanlless boT, cluug 70 lls guns to I
: last extremity, empt3inx the contents Of /
8 rsvolver upon the rebels, aud only letyil
b | :hcu, after he had aesistld In spfEinS the
e with Ills oEu hand. All his horses were che
a 'ne whole team consisting Of eight, f4lli
n ~ their traces, Just is they had stood tn II.
; und as the Captain looked upon the VIE
E 4tto slaughter Of bis battery, be wept ltk&.
d cbi1d. liz hnd made the rebels pay dt
e price tor th.lr hrizf possession. as one OF t.
= sups was bursted by being charged wi
J, tlrre loads Of canister. A. sooa as be
i turned, and could unepike the guns he q,
i the ruhels parting salute. which th
t aould, no doubt, have been most willing
d omit.
!. The 18th corps captured three stands
9 col1rs, sbe 10th four; the 18th Iowa capt
!. cd the colors Of the 45th Afabaun, the 3
= Ohio brought of another, aud the 3oth Ol
! ! third.
y The pumbcr Of prisoners rakeu should
u. Innate Al about loo The 18th Corps c
&. turd two regiments entire, und the 18th :
- 18th crptured about 450more. Among til
n. was Colonel Aardce, from which sl
= etra1ghtway sprung ramor that Gene
y Hardce was mortal1y wounded and had fa1
~ say TINT they had seen his body 10 one OF
IA | hospita1e, or at least, had seen those u
~ had. 4 Major and several other of1e
IA were also taken
,e FI0uT 1T DECATUR.
Of While the attack war raging so furiou
r. On the left, the rtbels had dispatched strt
i. hody Of men By . Wiae circuit, to surprise
es This post was held By the led Ohio.
Of New Jereey, md 25th Wisconsin,, q brig
Of the 18th Corps, aud appears to have b
attacked by twice It's own numl
be HavIns tsken the prccaution to station 4
ad along the Decatur Road, to prevent r,
all furcements from being sent out from
he man army, the rebcls assailed the town
to great furJ snd carried 1t onr Forces =
I'd driven entirely out into the woods, but t
lie speedily reformed and charging in torn,
, a | pp4seseed the rebels after hard fight,
he which they lost about times nanoted y
his aud held the place aealnst all oppoast