, 1864-08-12

tiled in the nigh. time, and ia still held,
Inc loss Of the corps In this aflat1, which in
volved but few troops, WIS o5 / eoclose
the hospital list OF casuallies. rhe captures
| Of prisoners amounted to 120-printipal]y
| from the ed Alabama and 34th H,ssfssinn{.
About five o'clock heavy fire was Opened
on the extreme left Of the line. JndeluR
hor The rapid DISCHARGES Of artillery and the
we're engagement In progress. And ali seem.
Cd to ngree that the rebels bayiDe d3sco7ered
the Withdrawal OF the Esd CORPS had attacked
the 9TH corps. For acd during two mnrtai
Eoufs the tire Has kept up, until darknesa
interVened. 1t all ainou1ted to nothing-no-
ruoy mo9to-eFerybodyf fred, and dozen
nsmes makeup the casually list.
An INTERESTING LETTER.
The following letter contains an intereat1np
Incident Of the battlc Of tie ssth: ~ ~''4e
HEADQuA1TxEs 18TH AHxY Conps. )
NEAR ATLANTA, Ga Aug s, isst. I
nffsg f1,s5tIs 91'is Private Co. 4sth Ohio Volunteer
-, sm:zahs r.; .s sso%m%andpg r. eeer Of ,eur reemept
Of the :0th Louisiana Confederate ree1ment Ti1f
the statement that In the heighth Of tho r1t bali
q the esth Of July, you rnsaed from onr linee.
en9t NE colof bearer, and captured the aae.
Such gallant behavior IN soldier Of your ve,r,
deserye the highest commentator OF your Gen.
En-. EN- return yon the dag as memento Of your
y ID. Hoping that your future service in The csuse
Or our country viii be as distinguished IA fhis
ssa sGoa aas rs made y9ut past and with MT warme.t
~ ao your safety tdroush future battle fields
aaa aaL yonr success when peace and the Union are
( remain, very respectfully,
Aajor Gen. Comd'e 18th Army Coma
THE DEATH or GEN MCPHERSON,
An untruthfnl account OF the deatb of Gen
Mefhe1son, IN the battle Of the 23d, has had
VIDE circulation in the columns OF the
Northern press. The officers or the 1ate
General McFherson wishes published in the
1saoH"e their statements Of the real facts
Inc IN, paper Which I enclose is of interest to
Tue relations: and friends of the 1anented
commander Of this army-aud should have IA
wide circulation as has been given to the
eensauon account heretofore published. II
Is interesting also as giving an official state.
ment In relation to the history of the battle
or that dsy, and furnishes evidences Of two
OF the principal causes Of the rebel adgan
tages gained in the commencement Of the
eIgagement. 1 allude to the interval be-
tween the 10th and 18th corps, and the With
draWal or Brigade fom the line of the 18th
"11ch naa 10 reserve: JAcK.
HEApQuAHTERs DEP'r AND Annr or raEl
IKNAEsaEE, BEFORE ATLANTA, Ga. !
Editors Chicago Tribune:
July an account of the death Of MaIor, Geueral
Acrhtreon, and the manner in which his body was
recovered from the acld BY Captain Bue1 and mr.
ss G4pleo fFom e. Nashville paper Ths aseondt
every particular, and have the honor to respecs-
iy ,st yoa w Pae,eh ,eh 'ns h.
was killed. 60 that the relatives and friends OF our
beloved commander may know the facta just as
General Mcphczson wss killed. or MORALLY
wounded, about 1880 p NJ on the I'D day Of Iuly,
whe passing from the right fans Of the 18th Army
Corps was In position perpendicular to the main
line. facing to the lett and near and covering our
trains, and when The arst attack was made there
the right 81 to ieh and liz iett oi he III cofps
General AcPhesso9 vas On The 1e!d
10 On rs et o shs lh
1epnlted- As BOON as he lad become sati-ned that
the enemy had faied IN their drst attempt break
the lines At thls point he started 70 ride through
which held the left Of the nth corps, 1t having
been reported to him that the enemy in heavy
force was moving around the lett Of the nth corps
and were pushing in towards the gap which here
The only road which it was possible to travel,
In orde5 to reach General Smiths command, with.
out making lengthy detour to the rear and cross-
ine plumber Of ratlnes, streams, etc, ran nearly
inproiongatlon OF the line Of the 18th corps. The
General had ridden over the road about 10 o'clock.
and 1t had been passed over constantly BY the
troops Of our Amy up to quarter past Il, md ten
minutes prsor to The Generals death had passed
eveI The road tfom General Blair's command with.
irode with he Genera, until We st1nc the rosd
leading through the woods. He stopped for mo;
ment and looked the ground over carefully, and
last order he ever aaSe-psobably the last time be
ever spoke to any person, Unfortunately hap
pened to be The only officer with him At this tine,
With orders to different portions or the deld.
The substance Of the order was Ito obtain
brigade from Gen. Logan's command, aud throw
the zieht q the 1sth corps. and 10 -im@edisteiy
join him at Gen. Smiths command" W1en ne
hao given me the order he dashed Into the woods
oaeF'y and a. soon ae be could ride 15o Jasds he
Capt: Howard. Chief Signal officer of the De:
down into the road from the open fields in rear Of
the General, and were but a short distance behind
fa Thfn he VI, snS The h,d
rooe within dity !eet Of their line before be dis
eoystsd tS ,hs BE wss called upon ,e surrender
The General only raised biz hat, bowed, and
dsthcd his horse to the night Of the rpad. Capt
cowa5d I'd ri EaT the enemy hs, but dld not sec the
quent the horse came out Of the woods alone,
wounded u TWO p1acee.
IT The ssddle and equipments bore the marks Of
Genern! had been only wounded Of captured. The
Generals Orderly has not been heard from, but
hta horte was found uninjuled.
About halfpast one O'Clock p. m.. Captain Buel,
Chief Ordnance Officer Of the Department, aud
nsssf s,f met prisate George Reynods; OF comp1oJ
had Just lei .hs Generars BODY, and th.t d. % Be- vas 1ss
d aS.d ,ns assf hsd 5,issRg sS sas ssys
We immt dla1ely secured N ambulance, and the
da, sssd ill., Us % s rs whEs the ssa
ard IN bringing It from the tleld. lie wss lying |
I'd
to tne right OF southwest OF th. road.
TIE enemy we're ln4ossces!on Of bis body for
his ranl, a. they only look from him bis wsteh,
which were In, BIZ side pocktt. Iii he articles
.re Ss 1eeovfied h non prisoners taken during the
Ne article q clothing hsa been taken ,rom bis
:. Geeree Reynolds reports that when he found the
General be was ttill living. but unable to speak
he a.ked hin L he desired drink q water, o. Il
anstlipg COULD be done f him. bat he could mike
10 reply, and died very coon.
: Not enough can be said in praise Of Young Rey-
nolds- lie was severely wounded through the left
b ood. remained With the General until he died,
and did everything In his pow e tueomfort and re.
lis;s hin and refused to hare hs wound dressed
A sltsht reward ior hIs bravery and for his
EinonesB to General MCPHERSON durtns bis last mo-
corps has been awarded him By Major Gen. Blair,
his corps commander 1t Was present cd to him In
the prt seace Of his regiment under arms:
have the honor to he. very respectfully,
four obedtent servant,
Lieut.. Col and Asst Insp'r Gen.
The above Is an accurate statement Of the cir
ATTENDING fhh GfAs nf General Mchef.
zon: spd Of thu lacts attendant upon the recovery
u bis body. D. b. BuHI,
Capt. Ord. Dept .. s. A.
cssnalt,es @ 50 e!t q A1s .5H 1s!h 3, Army Corps:
:apt. Little: 12sth Illinois; thigh, flesh.
DsnIe Green, G. 9th 10 "a. lip. flesh.
55Sn ih h fndsns 1nsns sss ID ssa s.
Ioa. Vent, !. 13th indiana foot.
Iohn Hsrpe. q. t6th Illinois, head.
bsss .s@ss pRyts Myst saSh "a m3;aois 3a1rs np ssh
rat. Dreen, B, b0th Illinois, hip.
enoeh Davis. q, 9Th lows, ann.
ssm1 ]: rhil'pe, SEMI q. ?7th Indiana, scalp.
aenT johnson, z, 18th Indiana, knee
kessen Ess Shirley; ,; M ar Iaaiana toe, stsat.
fenR sh IaSIsna ns7 nsst
sers't Whitney, B, 1.7th Illinois, Ellled
Richa1d Grover. 18th illinois, arm, flesh
Ssbssd Se6se ISs IS Il ,s aSta ose %sa ss sssR s
Geo. 4. Frazier, G s6th Illinois, shoulder, severe.
Jcel 4: Guidleton. ], 4e!h Illinois, anger.
Allen Duprte, B, 9Th Iowa, finger amp.
CEas. Pueh, G, s6th Ohio. arm, amp,
Obadiah Gtne. {, 46th Ohio, fdot, desb.
s'ichsei Gaiasher, serct E, eotd illinois. thigh,
1ssae i carolton, G: 4sth Ininois, leg, flesh.
tokn Dunham1 corp1 Z, 1USd Illinois, 1ec, severe.
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