The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-31

General Giles A. Smith 10 ussy ~ Of ths
hs rear, his being the sft divsios ca tAs kns and
He bad Ne reserves me susmy soos pressed - hts
rank ana rear, and compelled hin 20 bead back soes
jumped their works ana fought revere. Hardy
did they repuss an attack of this kind until tner usw
chang. e e. .'1 Il ss.
raj Smiths division changed SIX times " course Al
THIS ..s not asas ~ith's: ios s.ssrsd q them csu
States artillery temporarily detached from sss s.'ssash
the way was cut Cd and The pieces captured Over one
hundred OF the men have since reported. Lieutenant
-e"'' cnssAI x'ruasou xnLzD.
The event when will cast . gloom over the whole
country occurred about this time front sse resr) Of
General G. Smiths divsion AZ ths beginning Of the
battle With General @ asd visited
every Of his saa various pyramids. said he would
60 and ses the left Away. he galoped soue PLUNGED
Too oowardy respect the bravery Of such an ocsr
the rebels dred volIsy a the General. His horse
Army Of the Tennessee without leader. oh why
. the tate Of war ~ crusf Why he the pride Of
numb ess soldier in ali his army had learned to know
him and TO love him. the highest officer 10 bis command
coveted hs oompsnionshp Genial without fam ,arisy.
dgnlhed without stiff formally, be maintained the pro
foundest and the warmest admiration Of all
GENERAL LOGAN AssuEE COMMAND.
IL was dark hour when q stan oficor dashed. up 70
General Logan and whispered to him the sad dngs for
II WIS thought best TO not let the army know 90 carly In
the action such bad news The designs and strength Of
the enemy not vet developed. Precisely whore ~
look for q ono knew. The sixseentn corps had
repuissd the it's position and had bSavey held
though hShtipg with tbs stubb0f Of veterans
they we've General Iogan's frat order was to send
attack. This taken frsm the Twenty third corps,
and the Fifteenth corps had to ienghen out 70 Ill the
space.
Tho force came on Morgan I. Smiths division, and
after ono OF the sevcres fights Of tho campaign they
drove back bis division, capturing the artillery among
wbiOh vas the famous No Gras battery. a genuine
arterst always tender OF bis guns he would DO
his children s said that Captain De Gras wept
at the loss OF his guns.
THE CENTRE .EsTABIasHEp.
get in retaking the line end the guns General
Dodge sent up Colonel Mesy's brigade had already
fought severe battle and had endured the fatigue OF
days watchfulness but 1t the sound OF danger moved
off without word Arriving on the ground, the brigade
went In with a yell, depoying as went up Company
works held by the enemy The line was triumphantly
carried and with it large number o! prisoners It
RESULTS.
The loss Of the Sixteenth corps will probably reach one
the Fifteenth did not lose than nve hundred max
ing total OF three thousand Judging from the front Of
the Sixteenth corps tho robes lost at least twice -
heavily they left their dead and wounded In our
hands except where the Seventeenth corps
Hardee's corps made = desperate effort to gain our
rear but fortunately met BY the nde atgabe COM
mander Of the sixteenth corps was hurled back
Only with the left OF the Seventeenth c6rps which was
cut or before II could nan9uvre did he gain any sue
Hood tried break partially succeeded
With heavy loss but wss by hetmey arrival Of Colonel
Mersy's brigade driven back with greater loss. Alto
Rether the splendid achievements which expected TO
be accomplished utterly faiied.
COLONEL sPaAGUE's DEFENCE or DECATUR.
part OF the plan consisted In sending Wheelers
cavalry TO destroy the trains IN rear The only
guard had for these three regiments OF Colonel
Sprague brigade posted In Decatur OF hts severe en-
gagemen ard successful defence OF trsius too much
cannot be said in his praise His loss over two hun
dred, yet all upaided be withstood the onset Of two
divisions OF Wheelers cavalry and saved our trains
CAsU ALTIEA
send you accurate lists Of killed aud wounded OF
some OF the regiments OF the Sixteenth corps.
Gouera Force and Colonel Fry, Twentieth Ohio, Of tho
Seventeenth corps, were wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Brown, sixty third Ohio, was
wounded. Tbs Adjutant Of the regiment and Captain
Thorn we're killed.
Colonel Mersy 10 going into position TO retake the line
Of the Fifteenth CORPS slightly wounded by the fall
Of his favOrite horse, which was shot.
Lieutenant Colonel second Iowa, was painfully
wounded MAJOR Campbell Sixty sixth Illinois, was &C.
riousiy wounded. Lieutenant w. H. Peters, Sixty sixth
Indiana, aud Captain Heaton, Second Iowa, wers
Tuce Tor burying the dead was had to-day %uriug
vb,ch the rebel officers reported that General ardse
missing We have Sas captured him. anlscA he ia dis.
gused. - -