The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-02
TIE BATTLE OF THE 22D.
nv. ID. p. Conyngnam's Despatch.
GENERAL aowARD

Two MILES FROM ATLANTA, July IS, 1864
GENERAL nowARD,
finding that the rebels rctir from his immediate
Cront yestsrdsy morning, followed them up within
pwo miles Of tho ciy and quito near to their lines Of
works redoubis, capturing aoou one hundred pris
lie threw Gu. hoa lines OF ssirmishers
und st ougy fortified his position He also established
is batteries 10 tron positions, throwing shells tho
CITY. S,mo brisk sknlFh!ng followed extending 70 the
Evantetn corps en- the right, where the rebel sstn'shors
kept pressing Hookers position 10 order to cloak their
assault lett. schoed aiso advanced his lines and
was partially engaged in skirmisnins.
!. M'rHEEsoSS roET.
The LETT tank or army AZ this time desperately
engaged with eneny. After hrs repu.se the previous
Gay On our right hardee rapidly swung round his corps
10 the rear OF McPerson This hurried movement par
Gaily She latter by SURPRISE for. nndiug only
weak sruish lpe and cavalry force in his front. he
d not intreuch himself simply occupying The abandoned
Sebel works. Unfortunately he had 10 cavairy IN his
front to apprss him Of their approach as Garrard was
arad. The Seventeenth corps TO the LEFT OF
the rsilroad the Fifteenth right the Sixteenth
IN Hnrdoe made his assault on the rear or the
eYen,eenb driving back brigade supporting the artil
sefy aud capturing the battery When the attack was
Jasdp--about two o'cIock--Mcphrsoa was at General
herman's headquarters, and, receiving word that the
rebels hsd made Hank movement, taking hospitals
uud q battery, he a. oace ordered noage tSxteenth
porps to move rapidly repei tho assault the corps
,noved righ up, Sweenys division advance, and met
Che sweeping attacg with grea, hrmness.
n'iRgssoHs DEATH.
Meantime General MCPHERSON rode back from sherman
20 the rear and LEFT OF seventeenth corps and tried
10 pas through esp between tue Seventeenth corps and
Ane supporting corps fsixteentn), which was rapidly
eskiug position mo General was accompanied by his
,ss and escort aud when nearing lines fatal voley
Sras uraA M IN ina
norse One bali passed right through his ncart. His
BODY was At onco conveyed back TO General sherman
quarters, theacs cent Moth.
I GENERAL LOGAN
ot once assumed command The fighting was desperate
In front Of tns Sixteenth corps the line Of which raa
parity At right angles the Seventeenth corps Afser
hvroe coselct they shifted their attack in front q the
Dsvsnsesoth and considerably doubled in the two corps
opou ono another, capturing several pieces Of
urtalsry. among othors tnc celebrated battery "
VIC eu,y pound Psrrotts. Tho heaviest attack was 900
p, front Of the r,ccnth corps Part Of Morgan L. Smith
1svs.on had boon sent 70 reiporco tho Seventeenth
ssorps thus considerably ~eaxeuiog their lines Tns
cbsls Aeroely charged, dryiug oar nen from thu Old
ksbel works which, nsead'o beng protection placed
has in bad position. They elso succcsoed in capturing
Gcme guns OF the Fifteenth corps
GENERAL SHERMAN
rdcrcd Logan 10 mass his troops assault and
eshem was his pcremp.ory order General Wood, First
division Fifteenth corps, ordered to lead the assault
sherman. accompanied by Generals Schchcld and How
ord, occupied prominent position near Colonel How
nrd's house from which he could supcrntend tho whole
Processing On this hill be placed battery Of the FIJI
Onsuh corps and another from the rwentythrd corps
which commanded sweeping, conversng IRE npoa tho
rebel position Wood formed In At right angles
60 the rebel liue, striking them on The nank.
REBEL ooLusr
moved out Of the woods 10 mass sweeping down upcr
ur lines our batteries all the time throwing shot and
sbe right in among them tearing their linsa psscas
Wood swung his right around as 70 take them IL The
fser the ooctendns lines closet the artillery ceased
Firing. Our boys gave cheor one sweeping charge
psd the rebe staggered bsossth their Ore and nsd ou
,er csd stcsl IhR the turning point OF she BATH
No new charged along the line, driving she enemy BAG
-ne, asd recovering oil our arsleey except swo guns
Gus loss,
10 hsrpsA xM s'ep On M tsasassA - 49,