Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-02
THE FIGHTING AT ATLANTA.
ORciaI Circular of Maj. Gen. Thomas
THE REBEL LOSSES $4,000.
GEN. HOOKER EN ROUTE NORTH.

New YoRK, Aug. IA special dispatch to
the Herald, from Nashville, July 81, says Maj.
Gen. Thomas, commanding the Army of tho
Cumberland, has issued the following interest
Ing circular TO the army near Atlantai
HEADo'Rs ARMY OF THE CumDERLArp,
July 26 1861.
The Major General commanding the army
congratulates the troops upon the brilliant sue
cess attending the Union army In the late bat!
Ties. In the battle OF the Goth instant, in which
the Goth corps, one division of the 4th corps,
and part OF the l4th corps were engaged, the
total Union loss was, killed, wour 1ed and
missing, one thousand seven hundred and
thirty three.
In front of the Goth corps there were put out
Of the fight six thousand rebels. Five hundred
and sixty y-three of the enemy were buried by
our own troops, and the rebels were permitted
to bury two hundred and fifty. The % division
of the corps rcpulsed seven different assaults
Of the enemy, with light loss TO themselves,
which must have swelled the number of dead
buried by rebels to beyond three hundred. We
also captured seven stand Of colors.
No official report has been received of the
part taken in the battle by the 14th corps.
In the battle Of the 22d, the total Union loss,
killed, wounded, and missing, was three thou.
sand Eve hundred, and ten pieces Of artillery.
The rebel loss In prisoners captured was
5000. The known dead OF the enemy in front
of the 18th and 10th corps, and one division of
the 18th, was 2, lac.
Other divisions of the l7th corps repulsed six
assaults of the enemy before they fell back,
which will swell the rebel loss In killed TO at
least 5000. fhe latest report states that we
have buried over 3, 200 Of the rebels killed In
the fighting. We recaptured from the enemy
in this battle Is stand Of colors and 5000 stand
of arms.
BY command of Major Gen. THOMAS.
The battle OF the 22d was 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 rebels, and afforded 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 that army state that
the rebels were driven back 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 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 Gen. Stephen
Lee was not confirmed, nor is II positively
known that his force has reached Atlanta.
Gen. Stanley succeeds Gen. Howard in COM
mand Of the 4th corps. Gen. Howard is as
| signed to command the Army of Tennessee, in
place Of Gen. Mcpherson.
Gen. Hooker passed through this city, en-
route for the North this morning. 1t is under
stood he leaves Sherman's command to enter
upon other duties elsewhere, and Gen. Rosseau u
succeeds him as commander of the 2Oth corps.