Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-03

and unfinished bulwaTks OF rails, thrown to
gether by the men when they had last halted,
furnished but little protection flom the pitt
less showers of bullets flung from the muskets
Of the enemy; but, in spite Of rebel daring,
energy aud late, Williams would not yield
foot Of ground
The wave OF rebel assault rolled from left
TO right, finally involving nearly our whole
lire from Newton on the left 10 Col Arson
McCook's brigade on the right
Colonel Bradley's brigade Of Newton's d.
sion Ito the command of which he succeeded
after the death Of the noble Harker,) was
formed in columns OF regiments along the
road leadiJg from Buckhead to Atlanta, when
the fight commenced. Immediately after the
rebel assault began upon Newton's front, the
Gath Ohio and the 42d Illinois were sent to
support Colonel Blake, while the 9th Illinois
was dispatched to the assistance of General
EsnlbalI. The remainder of the brigade was
at nrst also intended to go to the support of
Blake but its destination was changed and
it was formed in order IF battle along the
Atlanta road, where IL assisted ia repelling
and capturing column of the enemy which
had forced its way past Blake's left flank and
actually gained our rear.
This incident deserves to be further motto
ed. So intense was the interest amongst our
men TO repel the rebels in their immediate
ann had passed around entirely to the left of
Blake, and penetrated the right Of that long
line OF skirmisherS which IhaFe described as
alone holding the huge gap between Newton
and Wood, until they heard the noise of con
hict Immediately in their rear The rebels
had reached the Buckhead and Atlanta road
But there was one man near by who saw these
rebels and marked them as doomed. Gel
Thomas was overlooking the progress of TIL,
Sch. rss u, OF Ela
he perceived the body OF rebels | have men
toned, he hastily got together a force con
slsting OF the pioneers of kimbalPs brigade,
some of the struggling skirmishers who had
he'd before the first rebel onset, and IA couple
Of pieces of artillery. Taking immediate
personal command of this novel battalion, he
assailed the astonished rebels, and killed and
captured the whole body. He may perform
great achievements in the future, as he has
in the past, but | venture to predict that he
will think as often of this little affair as of
any military event of his life
The 57th Indiana and Tooth Illinois, of
Col. Blake's brigade, which were advanced in
the first place as skirmishers, were separated
for some time from the remainder Of the bri-
gade by the rebel column above mentioned.
The right of Colonel Blake's brigade rested
on the atlanta road, the left of General Kim
ball. upon the same. Four guns of Good
SpCtu : OLlIO DdtltIS, uIutf COMMAND OF
Lieutenant Scovill, were placed upon the At
lanta road, just in rear of these two brigades,
and during the whole time the fight lasted did
terrible execution upon the enemy. Once
the rebels came up ravine just TO the left
of the road, in close column, with Brigadier-
General Stephens at their head, determined,
if possible, to capture these four pieces; but
kimbalrs left regiment, 74th Illinois, on the
right of the road, and Blake's right egiment,
e. J, ig,gr Il o.!
poured into the column so terrible a direct
and cross fire, that it reeled, staggered ana
broke in confusion leaving its leader dead
upon the field.
The brigade which formed the left of Gen
Wards division Is commanded by Col. Jas.
Wood Of the i36th New York. But two OF
its regiments were in the front line when the
conflict commenced, the Goth Wisconsin and
10th Connecticut The 55th Ohio afterward
took part in the fighting, did the 73d
which relieved the 56th Wisconsin, and the
l36th New York, which relieved the goth
Connecticut. The troops Immediately oppos
ed to Col. Wood were a Mississippi brigade
under command Of a Brigader- General -
Featherstone, who was killed early in the
fight. Col Wood did all that was required
Of him, as might be expected from so excel
lent a commander.
The center of Gen. Wards division was
uttl DN COl. OODuIl BllIdut. tODuFH Is the
faithful and intelligent Colonel of the SD
Indiana The 22d Wisconsin, Lieutenant
Colonel Bloodgood, was deployed as skirmish-
ers IN front OF this brigade, in the beginning
of the fight, and contended there a long time
with obstinacy and skill. 1t was part of Col.
CobuFn's brigade, which, in the terrible shock
along the front of Wards division, exchang
ed places with part of the rebel line, and
wheeled about 20 renew the fight with them.
The next brigade going toward the left,
was Gen. Wards, (at present commanded by
Col Harrison, of the 10th Indiana) 1t did
its full share of this glorious days work.
When the great charge of the rebels and
cOunter-charge by our men were made, the
129th Illinois engaged the enemy in a hand
to-hand conflict, in which officers as well as
men mingled indiscriminately Lieut.. Col
Flynn and a rebel Colonel, each with a gun
in his hands, fought each other for consid-
cradle time, each lodging round a bush re-
peatedly, so as 10 give or avoid a shot
Gen. Williams division glorously distin-
guished itself hnipe's brigade, composed
exclusively of Eastern troops, contended in
patriotic and glorious rivalry with Col. Rob
insous, which are nearly all Western while
Gen. 7. H. Rugers, formerly Colonel of the
sd Wisconsin, made up from both sections,
didsits duty a well,
Col Arson q. McCook, OF the I'd Ohio,
earned place among the best and bravest
OF those who that day beat back the legions
of treason and anarchy. His brigade, con
sisting of old regiments each of which has
historical name, was, until recently, under
command of Brig. Gen Carlin, The latter
being on leave of absence, Col McCOok as
sUmed command by right of seniority. On
him was devolved the duty of clipping the
left wing of the rebel host which bounced
upon as. lie was on the extreme left OF
Palmer's corps, and his was the left brigade
OF Gen. Johnson's division. 1t was formed
into two lines, the first commanded by Col.
TAYLOR, of the 18th Kentucky the second by
Col. Hobart, 21st Wisconsin. The brigade
advanced TO the top of the ridge in front TO
keep in line with Gen. Hooker, and had time
to throw up some slight works before it was
assailed. This remark applies TO the first
line ouly-the second had no works
The I04th Illinois, on the left Of the first
line, was somewhat in adv; nee of the other
regiments, in consequence Of the peculiar
nature of the ground; and was therefore the
first struck, when the rebels came laundering
upon Us. \ brave stand was made, and then
the right Of the regiment began to crumble
away. Col McCook, while feeling deeply the
heavy responsibility resting upon his should
ers, remained cool and selfpossessed as a