The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-03


accoutrcmebt,, &c, Of the men. On tho l4 h We
were ordered forward &C 10 A. N ,ald ioiupd oar
division, formed In line OF battle la front of Pins
Knob whore We remained during the night, and
were ordered forward on the fOluVing n0rntug
al 10 o'clock, being on the right OF the brtgadc.
We now halted on nm emineuco 10 QUO froa',
| anu were order,d u tUrtiiy, the orders being
| cOuntrmanded almost a. su0n rs issued, aud Inc
| "cbniRo' sub uutd. With yell the lIno
| moved forward in spl,ndi order, drjy lg t1C
| enemy mo their heavy works, aud ulHuy no
| IO-iuou within my ards thCr Of Durug oar
| uuVHntc thC tucmy opened hc viIy win riu'.t ter-
| shot, nus the tlrma ipu of tue grDuud grlnul-
| great tacilities for protection, tue shot lew ru-
| hH1y over our heads. lu THIS assault N JIr
| CiaTIts CrrssUu tucuv, wound iu the r.I Iht
| m, but did not leave She Gei0. Ciptln sanua
| ID Miller was wound by mimic haI' th,JaEp
| lhc LETT side. Alexander ilariIug-r received a
| buckshot wound through the right hand.
| 1akuR up our pos, lon on % small hul il olr
| mont, % continual hrr was kept up unsi ID p.
! NJ, when We were ordered back % build breast.
| works, working uutil 4 A. NJ, w0Cn wo we're
| olUeted o. tetuke our old pOir1n ON the nm
! The SITUATION having b,cn abandoned, the enemy
| swung around on our iFhr, making il ilposslUe
for Us TO take up the position with The br ia on
! our right advancing, ~ our rear and rignt Htlk
| would be exposed 10 an zen TIRE from ths cuemg
| 30 We form, un the d,Clivit, Of the nm, fuing
! 30 as TO pro ect the gnt ulak OF he brigade.
| H. Wus IN cur Dudcayuts to rrttku tli, position
| that we lost Captain Henry Hos, C1nplny II
| brave ANA valuable piicer, who, while urgiug
| his m,n ~ acIuit themselves nODly, received
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| death m about thT e days. The men were com.
| pcl,d 10 lie G. Osc 70 the ground, as every ma
! showing himself erect was pic JcI OF The color
| b. urel, rslrg tom the ground, received bail in
| u groin; and the man who seized the c1lors on
| his iall, received bal through Inc right arm,
| causing the loss OF that member Of The body. In
ifct, u Wa almost certain death 10 arise from a
| horizontal position
The enemy becoming cmbO'dcuCd by n limlted
success, swung their line still further to the right
| Exposing US, "hile lying on the ground, TO an
| obstruction that u was deemed advisable TO
| tyHCuac the position and fall back a1out 6fty
| yards, 90 a bin IN our rear That would equally
Us well guard the whole position as the one 10 our
| mont. HuC We remained under a heavy ire uf
| shell ana muskouy, losing a fe " men, until the
| morning OF tue l7th. Our loss in the entire en-
| papCmcnt was Al killed and wounded, out of l23
mutBtts iahtn into the action, OF 80 per cent Of
| cur whole humber engaged.
On the morning Of tue 18th we found the enemy
| had evacuated the line Of deten,es in our imme-
diate front, and fallen back to safe quarters
| whCfeupOn we advanced and OCc1p ed I'm, now
| dt serted works Of the Rebels, rcmaining abOnt
| two bours, when we were ordered to "tall in !"
| which being done, VIC advanced about a quarter
OF mile, wh,n our advance guard developed the
| poslil0n q the enemy, Who had taken up their
| position on thickiy wooded hill with a clsnr
| and open SPACE Of about quarter of mile in
th,ir INN edate mont, giving them fair view
| VI any troops who should move on their front.
We iurned our line however, and advanced
| HCross the opening not knowing what instant
deadly fire would burst out from the thicket, and
| burr ueath and de -tructiun among as; bat am
| happy TO say the 73d boys are always ready for
| any emergency, and 90 where they are ordered
| without one dissenting spirit. Arriving about
| tie centre OF the clearing, we were ordered to
| Hat when the artillery took up position i'm
| our rear, forming semclrcle, and opened on
tie enemy, who soon replied, thereby developing
| their position.
Alrer an acrion Cartillery) of almost ,e hours
duration, the guns Of the enemy suddenly re-
muined quiet. AS soon as Old Sol had sunk 10
resi-, aud darkness enyeoped the line, we com.
| nontCd throwing up breastworks, the boys work
| ug steadily Oh thCm uutl the grey dawn OF
mtrnipg" heralded the approach of further
| brightness; aud the works being finished We
turned IN btbBd them, all OF u inwardly wishing
The 80 hhnies' would give Us the benefit OF
sb'ler III our next engagement. But We were
| doomed 10 disappointment. Our pickles ave
notice early in the NOR ing that no enemy was in
cur m ,dmie front, they again having ,aken
| tie back track "
Our usual routine had by this time become so
sertoty ped that we naturally tell into our pl ace,
ana COX up the cline OF Pursuit." and, after en-
JOypS iLe comfort, Ot soaking ram without
uclIg provided with shelter, we came up against
a"nass of gteyhacks" ahout4 +. M. Fortunate =
| We had a"lu OF battle" in our 'front.' and 40, Z
IOt cal Cd ulon. Tue following day we spent ia
| tbdeh,CTrg 10 hnd our proper locat Uu, UuL ID,
g | me ben shifted ana chang Il as cir.unI,Jaueg,
t r'quren, we d d not get into proper POS zion
untl the evening OF he 70 h, and after q refresh
irg nights bieep we moved for gard ia ids Ou Lhe
fol OwHg morning, driving the r bel sk!rni hers
uhdtaklug up our position just inside Of edge OF
The w DDS separated IRON the eneny's lius by
an open space OF about "a q Iartsr OF a mile our
sklTmisbers meeting IA the ceitie.
IL was On The aitcTuCOn o. this day thai, with
ont ben paIt cipnnts, we were able tD witness a
"HpeHoid hFht' about 1000 yards On our right,
wh,Te the X, bel Hoods Corps had masscd unier
| cover 81 the woods, ana came out in division
| ~ ~ opposite Williams list Division 2d CorpO
Division, and after perate but determined
| lHtle T. ght they "skedadd ed" back in contusion
But am depressing from facts immediately con-
able.
Remaining in this position, and strengthening
our works unul the mOrning OF the 9th, we were
then marched about one thousand Salds 20 the
Igbt, our DIVISION tOiming In big ide front the
% Brigade having the nuyance. Here we were or.
derod ovtT tie works, aud the comma charge
Waset eU,when the boys broke out in splendid sly
and gail ed the cdge Of the woods 10 our front
without losirg mau, where wc ha ted reformed
ana Cl arg through the WOO s, gaining the OuteT
CdPe Of which we hal ed and were ordered 20
iorny our position, the two lines being within
cay muskct shot range OF each other
| small ii Of ground 10 our rear made II
unsafe TO leave the works, hut The boys had now
got So accustomed to the sound Of musketry that
| they regard d it until coming n.u actual con.
tact WIN IT, we remained IN ms uncomfortable
position until the morniug OF the Both, when we
| Wele relieved by part of the 4th Corps, from our
nRht. The int,rveniDg Iime until the Gen of
July, was spent IN changing our position, as
necessity required, when We went in'o clmn at
ChRttachOOcnee river and pu up for a f,,,y days'
rest, which was exceedingly acceptable; In fact
We received It almost with tbanktuness
| On The l1th we crossed The Cha tthOOrbse at
PAGES Ferry, where the ,veDtfl ba'tls az Peach
Tree creek followed on the 20th Of july Posted
10 WCOus NJ "stdCkCd arms" and hearing Hrinn
commence m our immediate front. we moved for.
ward M thai direction 20 the support of the l47th
Ieupsy lNaua Volunteers and the 18Th New York
| volunteer Battery, commanded by Cantain
bundy. A h'avy fire was now poured Ia on our
hanks, when We moved back about eighty wards
and changed mont TO the "rghr moving for
ward 70 small Nork in our immediate front
We here q gagged the enemy, VINO were in far
| superior numbers, tof about two hours aud a half
when the enemy .tli back. We had moved
slowly forward, fee ing our position, aud for bet.
Ter safety erecting breastwOrks, un II the morn
ing OF the Zitb, when we located permanently ia
mont and au, ut one aud a half miles from
Atlanta, until the 2jih, when cb lnge in the
line compelled us 70 take up position on Tho
| CbatlabOuchee river IefT PAGES Ferry and on
the goth we were ordered on picket on the
Atlanta road.
| At about 10 A. NJ. the advance posts gave init
nation Of the approach Of the enemy, supposed
70 be dismOunted cavalry feeling for our position
The boys Kept quiet until the yidettes Of the
enemy were close at hand, when they were
ordered TO surrender Seeing they could not
escape, they came into our lines. A desutory
fire was now kept up all day and until r. NJ
when we were relieved, and took up our position