The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-02
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General Thomas Official Circular
Reviewing the Actions Of
July 90 and %.
Additional Details Of the Bat
tie Of the 22d.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES.
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Err. w. f. @. snanss, pa.cn.

dfr. w. r. @. shanks' Despatch.
NAszynLs, Tenn. July 81, 1854.
-~.'- CENTRAL THOMAS CIRCULAR.
Major General Thomas commanding the Army or the
Canberland has issued the following interesting crcu
lar to the army near Atiants:--
ARMY HEADQUARTERS, July 20, 1854.
The Major General commanding the army cong
ehe trooTs upon the brilliant attending the Union
crms In the late battles. In the battle OF the 2o.h
snssnt, ia which tie Twentieth corps. division
Che Fourth corps and part OF the Fourteenth corps
engaged, the total Union loss in killed, wounded and
iDissng was thousaod seven hundred and thirty
chroe In front of the Twentieth corps there put
out Of the night six thousan five hundred aud sixty
shree OF the enemy buried by our troops
ho rebels permitted to bury two hundred fifty.
e Second division OF the Fourth corps epuscd DIFF
Reront Of enemy light lose to themselves
Gnd which must have sweed the number of dead buried
toy the rebels to beyond three hundred. We also
captured seven stands OF colors. No official
report has been received OF the part taken the
by the Fourteenth corps In the battle OF the 2d iust
she total Union LOGS 10 killed. wounded aud missing was
1hrce Thousand Eve hundred and pieces of artillery
hs rebel loss ia prisoners captured three thousand
GwO hundred The known dead OF the enemy front Of
Che fifteenth aud Sixteenth corps and division OF tho
iscventeenh corps was two thousand hundred and
Eortytwo. Tho other divisions II The Seventeenth corps
Eepused six assaults OF the enemy before they fell back
and which will swell the rebel loss In killed to at lost
Chreo Thousand report states buried
Ehree thousand two rebels killed fight.
&here captured from tho enemy n this battle
cshtcen stands Of oolors aud five thousand stands
Grms.
BY command OF Major General THOMAS.
W. d. WHrprIr, Assistant Adjutant General.
~.sS-' 1aE CowTRsr OF The rwENTY.sEcosD.
The battle Of the 22d lauk attack OF the enemy
upon left During that attack the Seventeenth
crumbled up; but until 1t had repused several
pf the desperate charges OF the rebels and aordcdme
Gor Logan. who temporarily succeeded MCPHERSON in
and of the Army Of tho Tennessee 10 face about and
frepei the assaults made him. Our correspondent
with that army states that the rebels driven back
60 their last line OF works around the city.
CONTEST ran TWENTY EIGHTH.
The battle Of the 2Sth inst assault in force on
Che Fifteenth corps, and appears TO have resulted in as
omp,ee defeat Of the rebels as that Of the I'D. Six
hundred and foriytwo dead rebels buried by
forces after that battle.
The report Of the wouadng of Gepera Stephen Lee is
not confirmed positively known that his force
Have as yet reached Atlanta.
CHANGES COMMAND.
General Stanley succeeds General Howard in command
GO command of Tie Ary OF the Tenuessee in place Of
General Mcpherson, killed.
General Hooker passed through this city route for
Chen orth this morning It is here understood that he
teaves shermans command to enter upon other duties
and that General Rousseau succeeds him the
commander OF the twentieth corps.