The New York herald., 1864-08-06
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Fierce Fighting Aruund AtIamta--six
Generals WOunded-Ca pture or Gene.
raj 9t0ooman, 30. go
rF59n, The Rchpaond Ersnaansr. August

Fierce Fighting ArUund AtIanta--six
4 0sneraIs Wounded-Capture OF Come
TFJ9w> lhe Ric6uond Exan.nsr, August 8
ATLANTA, jury
The enemy commenced extending right about eight
O'Clock this morning Iieutsnant Generals stewsrt and
day with rortioDsof their sommssds. About half past
oBvP. n sharp engagements enaaed, wth no decided
advantage % either side We ssh ossupy 'ee LICE ski
regret "a say that Lsusenans General Stewart and
In INV despatoh yesterday should have mentioned
Bsadier General Rector was ssysrsS Mounssd sSa'
day. = D. hooD' "eoe'a'
This assures MS that up 70 Thursday night had at
least held our own Atlanta. From losses stated
10 IND hs hs presa sSsg o ooss woandsd the
OF Thursday must have besn considerable anAir This
fight took place on the west side OF Atianta
The press kilograms also mention a"ferce fRhp' on
Friday OF which we have received official account
mime, nne sna his sass"uen; Capture BY lveso
was glorious affair." Since the disastrous rous o. .nc
TO excite our feelings pride and satsfacton
Stonsman IL the individual who, about The time OF the
mis- state Tho following official dispatches give an
| account OF his defeat and capture
4 OFFICIAL DESPATCH GENERAL IvERsoN
IATLASrA, August ], 1864
Following despatch Is Just received from Br,gaaor
concerning the party Of raiders who struck the Macon
and Savannah road
win ays i've HUNDRED .aw. sonca ss rs u
Sase ossn Already captured be IN Macon tonight
and with ration. for my men ana p'''0"'lH K IvERsoN.
J. d. HOOD, General
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN. HOWELL coRn
MACON, Ca, August !, lSc4'
q Cooryg Adiutant and Inspector General:-
General stoneman with cavalry force estimated at
twenty eight hundred With artillery, was met Two mos
from tho CITY by forces composed OF georgia TO
seryes,ocai companes-and the militia which Governr
brown Is organizing here The enemys assault was re 10
s, day Retiring Clinton, be was attacked 10.
morning General nawns pa av
hundred OF his command General Iverson's men ar'
, s'"' 0-p'1'"s HOWELL COBB. Major General.
GRrrr1s, July 30, 1884.
train from break in the road Just nj wsh Gene
OF Thursday Is estimated G fifteen hundred killed ana
! There has been most furious shelng OF Atlant.
during the days lady on the train wAs killed
attacked Chsashsm this morning early and
were easily repulsed, with considerable losa our os
= ASou, rty raiders are known TO have been captures
In the reghborhood OF Loveoys today The rumor tha
twelve or fifteen hundred were taken ID not well au
The railroad is not much injured and win be RUNNING
N through tomorrow The telegraph 10 being replaced
" and will be working through 70. morrow.
y Generas sprabl, Brown and wstba only slsht
are both slightly wounded whessr Who was
ported 70 have had his sg sho. or unhnIl s,.w.. r.
around his RIBS bus did not enter the cavity OF tn
ro | chest. a.
Yesterday but hearing that the enemy were
the road the turned beck and thus escaped In
rsid,na party 10 supposed 70 be commanded By coont
= prownow They captured Faysttsvle yestsrday mori
ins ana burned lot OF wagons, supposed 70 be abou
ssvertvnye in number They struck the road near Low
iov,s and tors up track about mile and bali q
syvss extsndng Ave miles burned hs depot IN
hs carried or four miles OF telegraph wire Before q
MI srrivai Of their for the more snscsua destruction
The road our cavalry, under Gensrr! Jackscn acke
X ana Srcvs them o. Killing eleven and woundng sixteel
- fhs raiders Hsd towards Atlanta Ins road osir
small party Of raiders reported TO 3 :. Jscsso.
Il | pntts county this morning, making IN sns ohecsou
~ ~ tns railrosd Our FORCES arc afSsr them. MtlL
nd GarrS, Augast I, 1894.
" t,,sus Who arrived here hst night from Atlanss .
Dir thst ihe aeht on Friday Aercs Ow usops Ious
,sa rreat rslantry, carrying two lines sne enemy
l ntrsrchmssts, but now hold tAer original possos
Ies MAocS, July 80, 1894
ks ina raiders on the Macon and Western kairoaa We
.ttscsed and driven by our cavalry yesterday. IN
- destroyed about four miles o tnc ros" snu ~'-s
I'll | The injury done 10 nos material. =.
~ | TEL MACON, August 10 r. NJ
Our cavnlry, under General vsrson, attacked
he | enemy vesterday near Clinton. 1he yankees, oo
nd nandcd By Stoncman, were row ed, ana s,o
ed man. seventy ave and about nvs hundred pr
10 ss with two pieces Of artillery surr sudeed aud o.
up Just reached this o, Tho rest of ve Yankee forces