The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-06-03

(holding fas, to Leggett's HilD, with
the army of the Tennessee; that !
would personally look to Decatur and
to the safety of the rear, and would
reinforce him if he needed it. l dis
patched orders to General Thomas on
our right, telling him of this strong
sally, and my inference that the lines
in his front had evidently been weak
ened by reason thereof, and that he
ought to take advantage of the oppor.
tuni,y to make lodgment in Atlanta,
if possible.
Meantime the sounds Of the battle
rose on our extreme left more and
more furious, extending to the place
where | stood, at the Howard House.
Within an hour an ambulance came
in (attended by Colonels Clark and
Strong,a and Captains Steele and Gile)
bearing McPherson's body. l had it
carried inside the Howard House, and
laid On a door wrenched from its
hinges. DR.. Hewitt,of the army, was
there, and | asked him to examine
the wound. He opened the coat and
shirt, saw where the ball had entered
and where it came out, or rather lodg-
ed under the skin, and he reported
that Mcpherson must have died in
few seconds after being hit; that the
ball had ranged upward across his
body, and passed near the heart. He
was dressed just as he left me, with
gauntlets and boots on, but his pock.
ct book was gone. On further inquiry
| learned that his body must have
been in possession Of the enemy some
minutes, during which time it was RI
fled of the pocket book, and was
much concerned lest the letter had
written him that morning should have
fallen into the hands of some one who
could read and understand it's mean
ing. Fortunately the spot in the
woods where Mcpherson was shot was
regained by our troops in few min
utes, aud the pocket book found in
the haversack of a prisoner of war
captured at tho time, and it and its
contents were secured by one of Nc
Pherson's staff
BATTLE OF ALLAIooNA-CoR FA-
NOUS DISPATCHES.
| noticed with satisfaction that the
smoke of battle about AlIateona grew
less and less, aud ceased altogether
about o'clock p. M For time
attributed this result to the eifec, of
General Cox's march, but later in the
afternoon the 81 gnal flag announced
the welcome tidings that the attack
had been fairly repulsed, but that
General Corse was wounded. The
next day my aide, Colonel Dayton,
received this characteristic dispatch:
ALLATooSA, GEORGIA,
Oct. 9th, lS64-2 j. IN.
Captain L. NJ. Dayton, Aide de Camp:
| am short cheek bone and ear,
but am able to whip all HI yet! My
losses are very heavy. A force NOV
ing from Stilesboro to Kingston gives
me some anxiety. Tell me where
Sherman is.
Jso. II. CoEsE, Hsissaier GsnI.
Inasmuch as the enemy had retreat
ed southwest, and would probably
next appear at Rome, ! answered
General Corse with orders to get bac k
to Rome with his troops as quickly
as possible.
General Corse's report Of this fight
at Allatoona is very full and graphic.
1t is dated Rome, Oct. 9th, 1864;
recites that he received his orders by
signal TO 60 to the assistance of ALA
toona on the 4th, when he telegraph
ed to Kingston for cars, and train Of
thirty empty cars was started for him,
but about ten of them got off the
track and caused delay. BY p. m.
he had at Rome q train of twenty
cars, which he loaded up with Col.
Rowett's brigade, and part of the
Twelfth Illinois Infantry; started at
s p. m, reached Allatoona distant
thirty-fye miles, at l a. IN. of the 5th,
and sent the train back for more men;
but the road was in bad order, and
no more men came in time. He found
Col. Tourtellotte's garrison composed
of eight hundred and ninety men; his
re-inforcements was one thousand and
ifty-foar; total for the defense, one
thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
The outposts were already engaged,
and as soon as daylight came he drew
back the men from the village to the
ridge on which the redoub;s were
built.
The enemy was composed of
French's division of three brigades.
variously reported from four to FIVE
thousand strong. This force gradually
surrounded the place by s a. M, when
General French sent in by flag of
truce this note:
AROUND ALLATooSA, Oct 5, 1864.
Commanding Officer Z. 5. Forces,
Allatoona:
| have placed the forces under my
command in such positions that you
are surrounded, and to avoid need
less effusion of blood | call ON you to
surrender your forces at once, and
Internationally.
Five minutes will be allowed you
to decide. Should you accede to this
you will be treated in the most hon
orable manner as prisoners of war. |
have the honor to be,yer respectfully
yours, ). G. FRENCH,
Major General commanding forces
Confederate States.
General Corse answered imme-
diately:
HEADQUARTERS 4Tu DIv, l5 CORPS, /
ALLATooNA, A,Ga.,S a. m. Oct, 5, 81.
Major General S. S. French, Confsd-
crate States, ETC.:
Your communication demanding
surrender of my command l acknowl
edge receipt Of, and respectfully re-
ply that we are prepared for the
'sneedless effusion of blood" whenev-
or it is agreeable to you. lam, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN NJ. CoRsE,
Brigadier General commanding forces
United States.
OF course the attack began a. once,