The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-24
WITH SHERMAN.
Another Chapter OF the Peach Tree Cree
Battle.

Another Chapter OF the Peach Tree Creek
Battle.
Gen. Newton's Division. of the Fourth Corps
took hand in this battle. Comrades who
have written before have, doubtless. described
things as they saw them, and as memory re-
produces; but men in the line had little chance
for observation, except In their immediate
front AMI neighborhoyd. The firing began a
little before noon. as remember it, not in the
morning as the las. writer in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE has il.
Newton's Division crossed the creek on the
bridge near that redoubt spoken Of by the last
comrade. We followed the road toward
Atlanta. Our brigade was is the rear, and
had only reached point about quarter of o
mile from the bridge when the bali opened.
Away TO cur right tie Of battle was
tremendous. The smoke came rolling up as
though the woods were on fire. We were not
long in expectancy. Our brigadcs in advance
began firing fast aud furious. OIdcrlies came
riding back in all haste. One of them stopped
long enough 10 tell ns that the whole rebel
army was bearing down upon US; that he had
been sent TO Gen. Thomas for rein forcemcnts.
These brigades OF ours came back down the
road 10 great disorder. They were being
fanked, they said, aud this, too on the left.
The rebel force WAS between them and the
creek, and seemed determined TO get around
and In possession OF the bridge. The creek
along here was hardly fordabie, the water
deep. and the banks Of that kind of clay which
WAS more difficult 10 scale than the Chinese
wall.
Between Us and the creek and In our rear.
was an open field. On the fats next the creek
WAS eoTnhed. While cheering was heard on
our right, out OF the woods on our left came a
rebel column, company front, on the double
quick, en- route IVf he bridge. Our brigade,
hitherto inactive. quickly changed front and
! a d.
with our bullets and the grape and canister
from the small work spoken of near the bridge,
we had the satisfaction of seeing this rebel
( column melt away before the ornfeld was
crossed. They went back faster than they
came out, and over tho same route.
Ny company stood picket that night, with
the line along the edge of The woods and reach
ing the creek. Al the break of day the next
morning Sergeant aud myself made recon-
noissanee in our immediate front, and only q
| short distance IA the woods We came across 2
substantial earthworks built somewhat in the
! form OF fort. At the time Of our visit there
was no living soul ia il. nothing bat few sur.
/ plus muskets. canteens. cob-pipes, etc. / have
always thought that this storming or charging
| party came out OF this fort; and as part oil
the program of Gen. Hood was to seize and
hold the bridge comrades have previously told
us how they farei With our " Fighting Joe
Hooker" Their project failed to connect
We were told that Gen. Thomas and stat
actually manned these guns at the bridge
which swept that eorn6eld and checked thai
charge. should really like to know how thii
was. Can any canrsde tell :? remember seeing
Gen. Hooker riding up to our lines and saying
Boys, We have whipped them again."
j think this the left end of Peach Tres
| Creek. / am sure there were other troop.
between US and said creek and if there had
been no Gettysburg, Chickamauga. Antietam, Of
Shiloh this would have been quite battle
K. {. RICE, Co. B. l25th Ohio, Warren, Ohio.