The National tribune., 1895-08-01

LIE NAHUM AL luAHOE
men had so hastily constructed, but they
were as often forced back, leaving their
dead and wounded to mark the scene of
carnage and their discontinue.
Having held our position all day
against their desperate assaults, and as
our dead and wounded had been taken
to the rear, and darkness had settled
over all, and the battle was over for the
time, we concluded that we would camp
there for the night Occasionally a
shot or she'll would 60 crashing through
the trees, causing some uneasiness by
bursting in near proximity, and 50 we
bivouacked for rest to await the dawn
of day, and the wagons were ordered
up and commenced TO unload, when a
large shell came shrieking through the
trees, imbedding itself in the ground
and throwing the earth in every direc-
ton but as it did not explode the men
ran with their camp-kettles of water,
that had been brought for coffee, and
drowned it, as they declared, and
then with their shovels they unearthed
it.
1t was a conical shell about 10 inches
in diameter and IS inches long, and,
fortunately for those near, the fuse was
snufied out and the 10 pounds of pow
der it contained did not ignite. This
was the
PARTING SALUTE
and the evening gun of the enemy for
that day.
| have described this scene from my
recollection after 80 years, and of course
there are many details that have passed
from my memory. | can now only sup
plement this account by giving Gems.
Logan and Howard's official report of
this days engagement.
Ii. sDQUARTERs FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
BEFORE ATLANTA, GA, July %. 1864.
Lieut.-Col. WILLIAM T. CLARK, Assistant
Adjutant- General, Army Of the Tennessee,
present
COLONEL: ] have the honor TO report that in
Pursuance OF OfaeFS i moved my command INTO
position the right of the Seventeenth Corps,
which WAS the extreme right of the army IN
the field during the night of the 21lh and the
morning of the 2Sth, aud while advancing in
line-of battle to a more favorable position we
were met by the rebel infantry of Hardees and
Lees Corps who made a determined and des-
perate attack us at 11:30 a. m. of the 26th
yesterday
Ny lines were only protected by logs and
rails hastily thrown up in front of them. The
first onset was received aud checked aud
the battle commenced and lasted until about
J o'clock in the evening. During that time
six successive charges were made, which were
six times railantly repulsed, each time with
fearful loss 10 the enemy. Later in the even
ing my lines were several times assaulted vigor-
ouslv. but each time with like result.
The worst Of the fighting occurred on Gen.
Hsrrow's and Morgan j. Smiths front, which
formed the center and right OF the corps. The
troops could not have displayed greater conr-
age greater determination not TO give
ground. Had they shown less they would
have been driven from their position. Brig
Gems. G. K. Woods. Harrow aud Morgan l..
Smiths Division commanders entitled TO
cqual credit for gallant conduct and skill in
repeling the assault.
Ny thanks due Mai Blair and
Dodge for sending me reiDforcements at a time
when they were much needed.
My loss was % Killed, 449 wounded. and %
missing. Aggregate, 512. The division OF
Gen. Harrow captured five baitle-fags.
There about 1.500 or 900 muskcts left
on the ground. OAe hundred aud sixty pris-
oners were captured. exclusive of 73 wounded.
vino were sent TO hospitals and are being
cared FOR by our Surgeons. Five hundred and
sixiy-five rebels have Gp to this time been
buried, and about 200 are supposed to be yet
unburied.
A large number of their wounded were un-
doubtedly carried away in the night, as the
enemy did not withdraw until near daylight.
The enemy's loss could not have been less than
5000 or 1000 men. A more detailed report
will hereafter be made.
am, very respectfully. your obedient servant,
JOHS A. LOGAN.
Major-General, Commanding Fifteenth Corps.
Gen. Howard, in transmitting this re-
port, added: /" wish to express my high
qualification with the conduct of the
troops engaged. never saw better con-
duct in battle. Gen. Logan, though i'll
and much worn out, was indefatigable,
and the success Of the day is as much
attributable to him as to any one man."