The National tribune., 1902-09-25
displayed IN .ssis action the greatest

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displayed i9 sskis action the greatest
"At another POINT Of the lines, stu
ated immediAeeiyaacross the rail and dirt
roads, the eneiny. made a sudden and des-
perate assault; compelling a portion of the
ed two guns sf Battery A, list III. L. A.,
which they spcceeded in carrying away.
although under the personal direction OF
!, Gen. Smith. the dine was almost imme-
diately retaken.e The reason the enemy
: gained an advantage over this part of my
was compelled to, weaken that portion OF
the line by the withdrawal Of Col. Mar
: tins Brigade to, fulfill request to fur
} nish Gen. Dodge reinfOrcements, who was
at this timau seHerely engaged with The
enemy on the left flank and rear of the
army. The division of Gen. Harrow dur:
ing this time was desperately engaged
with the enemy. He caused some of his
guns to be reversed so ns to bear upon
the enemy coming up in rear of the Sew
entcenth Corps. Gen. Harrow's dispo-
sitiOns during the day entitle him to much
credit. The fighting along the entire line
of the corps was Of the most desperate
character, often being hand-tO-hand. The
troops could not have acted more gallant
ly or behaved better.
Il have the, honor to report the foi-
lowing general summary of the result OF
the attack of the enemy on this army on
the 22d inst:
'Totai loss. killed. wounded and miss
ing. :.521. and 10 pieces of artillery.
I'VE have buried and delivered to the
enemy. under n flag of truce sent in by
them. in front of the Third Division, Sey-
enteenth Corps, 1000 of their killed.
"The number Of their dead in front
of the Fourth Division of the same corps,
including those on the ground not now
occupied by our troops. Gen. Blair re-
ports. will swell the number of their dead
on his front to 1000.
.rhe number of their dead buried in
front of the Eighteenth Corps, up to this
hour, is 360, ana the commanding officer
reports that at least as many more are
yet unburied, burying-parties being still
at work.
'The number OF the dead buried in
front of the Sixteenth Corps is 422. We
have over LOCO of their wounded in our
hands, the larger number of the wounded
lwing carried off during the night, after
the engagement. by them.
I'VE captured IS stands of colors; ana
| have them now. We also captured o.OUO
stands of arms.
''The attack was made on our lines
seven fines. and was en-times repuls-
cd uoou's and Hardec's Corps and
Wheclcrs cavalry engaged us.
I'VE have sent to the rear LOCO prison
ers. including 23 commissioned officers of
| high rank.
ave still occupy the field, and the
troops are in fine spirits
| The following is q detailed statement of
losses contained in Gen. Logan's report:
Our total loss 3.521
Ene!my's dead, thus far reported,
buried and delivered to them. 3,22O
Total prisoners sent North. ...... 1,OlI
Total prisoners, wounded, in our
| hands l,ooo
Estimated loss of the enemy, at ooo
least lo,oOo
GEN. .sIERMAN's REPORT.
Gen. SherrnnnIimade a brief report of
the battle n9h dispatch to Gen. Halleck
at Washington, July %. 1864, as follows:
yesterday Inorning the enemy fell
back to the intrenchments proper of the
city cf atlanta. (which are in n general
circle, with ~ radius of one and half
miles. and we; closed in. While we were
forming our Vines, and selecting positions
for our batteries.st the enemy appeared sud
denly out ofIIthe1 dense woods in heavy
masses on our extreme left. and struck
the SeventeenthTCorps Gen. Blair in
flank, and was forcing it back. when the
| Sixteenth Corps Gen. Dodge came up
and checked the movement; but the enc
my's cavalryG goti well to our rear, and
into Decatur. rand for some hours our left
| flank was completely enyeloped. Inc
fight that resulted was continuous until
night with heavy loss on both sides. The
enemy took one of our batteries tMur-
rays. of the Regular Army that was
marching in its place in column in the
road, unconscious of danger. About a
In. IN. the enemy sailed against the divi-
sion of Gen. Morgan l.. Smith, of the
Fifteenth Corps. which occupied an
abandoned line of rife-trench near the
railroad east of the city. and forced it
back some 400 yards, leaving in his hands
for the time two batteries. but the ground
and batteries were Immediately after re-
covered by the same troops reinforced.
| cannot we'll approximate our loss. which
fell heavily on the Fifteenth and Seven.
teenth Corps. but count it as 1000; l
know that. being on the defensive, we
have inflicted equally heavy loss on the
enemy.
"Gen. Mcpherson, when arranging his
troops about II a. M, and passing from
one column to another, incautiOusly rode
upon an ambuscade without apprehension.
mt some distance ahead of his staff and
0rderies, and was shot dead"
The line OF battle on the day was fully
seven miles long. 1t extended from the
textreme left of Blair's Seventeenth Corps,
held by Gen. Giles A. Smiths Division
up to the right of the Fifteenth Corps, a
mile north Of the Augusta Railroad, down
along the front of Gen. DOdge's Tenth
Corps. over toward Decatur. The enemy
remained on the ground until late al
night, when they Withdrew, and marched
! back inside their works at Atlanta.
. The losses in this battle were great
on both sizes. The Confederates being
the assaiants, they fought without works
' while the Seventeenth and Fifteenth
Corps were intrenched; the Confederate
loss was consequently much the greater.
This battle was fought by volunteer
soldiers on 10th sides. 1t is true that
Il number of the Generals in both armies
were graduates of West Point Academy
but the rank and file Of both armies and
large majority of the officers who fought
5 the battle were volunteers. This battle
> was Il wonderful illustration of the eff
/ cheney and discipline to which volunteer
troops can he brought. 1t can be said
? with safetv that in no battle of any wal
2 was there ever exhibited higher military
spirit and a greater disposition for i'm
mediate and heroic cooperation. The in
fantry AMI ortillery were as one in the
great struggle.
Mcpherson. the great soldier, the noble
citizen, Commander Of the Army of the
1 Tennessee, fell in the midst of the battle
t His loss created no panic. Logan, Dodge
t Blair, his corps commanders, were al
4 equal to the occasion; and their division
4 brigade, regimental and company officers
e and the men whA bore the muskets, were