The National tribune., 1902-09-25

my charged repeatedly over the same
ground upon which they had left their
wounded, it is altogether probable tina.
many of them were slain by the ,remen-
dous fire which swept the ground on which
they lay after being wounded. Upon this
point Gen. Leggett, commanding Third
Division, in his report, says:
1--WE captured about 400 prisoners.
and from less than two-thirds of the
ground fought over by the division we bur-
led and delivered to the enemy, unSar
flag Of truce, between 900 and ] 900 dead
rebels. / am fully confident that my divi-
sion killed and wounded more rebels than
L had men engaged
Gen. Giles A. Smith. commanding the
Fourth Division, is equally emphatic. In
speaking of the loss of the enemy in front
of his division, he says:
MY loss was 1,040 killed, wounded
and missing, and two pieces Of artillery.
The loss Of the enemy was not less than
1000 killed and wounded, 326 prisoners
| Gncluding one Colonel, two Lieutenant
fCOlonels and several other officers), and
FIVE stand Of colors.'
1--WE captured from the enemy seven
stand of colors and 1000 stand Of mus
kets."
GEN. LOGAN's REPORT.
This story of the battle would be in
complete without few statements from
tGen. Logan. The following extracts are
taken from his report:
"On the morning Of the 22d it was dis
covered that the enemy had abandoned his
line of works in our immediate front, and
L advanced portion of my command at
once and took possession of the line, and
directed Gen. Smith to advance a sec
ton Of artillery TO a position in front Of
the abandoned line, which l pointed out
to him OH the Atlanta road near the rail
nyI 60 aIx
ments of infantry to support it. This
disposition was hardly completed before
/ received a written communication from
MaJ.-Gen. Mcpherson, dated at 6 n. m..
July %, informing me that it was the
supposition of Gen. Sherman that the
enemy had given up Atlanta and were re-
firing in the direction of East Point, and
directing me to put my command in pur-
suit, passing to the south and east of At
lanta. This order was not put in eXecu.
ton, from the fact that the enemy about
this time commenced demonstrations in
my front, which led me to believe that
he had not abandoned Atlanta. At about
10 a. N. this belief was confirmed by q
report that the enemy was moving in
heavy force around the left flank OF the
army, formed by Gen. Blair's (Seven-
teenth) Corps, with evident intention OF
striking us in flank and rear. As soon as
the report reached him, Gen. Mcpherson
rode Mt once toward the left of the army
to ascertain correctly the truth Of the re-
port, parting with me in the vicinity of the
white house on the railroad. The enemy
soon developed his intentions by making
n most desperate attack on the rear and
flank of the Seventeenth Corps. In the
midst Of the first onset of the enemy
news was brought me of the probable
death Of Gen. Mcpherson, which was soor
confirmed. In a few moments, l was di
rected by verbal orders of Gen. Sher
man, commanding the armies, to at once
assume command Of the army, assuring
me at the same time that whatever as
sistance / might need would be furnished
me. Ac.'ng upon these instructions
turned over the Fifteenth Corps, ther
slightly engaged, to Brig. Gen. Morgan L
Smith, commander of the Second Divi
sion, and assumed command Of the De
. partment and Army Of the Tennessee, q,
directed.
4 "About 3 o'clock in the afternoon tn,
enegay by most desperate assault brok,
our line and captured the battery of D,
Cess on the right Of the Second Diyi
Gress on the right Of the Second Divi
Department Commander, ordered that i
, be retaken at all hazards, and Gen
Woods, commanding First Division, a
once disposed his command for that pur
! pose. In the meantime the guns of an
| other battery were turned on the horses
Of the captured battery for the purpose Of
preventing the enemy from removing thu
guns. This was effectual, and Gen
Woods soon led the advance, which re
took the guns and position our troops
! were compelled to abandon. Gen. Woods