The National tribune., 1902-09-25

the enemy were repulsed with great loss
and driven back in confusion.
''Tbe third attack made upon the Third
Division Gen. Leggeit's) came frOm-the
direction of Atlanta. A skirmish line,
followed by a heavy force, advanced
from that direction with great ,impetuos-
ity. The division changed front and got
ON the east side of the breastworks, and
met the charge with the same deliberate
and cool courage as they had the others,
repulsing the enemy in handsome style.
The enemy rallied, reformed their lines,
and returned to the charge, but were
again repulsed and driven back, leaving
their killed and wounded on the ground.
about 4 o'clock in the evening the en-
emy renewed their attack upon the divi-
sion of Gen. Smith from the east side of
the works, or what was originally our
rear. The men again jumped over the
breastworks, and received the enemy with
the same cOnstancy and courage as before.
This attack is described by Gen. Smith
and his officers as the most fierce and
persistent made upon them during the
day. The enemy approached under cover
of the woods to within less than 40 or
80 yards without being perceived, and
pressed forward under a deadly fire from
the entire division and two regiments of
Gen. Leggetts Division, up to the breast
works occupied by our troops, and until
the men could reach one another across
them with their bayOnets, and the officers
used their swords in hand-to-hand encoun-
ter. The enemy's loss in this assault,
which lasted three-quarters Of an hour,
must have been very severe. They fin
ally yielded and fell back with reluc-
tance.
| In a short time the enemy again ad
vanced from the direction Of Atlanta, and
at the same time attacked from the flank
and rear, using his artillery loaded with
grape and canister, and heavy musketry,
| rendering it necessary to abandon a large
portion of the works which had been held
by the Fourth Division and by part OF
| the Third Division. A new line was now
! formed facing south and extending east
from the crest of the bald hill captured by
Gen. Leggett on the 21st, Gen. Leggett
extending also to the right Of this hill
facing west toward Atlanta with one OF
his brigades and the 11th Iowa, from the
Fourth Division, the balance Of his di
| vision holding the crest and extending
easterly down the slope Of the hill in ar
open field, the Fourth Division forming OF
his left and extending still farther to tn,
east, facing to the south, and connecting
with Wangeiin's Brigade, Of the FIT
teenth Corps, which had ordered up fol
two divisions were made under n heavy
fire Of musketry and artillery from tn,
advancing enemy, composed of fresl
troops, selected, doubtless, for the Occa
sion. 1t was Cheatham's Division of Har
dee's Corps, commanded by Brig. Gen
Nancy. They made a determined ant
resolute attack, advancing up to ou
breastworks on the crest of the hill
planted their flags side by side with ours
, and fought hand-to-hand until it grew
, so dark that nothing could be seen bu
the fash Of the guns from the oppOsit
side of the same works. The enem,
, seemed determined to retake the hill
, which was the key-point to the whole o
/ my line. and controlled, to a great extent
the position held by the other corps. Gen
Leggett was equally resolute to hold thi
! important point, and his troops responds
: nobly to his spirit. The ground owe
= which this assault was made was liter
= ally strewn with the enemy's dead, bu
: as the enemy held the ground UP to on
lines until nearly daylight the next morn
ing, he was able to remove all of hi
; wounded and the dead bodies Of many OF
. ficers.
|, LOSS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CORPS.
p "The loss in the corps on the 22d wa
e very severe. amounting to 1,SO1 killed
q wounded and missing. Among the miss
: ing was the 10Th Iowa (245) men, whic
I was on the extreme left OF the Fourt
4 Division, and was completely envelope
4 and cut off by the enemy in their first al
. tack, which was SO sudden and unexpect
ed in that quarter as to make it impossi
Bile to guard against it. In the sam
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