The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-03

Battle Of Atlanta.

10 day is the fortieth anniversary
OF the Battle of Atlanta, which oc-
Cured July 22, 1864, and which was
one Of the fercest battles cf the Civil
var which occurred in this section.
The anniversary will be celebrated in
fitting manner to-day at Norcross
Ga. by the Forty-sccond and Forty
third Georgia regiments, g. S. a.
Both these regiments played con
spicuous part in the battles about
Atlanta and both lost heavily on July
%.
Colonel l.. Z. Thomas, who was
colonel of the Forty.sccond Georgia,
has written for the Atlanta Constitu.
tion an account Of the Battle Of At
lauta, the battle of July 22 being
kuewn as such. OF all the fights that
occurred IN the vicinity Of Atlanta,
that of guly 22 was the ttubborncst,
assa the account presented by Colonel
Th oanes whose command took such a
EscoGacncnt part in the events of the
deg, 80 Of more than ordinary inter
eaE.
~Werty long yeacs have passed since
CHS memorable day, aud that our
young people may know something Of
Giis aard fought battle, in which some
of their fathero fought, I present the
following interesting account, most Of
1t having been extracted from General
Shernan's own official report to his
government. Here l give his report,
la part, instead Of General Joe f..
Jobnstoo or General Hood. I do this
sos the reason chat I wish to impress
upon the minds Of the goodly young
Jf this country what General Sherman,
&he leader oe the Union Army, thought
OK the soldierly qualities Of the Con-
fedeEate soldiers. General johnson,
who wes the beloved leader of the
Confederate Army Of the west, and
who he'd handled his legions as we'll
on the retreat as he had in hard
fought battles, had been relieved and
General Hood had taken command on
July 18, and active movements COM
meneed. General Hood was an un-
tried leader for handling an army, but
known as brave and dashing officer
or commander for single brigade.
This was great disadvantage for us,
sud threw damper and demoralizipg
effect on the entire Confederate army,
For man who was the leader, how
ever brave as brigade commander,
neoessarily could not handle an army
With as much SUCCESS. But, read
carefully what General Sherman said
at the time Of .he Union and Confed-
sTate armies, their movements and
6ghting around this then doomed city,
aud yea can gather most interesting
account. He said, in part:
'On the morning Of the 22nd,
aouswhnt to my surprise, this whole
Gne was found abandoned, and con-
fess I Thought the enemy had re-
solved to give Us Atlanta without fur
GSaa5S contest, hhat GeaeTsl ) JJohnsou had
been relieved OF his command and
Ge1erd Hood substituted. A new
policy seemed resolved on, Of which
Che bold httaek on our right was the
apex. Our advancing ranks swept
across THE strong and we'll finished
pana@ets Of the enemy and closed in
upou Atlanta, until we occupied
aine in the form Of general circle of
about2 miles radius, when we again
found him occupying in force line
of finished redoubts, which had been
prepared for more than year cover
ing all the roads leading into Atlanta,
aud we found him also busy in oon-
uectang those redoubta with curtains,
strengthened by the rife trench, abatis
and cheyans de frise.
General MCPHERSON, who had ad.
vsnced from Decatur, continued TO
aeiisw substantially the railroad with
ehe fifteenth corps; General Logan,
she seventeeth; General Blair, on its
heft and the sixteenth, General Dodge,
on its right, but as the general ad-
vance Of all the armies contracted the
oircle. the sixteenth corps, General
Dodge was thrown out of line by the
6fteenth connecting on it's right with
Genaras Scho6eld, near the Howard
house. General Nc Pherson the night
before had gained a high hill to the
south and east Of the railroad, where
Che seventeenth corps had, after
severe fight. driven the enemy, and i.
gave him a most commanding position
within easy view of the very heart of
che city. He had thrown out work.