The National tribune., 1909-03-25
THE ACTION AT KoLB's FARM.

THE ACTION
across the Lost Mountain and Marietta
road, to the brow of the high ground
Immediately north of the branch of
Noyes's Creek, that runs from Mariet-
ta-Walker's Division on the right,
Bates next, then Cleburne's, and Cheat
ans on the left.
Immediately after this new DISPOSE
ton heavy and long-continued rains
made Noyes's Creek impossible, and
under it's cover the Federal line was
extended some miles beyond our left
toward the Chattahoochee. When the
stream subsidized the enemy's right was
found to be protected by intrenchments
constructed in the meantime.
The Battle of KOlb's Farm.
June 21 Gen. A. s. Williams sent out
Col Hawley with his regiment to take
possession of an important hill near
Kolb's farm. The enemy made several
| efforts to drive Hawley back without
success, and the next day the division
advanced toward the Kolb house. Ru-
gers Brigade was on the right, Knipe's
| in the center and Robinson's on the left.
In front of Knipe was an open plateau,
beyond which the ground rose to the
woods which were occupied by the enc
my in rifle pits, The distance was 500
| or 600 yards. Robinson's Brigade was on
another hill, about 200 yards to the
rear and Fleft. with the wide, open
ground before him. This extended to
| the low ground in front of Geary. -Ru-
ger had thick woods in his front. Wine
gar's Battery, of three-inch rifles, went
into position in front of Robinson, while
Woodbury's light. 12-pounders took po-
sition in front of Knipe. and the two
batteries commanded all the open
ground in advance. About O'CLOCK
1 Knll t,nr
that the whole of Hoods Corps was ad-
vancing to attack. and orders were sent
| to the men to intrench with all pOssi-
BILE haste. They had hardly begun this
work when the Confederates in three
heavy lines advanced, yelling yiciously
and pointing directly for Woodbury's
Battery Woodbury. had magnificent
chance to use his canister, and he tore
and mangled the advancing lines.
Knipe's Brigade was able to pour in
an oblique fire, and the 18th N. j. and
150th N. Y. of Ruger's Brigade were
also where they could help with their
muskets. A few minutes of this fierce
work sufficed for the enemy, who went
| back in a confused mass to the shelter
of ravine. Another heavy column
pushed out from the woods to the as
sis.ance of the first, but Winegars Bat
terry was able to stop 1t before it >ad
vanced very fan Recovering somewhat
from their scourging, the enemy at
tempted to take advantage of the ra.
vines to turn Knipe's left. The 61st
lOhio was hurried over to meet this
land Vinegar moved his guns to where
lthey could rake the rayines with can
mister and shrapneL
This ended the assault in front OF
IWilliams, with the severe loss to the
enemy of about 1000. Williams los
labout 130 men, of whom 10 were cap.
ot,11 Ii N;<.Ira
line. Maj. ID. c. Beckett. 61st Ohio, ar
admirable officer, was among the killed
Geary's Fight.
On June % Gen. Geary, commanding
the Second Division, Twentieth Corps
succeeded in carrying a high hill mil.
in his front, and began fortifying it
He at once saw its great Importance
in moving against the enemy. and sen
for Gen. Hooker to come up to assis
him to hold the point at every hazard
Geary's men began Immediately revers
ing the works which they had captured
and extending these with others. Tht
Confederates tried to stop this work by
q tremendous cannonade Geary learned
that Hoods and Hardee's Corps were il
mass a short distance in his front, ant
he sent this information back to Hook
err who moved up Butterfeld's Division
to Geary's left, while Williams occupied
the ground to his right. Between Geary
and Williams was deep rayine ant
low ground. The furious attack which
the enemy soon made on Williams rolled
toward the left of Geary's front, bu
it was not pushed home there with tn,
same determination as on williams.
front. Geary's artillery did the most O
the fighting, and gave great assistanc,
in repelling the assault. The 18th N. Y
Battery. whose commander. Capt. viii
liam Wheeler, fell In the fight, was par
ticulariy effective in sweeping the ra
vines by which the enemy were at
tempting 70 turn Williams's flank.
The Twenty-third Corps.
While this fight was going on in from
jof Hooker the Twenty-third Corns wa.
marching pn beyond Hooker's right
with genera instructions to connect oi
to Hooker and feel for the enemy's left
Cox's Division also pushed forward OF
the SandtoWn road to where it wa
crossed by the road TO Marietta. Has
J calls Division was to follow Cox. eros.
! Noyes's Creek. turn to the left. and e,
into position ON Hooker's right near the
Kolb house.
Hascall Ireach}d his position abou
noon, and When Cox arrived at the fork,
OF the road he found himself near some
commanding ground which -overjoo,se ed
the crossing of Olley's Creek. the last ot
the three streams which flow southwest
into the Chattahoochee Hascall and
cox put theIr DIVISIONS into line, advan
the storm which the impetuous Hood
Twas now about to dash against them
Some prisoners captured in the prelim.
mary skirmishing gave them warning
that both Hood and Hardee were in
their front. Hindman's Division struck
the center OF Hilliams and the right OF
tackled Hascall on the south side of the
Marietta road.
The positions taken up by the two
divisions Of the Twenty-third Corps
were the two sides OF a triangle formed
by the roads on which they had ad-
'vaneed. Hascali had thrown forward