The National tribune., 1909-08-05

on schofield's right, a mile distant He
had found the bridge over the south fork
of Peach Tree Creek burned. The road
on which Howard was marching cOnyerged
on that used by Schofield. known as the
Gross Keys road, approaching Atlanta
from the northeast by the way of the
Howard House
Schofelds advance division developed a
strong line OF intrenchments. Hascalls
Division passed and formed in n similar
way on the left. Dodge's 1sixteenthl
Corps had been abreast with Schofield
near Decatur, but the conYerging charac-
ter of the roads had brought Logan
(Fffteenth Corps) on Schofeld's left
Blair tSeyenteenth Corps was on
McPherson's left flank; and Dodge was
by the Armies of the Cumberland and
Ohio in advancing and intrenching their
lines close as possible TO the enemy 5
works. The left division of the Army OF
the Ohio tEIaseall's) was firmly connected
with the right Of the Fifteenth Corps
Woods Division). That was the posi-
ton OF the Army of the Ohio when the
siege of Atlanta began. We were ordered
to be ready at O'Clock on the afternoon
OF July 81 to open fire. Promptly at .
O'clock We fired a volley, which was as
promptly answered by the Confederates in
Atlanta. All OF the Twenty-th Corps
batteries opened fire about the same time.
The Adjutant- General of Indiana, in bis
report for the year 1864, says that the I'D
Ind. Battery had the honor of firing the
first shot and shell into the city OF At
lanta We surely did fire the first shot
" from our part of the line. The other bat
teries were not Ear behind. / know that
IL was not long until the noise of bursting
shells with the noise and roar ef our guns
made il out of the question to hear our
selves talk. The Captain stood in the 'reaf
of the battery, with his bugler beside him
1r-l,ao iursf near him and piece Ol
the shell struck him on the stomach anc
knocked the breath out of him. NheI
he was struck / heard him grunt, ano
looked around and saw him doubled uI
witt, his face almost between his feet.
went 10 Serg't Rounds and told him tha
- the CAPTAIN was killed. We went to hin
and straightened him out, but he did. no
appear to breathe at all. We carried hin
to his tent and laid him down and got ou
detailed Hospital Steward, ana while w
were bending over him a solid shot cam
Through the south wall of the tent an
over us and through the north wall OF IN
1ent AMI into the ground. Our Hospita
Steward would not stay. there any Longer
We picked the Captain up and carried mn
q Is the rear, out of danger Inc heAt aa
he was on duty again, but sore on Jui
30 the Third Division of the Twenty-thir
Germs was sent to help the Army of tn
Tannassee hold Hood off. which left Has
calls Division 10 hold the works. Abou
nocn | heard a fearful crash on 10 ou
left. which proved TO be the commence
merit Of the battle of July ~ ana IN
death of Gen. Mcpherson.
When the first discharge of musketr
occurred Gen. Sherman was up about A.
feet high in a pine tree that stood betweel
two of our guns. His Aids and orderiies
about 100 in number. were resting at VIII
When they saw Sherman come dow
--the tree the "mount" was blown an
away they went toward the noise of battle
There was a continual roar. We were or