The National tribune., 1909-03-11

on the Powder Springs road, where
they found the enemy across their path
in strong field works.
May 26 the Confederate line was felt
sharply all along its length and found
to be strong everywhere. Therefore,
Gen. Logan put the Fifteenth Corps
into a favorable position confronting
the Confederate line and threw up
works. Gen. Harrow's Division was on
the right of the corps extending across
the Villa Rica road, Morgan L. Smiths
Division in the center crossing the Ma
rietta road, and Osterhauss Division
on the left connecting with the Six
teenth Corps. Wilder's Brigade of
mounted infantry held the right Of the
army.
The morning of May q opened with
the enemy showing much strength and
aggressiveness, threatening attacks. In
the afternoon real attack was made
upon Gen. Harrow, but was repulsed
by him without a severe strain and
with heavy loss to the enemy. The
brunt of the attack was borne by Har-
rows Second Brigade, commanded by
Brig Gen. Charles G. WaIcutt, and
which consisted of the 10th. 10Sd H..
9th Ind, 9th Iowa and 46th Ohio
The attack was made with much ener-
gy and lasted for an hour, but the loss
to Walcutts Brigade was comparative
ly slight, while the enemy's was heavy.
including 80 prisoners.
The morning of May % opened up
with still heavier skirmishing and ar
tiilery fire. = Capt. Henry H. Griffith
Division Chief of Artillery had moved
up three guns $50 yards beyond the
main iine. In order to open a distress
ing FIRE upon the Confederates These
retorted by a still heavier and more
persistent attack. which covered the
whole front OF Walcutt's Brigade and
extended some distance on those OF
Williamson's and wangelin's Brigades.
The action lasted two hours, with the
enemy being repulsed everywhere, leav-
ing most Of his dead and wounded up
on. the field. This success was pur-
chased dearly by the loss on our side,
which included Col. Willard Dicker-
man, commanding the 103d ILL.,, and
MAJ. Henry Giesy. commanding the
46th Ohio. Capt. Griffiths, with some
assistance and with great peril 20 those
engaged in it, managed to withdraw
the guns after the enemy reached then.
The object of the assault, which was
directed by Hardee, who had about
$1,000 men engaged in It, was to carry
ridge along which ran the Villa Rica
road The enemy was enabled to reach
within $50 yards of the position before
they exposed themselves, and this gave
great hopes Of success.
little after the attack began on
Harrow's Division a heavy line of the
enemy advanced against that COM
manded by Gen. Morgan L. Smith, but
Smiths position was stronger than that
OF Harrw. and he succeeded in repuIs-
ing the assault with more quickness
and less difficulty.
The attack on Osterhaus's Division
began still later. Gen. Osterhaus had
gone with the Second Brigade to help
out Harrow. but was soon recalled by
the breaking out of trouble Oh his own
front. When he arrived there he found
his First and Third Brigades, COM
manded respectively by Gems Charles
r. Woods and Col. Hugo Wangeiiu, en-
gagged in a most exciting fight with a
heavy force of the enemy. The First
Brigade, under Gen. Woods, was COM
posed of the 26th and 30th Iowa, 127th
Mo. and 10th Ohio. Wangelin's Bril-
gade was composed of the I'd. 18th.
18th, 18th, 31st and 32d Mo. Battery
F. I'd Mo-, Capt. Louis VoeIkner, and
the 4th Ohio Battery. Capt. George
Froehlich, We're in the line. The enc
my had formed in heavy masses in a
ravine, by which they were enabled TO
approach to within so yards of the line