The Washington herald., 1914-07-28

| 18th. Hood supposed that an early at
| tack would find the Federals unprotected
| by bresstworks and easy prey to tn,
larger force which he proposed to SEM
| against them.
| Hoods old corps. now commanded b.
| Gen. S. d. Lee, 1900 strong. supported
| by two divisions of A. P. Stewards corps
| together at least 700. was to advanC,
| over a road that led out OF Atlanta to
hamlet called Lickskillet past the littl
! meeting-ho on the Federal right. T,
meet the attack the Federals had Logan
! Fifteenth Corps OF three divisions. scarce
/ ly 1000 men He was REINFORCED by
1000 more during the battle.
Five Attacks RepuIsed.
lbout II o'clock in the morning Gen
Sherman rode TO the rear OF Gen. Morgan
L. Smiths division, which was on tn,
extreme right Of Logan's corps. As h
| came up TO the front the rattle Of mus
kerry told him that there Vas unusually
heavy diminishing between the pickets
Now and then the sound OF artillery
broke in. A round shot tore past him
just above his head. and killed an aid
: who was riding a short distance in the
rear.
Sherman found Gems Howard and 10,
gan in conference. They had decided thai
Hood was about to launch his men
against them. and had issued orders &c
have the troops throw up deferses ATOMS
their fronts.
I then walked up to the ridge" Sher.
man wrote in his memoirs. where
found Gen. NJ. L. Smith. His men were
deployNed and engaged in rolling logs and
fence rails, preparing a hasty cover
From this ridge We could overlook the
open fields near a Westinghouse known
as Ezra Church, close by the poor
house"
Gen. Sherman then made his way to the
rear to superintend the movement OF
other troops. He had scarcely gone when
at 1850 a. m, Gen. Lee charged the
Federal lines. The brunt of the first at.
tack and of subsequent attacks in the
battle fell upon the divisions of Gen
Smith and Gen. William Harrow. who
was next to the left. Gen. c. R. Woods
division was not so hard pressed as the
other two.
Five times the Confederates assaulted
Logan's defenses, and FIVE times they
were tossed back under the terrible fire
that was brought to bear upon them
Howard massed his artillery to sweer
the ground in his front and literally
moved down the enemy who so bravely
SlauEnIeT.
Gen. Stewart sent in his two divisions
to REINFORCE Gen. Lee. but they made nc
gains Between the attacks the Fed
erals further strengthened their works
and each assault had less chance OF sue
ceeding than the previous one. On the
Confederate side four generals were
wounded and obliged to withdraw from
The fight.
BY 4 o'clock the Confederates drew on
Fully 6S OF their men lay dead upon the
bloody field, more than $500 were wound
ed. and 17s were prisoners. Gen. Logan's
losses were 80 killed. 439 wounded, and q
missing, a total Of So.
This was Gen. HOODS last offensive
movement for the time. His army was
torn and bleeding. his men discouraged.
and many of his officers near open revolt
Ut was said that after the last charge al
Ezra Church orders were issued for an
other attack bur that the men refused
to oosy.
A few days LATER. when one or the Fed
eral pickets called out to a Confederate
asking, well. Johnny. how many of you
are there left?' he received the reply
ooh. Just about enough for another kill
ing"
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