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The Daily Dispatch: August 22, 1864., [Electronic resource] 10 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ent will be found elsewhere. Twenty-four hundred prisoners, captured on Friday evening, arrived in this city on Saturday and yesterday. Among them are the following commissioned officers: Brigadier-General--Joseph Hays, First brigade, Second division, Fifth corps. Colonels — Wm. R. Hartshorn, 190th Penn. infantry; James Carle, 4th Penn. reserves; G. Gilbert Rey, 104th N. Y. Lieutenant-Colonels--Wm. A. Leech, 90th Penn.; Samuel A. Moffett, 94th N. Y. infantry. Majors — Jacob M. Davis, 90th Penn., E. Rodzelb 149th O. N. G.; John A. Wolfe, 190th Penn.; Milton Weidler, 2d Penn. Captains — James A. Wood, A. A. G. to General Bragg; Jassie Armstrong, K, 7th Indiana; John B, McDonald, 8th company, 1st battalion, New York sharpshooters; Carswell McClennand, A. A. G. to General Cutler; Emanuel D. Roth, E, 107th Penn. infantry; E. J. Kratzor, H, 190th Penn.; E. E. Ziegler, G, 107th Penn.; Byron Porter, A. A. G., 1st brigade, 3d division, 5th corps; Clinton Perry, 7th comp<
The Daily Dispatch: August 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
hen they immediately threw forward their lines of skirmishers and advanced their left to the battle-field of Thursday, in Davis's corn-field, throwing up, as they advanced, two lines of breastworks. Their right was extended in an oblique direction the right, and the battle raged furiously. On the right, General Heth, with the gallant brigades of his divisions — Davis's, Walker's and Archer's — struck the enemy's picket line in the cornfield a short distance beyond Davis's residence.--ThDavis's residence.--These were quickly forced back upon the first line of breastworks, held by a formidable force. With a cheer, the Confederate troops bounded forward and swept over all obstruction, pressing the Yankees back with severe loss into their second line; andssfully charging them wherever they made a stand. Finding them strongly entrenched, however, in the thick woods opposite Davis's farm, it was determined to dislodge them by a flank movement. Clingman's and Mahone's old brigade engaged them in fron