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The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Georgia. (search)
Affairs in Georgia. The latest Georgia papers give us some additional accounts of interest from that quarter. A letter from Lovejoy's station, dated the 9th, to the Griffin Rebel, speaking of the ten days truce, says: --Two well-known citizens of Atlanta, Mr. J. R, Crews, railroad ticket agent, and Mr. James Ball, arrived at headquarters to-day from that city, under flag-of-truce, bearing messages from Sherman.--They brought letters from General Sherman and Mayor Calhoun, of Atlant army news of interest. The Federal General Thomas, with three army corps, is in Atlanta, while Schofield holds Decatur and another Federal commander, whose name is not remembered, holds East Point. Our advance to-day is beyond Jonesboro'. Lovejoy is still the military telegraphic station. The camp is tranquil and the troops continue in cheerful spirits. It is reported that the Federals have proposed an exchange of prisoners at this point. Federal files to the 6th instant have been
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The battle of Jonesboro' (search)
not until the enemy lay thick and deep on the sanguinary field. The enemy continued to push their forces in heavy massed divisions, in lines, ten to one against our thin and almost work out battalions. Night at last closed over the bloody scene, when want of ammunition, and want of men, and the imminent danger of capture by a threatening heavy flank movement on the part of the enemy, together with the destruction their enfilading fire was producing, caused General Hardee to withdraw to Lovejoy's station. This movement was consummated with much success, all our wounded being with drawn and everything being saved but six or eight guns, which were abandoned for want of horses competent to draw them. On Friday, the Yankees were engaged in clearing the battle-field of the debris, and little disposition was exhibited on their part to renew hostilities. --The gallant men who had fought them so bravely and desperately the day before still confronted them as undaunted as ever,