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The Daily Dispatch: July 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News. (search)
captured about two thousand prisoners. Gen. Wheeler's cavalry routed the enemy in the neighborhood of Decatur to-day, capturing his camp. Our loss is not yet fully ascertained. Major Gen. Walker was killed. Brig Gens. Smith, Gist, and Mercer were wounded. Prisoners report that Gen. McPherson was killed. Our troops fought with great gallantry. J. B. Hood, General. The "Associated Press" dispatch is very muddy, though we presume that the Gens. Smith and Giles mentioned in it are Gens. Smith and Gist mentioned by Gen. Hood. Had the enemy captured East Point that would have completely invested the city, and Sherman could have commenced his siege. The brilliant movement of Wheeler, who is now, it appears, operation on the enemy, 'instead of covering our retreats, if correctly reported, is very damaging to Sherman's army. The supplies for the Yankees are brought across the Chattahoochee, and then wagoned to Decatur, a distance of about 15 mil
The Daily Dispatch: July 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News. (search)
Glorious News from Georgia. Atlanta, July 22, 1864. About two o'clock this afternoon the enemy attacked our left, under Gen Stewart, with great vigor. They were received with a galling fire from both artillery and infantry which caused them to falter, when the order was given to charge. Among their killed is Gen. McPherson, who was shot through the heart, Brig. Gen. Giles, A Smith, and (the Yankee) Gen. Hood Gen. Gresham lost a leg. Our troops left their breastworks and charged with great gallantry, driving the enemy from two lines of entrenchments and inflicting immense slaughter, capturing a large number of prisoners, and twenty-two pieces of artillery. Gen Hardee, having passed around the enemy's flank, is now in their rear, doing great execution. The fighting still continues. [Second Dispatch.] Atlanta, July 23. --Gen Wheeler, last evening, attacked the enemy's left, in the neighborhood of Decatur, and drove them back, capturing five hundr