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the left centre, Howard the centre, Hooker the right centre, and Palmer the extreme right. On the morning of the 19th our advance reached Peach Tree Creek, a stream running four miles north of Atlanta, and after considerable skirmishing the enemy was dislodged, and a portion of Howard's corps crossed our left wing in the meantime, swinging around to the Atlanta and Augusta Railroad, near Decatur, and tearing up several miles of track. On the evening of the 19th and morning of the 20th of July, Howard, Hooker, and Palmer crossed the balance of their corps, forming a line of battle along the north bank of the creek. At 3 o'clock P M the rebels made a desperate and sudden assault on Howard in great force. The attack soon extended to Hooker's corps, the rebels advancing three lines deep. A portion of our line at first wavered before the terrible onset, but were quickly rallied and stood as firm as a rock. Upon this portion of our line was massed more than half the rebel arm