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THIS BATTLE OF ATLANTA, JULY 22. FROM THIS FAINTING BY JAMES E. TAYLOli.

Fuller's division (of tlie Sixteenth Corps) rallying to hold tlieir ground after being forced back by thelirst charge of tlie Confederates iu tlieir flank attack.

fthin hearing distance he called out to me, “ Go at^ l °e to General McPherson, on Blair’s left, and telll *h I need troops to cover my left. The enemy isankiiig us.” Wheeling my horse, I started "back,for ^ Weilt ’ ^ le Attack on Dodge’s corps was in fullI ee - Out in open ground, in full view as it was,to° OU ^ n °^ ros ^ s ^ checking my horse for a moment® ee the grand conflict. I remember yet how theth 1 °f our banners advancing amid the smokeled me as it gave them a new beauty, and the°nr artillery, though it meant death to theHe ’ te * u l 10n our ears as the assurance of safety to8 a,ld to our flag.

Mti 61161 '^ ^ e P' iei ' son i from a point farther on, hadW p 6SSe< ^ the same scene. Lieutenant-Colonelofli ^' ^ ron S> iris cliief-of-stafi, and the only staff-tho 661 him at that time, thus describes whatu fy then saw:

lilies i eilem yi massed in columns three or fourh ' c * 6e P; moved out of the dense timber severalg a j^i^ et * yards from Dodge’s position, and, afterfire ^ ^ !,| irly the open ftelds, halted and openedever 13 ^^ 011 tlle Sixteenth Corps. They, how-of n’ 86emet t surprised to find our infantry in linef° r a Prepared for attack, and, after facingGivis' 6W ,nin ' l tes the destructive fire from theb aok 10 -. Generals Fuller and Sweeny, fellhowe-y 1 ^ sor ^ el ' to the cover of the woods. Here,theva 6 . 1 ! ^ le * r l™ es were quickly re-formed, and' Sain advanced, evidently determined to carry

the position. The scene at this time was grandand impressive. It seemed to us that everymounted officer of the attacking column wasriding at the front or at the right or left of the firstline of battle. The regimental colors waved andfluttered in advance of the lines, and not a shotwas fired by the rebel infantry, although theirmovement was covered by a heavy and well-di-rected fire of artillery which was posted in thewoods and on higher ground, and which en-abled the guns to bear upon our troops withsolid shot and shell by firing over the attackingcolumn. It seemed impossible, however, for theenemy to face the sweeping, deadly fire fromFuller’s and Sweeny’s divisions, and the guns ofLaird’s 14th Ohio and Welker’s batteries fairlymowed great swaths in the advancing columns.They showed great steadiness, and closed up thegaps and preserved tlieir alignments; but the ironand leaden hail that was poured upon them wastoo much for flesh and blood to stand, and beforereaching the center of the open fields the columnswere broken and thrown into great confusion.Taking advantage of this, a portion of Fuller’sand Sweeny’s divisions, with bayonets fixed,charged the enemy and drove them back to thewoods, taking many prisoners. The 81st Ohio (Colonel Adams) charged first, then the 39thOhio (Colonel McDowell) and the 27tli Ohio (Col-onel Churchill). General McPherson’s admiration