A battle two miles west of atlanta, july 29th, 1864, by john francis edward hillen, the becker archive, boston college libraries. Note: two miles west of atlanta / july 29th 1864 / yesterday at about half past 10 in the forenoon, a lt. Of the 15th corp signal officer reported to gen. Logan that a large mass of infantry were coming from atlanta towards the south, very likely to flank us - we had just time enough to build rude breastworks with rails and sticks &c without a single shovelful of earth - it was about 12 o'clock - the enemy rushed with their habitual impetuosity & were repulsed. They made in that afternoon nine different charges! & nine times repulsed with great cost and the day was unusually hot - they had, by the request of a lieut who deserted to our line, four genls wounded, brown, stevenson, loring & gibson [. . ] of them mortally - their losses in killed alone is about 1000 - we [. . ] not over 100 persons. Our losses - in the 15th corps which alone bore the brunt of the rebels assaults - the losses in killed, wounded and missing [. . ] up to 537; in the 17th corps which was but very slightly engaged, the loss not above 20 - few prisoners were taken by the rebs // [signed] j. F. E. Hillen. ". Date: 1864.
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