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camp and garrison equipage contemplated by general order of yesterday will be taken on cars. All others will be sent by wagons to Chattanooga, Tenn.
By order of Colonel J. I. Alexander:
CARL. L. WHITE,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
CAMP, KENESAW, GA., June 27, 1864-7 p. m.
Major T. T. ECKERT:
At 8.30 a. m. to- day Sherman attacked the enemy's line at four points, Schofield carrying the position of the enemy on Sandtown road, north of Ollely's Creek, which he holds, and which is all the real gain of the day. Thomas attacked with four brigades, and was repulsed, losing 2.000 men, including two brigade commandeers- Harker and Dan. McCook, both dangerously wounded. McPherson attacked on the line of Kenesaw, with Morgan L. Smith's division and Walcutt's brigade, through dense, tangled thicken, and under cross and enfilading fire, which cost him 1,000 men and stopped the column. Blair attacked a division on the extreme left, co- operating with Garrard's cavalry, but accomplished nothing, and I have no report of his losses or of Schofield's/ We shall hold all that has been gained, and fight again to- morrow. my lines work well all day, and communication between the right and left (thirteen miles apart) had been constant and uninterrupted. Weather excessively warm; roads good.
J. C. VAN DUZER.
Weekly report of effective force of the Department of the Cumberland,maj. General George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding, for June 27, 1864.
Headquarters.
Command. Officers Men. Total.
.
Reserve Brigade, Colonel H. .... ..... ....
Le Favour.
Post Chattanooga, Colonel ...... ...... ....
T. R. Stanley
14th U. S. Colored Infantry, ..... ..... .....
Colonel T. J. Morgan.
16th U. S. Colored Infantry, ..... ..... .....
Colonel William B. Gaw.
Total ...... ...... ....
Fourth Army Corps:
Headquarters, maj. General 21 143 164
O. O. Howard
First Division, maj. General 43 162 205
D. S. Stanley.
Second Division, Brigadier 32 130 162
General John Newton
Third Division, Brigadier 38 110 148
General T. J. Wood
Total 134 545 679
Fourteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters, Major General 20 100 120
J. M. Palmer
First Division, Brigadier 33 165 198
General J. H. King.
Second Division, Brigadier 33 86 119
General J. C. Davis
Third Division, Brigadier 31 183 214
General A. Baird
Detached regiments, train ... ... ...
guards
Total 117 534 651
Infantry.
Command. Officers Men. Total.
.
Reserve Brigade, Colonel 28 785 813
H. Le Fvour.
Post Chattanooga, Colonel 80 1,421 1,501
T. R. Stanley
14th U. S. Colored 28 653 681
Infantry, Colonel T. J.
Morgan.
16th U. S. Colored 26 515 541
Infantry, Colonel William
B. Gaw.
Total 162 3,374 3,536
Fourth Army Corps:
Headquarters, maj. General ... ... ...
O. O. Howard
First Division, maj. 302 5,263 5,565
General D. S. Stanley.
Second Division, Brigadier 273 3,677 3,950
General John Newton
Third Division, Brigadier 322 4,646 4,968
General T. J. Wood
Total 897 13,586 14,483
Fourteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters, Major ... ... ...
General J. M. Palmer
First Division, Brigadier 298 6,179 6,477
General J. H. King.
Second Division, Brigadier 311 6,370 6,681
General J. C. Davis
Third Division, Brigadier 298 5,485 5,783
General A. Baird
Detached regiments, train 36 610 646
guards
Total 943 18,644 19,587
Cavalry.
Command. Officers. Men. Total.
Reserve Brigade, Colonel ... ... ...
H. Le Fvour.
Post Chattanooga, Colonel ... ... ...
T. R. Stanley
14th U. S. Colored ... ... ...
Infantry, Colonel T. J.
Morgan.
16th U. S. Colored ... ... ...
Infantry, Colonel William
B. Gaw.
Total ... ... ...
Fourth Army Corps:
Headquarters, maj. General ... ... ...
O. O. Howard
First Division, maj. ... ... ...
General D. S. Stanley.
Second Division, Brigadier ... ... ...
General John Newton
Third Division, Brigadier ... ... ...
General T. J. Wood
Total ... ... ...
Fourteenth Army Corps:
Headquarters, Major ... ... ...
General J. M. Palmer
First Division, Brigadier ... ... ...
General J. H. King.
Second Division, Brigadier .... ... ...
General J. C. Davis
Third Division, Brigadier ... ... ...
General A. Baird
Detached regiments, train ... ... ...
guards
Total ... ... ...
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