. . upon a blanket under a tree. He was helpless, a bullet having crushed his gave him food andwater, and did what elsewe could to mitigate hissuffering. The tears gath-ered in his eyes as he said :• They told us thatyou-all would kill us if youtook us prisoners. I didntthink youd be so kind tome ! To the right Hookerrepelled every assault. Helost near two thousandmen, but inflicted upon theenemy a loss twice his the night ofthe 21st, the rebels retiredwithin the defences of At-lanta. The forts and earth-works of
. . upon a blanket under a tree. He was helpless, a bullet having crushed his gave him food andwater, and did what elsewe could to mitigate hissuffering. The tears gath-ered in his eyes as he said :• They told us thatyou-all would kill us if youtook us prisoners. I didntthink youd be so kind tome ! To the right Hookerrepelled every assault. Helost near two thousandmen, but inflicted upon theenemy a loss twice his the night ofthe 21st, the rebels retiredwithin the defences of At-lanta. The forts and earth-works of all kinds were ex-ceedingly strong. Thou-sands of negroes had beenemployed for weeks in theirconstruction. On the 22nd we advanced until we were withinhalf a mile of the fortifications and could go no farther. Wewere fired upon by a rebel battery with fatal effect. Pony Sea-volt, a young musician of Company C, Sixty-fifth, was instantlykilled by a solid shot. Several were wounded by fragments ofshell. On this day occurred, upon the left, the most severe dis-. joint L. SIMS, >MPANY 1. SIXTY-FIFTH. Killed at , Ga.,September 19th, 1863. BEGINNING OF THK SIEGE. *8l tinct engagement of the entire campaign, in which the much-Lamented General McPherson was killed. That day Captain Alfred A. Reed, of the Sixty-fourth, hadan exceedingly close call. ion shot knocked into flin- ders a barricade of rails behind which he was lying, A largesplinter struck him upon the head, tearing away a portion of thescalp and laying hare the skull. The doctor- patched him up inpretty fair shape, hut for a good while he was literally a sIlea- Prom this point d,\-the Allan! which continued five we<General Sherm;his army in a semi-circularline extending about halfway around the town, andas near to the Confederatefortifications as were promulgatedto build works that wouldbe impregnable to a week the men toiledday and night, strengthen-ing their position and prot
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