It rained hard all day. Cannonading commenced early this
morning and was kept up all day, being very heavy in the center. We have
outflanked the rebels’ right and they have fallen back from their first line of
rifle pits and have placed their heavy guns on high points of ground. It is
supposed that they are on the retreat towards Atlanta, as it is reported that
they have fallen back from two to four miles and are building strong
earthworks. The First Brigade of our Fourth Division has now formed a line of
battle beyond their former first line of rifle pits. The Thirteenth and the
Fifteenth Iowa Regiments moved out in the front this afternoon.
The rain today has been a great benefit to those who are
wounded. May God help them and stand by them, and may they return thanks unto
Him! May they ever look unto Him for their support and help.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 199
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