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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee. (search)
my and save the bridge. Joe Johnston comes, and Dalton's cantonments ring with joy. With spring, Sherman attempts the portals of the pass, and Rocky-face and Buzzard's Roost repell him to Snake Gap. Resaca finds us in the thickest fray, and on that hill from which were borne Simmons and Stuart, and in that pen where Russell fell and found a grave beneath the cannon's trail, the Fifth Company never showed more coolness, more valor, nor more fortitude. In quick succession came Calhoon, Adairsville, Kingston and Cassville's lost opportunity. The Etowah is crossed, Dalton and New Hope Church claim more precious lives. 'Tis McGregor, 'tis Winston, 'tis Billy Sewell, with his last breath whispering into Slocomb's ear: Captain, haven't I done my duty? Can Pine Mountain and Kennesaw Ridge ever be forgotten? those long days of constant fighting, those nights of sleepless vigilance and recurring labor, those works uncarried, where Barrail fell and Staub received his death wound. Fo
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memorial services in Memphis Tenn., March 31, 1891. (search)
wo months with daily fighting of some character. Sherman did not attack Johnston's position at Dalton in force, but making slight demonstrasions at Mill Creek Gap, flanked it by sending McPherson's corps through Snake Gap with a view of striking his rear at Resacca. But there he found a portion of Johnston's army in an entrenched position, and attacking which with a portion of his command, was repulsed with severe loss. Johnston retired across the Oostenaula successfully to Kingston, Adairsville, Cassville, and thence across the Etowah river to Alatoona Pass. Being flanked by Sherman he retired to a position near New Hope Church, where he was again fiercely attacked by a portion of Sherman's army, which was repulsed. At Dallas, near New Hope Church, Sherman again assailed Johnston with the same result. Being flanked in this position, Johnston retired and took a strong position on Kennesaw Mountain, a portion of which line Sherman assaulted with force on June 27th, but was repu
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 21. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Joseph E. Johnston's campaign in Georgia. (search)
and Hardee near it. For it, Hood was to march by his right flank on the country road, east of and parallel to that to Adairsville. When his rear was opposite A, Polk was to move towards Adairsville, in order of battle, until he met the enemy, whenAdairsville, in order of battle, until he met the enemy, when he became engaged, Hood was to face to the left and take the Federals in flank. Before the time came to order General Polk forward, General Hood, moving towards Adairsville on the country road, upon a wild report, turned back, and formed his corpsAdairsville on the country road, upon a wild report, turned back, and formed his corps on the line marked B. This frustrated the design of attacking, and put us on the defensive. In the discussion at night between Generals Hood, Polk and myself, the question was only of holding the position sketched. The plan of attacking had beod. Our opportunity to attack was when the Federal army was divided—a part at Kingston, another part on the road from Adairsville. To attack Sherman's concentrated army would have been inexpressibly absurd. General Hood expressed no such idea a
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Federal Atrocities in the Civil war. From the New Orleans, La., Picayune, August 10, 1902. (search)
H. Smith is not the only modern Duke of Alva, that these facts are recited. General Smith had an illustrious example. General W. T. Sherman said: War is hell; and General Sherman knew, for he certainly endeavored to make it so. On October 29, 1864, General Sherman issued the following official order, viz.: headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, in the field, Rome, Ga., October 29, 1864. Brigadier-General Watkins, Caloun, Ga.,—Cannot you send over about Fairmount and Adairsville, burn ten or twelve houses of known secessionists, kill a few at random and let them know that it will be repeated every time a train is fired on from Resaca to Kingston? W. T. Sherman, Major-General Commanding. That order is printed in the war record, serial volumn No. 79, page 494, and each of the instances hereinafter mentioned are likewise not legends, but taken from the same official publication. On October 19, 1864, he wrote to General James H. Wilson from Summerville, Ga.:
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), A (search)
F. Bret Harte, IX., 232. A soldier's grave, John Albee. IX., 274. Abatis V., 210. Abbeville, La., VII., 240. Abbeville, Miss., III., 330. Abbey, H., IX., 108. Abbot, H. L.: III., 186; V., 51, 192. Abbot, J. C., III., 327. Abercrombie, J. J.: I., 28; sons of, VIII., 192. Aberdeen, Ark., I., 368. About-Faced Redoubt, Petersburg, Va., V., 49. Accakeek Creek, Va., V., 280. Acceptation, M. J. Preston, IX., 230, 231. Adairsville, Ga., III., 112. Adams, C. F.: I., 90; III., 94; V., 247; VI., 40; VIII., 135; eulogy on Gen. Lee by, IX., 38; oration by, IX., 122, 123. Adams, D. W.: III., 346; X., 273. Adams, H. A., VI., 19, 257. Adams, J.: II., 288; III., 264, 340; X., 157. Adams, J. G. B., X., 296. Adams, V. W., VIII., 167. Adams, W.: III., 326; X., 277. Adelaide,, U. S. S., VI., 100. Adrian, Mich.: Fourth Reg. organized in, VIII., 73. A. D. Vance,, C. S. S.,
The Daily Dispatch: May 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The defeat of Sigel. (search)
ovements in force on both wings are going on at the same time--one by Lafayette, arriving at Resaca, and one by Spring Place and the old Federal road to East Tennessee, arriving at Cartersville. Gen. Johnston has foiled every attempt to flank him, and embraced every opportunity to punish the enemy. The respective casualties to last night were: Ours, about 2,500; the Yankees, 12,000 to 15,000. Yesterday afternoon sharp skirmishing was going on at 4 o'clock, three miles above Adairsville. The Yankees were severely punished at the time the attack was made at Rome, and repulsed. The Yankee force on the old Federal road was reported about fifteen miles from Kingston yesterday afternoon. Our army meets every new development of the enemy with admirable spirit, having implicit confidence in Gen. Johnston. No one entertains a doubt of the final result. Yankee prisoners confirm the surrender of Banks, and say it was published in Northern papers received in Sh
The Daily Dispatch: June 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], Distances on the Georgia State road (search)
ia State Road, will be valuable for reference: Number of miles from Atlanta to Vining8 Vining to Marietta,12 Marietta to Acworth16 Acworth to Altoona5 Altoona to Cartersville7 Cartersville to Cass5 Cass to Kingston7 Kingston to Adairsville0 Adairsville to Calhoun,9 Calhoun to Resaca,4 Resaca to Tilton,9 Tilton to Dalton,9 Dalton to Tunnel ,7 Tunnel Hill to Ringgold8 Ringgold to Chickamauga,13 Chickamauga to Boyce,5 Boyce to 5 Route, by the railroad, is seventeen mialuable for reference: Number of miles from Atlanta to Vining8 Vining to Marietta,12 Marietta to Acworth16 Acworth to Altoona5 Altoona to Cartersville7 Cartersville to Cass5 Cass to Kingston7 Kingston to Adairsville0 Adairsville to Calhoun,9 Calhoun to Resaca,4 Resaca to Tilton,9 Tilton to Dalton,9 Dalton to Tunnel ,7 Tunnel Hill to Ringgold8 Ringgold to Chickamauga,13 Chickamauga to Boyce,5 Boyce to 5 Route, by the railroad, is seventeen miles west of Kingston.
The Daily Dispatch: August 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
advanced lines, but was successfully resisted in all his efforts. Rumors from Sherman's rear are to the effect that our cavalry, had destroyed the railroad at Acworth, burn the bridge at Etowah, and badly damaged the track from that place to Adairsville. These points are on the Western and Atlantic railroad. Acworth is thirty-five miles from Atlanta, Etowak forty-six and Adairsville sixty-nine miles. Rumor adds that one thousand prisoners and six thousand head of beef cattle were captured —Adairsville sixty-nine miles. Rumor adds that one thousand prisoners and six thousand head of beef cattle were captured — which is, doubtless, an exaggeration. The sale of all intoxicating liquors within the limits of Atlanta, except upon an order from headquarters, has been prohibited. The Appeal, upon information derived from an engineer, scouts the idea that Sherman is endeavoring to mine one of the prominent works of defence at the outer end of Marietta street. The distance between the lines is eight hundred yards, and it would take months to perform the work of burrowing thus far. Brigadier-Ge
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
by partial engagements. I also expect it to be materially reduced before the end of June by the expiration of the terms of service of many of the regiments which had not re-enlisted. In this way we fell back to Cassville in two marches. At Adairsville, about midway, on the 17th, Polk's cavalry, under Brigadier-General Jackson, met the enemy, and Hardee, after severe skirmishing, checked them. At this point, on the 18th, Polk's and Hood's corps took the direct road to Cassville; Hardee's thch road. French's division having joined Polk's corps on the 18th, on the morning of the 19th, when half the Federal army was near Kingston, the two corps at Cassville were ordered to advance against the troops that had followed them from Adairsville, Hood leading on the right. When this corps had advanced some two miles, one of his staff officers reported to Lieutenant-General Hood that the enemy was approaching on the Canton road, in rear of the right of our original position. He drew
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