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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opposing forces in the Atlanta campaign . May 3d -September 8th , 1864 . (search)
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The death of Generals Cleburne and Adams . (search)
The death of Generals Cleburne and Adams.
In the Bivouac for October, 1885, James Barr, of Company E, 65th Illinois Volunteers, writing olonel Stewart (65th Illinois) tried hard to save the life of General John Adams, of Mississippi. Colonel Stewart called to our men not to fire on him, but it was too late.
Adams rode his horse over the ditch to the top of the parapet, undertook to grasp the old flag from the hands were killed on top of the works, which is incorrect.
It was General John Adams, of Loring's division, Stewart's corps.
Early next morning I tting his body in an ambulance; also the body of General Cleburne.
Adams's horse was a bay. It was dead upon the works, with its front legs toward the inner side of the works.
Adams's body was lying outside, at the base of the works, when I helped to pick it up. Cleburne's body w ixty yards from the works, and on nearly a straight line from where Adams fell.
This may appear strange, as the two generals belonged to dif
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Repelling Hood 's invasion of Tennessee . (search)