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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 386 2 Browse Search
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies 106 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 84 34 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 64 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 24 0 Browse Search
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 12 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 8 0 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 7 7 Browse Search
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John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 7: (search)
Mountain, when Sherman resorted to a ruse he had learned from experience would prove effective: he sent a few troops to make a rumbling sound in our rear, and we folded up our tents, as usual, under strict orders to make no noise, and, under cover of darkness, marched to and across the Chattahoochee, upon the flat plains of Georgia. After our passage of this river on the night of the 9th of July, Sherman moved rapidly to the eastward and across the Chattahoochee, some distance above Peach Tree creek. He formed a line parallel to this creek, with his right on the river, and approached Atlanta from the north, whilst Schofield and McPherson, on the left, marched rapidly in the direction of Decatur to destroy the railroad to Augusta. General Johnston thus relates the sequel: Johnston's Narrative, pages 348, 349, 350. On the 17th, Major General Wheeler reported that the whole Federal Army had crossed the Chattahoochee. * * * The following telegram was received from General
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 8: (search)
, he hoped to attack the enemy as they crossed Peach Tree creek. Within thirty-six hours, almost before he ha the 18th of July, General Thomas was crossing Peach Tree creek, whilst McPherson and Schofield were moving to man the works of Atlanta, on the side towards Peach Tree creek, with the Georgia State troops; and. upon the advantage while they were divided in crossing Peach Tree creek, trusting to General Wheeler's vigilance for tto man the works of Atlanta on the side toward Peach Tree creek with those troops, and leisurely fall back witich that place was the object. The passage of Peach Tree creek may not have given an opportunity to attack; bg a line of breastworks as that on the side of Peach Tree creek, which embraced the front of General Sherman'scussion of this character. The side towards Peach Tree creek embraced about the entire front of General She soldiers and good muskets on the side towards Peach Tree creek, instead of General Gustavus W. Smith's five t
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 10: (search)
Army was hastening preparations to cross Peach Tree creek, within about six miles of Atlanta; and Ih that Thomas was building bridges across Peach Tree creek; that McPherson and Schofield were well oand the entire space between his left and Peach Tree creek, in order to completely isolate McPhersonthe east side within the pocket formed by Peach Tree creek and the Chattahoochee river, I determined under Thomas, was in the act of crossing Peach Tree creek. This creek, forming a considerable obst troops, which had been foremost to cross Peach Tree creek. Although a portion of the enemy would urything, at all hazards, on their side of Peach Tree creek; he impressed upon them that they should rmy corps. Each division when it reached Peach Tree creek was to oblique to the left, and sweep dowd the Federal forces on the south side of Peach Tree creek would have been all either killed, woundees in good position, on the north side of Peach Tree creek, from which he directed a furious fire up[5 more...]
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 11: (search)
o examine at once the partially completed line of works toward Peach Tree creek, which General Johnston had ordered to be constructed for the n-Atlanta campaign. The rap of warning received by Thomas, on Peach Tree creek, must have induced the Federal commander to alter his plan. Hal left, and to assist in driving the enemy down and back upon Peach Tree creek, from right to left. General G. W. Smith would, thereupon, jo as Hardee and Cheatham succeeded in driving the Federals down Peach Tree creek and near his right. Though the movement assigned General HardHardee's entire Corps, as it advanced and drove the enemy down Peach Tree creek between our general line of battle and that formidable stream.r with the peremptory orders to halt at nothing on our side of Peach Tree creek. Cleburne seemed surprised, and thereupon informed me that Clifton Springs, February, 1875. * * * Of the affair at Peach Tree creek I know very little, and that only from the report of the offic
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 12: (search)
g, attack the enemy in flank, and drive him down Flint river and the West Point Railroad. In the meantime, the cavalry was to hold in check the corps of the enemy, stationed at the railroad bridge across the Chattahoochee, near the mouth of Peach Tree creek, whilst Hardee advanced from his position near Jonesboroa, or directly on Lee's left. Such were the explicit instructions delivered, I impressed upon General Hardee that the fate of Atlanta rested upon his ability, with the aid of two corl — will upon our people. Thus the proximity of these prisoners to Sherman's Army not only forced me to remain in a position to guard the country against the fearful calamity aforementioned, but also thwarted my design to move north, across Peach Tree creek and the Chattahoochee, back to Marietta, where I would have destroyed the enemy's communications and supplies, and then have taken position near the Alabama line, with the Blue Mountain Railroad in rear, by which means the Confederate Army c
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Chapter 13: (search)
ed line of battle along the lower part of Peach Tree creek with a view to cross the creek, as he endve covered, the ford nearest the mouth of Peach Tree creek, with a line of skirmishers extending to works, but also by one of the branches of Peach Tree creek. I could not have attacked either his lethus massed, and well in hand, in rear of Peach Tree creek, should have thrown across the Chattahoocmounted cavalry, occupied his position on Peach Tree creek with cavalry on their left, and a few batmy within twenty-four hours after it left Peach Tree creek, and within ten days after its first crosac, formed by the Chattahoochee river and Peach Tree creek, and finally have forced us to surrender.derals, to have laid pontoons and crossed Peach Tree creek — as I would have done when Sherman was a of the Augusta road, threw Thomas across Peach Tree creek, into the cul de sac aforementioned, sepat of August 1st, after the engagements of Peach Tree creek, on the 21st, and around Atlanta, on the [2 more...]
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies, Appendix. (search)
evening of the 18th our cavalry was principally driven across Peach Tree creek. I caused line of battle to be formed, the left resting near my of the Cumberland, under Thomas, was in the act of crossing Peach Tree creek. This creek forming a considerable obstacle to the passage ofight, and continue to force the whole from right to left, down Peach Tree creek, Stewart in like manner to engage the enemy as soon as the move. On the 18th of July we lay in bivouac on the south side of Peach Tree creek, between the Marietta and Pace's Ferry road. On that or the fhoochee, and advanced, on Sunday, the 17th, to the vicinity of Peach Tree creek. This corps was on the left, Hardee's in the centre, Cheathamo the line around Atlanta, this corps occupying the space from Peach Tree creek to a redoubt on a hill to the left of the Turner's Ferry road,rders been properly executed, either upon the 20th of July, at Peach Tree creek, the 22d of July, on our right, or on the 30th of August, at J