...companies of the Fifty-second Illinois infantry, under command of Major W. Boyd, of the latter regiment, had embarked on the train from Kingston, as I had previously ordered, and were on their way to Allatoona . At nine P. M., the remainder of the brigade reached me from Rome, and after waiting until half-past 11 P. M., the train returned from Cartersville to convey the remainder of my command there. ...