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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
to any part of said command whenever your presence might for the time be necessary or desirable. IX. You were therefore ordered, on 9th May, to proceed at once to Mississippi and the chief command of the forces, giving to those in the field as far as practicable the encouragement and benefit of your personal direction. X. Some details were added about reenforcements, but not a word affecting in the remotest degree your authority to command your geographical district. XI. On the 4th June you telegraphed to the Secretary of War in reference to his inquiry, saying, My only plan is to relieve Vicksburg; my force is far too small for the purpose; tell me if you can increase it and how much. XII. To which he answered on the 5th: I regret inability to promise more troops, as we have drained resources even to the danger of several points. You know best concerning General Bragg's army, but I fear to withdraw more. We are too far outnumbered in Virginia to spare any, etc., etc
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 11 (search)
e was extended daily toward the railroad, in the direction of Alatoona. We endeavored to keep pace with this extension, to prevent being cut off from the railroad and Marietta. But, from the great inequality of force, two or three miles of the right of ours was occupied by dismounted cavalry in skirmishing order. The enemy's demonstrations against this part of our front led to skirmishing with Wheeler's troops, in which the latter captured above a hundred prisoners between the 1st and 4th of June. The infantry skirmishers of the two armies were incessantly engaged at the same time, from right to left, when there was light enough to distinguish and aim at a man. At the end of that time it was evident that the great body of the Federal army was moving to its left rear, toward the railroad, the movement being covered by its long line of intrenchment. The Confederate army then marched to a position selected beforehand, and carefully marked out by Colonel Prestman, the chief-engi
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Consolidated Summaries in the armies of Tennessee and Mississippi during the campaign commencing May 7, 1864, at Dalton, Georgia, and ending after the engagement with the enemy at Jonesboroa and the evacuation at Atlanta, furnished for the information of General Joseph E. Johnston (search)
59978 Hood's2831,5641,847 Polks army, Mississippi42405447 4442,8283,272 Consolidated Summary of Casualties of the Armies of Tennessee and Mississippi in the Series of Engagements around New Hope Church, near Marietta, Georgia: Corps.Killed.Wounded.Total Hardee's1731,0481,221 Hood's103679732 Polk's army, Mississippi33194227 3091,9212,230 Consolidated Summary of Casualties of the Armies of Tennessee and Mississippi in the Series of Engagements around Marietta, Georgia, from June 4 to July 4, 1864: Corps.Killed.Wounded.Total Hardee's2001,4331,633 Hood's1401,1211,261 Polk's army, Mississippi1289261,054 4683,4803,948 Consolidation of the above three reports is as follows: Corps.Killed.Wounded.Total Dalton to Etowah River4442,8283,272 New Hope Church3091,9212,230 Around Marietta4683,4803,948 1,2218,2299,450 Consolidated Summary of Casualties of the Army of Tennessee (Army of Mississippi being merged into it) in the Series of Engagements around Atlanta