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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 39: General Hood's northward march; Sherman in pursuit; battle of Allatoona (search)
It brought in a dispatch which proved to be a communication from the Confederate general, French. Around Allatoona, October 5, 1864. Commanding Officer, United States Forces, Allatoona. Sir: I have placed the forces under my command in such posiy he instantly penned his brief response: Headquarters Fourth Division, Fifteenth Corps, Allatoona, Ga., 8.30 a.m., October 5, 1864. Major General S. G. French, Confederate States Army, etc.: Your communication demanding surrender of my command g: Commanding Officer, Allatoona: Sherman says hold fast; we are coming. And Corse's reply: Allatoona, Ga., October 5, 1864. Where is Sherman? Kenesaw Mountain, October 5th. Near you. Tell Allatoona hold on. Sherman says he is workinfending Allatoona, Brigadier General John M. Corse was awarded the commission of Brevet Major General of Volunteers, October 5, 1864. It was quite a feat to communicate backward and forward sixteen miles by signal over the enemy's heads. Even