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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Opposing Sherman's advance to Atlanta. (search)
his published Narrative General Johnston says: On riding from the right to the left, after nightfall, I learned that Lieutenant-General Polk's advanced troops had been driven from a hill in front of his left, which commanded our bridges at short range. And General J. D. Cox, in his volume Atlanta (Charles Scribner's Sons), says: Between 5 and 6 o'clock Logan [of McPherson] ordered forward the brigades of Generals Giles A. Smith and C. R. Woods, supported by Veatch's division from Dodge's corps. The height held by Polk was carried, and the position intrenched under a galling artillery and musketry fire from the enemy's principal lines. During the evening Polk made a vigorous effort to retake the position, but was repulsed, McPherson sending forward Lightburn's brigade to the support of the troops already engaged. The hill thus carried commanded the railroad and wagon bridges crossing the Oostenaula. [See also p. 282.] editors. but no attempt was made to retake it. Sherm
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)
ich., Lieut.-Col. Austin E. Jaquith, Lieut.-Col. Fred. S. Hutchinson; 70th Ohio, Lieut.-Col. De Witt C. Loudon, Maj. William B. Brown, Capt. Louis Love, Capt. Henry L. Philips. Artillery, Capt. Henry H. Griffiths, Maj. John T. Cheney, Capt. H. H. Griffiths, Capt. Josiah H. Burton: F, 1st Ill., Capt. Josiah H. Burton, Lieut. Jefferson F. Whaley, Lieut. George P. Cuningham; 1st Iowa, Lieut. William H. Gay, Capt. H. H. Griffiths, Lieut. W. H. Gay. Sixteenth Army Corps (Left Wing), Maj.-Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Brig.-Gen. Thomas E. G. Ransom. General Headquarters: 1st Ala. Cav., Lieut.-Col. G. L. Godfrey, Col. George E. Spencer; A, 52d Ill. (detailed Aug. 8th), Capt. George E. Young. Second division, Brig.-Gen. Thomas W. Sweeny, Brig.-Gen. Elliott W. Rice, Brig.-Gen. John M. Corse. First Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Elliott W. Rice: 52d Ill., Lieut.-Col. Edwin A. Bowen; 66th Ind., Lieut.-Col. Roger Martin, Maj. Thomas G. Morrison, Capt. Alfred Morris; 2d Iowa, Col. James B. Weaver, Lieut.-C
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The struggle for Atlanta. (search)
ainst the works at Resaca. followed closely by Dodge's Sixteenth Corps, with Logan's Fifteenth welle works, though on difficult ground, Logan and Dodge pressed up their men, under orders from McPherlumns of deployed regiments along the front of Dodge's and Logan's corps, and was repulsed with a dnsive works of the city. The Sixteenth Corps (Dodge), having sent a detachment under General Spragdanger threatened: at the first skirmish shots Dodge's troops halted and faced to the left and were the Howard house. The attack was sudden, but Dodge's veterans, not much disturbed, went bravely the sudden assault culminated and extended from Dodge to Blair's left. McPherson mounted, and galloon the battle-line. McPherson went at once to Dodge; saw matters going well there; sent off aides t. To withstand them four regiments came from Dodge; Inspector-General Strong led thither two from were wounded and sent back to the hospitals. Dodge, while reconnoitering, was badly hurt; T. E. G[7 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Hood's second sortie at Atlanta. (search)
e. The Sixteenth Corps, commanded by General Grenville M. Dodge, had been in reserve in rear of the cked. This act afterward caused trouble. General Dodge was not a West Point graduate, and did not side, was one of the fiercest of the war. General Dodge's troops were inspired by his courageous p left. Perhaps no better disposition of General Dodge's corps could have been made, if the intenhe most direct line, and with no delay, to General Dodge's headquarters. He heard, in a few terse from General Dodge, how affairs stood there. Dodge's battle at Battle of Atlanta, July 22--recBrevet Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Jones, of General Dodge's staff, writes to the editors that, by direction of General Dodge, he conducted General August Mersy's brigade to the scene of the charge. yet told the whole story of the service of General Dodge's command that day. When night fell, the Cn such a condition as his command was; and General Dodge was ordered to send a brigade to Bald Hill[21 more...]