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aited, to begin the attack. On the 29th General Holmes had crossed from the south side of the Jam guides, that caused General Lee first to post Holmes and Wise, when they came down the River Road, etter serve the purpose of the retreating foe, Holmes's command was moved up to a position on that rition, with an open field between them. General Holmes ordered his chief of artillery to commenceormed, with the gunboats, a crossfire upon General Holmes's command. The numerical superiority of treenforced, and, as no reenforcements arrived, Holmes, about an hour after nightfall, withdrew to a k, and most of the troops were new levies, General Holmes reported that they behaved well under the , who had been ordered to go to the support of Holmes, was recalled to relieve the troops of Longstr that of General Huger a short time before General Holmes was ordered to join General Lee. The brigmentioned to account for the small size of General Holmes's division, which had been reduced to two [8 more...]
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ded, 303. Death, 556. Benjamin H., extracts from letter concerning defense of Atlanta, 472-74. General D. H., 76, 77, 79, 103, 104, 105, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 126, 127, 131, 264, 270, 277, 278, 279, 281, 282, 283, 285,294, 296, 359, 360, 534. Hindman, General, 21, 26, 30, 36, 361. Hitchcock, General E. A., 506, 508. Hoke, General, 297, 441, 540, 549. Holcombe, —, member of Confederate peace commission, 517. Holden, W. W., 624, 625. Hollins, Captain, 29, 61, 177-78, 187. Holmes, General, 122-23, 124, 133. Holt, Joseph, 418, 420. Hood, General J. B., 79, 99, 102, 131, 270, 272, 273, 281-82, 296, 309, 359,360, 361, 372, 466, 468, 473, 475, 478, 480, 481,482, 534, 551. Account of battle of Sharpsburg, Pa., 284-85. Appointment to succeed Gen. J. E. Johnston, 472. Evacuation of Atlanta, 476. Campaign into Tennessee, 482-83, 485-91. Hooker, General, Joseph, 79, 284, 285, 286, 300, 303, 306, 307, 308, 309, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371, 373. Howard, General O. O., 92,