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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 3: The Decisive Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 437 13 Browse Search
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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 5.35 (search)
y of General Johnston, it relieved him, and General Hood was substituted to command the Confederate men, to our loss of 1710. We followed up, and. Hood fell back to the main lines of the city of Atlavery much. But I had not accomplished all, for Hood's army, the chief objective, had escaped. Thtrouble. We were in possession of Atlanta, and Hood remained at Lovejoy's Station, thirty miles souKnoxville, while I remained in Atlanta to await Hood's initiative. This followed soon. Hood, sendiHood, sending his cavalry ahead, crossed the Chattahoochee River at Campbelltown with his main army on the 1st ch's division to capture Allatoona. I followed Hood, reaching Kenesaw Mountain in time to see in thtoona, which was handsomely repulsed by Corse. Hood then moved westward, avoiding Rome, and by a ciappened to occupy Atlanta first, and had driven Hood off to a divergent line of operations far to the the doubts he had had.--W. T. S. Meantime Hood, whom I had left at and near Florence, 317 mile[11 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Opposing Sherman's advance to Atlanta. (search)
ngaged with those troops until dark. Lieutenant-General Hood was dispatched to Resaca with three drous attack being made on Hindman's division of Hood's corps, which was handsomely repulsed. In these were not unfavorable to an attack, Lieutenant-General Hood was directed to make one with Stewartme to hope for a more important success; so General Hood was directed to renew the fight next mornino Lay's Ferry immediately, and the order to General Hood was revoked; also, Lieutenant-Colonel S. W.d crossed the Oostenaula was untrue. Lieutenant-General Hood was therefore again ordered to assailnorth of the river, and the orders to Lieutenant-General Hood were countermanded, but the order froe eighty yards and began to intrench them. General Hood had their fire opened at once. A ravine ley has been compelled to advance much General John B. Hood, C. S. A. From a photograph. more slowegarded as evidence of competence. General. Hood came to my quarters early in the morning of the[4 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The opening of the Atlanta campaign. (search)
on the 8th. At night on the 9th General Cantey reported that he had been engaged with those troops until dark. Lieutenant-General Hood was dispatched to Resaca with three divisions immediately. It so happened that the brigade of Kentucky cavalwhen McPherson felt the lines, the response was resolute and spirited. As Hardee came to reinforce us at Dug Gap, so here Hood joined us. He and part of his staff came to share our fate. Calmly we waited for the inevitable assault. We did not doubirmishers advance. As the puffs of smoke arose in the distance, as the sharp-shooters paid compliments to this group, General Hood rode up, and after a few moments' gaze turned the head of his horse and rode a few feet, and by motion called Colonel Grigsby to him; in another moment Grigsby called me, and General Hood said in a cheery yet grave tone, We must hold until night. Just at dusk the enemy began to fall back, and to our surprise the retrograde movement ended near to the point at whic
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Confederate strength in the Atlanta campaign. (search)
nt of the Georgia State line, estimated as six hundred strong, had been added to Hood's corps. At Resaca General Johnston had at least 67,000 men for battle and 1. at Resaca. Another Georgia State line regiment, estimated as 600, was added to Hood's corps, and Quarles's brigade, 2200 strong, came on the 26th of May at New Hopegth of the army of 3399 from the return of men absent with leave in the corps of Hood, Hardee, Wheeler, and in the artillery. The return of May 20th is missing, but wounded. The same return shows 569 deserters. The 1542 prisoners captured from Hood and Hardee, shown by increase of absent without leave in their corps, account font sick and wounded. None of the returns of this army, either under Johnston or Hood, makes any account of the Georgia militia, a division of which under G. W. Smith00.--editors] when the army reached Atlanta) represents the force turned over to Hood, July 18th, viz.: Infantry42,571 Cavalry13,318 Artillery, 187 pieces4,143
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)
tes the Union loss at about 40,000, and the Confederate loss at about the same.) The Confederate Army. Army of Tennessee, General Joseph E. Johnston, General John B. Hood. Escort, Capt. Guy Dreux. Hardee's Corps, Lieut.-Gen. William J. Hardee, In command of his own and Lee's corps August 31st-September 2d. Maj.-Gen. PC. I. Slocomb, Lieut. J. A. Chalaron. Palmer's Battalion: Ala. Battery, Capt. C. L. Lurmsden; Ga. Battery, Capt. R. W. Anderson; Ga. Battery, Capt. M. W. Havis. Hood's (or Lee's) Corps, Lieut.-Gen. John B. Hood, Maj.-Gen. C. L. Stevenson, Maj.-Gen. B. F. Cheatham, Lieut.-Gen. S. D. Lee. Hindman's division, Maj.-Gen. T. C. HiLieut.-Gen. John B. Hood, Maj.-Gen. C. L. Stevenson, Maj.-Gen. B. F. Cheatham, Lieut.-Gen. S. D. Lee. Hindman's division, Maj.-Gen. T. C. Hindman, Brig.-Gen. John C. Brown, Maj.-Gen. Patton Anderson, Maj.-Gen. Edward Johnson. Escort: B, 3d Ala. Cav., Capt. F. J. Billingslea. Deas's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Z. C. Deas, Col. J. G. Coltart, Brig.-Gen. G. D. Johnston, Col. J. G. Coltart, Lieut.-Col. H. T. Toulmin, Brig.-Gen. Z. C. Deas: 19th Ala., Col. S. K. McSpadden, L
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The struggle for Atlanta. (search)
the steps discussing the chances of battle, and Hood's general character. McPherson had also been of the same class at West Point with Hood, Schofield, and Sheridan. We agreed that we ought to be un and to his surprise, Johnston was removed, and Hood placed in command of the Confederate army. Joh and inner works. After Thomas had beaten him, Hood resolved to give up the Peach Tree line; so, afrusted with such brave and efficient soldiers. Hood, having again lost three times as many as we, wng one corps, Slocum's, at Atlanta, he followed Hood with the remainder of his force. Hood stopped Hood stopped near Dallas, and sent French's division to take the garrison of Allatoona and the depots there. Frorepulsed with. great loss, withdrew and joined Hood at New Hope Church. Taking up his northward march, Hood avoided Rome and aimed for Resaca. Schofield was warned, and got ready to defend Chattae resolute Colonel Clark R. Wever at Resaca, Hood had partly invested Resaca, and on the 12th of [29 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Hood's second sortie at Atlanta. (search)
Hood's second sortie at Atlanta. by W. H. Chamberlin, Major, 81ST Ohio Volunteers. General Sherman's lincorps could have been made, if the intentions of General Hood had been known. But so much cannot be said of tral Blair's left. It has not escaped attention that Hood's ability to throw Hardee's corps into the position valry had nearly all been sent to break railroads in Hood's rear. Nor does it appear that General Blair's infe considered a separate action, although intended by Hood to be simultaneous, was the attack on the Fifteenth part of the attack from the Atlanta defenses made by Hood on both the Seventeenth and Fifteenth corps. When of Smith's division. This all happened just before Hood's attack on the Fifteenth Corps. The line had been the situation, and was the point where an attack by Hood's forces was most likely to fall. General Leggett td the shovel, it was complete and invulnerable. General Hood's shattered forces, however, had spent their ene
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., The Georgia militia about Atlanta. (search)
e command of the army to his successor, General John B. Hood. It will be borne in mind that Generalere crossing Peach Tree Creek. On the 19th General Hood gave orders for two corps to take position porting distance, and it is safe to say that if Hood's order for the attack at 1 P. M. had been promderate attack on the latter was repulsed. If Hood's orders had been promptly obeyed, this attack nto action. When that corps became engaged General Hood ordered the corps on my left to advance froents. About two hours later came an order from Hood to withdraw my command to the trenches. In ay on the north and west. On the 28th of July Hood fought the battle of Ezra Church, a few miles wloughed them for thirty days. In his report Hood says: This force rendered excellent and gallantater, the Georgia militia, although still under Hood's orders, did not form a part of his active opeAs commander of a brigade, division, and corps, Hood had proved himself an aggressive, bold, determi[5 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 5.43 (search)
The defense of Atlanta. taken by permission and condensed from General Hood's work, advance and retreat, published by General G. T. Beauregard for the Hood orphan Memorial Fund, New Orleans, 1880.--editors. by John B. Hood, General, C. S. A. About 11 o'clock on the night of the 17th of July, 1864, I received a telegram froJohn B. Hood, General, C. S. A. About 11 o'clock on the night of the 17th of July, 1864, I received a telegram from the War Office directing me to assume command of the Army of Tennessee. It is difficult to imagine a commander placed at the head of an army under more embarrassing circumstances than those against which I was left to contend. I was comparatively a stranger to the Army of Tennessee. The troops of the Army of Tennessee had forg with a vastly superior force. Line of battle having been formed, Stewart's corps was in position on the left, Hardee's in the center, and Cheatham's [formerly Hood's] on the right. Orders were given to Generals Hardee and Stewart to observe closely and report promptly the progress of Thomas in the construction of bridges acr
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., Land operations against Mobile. (search)
About five hundred prisoners were taken and about fifty guns. General Grant, in his official report, says: The total captures [at the three forts] amounted to 1464 prisoners and 104 pieces of artillery.--editors. After Thomas had overthrown Hood at Nashville (December 16th, 1864), Grant ordered him to follow Hood south, but when in January the badness of the roads stopped the movement at Eastport, Grant detached A. J. Smith with the reorganized Sixteenth Corps The original Sixteenth CoHood south, but when in January the badness of the roads stopped the movement at Eastport, Grant detached A. J. Smith with the reorganized Sixteenth Corps The original Sixteenth Corps, constituted December 18th, 1862, and first commanded by Major-General S. A. Hurlbut, was broken up November 7th, 1864. It was reorganized February 18th, 1865, under Major-General Andrew J. Smith.--editors. and sent him to join Canby at New Orleans. In anticipation of this, on the 18th of January, Grant ordered Canby to move against Mobile. The main lines of fortification, three in number, and very strong, being on the western side, Canby determined to approach Mobile on the east, where h
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