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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 2: (search)
as follows: Halleck, from his own accounts, will not soon be in condition to support properly a movement up the Cumberland. And again on the 13th: Halleck is not yet in condition to afford you the support you need when you undertake the movement on Bowling Green. On the 10th of January Halleck telegraphed Buell: headquarters Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, January 10, 1862. General Buell, Louisville. Troops at Cairo and Paducah are ready for a demonstration on Mayfield, Murray, and Dover. Six additional regiments will be there next week. Fix the day when you wish a demonstration; but put it off as long as possible, in order that I may increase the strength of the force. H. W. Halleck, Major-General. On the same day Halleck telegraphed Grant: Reenforcements are receiving arms. Delay your movements until I telegraph. Let me know when the channel is clear. And on the next day: I can hear nothing from Buell, so fix your own time for the advance. Three
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 10: (search)
to Atlanta, and then sallied out with part of his force, passed entirely around the left of the Army of the Tennessee, and struck it in flank and rear while a portion of it was in motion, General Sherman continues: The enemy was, therefore, enabled, under cover of the forest, to approach quite near before he was discovered; indeed, his skirmish line had worked through the timber and got into the field to the rear of Giles A. Smith's division of the Seventeenth Corps unseen, had captured Murray's battery of regular artillery, moving through these woods entirely unguarded, and had got possession of several of the hospital camps. The right of this rebel line struck Dodge's troops in motion; but, fortunately, this corps (Sixteenth) had only to halt, face to the left, and was in line of battle; and this corps not only held in check the enemy, but drove him back through the woods. About the same time this same force had struck General Giles A. Smith's left flank, doubled it back, ca