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Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 16: (search)
itia was ordered to support Jackson's cavalry on the left. Smith brought with him R. W. Anderson's battery of light artillernstration against the position of the Georgia militia. General Smith resisted the assault, but sent word that he would retirf the weak points in this calculation is pointed out by General Smith, who shows that the Georgia reserves, old men and boys,corps in the extreme southern position just described, with Smith's (Gresham's) division to the south of Bald hill, his left to the southeast, occupied the breastworks that Leggett and Smith had constructed in their advance on Bald hill the previous ggett's division. . . . This was followed by an attack upon Smith's division, which came upon his flank and rear as his troop and received the assault. This attack is described by General Smith and his officers as the most fierce and persistent made McDonough on the 3d, was sent to the same destination; General Smith's State troops were ordered to Griffin, and Jackson kep
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 17: (search)
ry division soon followed from Alabama. After the cavalry had skirmished with Howard's advance, Smith fell back to Griffin, and there learning of the Federal movements eastward, moved rapidly to Macly to accomplish the military feat of marching through Georgia. The forces of Generals Wheeler, Smith and Cobb being concentrated at Macon on the 19th, General Hardee took command, and sent Wheeler y caused Howard to pass those places unmolested. At Griswoldville the State troops, contrary to Smith's orders, made an attack upon an intrenched Federal division, and were repulsed with a loss of 5n and sent on the cars by way of Albany and Thomasville to Savannah. Though the troops of General Smith had not enlisted for service outside the State, they marched in the latter part of Novemberntly November 30th, in the battle of Honey Hill, beating back the repeated Federal attacks. General Smith in his report particularly commended the service of Colonel Willis, commanding First brigade