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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 1,463 127 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,378 372 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 810 42 Browse Search
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies 606 8 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 565 25 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 473 17 Browse Search
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) 373 5 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 372 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 277 1 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 232 78 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Northern Presidential campaign — the War. (search)
f which, as will be seen from the following official dispatch, failed: "Atlanta, August 6, 1864. "Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "The enemy madence to the map. It appears that there is one continuous line of railroad from Atlanta to Charleston quite direct, and one not so direct running to Savannah. The obhe line to Charleston was cut by Stoneman first at Covington, fifty miles from Atlanta, and he then went straight south to the line to Savannah, which he struck at Gordon, one hundred and thirty miles from Atlanta by railroad, but not more than half of that by stage roads. He then went thirty miles below Gordon, on the same roa went to Madison, twenty miles to the east of Covington, in order to give that Atlanta and Charleston communication another and farewell cutting. "Madison, Gthree thousand men, which has been to Griffin, Georgia, about fifty miles from Atlanta, on the roundabout rout to Savannah. They cut the road here and have not been
The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Northern Presidential campaign — the War. (search)
, just before the steamer left that port, that the Confederates were advancing on Morganzia, near the mouth of Red river, (some forty miles,) and troops were at once sent up the river to reinforce the garrison at that point. From Sherman's army. The following is the latest contained in the papers of the 4th from Sherman's army: A telegram from Washington announces that dispatches from Sherman's army had been received, which state that there has been no-fighting recently before Atlanta. From Arkansas. General Buford, in command of the Federal troops stationed at Helena, Arkansas, is said to have been placed in a precarious position in consequence of the presence of a large Confederate force in his immediate vicinity. An expedition, composed of a negro regiment of infantry, a portion of the Fifteenth Illinois, cavalry and a colored battery, encountered, recently, the Confederates under Dobbin, and after a short engagement the Federal troops were compelled to fall
have these three thousand Southern men, who are to-day so torn and bloody, won by their sacrifice? The answer is in a nut-shell. We had to fight or evacuate Atlanta — the battle has saved the city. The Federal were steadily pushing around our right, and after destroying two lines of railway communication, were approaching thfront the militia of Georgia, it is not revealing too much to remark that our condition will soon be such as to enable the commanding general to put the safety of Atlanta beyond peradventure, and possibly include in his programme the defeat or withdrawal of his antagonist. General Bragg is now at headquarters. His mission is arrive by nearly every train from the Georgia front. We noticed quite a crowd yesterday, whose personal appearance was anything but inviting. They were captured on Monday.--Macon Confederate. A letter from a member of the Savannah Relief Committee says two thousand Yankee prisoners left Atlanta for Macon, in 25th instant.
From Atlanta. Atlanta, August 6. --Brisk skirmishing continued throughout yesterday and last night on our left. A. lively artillery duel took place last evening between our batteries on Peachtree creek and the enemy — Comparative quiet reigned in the city last night. The enemy continued to concentrate their forces on our left, Palmer's corps occupying the extreme right, with his headquarters on the Sand Town road and Stally's on the left, with his pickets extending to the Georgia raiAtlanta, August 6. --Brisk skirmishing continued throughout yesterday and last night on our left. A. lively artillery duel took place last evening between our batteries on Peachtree creek and the enemy — Comparative quiet reigned in the city last night. The enemy continued to concentrate their forces on our left, Palmer's corps occupying the extreme right, with his headquarters on the Sand Town road and Stally's on the left, with his pickets extending to the Georgia railroad. About seventy-five prisoners, including a captain and lieutenant, were brought in yesterday and last night. General Wheeler has issued a congratulatory order to the cavalry on the defeat and rout of the enemy's raiding party. All quiet save some sharpshooting this mornin