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Chattahoochee River, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
nce thought of moving the whole army to the railroad at a point (Fulton) about ten miles below Marietta, or to the Chattahoochee River itself, a movement similar to the one afterward so successfully practiced at Atlanta. All the orders were issued n from the left to the extreme right, back of General Thomas. This will bring my right within three miles of the Chattahoochee River, and about five miles from the railroad. By this movement I think I can force Johnston to move his whole army dowit by every possible road, hoping to catch Johnston in the confusion of retreat, especially at the crossing of the Chattahoochee River. * * * * As before explained, on the 3d of July, by moving McPherson's entire army from the extreme left, at thw, General Sherman concluded to flank it by extending his lines to the right as far as Fulton, and possibly to the Chattahoochee River, still further beyond. 5. General Thomas, as usual, shook-his head, deeming it risky to leave the railroad, but
Dallas, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
it. The points of attack were chosen, and the troops were all prepared with as little demonstration as possible. About 9 A. M. of the day appointed the troops moved to the assault, and all along our lines for ten miles a furious fire of artillery and musketry was kept up. At all points the enemy met us with determined courage and in great force. McPherson's attacking column fought up the face of the lesser Kenesaw, but could not reach the summit. About a mile to the right, just below the Dallas road, Thomas' assaulting column reached the parapet, where Brigadier-General Harker was shot down mortally wounded, and Brigadier-General Daniel McCook (my old law partner) was desperately wounded, from the effects of which he afterward died. By 11:30 the assault was, in fact, over, and had failed. We had not broken the rebel line at either point, but our assaulting columns held their ground within a few yards of the rebel trenches, and there covered themselves with parapet. McPherson l
Powder Springs (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
in the expected confusion of his crossing the Chattahoochee, a broad and deep river then to his rear. Ordering every part of the army to pursue vigorously on the morning of the 3d of July, I rode into Marietta, just quitted by the rebel rear guard, and was terribly angry at the cautious pursuit by Garrard's cavalry, and even by the head of our infantry columns. But Johnston had in advance cleared and multiplied his roads; whereas ours had to cross at right angles from the direction of Powder Springs toward Marietta, producing delay and confusion. By night Thomas' head of column ran up against a strong rear guard intrenched at Smyrna camp ground, six miles below Marietta, and there, on the next day, we celebrated our Fourth of July, by a noisy but not a desperate battle, designed chiefly to hold the enemy there till Generals McPherson and Schofield could get well into position below him, near the Chattahoochee crossings. It was here that General Noyes, late Governor of Ohio, lost h
Allatoona (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
rietta, or to the Chattahoochee River itself, a movement similar to the one afterward so successfully practiced at Atlanta. All the orders were issued to bring forward supplies enough to fill our wagons, intending to strip the railroad back to Allatoona, and leave that place as our depot, to be covered as well as possible by Garrard's cavalry. General Thomas, as usual, shook his head, deeming it risky to leave the railroad; but something had to be done, and I had resolved on this move, as repm the railroad with ten days supplies in wagons. Johnston may come out of his intrenchments to attack Thomas, which is exactly what I want, for General Thomas is well intrenched on a line parallel with the enemy south of Kenesaw. I think that Allatoona and the line of the Etowah are strong enough for me to venture on this move. The movement is substantially down the Sandtown road straight for Atlanta. McPherson drew out his lines during the night of July 2d, leaving Garrard's cavalry, dis
Powder Springs (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
gress at some cost. Push your operations on the flank and keep me advised. The following parts of dispatches to General Thomas bear upon the same point: Sherman to Thomas, June 27, 1:30 P. M.: Schofield has one division close up on the Powder Spring road, and the other (division) across Olley's Creek, about two miles to his right and rear. Sherman to Thomas, June 27, 4:10 P. M.: Schofield has gained the crossing of Olley's Creek on the Sandtown road, the only advantage of the day. can carry any of the enemy's main line to-day? McPherson's men are up to the abattis, and can't move without the direct assault. I will order the assault if you think you can succeed at any point. Schofield has one division close up on the Powder Spring road, and the other across Olley's Creek, two miles to his right and rear. To both of these dispatches General Thomas sent the following reply, expressing himself decidedly against a second assault: Thomas to Sherman, 1:40 P. M.,
Kenesaw Mountain (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
Chapter 9: Kenesaw ungenerous treatment of Thomas inaccurate statements. There was no military movement made by Sherman, from the time he began the Atlanta campaign till the end of the war, which brought such severe criticism upon him from the armies which he commanded as the assault upon Kenesaw Mountain. By the almost universal verdict along the lines, it was adjudged an utterly needless move, and so an inexcusable slaughter. Before the assault he had Thomas, with sixty thousand men, in front of the enemy's center. That enemy was not over forty-five thousand strong, and he had Schofield and McPherson, with over thirty-five thousand, to operate on the flank, and force the evacuation of Kenesaw without a battle, exactly as was done a few days after the assault. And these three armies, which had been fighting for three years, did not appreciate then, and have never appreciated Sherman's reasons for hurling two of them against an impregnable mountain, which were mai
Sweetwater (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
columns held their ground within a few yards of the rebel trenches, and there covered themselves with parapet. McPherson lost about five hundred men and several valuable officers, and Thomas lost nearly two thousand men. * * * * While the battle was in progress at the center, Schofield crossed Olley's Creek on the right, and gained a position threatening Johnston's line of retreat; and to increase the effect, I ordered Stoneman's cavalry to proceed rapidly still further to the right to Sweetwater. Satisfied of the bloody cost of attacking intrenched lines, I at once thought of moving the whole army to the railroad at a point (Fulton) about ten miles below Marietta, or to the Chattahoochee River itself, a movement similar to the one afterward so successfully practiced at Atlanta. All the orders were issued to bring forward supplies enough to fill our wagons, intending to strip the railroad back to Allatoona, and leave that place as our depot, to be covered as well as possible by G
Fulton, Mo. (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
t once thought of moving the whole army to the railroad at a point (Fulton) about ten miles below Marietta, or to the Chattahoochee River itseconcluded to flank it by extending his lines to the right as far as Fulton, and possibly to the Chattahoochee River, still further beyond. telegraphed General Thomas: Are you willing to risk the move on Fulton, cutting loose from our railroad? It would bring matters to a crisnched lines, I at once thought of moving the whole army to a point (Fulton) about ten miles below Marietta. * * * * General Thomas, as usual, 27, 9 P. M. General Thomas: Are you willing to risk the move on Fulton, cutting loose from our rail-road? It would bring matters to a crins might be needed: June 27. General Sherman. How far is Fulton from the crossing of Olley's Creek? Will we have to cross any otheto-morrow. Sherman to Thomas, June 27, 9:45 P. M.: If we move on Fulton, we must move with the whole army, leaving our railroad on the chan
Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
July, by a noisy but not a desperate battle, designed chiefly to hold the enemy there till Generals McPherson and Schofield could get well into position below him, near the Chattahoochee crossings. It was here that General Noyes, late Governor of Ohio, lost his leg. * * * * During the night Johnston drew back all his army and trains inside the tete du-pont at the Chattahoochee, which proved one of the strongest pieces of field fortification I ever saw. This noisy but not desperate battle ocampaign, and one of the very few instances where heavy intrenchments were carried by direct assault. General Sherman ordered General McPherson to attack these lines, and he in turn, forwarded the order to General Dodge, directing the latter to move against the works if he thought he could carry them. They were stormed, General Noyes of Ohio, having prominent command in the charging column, and carried. As a consequence, the rebels' let go the strong line of Smyrna camp ground and retreated.
Sandtown (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
enough for me to venture on this move. The movement is substantially down the Sandtown road straight for Atlanta. McPherson drew out his lines during the night of Sherman to Schofield, June 26: Is the brigade across Olley's Creek above the Sandtown road, or at the road? Sherman to Schofield, June 26: All right. Be carefulJune 27, 4:10 P. M.: Schofield has gained the crossing of Olley's Creek on the Sandtown road, the only advantage of the day. Sherman to Thomas, June 27; evening: Schofield has the Sandtown road, within eleven miles of the Chattahoochee, and we could move by that flank. As will be seen from the extracts quoted from the Memoirune 27, 4:10 P. M.: Schofield has gained the crossing of Olley's Creek, on the Sandtown road, the only advantage of the day. You may order all ground of value gained iently as you can by corps and divisions, keeping reserves. Schofield has the Sandtown road within eleven miles of the Chattahoochee, and we could move by that flank
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