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East Point (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
y in Exchanging Messages. when all our efforts to accomplish decisive results by partial operations upon the flanks had failed, this question was much discussed: What more decisive movement shall next be made for the capture of Atlanta? There were practically but two propositions to be considered: that of General Sherman, which was adopted with success; and that heretofore referred to as having never been tried, to detach two or more corps to make a lodgment on the railroad at or below East Point, and thus compel the enemy to come out of Atlanta and endeavor to regain control of his only line of supply, or abandon that city altogether. General Sherman thought it too hazardous to detach two corps, though he was willing for me to undertake it with one. In fact, this feeling marked General Sherman's action throughout the campaign. He had no hesitation in detaching a small force, the loss of which would still leave him greatly superior in numbers to the enemy, or a very large force
Cleveland, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
ation. Being informed by General Sherman of Hood's movement, I hurried to the front and tried to reach the army by a special train with a small guard from Cleveland, Tenn., but met, October 13, the head of Hood's column at Dalton, where several trains of cars with supplies and men without arms returning from furlough on their way to Sherman had been stopped by the reported approach of Hood. I ordered all back to Cleveland, and we barely had time to escape capture by Hood's cavalry. On arriving at Cleveland, I reported by telegraph to General Thomas, then at Nashville; and he desired me to go to Chattanooga, take command of the troops there, and prepareCleveland, I reported by telegraph to General Thomas, then at Nashville; and he desired me to go to Chattanooga, take command of the troops there, and prepare to defend that place, which it was thought Hood might attempt to take by a coup de main, or to cooperate with Sherman. As General Sherman says (Vol. II, page 156), Hood had broken up the telegraph, and thus had prevented quick communication; but through my own scouts and spies I was able to keep track of Hood's movements. As so
Indiana (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
fraid to let their commanders know it; yet they were essentially as thoroughly subordinate and reliable as any troops any general ever had the honor to command. I now recall another incident which occurred a few days earlier, in which a young Indiana volunteer was somewhat less respectful, though he had no idea whom he was addressing, nor, probably, any thought whatever about relative rank. I had come out from my tent, before sunrise in the morning, and was performing my morning ablutions i with the red shirt! Where is the 128th Indiana? If from lapse of time my memory may not be exact as to the number of the regiment, I am sure no apology is necessary to the gallant 128th. It was, anyhow, one of those very high-numbered new Indiana regiments which had recently joined the army. The young soldier was sent to the headquarters escort, given his breakfast, and carried along until his regiment was overtaken. The Twenty-third Corps reached the railroad about the close of day
West Point (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
E. B. Stuart, in trying to get between Sheridan and Richmond, which gave Sheridan the advantage and led to Stuart's defeat. Stuart had ridden hard all night, and got between Sheridan and Richmond, his men and horses exhausted, while Sheridan had been resting and feeding his men and animals. In the morning Sheridan rode over his exhausted antagonist. These are among the many cases where exaggerated ideas of the importance of places have led to the defeat of armies. I knew Stuart well at West Point, he having been in the class next to mine. He then gave promise of his future brilliant career as a cavalry leader. The only specially hazardous part of Sherman's movement was that which would fall to my lot—namely, to hold the pivot against a possible attack of Hood's whole army while Thomas and Howard should swing round it, and then draw out and join them after the swing was made. Upon my reporting that I was perfectly willing to undertake this task, and had no doubt of the ability
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
war from Georgia to Alabama, Mississippi, or Tennessee. Sherman very promptly decided not to acccted movement of Hood, was to send back into Tennessee force enough, in addition to the troops then the event of his attempting the invasion of Tennessee and Kentucky, or to pursue and occupy his ati, about ten thousand strong, was ordered to Tennessee, and Sherman also ordered Stanley, with the elve thousand men, to return from Georgia to Tennessee and report to Thomas. Stanley had started bnd what troops he had provided for Thomas in Tennessee. I told Sherman, with that perfect candor wtand my suggestion as a desire to be left in Tennessee instead of Thomas, the latter to go with Shented that Thomas was to command the army in Tennessee, and I wanted only to go back and help him bather than any other, should be sent back to Tennessee in order that it might be filled up by new ry later. The season of Hood's invasion of Tennessee was extremely unfavorable for aggressive ope[3 more...]
Johnsonville, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
across to Pulaski, as Stanley was doing. But just then Forrest with his cavalry appeared at Johnsonville, on the Tennessee River west of Nashville, and destroyed a great quantity of property, Generavance of my troops on November 5. He then ordered me to go at once with some of my troops to Johnsonville and dispose of the Confederate cavalry there, and then to return to Nashville and proceed to which would then include the Fourth Corps, my own Twenty-third, except the detachment left at Johnsonville, and the cavalry watching Hood toward Florence. My duty at Johnsonville, where I left two bJohnsonville, where I left two brigades, was soon disposed of; and I then returned to Nashville, and went at once by rail to Pulaski, arriving at that place in the evening of November 13. Some so-called histories of the Tennesseeclearly that I had been with the entire Twenty-third Corps to Nashville, with a part of it to Johnsonville and back to Nashville, and thence to Columbia and near Pulaski, all by rail; that all of the
Allatoona (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
e destinies of nations. After the capture of Atlanta, in September, 1864, General Sherman proposed to give his army rest for a month while he perfected his plans and preparations for a change of base to some point on the Atlantic or the gulf, in pursuance of the general plan outlined by General Grant before the Atlanta campaign was opened in May. But the Confederate commander took the initiative, about September 20, by moving his army around Sherman's right, striking his railroad about Allatoona and toward Chattanooga, doing some damage, and then marching off westward with the design of transferring the theater of war from Georgia to Alabama, Mississippi, or Tennessee. Sherman very promptly decided not to accept that challenge to meet Hood upon a field chosen by the latter, but to continue substantially the original plan for his own operations, having in view also new ulterior plans opened to him by this erratic movement of his adversary. An essential modification of the origi
Columbia, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
ty instructions to oppose Hood at Pulaski at Columbia reason of the delay in Exchanging Messages. one on the march to the sea, to fight Hood at Columbia and Spring Hill, hurl him back from Franklin,sonville and back to Nashville, and thence to Columbia and near Pulaski, all by rail; that all of thace, or cover the railroad and concentrate at Columbia, should he attempt to turn your right flank. to interpose between the enemy's cavalry and Columbia; while Stanley, with two divisions of the Fou railroad. The whole army was in position at Columbia, November 24, and began to intrench. Hood's ur troops and the enemy for the possession of Columbia. In fact, Ruger's troops at Columbia were quColumbia were quite capable of holding that place against Forrest and Hood's infantry was not within a day's march or Cox or Stanley until after both had reached Columbia. We held our intrenched position in front of Columbia until the evening of November 27, inviting an attack, and hoping that Thomas would arriv[1 more...]
Tullahoma (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
then in Missouri, about ten thousand strong, was ordered to Tennessee, and Sherman also ordered Stanley, with the Fourth Corps, about twelve thousand men, to return from Georgia to Tennessee and report to Thomas. Stanley had started by rail to Tullahoma, and was to march, as he did, from the latter point to Pulaski, Tennessee, which had been selected as the point of concentration for Thomas's forces. This was the situation when I returned to the army and reported in person to General Sherman.ys march toward Atlanta, en route for Savannah. Then I received an order, October 30, to march to the nearest point on the railroad, and report by telegraph to General Thomas for orders. At first General Thomas ordered me to move by rail to Tullahoma, and then march across to Pulaski, as Stanley was doing. But just then Forrest with his cavalry appeared at Johnsonville, on the Tennessee River west of Nashville, and destroyed a great quantity of property, General Thomas not having sufficien
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 9
uld not fail to be decisive of the capture of Atlanta, while the other might fail if not executed wedoubts at all suitable points in the rear of Atlanta, as well as in front, which redoubts could ber necessary; that he aimed to keep on hand in Atlanta at all times supplies enough to last him long possibly hold all the railroads leading into Atlanta at the same time, nor destroy any one of themad kept all his troops in compact order about Atlanta, he would have been in the best possible condtter turned back from Jonesboroa and attacked Atlanta from the rear, or to strike Sherman's rear owas no difficulty in locating their origin at Atlanta. An untutored farmer may well have thought tone with a much larger force under Sherman at Atlanta? This is one of the questions for the future Hood's raid upon the railroad in the rear of Atlanta (Sherman having announced his purpose to let ions until I had made three days march toward Atlanta, en route for Savannah. Then I received an o[16 more...]
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