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December 10th (search for this): chapter 14
Outside of those boundaries, the district of Northwest Georgia was in command of Maj.-Gen. Howell Cobb. As commander of the State Guard he had suffered much embarrassment on account of lack of staff officers, and up to November 1st he had had 5,000 men in the field at various points without a commissary or surgeon. In the midst of these military movements threatening Georgia, the State legislature was in session, and concurred in the recommendation of Governor Brown for a fast day December 10th, in view of our national calamity and distress. The legislature adopted resolutions reaffirming the resolutions of 1861, declaring that the separation of those States now forming the Confederate States of America from the United States is and ought to be final and irrevocable, and that Georgia would under no circumstances entertain any proposition from any quarter which might have for its object a restoration or reconstruction of the late Union on any terms or conditions whatever. At
1861 AD (search for this): chapter 14
e State Guard he had suffered much embarrassment on account of lack of staff officers, and up to November 1st he had had 5,000 men in the field at various points without a commissary or surgeon. In the midst of these military movements threatening Georgia, the State legislature was in session, and concurred in the recommendation of Governor Brown for a fast day December 10th, in view of our national calamity and distress. The legislature adopted resolutions reaffirming the resolutions of 1861, declaring that the separation of those States now forming the Confederate States of America from the United States is and ought to be final and irrevocable, and that Georgia would under no circumstances entertain any proposition from any quarter which might have for its object a restoration or reconstruction of the late Union on any terms or conditions whatever. At Dalton, December 2d, General Bragg issued an address of farewell to the army of Tennessee, and turned over the command tempor
1863 AD (search for this): chapter 14
ry Ridge battle of Ringgold gap retreat to Dalton Gen. J. E. Johnston given command close of 1863. On November 3, 1863, General Bragg summoned Longstreet, Hardee and Breckinridge, then his infry was on detached service. Longstreet's army remained in east Tennessee during the winter of 1863-64, enduring hardships comparable to those of Valley Forge. In the spring he and his corps weref Walker. Grant's army, 80,000 strong, occupied Chattanooga, Bridgeport and Stevenson. During 1863 two regiments of Georgia State troops were organized with E. M. Galt as colonel of the First, andn; Second, Col. W. J. Lawton; Third, Col. Martin J. Crawford; Fourth, Col. Isaac W. Avery; and in 1863 a second Fourth was organized under Col. Duncan L. Clinch; the Fifth under Col. R. H. Anderson; te of the State with especial charge, at this time, of fortifications. At the close of the year 1863, according to the statement published by authority of the government at Richmond, Georgia had los
1864 AD (search for this): chapter 14
, and the whole command being dismounted, the enemy was pushed from one position to another until, finally routed, he abandoned one gun and caisson, his dead and wounded, and under cover of night escaped capture. I have never witnessed greater gallantry than was displayed by Colonel Crews and the officers and men of the First, Second, Third and Sixth Georgia cavalry. The Fourth Georgia cavalry was on detached service. Longstreet's army remained in east Tennessee during the winter of 1863-64, enduring hardships comparable to those of Valley Forge. In the spring he and his corps were recalled to Virginia to join again the army of Lee. Meanwhile events of great importance had occurred at Chattanooga. On the 20th, General Bragg had notified the President that Sherman had reinforced Grant, and a movement on our left is indicated. The same game may have to be played over. Our fate may be decided here, and the enemy is at least double our strength. It was soon apparent, however
December 16th (search for this): chapter 14
5,000, December 20th. Gen. H. R. Jackson had by energetic efforts brought about a system of co-operation among the railroads, which improved the commissariat. There was a general desire on the part of the country and of the army that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston should be put in command. Gen. Leonidas Polk wrote to the President, I think your friends and history would justify you in this, and that magnanimity perhaps may require it at your hands. General Johnston was assigned to command December 16th, and assumed this position of tremendous responsibility December 27, 1863. On arriving at Dalton he found a letter of instructions from Secretary Seddon, which in brief expressed a hope that he would be able to provision the army and inspire in the people and authorities a more willing spirit, that as soon as the condition of the forces permitted, it was hoped he would be able to resume the offensive, and if the enemy ventured to separate his army, the detachments might be struck with e
November 23rd (search for this): chapter 14
ayed over. Our fate may be decided here, and the enemy is at least double our strength. It was soon apparent, however, that the former Federal movement would not be repeated, as Sherman moved, according to observations from the heights, into Chattanooga. This first disposition preceded and partly covered the march of Sherman's main body in a circuit northward behind the hills, prepared to bridge the river and attack Bragg's right at the northern extremity of Missionary ridge. On the 23d of November an advance was made in front in which Grant pushed his lines nearer to the rampart of Missionary ridge. On the 24th Lookout was taken, exposing the Confederate left, while Sherman suddenly appeared on the right, crossing the river and making a resolute assault. Hooker crossed Lookout and forced the gap at Rossville. From either flank there came to the Confederate lines the news of overwhelming numbers, and when the brave but weary veterans on Missionary ridge, November 25th, saw yet
June 22nd (search for this): chapter 14
Col. John W. Evans, and Sixty-fifth, Col. John S. Fain. Four cavalry regiments had already been formed, the First under Col. J. J. Morrison; Second, Col. W. J. Lawton; Third, Col. Martin J. Crawford; Fourth, Col. Isaac W. Avery; and in 1863 a second Fourth was organized under Col. Duncan L. Clinch; the Fifth under Col. R. H. Anderson; the Sixth under Col. John R. Hart; the Seventh, Col. E. C. Anderson, Jr.; the Eighth, Col. J. L. McAllister, and the Ninth, Col. J. Taliaferro. On the 22d of June, Governor Brown, in obedience to a requisition of the national government, issued a proclamation calling for the organization of a force of 8,000 men over the age of forty-five years, or otherwise not subject to military duty, to be mustered in for six months from August 1st, for home defense. To hold in check the mighty hosts collected for our destruction by the abolition government, said the governor, the President is obliged to mass the provisional armies of the Confederacy at a few i
November 25th (search for this): chapter 14
On the 23d of November an advance was made in front in which Grant pushed his lines nearer to the rampart of Missionary ridge. On the 24th Lookout was taken, exposing the Confederate left, while Sherman suddenly appeared on the right, crossing the river and making a resolute assault. Hooker crossed Lookout and forced the gap at Rossville. From either flank there came to the Confederate lines the news of overwhelming numbers, and when the brave but weary veterans on Missionary ridge, November 25th, saw yet other strong columns drawn up in their view and moving upon their front, they gave way before an assault they were unable to resist. Yet it should not be concluded that the Federal charge up the slope of Missionary ridge, or that Hooker's fight on Lookout mountain, or Sherman's assault on the Confederate right, was unattended by losses. As an example of Federal casualties, it may be noted that one Indiana regiment in Thomas' charge lost 202 killed and wounded out of a total of
December 20th (search for this): chapter 14
time, in his scattered and unprepared condition. It is concentration and immediate mobility that are indispensable to save us. Hardee's force was increased after the battle of Missionary Ridge by Baldwin's and Quarles' brigades from Mississippi, about 4,000 men; and in addition to that there was a clear gain in twenty days of over 3,500. Though a general and liberal system of furloughs had been adopted, the effective strength of the two infantry corps and artillery was over 35,000, December 20th. Gen. H. R. Jackson had by energetic efforts brought about a system of co-operation among the railroads, which improved the commissariat. There was a general desire on the part of the country and of the army that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston should be put in command. Gen. Leonidas Polk wrote to the President, I think your friends and history would justify you in this, and that magnanimity perhaps may require it at your hands. General Johnston was assigned to command December 16th, and a
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