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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) 693 51 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 610 0 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 83 39 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 70 2 Browse Search
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) 50 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 42 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 42 2 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 41 3 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2 28 0 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 27 3 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
om Georgia yesterday states that General Hood's forces have destroyed the Western and Atlantic railroad, from near Resaca to within a short distance of Tunnel Hill, and a portion of the Cleveland road, capturing Dalton and all intermediate garrisons, with stores, arms and equipments and about one thousand prisoners. The last official intelligence we had from our army in Georgia previous to the above mentioned dispatch was to the effect that General Hood had, by a circuitous march from Jonesboro', on the Macon and Western railroad, twenty-two miles south of Atlanta, placed himself on the Western and Atlantic railroad at Big Shanty, twenty-five miles northwest of Atlanta, and had destroyed the railroad from Big Shanty to Acworth, a point ten miles further north. In this position he was directly in Sherman's rear, the latter being at Atlanta, and the Western and Atlantic road being his sole line of communication. It was believed, if Hood would hold this position, Sherman would b