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Noonday Creek (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
reached the railroad between Ackworth and Allatoona. The Confederate forces then moved to a position carefully marked out by Colonel Presstman, its left on Lost Mountain, and its right, of cavalry, beyond the railroad and somewhat covered by Noonday Creek, a line much too long for our strength. On the 8th the Federal army seemed to be near Ackworth, and our position was contracted to cover the roads leading thence to Atlanta. This brought the left of Hardee's corps to Gilgal Church, Polk's right near the Marietta and Ackworth road and Hood's corps massed beyond that road. Pine Mountain, a detached hill, was held by a division. On the 11th of June the left of the Federal army was on the high ground beyond Noonday Creek, its center a third of a mile in front of Pine Mountain and its right beyond the Burnt Hickory and Marietta road. In the morning of the 14th General Hardee and I rode to the summit of Pine Mountain to decide if the outpost there should be maintained. General
Lost Mountain (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
ompelled us to employ dismounted cavalry. On the 4th or 5th of June the Federal army reached the railroad between Ackworth and Allatoona. The Confederate forces then moved to a position carefully marked out by Colonel Presstman, its left on Lost Mountain, and its right, of cavalry, beyond the railroad and somewhat covered by Noonday Creek, a line much too long for our strength. On the 8th the Federal army seemed to be near Ackworth, and our position was contracted to cover the roads leadinassumed by the army. In this position two divisions of Loring's corps occupied the crest of Kenesaw from end to end, the other division being on its right, and Hood's corps on the right of it, Hardee's extending from Loring's left across the Lost Mountain and Marietta road. The enemy approached as usual, under cover of successive lines of intrenchments. In these positions of the two armies there were sharp and incessant partial engagements until the 3d of July. On the 21st of June the exten
Dalton, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
e on their war resources. The occupation of Dalton by General Bragg had been accidental. He had ned next morning that the pursuit had ceased. Dalton is in a valley so broad as to give ample room t gave advantage to the Confederates. Between Dalton and Atlanta the only mountain in sight of the ake quick communication between that point and Dalton, two rough country roads were so improved as tht; Cleburne behind Mill Creek and in front of Dalton. Walker's division was in reserve. Cantey M. of the 13th the Confederate army moved from Dalton and reached Resaca just as the Federal troops t a strange ignorance of the country between. Dalton and Atlanta. Mr. Davis describes mountain rid Ala. (which was discontinued), and from Rome, Dalton, Atlanta, and from many other places in Georgihich the country supposed Atlanta to be. At Dalton, the great numerical superiority of the enemy t would have been utterly disastrous. Between Dalton and the Chattahoochee we could have given batt[8 more...]
Knoxville (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
51 and the paper by General Howard, to follow.--editors. On the 1st of May I reported to the Administration that the enemy was about to advance, suggesting the transfer of at least a part of General Polk's troops to my command. Then the cavalry with convalescent horses was ordered to the front,--Martin's division to observe the Oostenaula from Resaca to Rome, and Kelly's little brigade to join the cavalry on the Cleveland road. On the 4th the Federal army, including the troops from Knoxville, was at Ringgold. Next day it skirmished until dark with our advanced guard of cavalry. This was repeated on the 6th. On the 7th it moved forward, driving our cavalry from Tunnel Hill, and taking a position in the afternoon in front of the railroad gap, and parallel to Rocky-face — the right a mile south of the gap, and the left near the Cleveland road. Until that day I had regarded a battle in the broad valley in which Dalton stands as inevitable. The greatly superior strength of t
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
n any battle of the war. Yet this army itself had lost in the recent campaign at least 25,000 men in action, while 17,000 had been transferred from it in Longstreet's corps, and the two brigades (Quarles's and Baldwin's) that had been sent to Mississippi; so that it was then weaker by 40,000 men than it had been when engaged on the Confederate side in the battle of Chickamauga, in the September preceding. In the inspections, which were made as soon as practicable, the appearance of the armyagacity, was detached on this service on the 11th of June and remained near the railroad several weeks, frequently interrupting, but not strong enough to prevent, its use. Early in the campaign the impressions of the strength of the cavalry in Mississippi and east Louisiana given me by Lieutenant-General Polk, just from the command of that department, gave me reason to hope that an adequate force commanded by the most competent officer in America for such service (General N. B. Forrest) could b
Marietta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
ee's corps to Gilgal Church, Polk's right near the Marietta and Ackworth road and Hood's corps massed beyond tountain and its right beyond the Burnt Hickory and Marietta road. In the morning of the 14th General Hardeeng from Loring's left across the Lost Mountain and Marietta road. The enemy approached as usual, under cover , in the 10,126 graves in the Military Cemetery at Marietta, of soldiers killed south of the Etowah. Many of the burials at Marietta were of soldiers who died of disease before and after the battle of Kenesaw Mountain army were chosen, one nine or ten miles south of Marietta, and the other on the high ground near the Chattah0th to July 3d. The army occupied positions about Marietta twenty-six days, in which the want of artillery amr the circumstances, impregnable. We had defended Marietta, which had not a tenth of its strength, twenty-sixn's testimony and that of the Military Cemetery at Marietta refute the charge. I assert that had one of the o
Peach Tree Creek (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
the 9th. About the middle of June Captain Grant of the engineers was instructed to strengthen the fortifications of Atlanta materially, on the side toward Peach Tree Creek, by the addition of redoubts and by converting barbette into embrasure batteries. I also obtained a promise of seven sea-coast rifles from General D. H. Mauen the Augusta and Marietta roads, as the enemy was approaching that side. For the same reason a position on the high ground looking down into the valley of Peach Tree Creek was selected for the army, from which it might engage the enemy if he should expose himself in the passage of the stream. The position of each division was command to General Hood, I described to him the course of action I had arranged in my mind. If the enemy should give us a good opportunity in the passage of Peach Tree Creek, I expected to attack him. If successful, we should obtain important results, for the enemy's retreat would be on two sides of a triangle and our march on on
Washington, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
y between. Dalton and Atlanta. Mr. Davis describes mountain ridges offering positions neither to be taken nor turned, and a natural fortress eighteen miles in extent, forgetting, apparently, that a fortress is strong only when it has a garrison strong enough for its extent; and both forget that, except Rocky-face, no mountain is visible from the road between Dalton and Atlanta. That country is intersected by numerous practicable roads, and is not more rugged than that near Baltimore and Washington, or Atlanta and Macon. When the armies confronted each other the advantages of ground were equal and unimportant, both parties depending for protection on earth-works, not on ridges and ravines. In leaving Resaca I hoped to find a favorable position near Calhoun, but there was none; and the army, after resting 18 or 20 hours near that place, early in the morning of the 17th moved on seven or eight miles to Adairsville, where we were joined by the cavalry of General Polk's command, a di
Cassville (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
the valley far exceeded the front of our army in order of battle. So another plan was devised. Two roads lead southward from Adairsville,--one directly through Cassville; the other follows the railroad through Kingston, turns to the left there, and rejoins the other at Cassville. The interval between them is widest opposite KingCassville. The interval between them is widest opposite Kingston, where it is about seven miles by the farm roads. In the expectation that a part of the Federal army would follow each road, it was arranged that Polk's corps should engage the column on the direct road when it should arrive opposite Kingston,--Hood's, in position for the purpose, falling upon its left flank during the deploy An attack, except under very unfavorable circumstances, being impossible, the troops were formed in an excellent position along the ridge immediately south of Cassville, an elevated and open valley in front, and a deep one in rear of it. Its length was equal to the front of Hood's and Polk's and half of Hardee's corps. They wer
Calhoun, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.36
e 16th, after we abandoned the position. The Confederate army was compelled to abandon its position in front of Dalton by General Sherman's flank movement through Snake Creek Gap, and was forced from the second position by the movement toward Calhoun. Each of these movements would have made the destruction of the Confederate army inevitable in case of defeat. In the first ease the flank march was protected completely by Rocky-face Ridge; in the second, as completely by the Oostenaula. A nnd Macon. When the armies confronted each other the advantages of ground were equal and unimportant, both parties depending for protection on earth-works, not on ridges and ravines. In leaving Resaca I hoped to find a favorable position near Calhoun, but there was none; and the army, after resting 18 or 20 hours near that place, early in the morning of the 17th moved on seven or eight miles to Adairsville, where we were joined by the cavalry of General Polk's command, a division of 3700 men
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