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Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
essee campaign the militia remained in Georgia and opposed Sherman's army in its march to Savannah. As commander of a brigade, division, and corps, Hood had proved himself an aggressive, bold, determined, and careful fighter, perhaps a shade too sanguine, and disposed to assume that subordinates would carry instructions into effect as fully as he would have done if in their place. His high reputation as a brigade and division commander was acquired in the Army of Northern Virginia. At Gettysburg he was crippled in one arm; he lost a leg close up to the hip-joint on the field of Chickamauga. From these causes he was not physically as active as he had been in the early years of the war; but he was an excellent horseman and could ride nearly as well as most men who have two legs and two arms. It may be assumed, however, that many of the slips made by his subordinates whilst he commanded the army might have been corrected by him if he had then been as much at home on horseback as he
Marietta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
n the 1st of June, and began to prepare them for the field. About the middle of June General Mansfield Lovell came from Marietta to explain to me the condition of affairs near that place and General Johnston's views in reference to the special servithe extension of Sherman's army on that side might be checked, and the Confederates could permanently hold position near Marietta. I told General Lovell that I did not believe the small available force of raw militia, acting as a support to the cavahe position then occupied by General Johnston's army strongly intrenched at Smyrna Station, six or eight miles south of Marietta. The affair at Smyrna Station, that day, is reported by General Sherman as follows: We celebrate our 4th of July urb of Atlanta. . . . but was scarcely established in camp before we had to be placed in the trenches on the left of the Marietta road, and from that time until the end of the siege we continued under close fire night and day. We had to move from one
Dalton, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
ause his right flank was turned by the Federal army. And on the 17th of July the Confederate Government relieved him from the command of the army he had led from Dalton to the gates of Atlanta without engaging in a decisive battle. When he relinquished command on the 18th McPherson's army was closely approaching the east side the 1st of September, after he had held Sherman closely at bay for seventy-five days. It will be noticed that Sherman had succeeded in forcing Johnston back from Dalton to Atlanta in a somewhat less length of time. My report of September 15th, 1864, says: A few days after the affair of the 22d of July I was ordered again them give up all the territory in north Georgia which had been yielded to them by General Johnston. The backing, digging, and constant service in trenches, from Dalton to Atlanta, had very perceptibly injured the morale of the Confederate forces before General Johnston was relieved from command. The condition of that army had n
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
ndered excellent and gallant service during the siege of Atlanta. When again called into active service a few weeks later, the Georgia militia, although still under Hood's orders, did not form a part of his active operating army. During his Tennessee campaign the militia remained in Georgia and opposed Sherman's army in its march to Savannah. As commander of a brigade, division, and corps, Hood had proved himself an aggressive, bold, determined, and careful fighter, perhaps a shade too sof Atlanta, and its practical efficiency was likely to be ruined if the policy of backing and digging was continued. Hood determined to move against the railroad over which Sherman, in Atlanta, drew all his supplies from Nashville, then invade Tennessee, transfer the theater of operations to that State, and perhaps to Kentucky and the Ohio River. He believed that a change from the defensive, in trenches, to the active offensive would reestablish the morale of his army, present many chances of
Macon (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
rprise the troops elected me to command them in the field. At that time I was busily engaged in Macon, preparing for the manufacture of iron, the iron-works at Etowah, in north Georgia, under my chailroads centering in Atlanta, two were already in the hands of the Federals, and that leading to Macon was within easy striking distance of McPherson. In his Narrative--speaking of what he would hortifications south of the railroad leading to Augusta, thus threatening the railroad leading to Macon. The militia occupied the unfinished lines of Atlanta, south of the Augusta road, closely confrGeneral Hood deemed it necessary that McPherson should be held back from the railroad leading to Macon. And he hoped by attacking the rear of McPherson's fortified lines to bring on a general engage the 22d of July Sherman withdrew his left from its position threatening the railroad leading to Macon, and extended his right in the direction of the railroad leading to West Point. In the meantime
Chattahoochee River, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
tter directed the larger portion of General Wayne's command to guard the crossings of the Chattahoochee River from Roswell to West Point, the distance being nearly one hundred miles. About one thousay reach of the then unoccupied strong Confederate fortifications on the north bank of the Chattahoochee River. These works had been constructed some time before, under the supervision of an officer e held back if possible, and not permitted to reach the unoccupied works on the banks of the Chattahoochee whilst General Johnston's army remained at Smyrna Station. In making a stand on the crest oithdraw my command at the dawn of day. When we arrived at the works on the north bank of the Chattahoochee we found them occupied by General Johnston's army. I suppose that previously to the recei General Johnston fell back from Smyrna Station to the strong works on the north bank of the Chattahoochee because his left flank was turned by the armies of McPherson and Schofield. A few days late
Smyrna Station (Delaware, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
pied by General Johnston's army strongly intrenched at Smyrna Station, six or eight miles south of Marietta. The affair at Smyrna Station, that day, is reported by General Sherman as follows: We celebrate our 4th of July by a noisy but not attahoochee whilst General Johnston's army remained at Smyrna Station. In making a stand on the crest of Nickajack ridge I very short time. But, so long as he held his army at Smyrna Station, I should continue to resist the farther advance of th the left flank and rear of his intrenched position at Smyrna Station. Be that as it may, he withdrew his army to the worksing General Johnston to withdraw his army quietly from Smyrna Station during the night, after Sherman had held him there allave had no opportunity to excuse his falling back from Smyrna Station by claiming that I reported the Federal cavalry was prretire before morning. General Johnston fell back from Smyrna Station to the strong works on the north bank of the Chattahoo
Peach Tree Creek (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
advantage while they were divided in crossing Peach Tree Creek. . . . If unsuccessful, we had a safe place ofto man the works of Atlanta on the side toward Peach Tree Creek with those troops, and leisurely fall back witich that place was the object. The passage of Peach Tree Creek may not have given an opportunity to attack; bon terms of advantage while they were crossing Peach Tree Creek. On the 19th General Hood gave orders for twotake position ready to attack Thomas's army on Peach Tree Creek, whilst one corps watched and guarded against s to the two corps then in the neighborhood of Peach Tree Creek to attack Thomas's army in that position at 1 n to detach a division of the leading corps on Peach Tree Creek and send it to hold McPherson in check. That low to Sherman. But Thomas had safely crossed Peach Tree Creek, and was strongly established on its south sidrps to fall back at dusk and move rapidly from Peach Tree Creek, through the eastern suburb of Atlanta, pass o
West Point (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
e it. Their services were accepted on these terms, and General Wayne was ordered to report to General Johnston. The latter directed the larger portion of General Wayne's command to guard the crossings of the Chattahoochee River from Roswell to West Point, the distance being nearly one hundred miles. About one thousand men were left in camp of instruction near Atlanta. A short time after, in order that General Wayne might resume his duties as Adjutant-General of the State, much to my surpriseG. W. Smith, fought with great gallantry yesterday. After the battle of the 22d of July Sherman withdrew his left from its position threatening the railroad leading to Macon, and extended his right in the direction of the railroad leading to West Point. In the meantime he pressed his lines closer to the city on the north and west. On the 28th of July Hood fought the battle of Ezra Church, a few miles west of Atlanta, in order to prevent Sherman from seizing the West Point railroad. From
Ohio (United States) (search for this): chapter 5.42
njured the morale of the Confederate forces before General Johnston was relieved from command. The condition of that army had not been improved by the loss of Atlanta, and its practical efficiency was likely to be ruined if the policy of backing and digging was continued. Hood determined to move against the railroad over which Sherman, in Atlanta, drew all his supplies from Nashville, then invade Tennessee, transfer the theater of operations to that State, and perhaps to Kentucky and the Ohio River. He believed that a change from the defensive, in trenches, to the active offensive would reestablish the morale of his army, present many chances of success, free north Georgia, and probably arrest the previous tide of Federal successes in the West. It seemed to him that the passive policy — waiting for Sherman to manoeuvre the Confederate army back from one position to another — would result in the perhaps slow but certain subjugation and occupation of all Georgia by the Federals, an
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