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Young (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
it on fire, and captured its garrison, consisting of four officers and eighty-five men. By 4 P. M. he was in full retreat south, on the Dallas road, and got by before the head of General Cox's column had reached it; still several ambulances and stragglers were picked up by this command on that road. General Corse reported two hundred and thirty-one rebel dead, four hundred and eleven prisoners, three regimental colors, and eight hundred muskets captured. Among the prisoners was a Brigadier-General Young, who thought that French's aggregate loss would reach two thousand. Colonel Tourtellotte says that, for days after General Corse had returned to Rome, his men found and buried at least a hundred more dead rebels, who had doubtless been wounded, and died in the woods near Allatoona. I know that when I reached Allatoona, on the 9th, I saw a good many dead men, which had been collected for burial. Corse's entire loss, officially reported, was: garrison.Killed.Wounded.Missing.To
James E. Yeatman (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
ted, viz., under-clothing, soap, combs, scissors, etc.--all needed to keep them in health — and to send these stores with a train, and an officer to issue them. General Hood, on the 24th, promptly consented, and I telegraphed to my friend Mr. James E. Yeatman, Vice-President of the Sanitary Commission at St. Louis, to send us all the under-clothing and soap he could spare, specifying twelve hundred fine-tooth combs, and four hundred pairs of shears to cut hair. These articles indicate the plague that most afflicted our prisoners at Andersonville. Mr. Yeatman promptly responded to my request, expressed the articles, but they did not reach Andersonville in time, for the prisoners were soon after removed; these supplies did, however, finally overtake them at Jacksonville, Florida, just before the war closed. On the 28th I received from General Grant two dispatches: City Point, Virginia, September 27, 1864--8.30 A. M. Major-General Sherman: It is evident, from the tone of
W. W. Wright (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
message to Governor Brown. I had also sent similar messages by Judge Wright of Rome, Georgia, and by Mr. King, of Marietta. On the 15th of ments connected with the subject in which you feel interested. Mr. Wright, former member of Congress from Rome, Georgia, and Mr. King, of Mbut he is afraid to act unless in concert with other Governors. Judge Wright, of Rome, has been here, and Messrs. Hill and Nelson, former members of Congress, are here now, and will go to meet Wright at Rome, and then go back to Madison and Milledgeville. Great efforts are being prepare the road-bed, while the regular repair-party, under Colonel W. W. Wright, came down from Chattanooga with iron, spikes, etc., and in as our chief railroad-engineer. When I told him that it was Colonel W. W. Wright, a civilian, he was much surprised, said that our feats of b By this date, under the intelligent and energetic action of Colonel W. W. Wright, and with the labor of fifteen hundred men, the railroad bre
J. H. Wilson (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
ds for posts and block-houses. . . . Mower and Wilson have arrived, and are on their way to join you I hope you will adopt Grant's idea of turning Wilson loose, rather than undertake the plan of a mar division in the Seventeenth Corps; and General J. H. Wilson came, having been sent from Virginia by three small divisions, to be commanded by General Wilson; but the horses were well run down, and, at Wilson's instance, I concluded to retain only one division of four thousand five hundred men, withses, under General Kilpatrick, and to send General Wilson back with all the rest to Nashville, to be October. General Grant, in designating General Wilson to command my cavalry, predicted that he wbrigade, twelve hundred; besides which, General J. H. Wilson had collected in Nashville about ten thr rail-road-lines except by cavalry-raids, and Wilson will have cavalry enough to checkmate them. Iions. General Thomas was at Nashville, with Wilson's dismounted cavalry and a mass of new troops
Waynesboroa Wheeler (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
with regularity and dispatch, and brought us ample supplies. General Wheeler had been driven out of Middle Tennessee, escaping south acrossirty-five to forty thousand men, infantry and artillery, including Wheeler's cavalry, then about three thousand strong. We crossed the Cha up and git now, for I heard General Johnston himself say that General Wheeler had blown up the tunnel near Dalton, and that the Yanks-would he instanced the occasion at Kenesaw in June, when an officer from Wheeler's cavalry had reported to him in person that he had come from GeneGeneral Wheeler, who had made a bad break in our road about Tilton Station, which he said would take at least a fortnight to repair; and, while tysical impossibility to protect the roads, now that Hood, Forrest, Wheeler, and the whole batch of devils, are turned loose without home or h enemy was gone, except a small force of cavalry, commanded by General Wheeler, which had been left to watch us. I then finally resolved on m
Clark R. Weaver (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
next day went on to Rome, where the news came that Hood had made his appearance at Resaca, and had demanded the surrender of the place, which was commanded by Colonel Weaver, reenforced by Brevet Brigadier-General Raum. General Hood had evidently marched with rapidity up the Chattooga Valley, by Summerville, Lafayette, Ship's Gap,led in a few days. If the place is carried by assault, no prisoners will be taken. Most respectfully, your obedient servant, J. B. Hood, General To this Colonel Weaver, then in command, replied: headquarters Second Brigade, Third division Fifteenth Corps, Resaca, Georgia, October 12, 1864. To General J. B. Hood: Youoners will be taken. In my opinion I can hold this post. If you want it, come and take it. I am, general, very respectfully, your most obedient servant, Clark R. Weaver, Commanding Officer. This brigade was very small, and as Hood's investment extended only from the Oostenaula, below the town, to the Connesauga above, he
Wagner (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
hirty days food and but little forage. I propose to abandon Atlanta, and the railroad back to Chattanooga, to sally forth to ruin Georgia and bring up on the seashore. Make all dispositions accordingly. I will go down the Coosa until I am sure that Hood has gone to Blue Mountain. On the 21st of October I reached Gaylesville, had my bivouac in an open field back of the village, and remained there till the 28th. During that time General Schofield arrived, with the two divisions of Generals Wagner (formerly Newton's) and Morgan, which were returned to their respective corps (the Fourth and Fourteenth), and General Schofield resumed his own command of the Army of the Ohio, then on the Coosa River, near Cedar Bluff. General Joseph A. Mower also arrived, and was assigned to command a division in the Seventeenth Corps; and General J. H. Wilson came, having been sent from Virginia by General Grant, for the purpose of commanding all my cavalry. I first intended to organize this cavalr
Valkenburg (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
11th General Thomas and I interchanged full dispatches. He had heard of the arrival of General A. J. Smith's two divisions at Paducah, which would surely reach Nashville much sooner than General Hood could possibly do from Florence, so that he was perfectly satisfied with his share of the army. On the 12th, with a full staff, I started from Kingston for Atlanta; and about noon of that day we reached Cartersville, and sat on the edge of a porch to rest, when the telegraph operator, Mr. Van Valkenburg, or Eddy, got the wire down from the poles to his lap, in which he held a small pocket instrument. Calling Chattanooga, he received this message from General Thomas, dated-- Nashville, November 12, 1864--8.30 A. M. Major-General Sherman: Your dispatch of twelve o'clock last night is received. I have no fears that Beauregard can do us any harm now, and, if he attempts to follow you, I will follow him as far as possible. If he does not follow you, I will then thoroughly organi
J. E. Tourtellotte (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
of the garrison at Allatoona. Allatoona was held by a small brigade, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Tourtellotte, my present aide-de-camp. He had two small redoubts on either side of the railroadback for more men; but the road was in bad order, and no more men came in time. He found Colonel Tourtellotte's garrison composed of eight hundred and ninety men; his reenforcement was one thousand a killed, and Colonel Rowett was wounded, but never ceased to fight and encourage his men. Colonel Tourtellotte was shot through the hips, but continued to command. General Corse was, at 1 P. M., shotigadier-General Young, who thought that French's aggregate loss would reach two thousand. Colonel Tourtellotte says that, for days after General Corse had returned to Rome, his men found and buried atattacked. . . . The thanks of this army are due and are hereby accorded to General Corse, Colonel Tourtellotte, Colonel Rowett, officers, and men, for their determined and gallant defense of Allatoona
George H. Thomas (search for this): volume 2, chapter 21
the Army of the Ohio (Twenty-third Corps). General Thomas, also, had been dispatched to Chattanooga,eneral Cox), and telegraphed from there to General Thomas at Nashville: It looks to me as thoughin our men and animals on the country. General Thomas's reply was: NA<*>UVILLE, October 17hat at that date neither General Grant nor General Thomas heartily favored my proposed plan of campaI propose to send the Fourth Corps back to General Thomas, and leave him, with that corps, the garriich was to leave Hood to be encountered by General Thomas, while I should carry into full effect theattanooga, and thence report for orders to General Thomas; but subsequently, on the 30th of October,he has not gone above the Tennessee River. General Thomas will have a force strong enough to preventg forward these necessary preparations. General Thomas was at Nashville, with Wilson's dismountedChattanooga, he received this message from General Thomas, dated-- Nashville, November 12, 1864[22 more...]
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