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Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
on. he betrays to the enemy the new military design. Hood's new movement to Tennessee. Sherman follows to Gaylesville. he turns back and determines to traverse t one. no peril or genius in it. Errors of the Hood Davis strategy. Hood's Tennessee campaign. he loses the great opportunity of the campaign at Spring Hill. Scthin a short while your faces will be turned homeward, and your feet pressing Tennessee soil. On the 24th September, Hood commenced the new movement to pass to Sherman's rear and to get on his line of communications as far as Tennessee. The first step was to transfer his army, by a flank movement, from Lovejoy's Station on trd, while the enemy sought the genial clime of a Southern latitude. Hood's Tennessee campaign. On the 20th November, Gen. Hood commenced to move his army from Northern Alabama to Tennessee. He pushed forward as if to cut off Schofield's retreat from Pulaski; this Federal commander having taken position there, with the gre
Allatoona (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
nce Sherman had enough provisions accumulated this side of that place to last him until he could restore his communications, and had also formed a second base at Allatoona. Instantly, the Federal cavalry was on the Macon road. With his flanks easily protected, Sherman followed quickly with his main army. On the 31st August, Hot Hood had crossed the Chattahoochee River on the 29th and 30th of September. Sherman immediately followed. On the 5th October, when Hood's advance assaulted Allatoona, Sherman was on Kenesaw Mountain, signalling to the garrison at Allatoona, over the heads of the Confederates, to hold out until he relieved them. Hood moved weAllatoona, over the heads of the Confederates, to hold out until he relieved them. Hood moved westward, and, crossing the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers by forced marches, attacked Dalton on the 12th, which was surrendered. Passing through the gap of Pigeon Mountain, he entered Lafayette on the 15th. From this place he suddenly moved south to Gadsden, Alabama, where he rejoined his trains, to make his fatal march towards Nash
Atlanta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ston. evidence of it. Gen. Bragg's visit to Atlanta. removal of Gen. Johnston from command. thes written: The proofs that I intended to hold Atlanta are, the fact that under my orders the work o battles of Atlanta. As Sherman approached Atlanta, two of his corps had swung around upon the Aard, and established a line east and south of Atlanta, and within three miles of the town. His com the Macon road, and there settle the fate of Atlanta. He might have moved out of the city on the an interval of repose within the defences of Atlanta. But the period of military inaction was to was inexorable. He affected the belief that Atlanta might again be rendered formidable in the hanat had so recently proclaimed the security of Atlanta under the command of Hood. He determined to n originating with Hood the movement north of Atlanta, President Davis simply saved the enemy all te splendid army that Johnston had given up at Atlanta, and terminated forever the whole scheme of C[29 more...]
West Point (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ounced the direction of the new campaign. Turning to Cheatham's division of Tennesseeans, he said: Be of good cheer, for within a short while your faces will be turned homeward, and your feet pressing Tennessee soil. On the 24th September, Hood commenced the new movement to pass to Sherman's rear and to get on his line of communications as far as Tennessee. The first step was to transfer his army, by a flank movement, from Lovejoy's Station on the Macon Railroad, to near Newman on the West Point road. The significance of this might have escaped the enemy, but for the incautious language of President Davis at Macon, which at once gave rise to the supposition that this movement was preliminary to one more extensive. Sherman was instantly on the alert, sending his spare forces, wagons, and guns, to the rear, under Gen. Thomas, and, at the same time, sending Schofield, Newton, and Corse to take up different points in the rear of Atlanta. On the 27th, Hood moved towards the Chatta
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
atters without a certain ludicrous boastfulness, which he maintained to the last event of the war. It was not swagger or affectation; it was the sincere vagary of a mind intoxicated with conceit when occupied with a subject where it imagined it found its forte, but where in fact it had least aptitude. Mr. Davis, as a military commander or adviser, was weak, fanciful, to excess, and much too vain to keep his own counsels. As he travelled towards Hood's lines, he made excited speeches in South Carolina and Georgia. At Macon he declared that Atlanta would be recovered; that Sherman would be brought to grief; and that this Federal commander would meet the fate that befell Napoleon in the retreat from Moscow. These swollen assertions, so out of character, were open advertisements to the enemy of a new plan of operations. It appears that the unfortunate vanity of President Davis completely betrayed him. Referring to this period, Gen. Grant writes: During this time Jefferson Davis made
Oostanaula river (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
moved towards the Chattahoochee. On the 1st October, the enemy made a reconnoissance towards Newman, and discovered that Hood had crossed the Chattahoochee River on the 29th and 30th of September. Sherman immediately followed. On the 5th October, when Hood's advance assaulted Allatoona, Sherman was on Kenesaw Mountain, signalling to the garrison at Allatoona, over the heads of the Confederates, to hold out until he relieved them. Hood moved westward, and, crossing the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers by forced marches, attacked Dalton on the 12th, which was surrendered. Passing through the gap of Pigeon Mountain, he entered Lafayette on the 15th. From this place he suddenly moved south to Gadsden, Alabama, where he rejoined his trains, to make his fatal march towards Nashville. Sherman waited some time at Gaylesville, until he became fully assured of the direction taken by Hood; and then abruptly prepared to abandon the pursuit, return to Atlanta, and mobilize his army for a m
Florence, Ala. (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ee, or if Hood forced it, would be able to concentrate and give a good battle. Sherman was left in command of four army corps, and two divisions of superb cavalry — a force of about sixty-thousand men. When Hood wandered off in the direction of Florence, Sherman was left free to complete his arrangements, and there was nothing to interfere with his grand projected march to the sea. In October, Gen. Grant, who was watching closely the development of the wretched Davis-Hood device to find some coned a plain and unencumbered way to his original design, with an invitation to execute it without fear and at leisure. We must leave here the story of Sherman's march to follow the erratic campaign of Hood. When the latter was ready to leave Florence, Sherman was far on his way on his march towards Savannah; and the country beheld with amazement the singular spectacle of two antagonistic armies, both at once acting on the offensive, day after day marching away from each other, and moving dia
Gaylesville (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
fall of Atlanta a serious disaster for the Confederates. visit of President Davis to the military lines in Georgia. his speech at Macon. he betrays to the enemy the new military design. Hood's new movement to Tennessee. Sherman follows to Gaylesville. he turns back and determines to traverse the State of Georgia to the sea. his correspondence with Grant. how the enterprise was a plain one. no peril or genius in it. Errors of the Hood Davis strategy. Hood's Tennessee campaign. he loPassing through the gap of Pigeon Mountain, he entered Lafayette on the 15th. From this place he suddenly moved south to Gadsden, Alabama, where he rejoined his trains, to make his fatal march towards Nashville. Sherman waited some time at Gaylesville, until he became fully assured of the direction taken by Hood; and then abruptly prepared to abandon the pursuit, return to Atlanta, and mobilize his army for a march across the broad State of Georgia to the sea. His calculation was a plain an
Pigeon Mountain (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
d that Hood had crossed the Chattahoochee River on the 29th and 30th of September. Sherman immediately followed. On the 5th October, when Hood's advance assaulted Allatoona, Sherman was on Kenesaw Mountain, signalling to the garrison at Allatoona, over the heads of the Confederates, to hold out until he relieved them. Hood moved westward, and, crossing the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers by forced marches, attacked Dalton on the 12th, which was surrendered. Passing through the gap of Pigeon Mountain, he entered Lafayette on the 15th. From this place he suddenly moved south to Gadsden, Alabama, where he rejoined his trains, to make his fatal march towards Nashville. Sherman waited some time at Gaylesville, until he became fully assured of the direction taken by Hood; and then abruptly prepared to abandon the pursuit, return to Atlanta, and mobilize his army for a march across the broad State of Georgia to the sea. His calculation was a plain and precise one. Gen. Thomas, at Nash
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
ains, to make his fatal march towards Nashville. Sherman waited some time at Gaylesville, until he became fully assured of the direction taken by Hood; and then abruptly prepared to abandon the pursuit, return to Atlanta, and mobilize his army for a march across the broad State of Georgia to the sea. His calculation was a plain and precise one. Gen. Thomas, at Nashville, could collect troops from the whole Department of the Mississippi; Rosecrans was able to send him reinforcements from Missouri; Sherman detached two corps--the Fourth and Twenty-third--to move, by the way of Chattanooga, to the relief of Thomas; and there was little doubt that with this force Thomas could ho d the line of the Tennessee, or if Hood forced it, would be able to concentrate and give a good battle. Sherman was left in command of four army corps, and two divisions of superb cavalry — a force of about sixty-thousand men. When Hood wandered off in the direction of Florence, Sherman was left free to comple
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