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B. F. Cheatham (search for this): chapter 1.1
e from the timber and ascend the hill, triumphantly said: Cheatham, push out your divisions and Sherman is beaten l But, no,t providentially his life was spared and he recovered. Cheatham's fine corps of veterans, all in order and well rested, h, so that by an obstinate resistance, somewhat prolonged, Cheatham's attacks on that rivet point had to fail. Meanwhile the two left divisions of Cheatham breasted the whole front of the Fifteenth Corps, now commanded by Morgan L. Smith, and reae first bona fide break in Logan's front, and it afforded Cheatham a temporary triumph. During that exciting, noisy, tumulthe roar deafening; such firing kept back the remainder of Cheatham's lines. Woods's men advanced steadily down the line; thg guns. Schofield now urged Sherman to put a column on Cheatham's flank from himself and Thomas to roll up that Confederaapture or damage. Hood, at last weary, drew Hardee and Cheatham back to the shelter of the Atlanta forts, leaving havoc b
George Maney (search for this): chapter 1.1
ed and brought in to Sherman by Colonel Strong, his inspector general. General Blair himself was not far from McPherson. He said: I saw him enter the woods and heard the volley which probably killed him. At once Blair notified Logan that McPherson was either slain or a prisoner, and that Logan was the senior to command. The instant that Sherman heard of McPherson's fall he sent an order to Logan to assume command, and gave him stimulating and strengthening words. But a little later Maney's Confederate division came against Giles A. Smith's flank and rear. Our pickets were displaced, our skirmishers driven in. The Confederates were following them in quick time, and their artillery so posted on a neighboring and very convenient ridge and so served as to add death and terror to the terrific assaults. As his left was enveloped, Smith brought Hall's brigade, helped by Potts's, to better shelter, but lost 250 men and two field guns captured at the extreme point. It was hard m
Joseph Wheeler (search for this): chapter 1.1
order. The pickets toward Decatur found Sprague's brigade on the alert near that little town. Hardee did not know that our Garrard was gone, and before advancing, his right and rear must be properly cleared by cavalry, so he waited a while for Wheeler. A night march doubly fatigues all troops. Hardee very properly rested and refreshed his men. His deployed front, with its left tangent to the McDonough road, faced westerly. It covered the flank and rear of McPherson's entire force. HardeAtlanta. Sherman, whose face now relaxed into a pleasant mood, said: Let the army of the Tennessee fight it out In the afternoon Sprague, near Decatur with his own regiments, aided by Kuhn's battalion of mounted infantry, handsomely repulsed Wheeler's vigorous cavalry and artillery attacks and saved all the trains under his care from capture or damage. Hood, at last weary, drew Hardee and Cheatham back to the shelter of the Atlanta forts, leaving havoc behind, but sweeping in some prison
August Mersy (search for this): chapter 1.1
s face, but in his whole pose, a concentrated fierceness. Schofield had located several batteries in an excellent position to pour spherical case and canister shot into the broken interval. All this was being carefully and rapidly done. At the same time the grand Charles R. Woods, whose division was next to Schofield, was quietly forming his brigades at right angles to and in rear of our line. Logan was also bringing some of Harrow's division to bear from beyond them, and moving up August Mersy's brigade from Dodge to replace Martin's, whose early call and march to help the leftmost battle had weakened Lightburn's front. The cannon were making much disturbance. The smoke was often blinding and the roar deafening; such firing kept back the remainder of Cheatham's lines. Woods's men advanced steadily down the line; there was no break, no hesitation, no halt; on, on they go till the opening is reached and the continuity of Logan's line was soon restored. Every Confederate who
M. D. Leggett (search for this): chapter 1.1
corps on its right, that Blair sent Giles A. Smith with his division to guard Leggett's left and rear, stationing his men along the line of the McDonough road, with set out with three divisions, but Cleburne, who had been all day withstanding Leggett and Giles A. Smith, fell into his column; they moved on all night. Hardee's h the Fifteenth Corps position, with plenty of cannon and rifle volleys, helped Leggett break this bold effort and send the venturesome Confederates immediately and r in order and well rested, had already broken forward from the Atlanta front. Leggett's soldiers had had hardly time to breathe after their rapid and successful firg every soldier behind his lines of intrenchment. Early in the action many of Leggett's regiments had hastened to Giles A. Smith's aid when he was in sore need, and now Blair was able to get for Leggett all the prompt reenforcement he required, so that by an obstinate resistance, somewhat prolonged, Cheatham's attacks on that
Laird (search for this): chapter 1.1
flank in a straight line was just about one mile. Schofield's army bending westward was next to McPherson's, and Thomas's, beyond Schofield in a semicircular formation, embraced the Atlanta forts clear on to Sherman's extreme right. As on his arrival Fuller was directed to support Blair, his force was depleted still more by having to send away, at Blair's request, pioneers and other detachments, but up to 12 M. Fuller was in that central rear position with one brigade, his trains, and Laird's Fourteenth Ohio Battery. About eight o'clock the morning of July 22d McPherson told Dodge to send off his second division, Sweeny's, from the right of Logan to the left of the general line. The engineers were locating the left of the Seventeenth Corps, and, not being quite ready, Sweeny's division was halted en route along a road that ran nearly at right angles to Blair's position. Sweeny's head of column came near to Fuller's position. Dodge himself had been reconnoitering to find w
A. J. Alexander (search for this): chapter 1.1
air had been with McPherson that morning, just before McPherson started to see Sherman. Blair had then gone directly to his own headquarters not far away, when about 12 M. he heard that there had been an attack upon his hospitals, and that Colonel Alexander of his staff had taken a small company of mounted infantry and had gone there to defend them. Sweeny sent men at once to reconnoiter between him and the Seventeenth Corps. The men sent ran across some Confederates advancing in the woodsrest; he entered it where generally no one could see twenty paces before him on account of the thickets and uneven ground. On he came for over two miles. Hardee's advance encountered some of McPherson's outmost pickets-came in sight of our Colonel Alexander's brave mounted escort near Blair's hospital and met a regiment protecting the hospital. This caused the first firing heard. After the briefest interview with Dodge, sending his officers off with orders, McPherson, with a single orderly
J. B. Hood (search for this): chapter 1.1
lows: As soon as it was dark enough to get away from Thomas's front without endangering his columns from our artillery, Hood had caused his forces to march back through the city and pass on southward on the west side of Intrenchment Creek, and croced westerly. It covered the flank and rear of McPherson's entire force. Hardee now deliberately began his march while Hood in front of Atlanta was holding the forts and curtains opposite Thomas and Schofield, freeing Cheathamis corps that it migam had been wounded, and up which the gallant Force had successfully led his brigade against great odds the day before. Hood, seeing Hardee's soldiers emerge from the timber and ascend the hill, triumphantly said: Cheatham, push out your divisionspulsed Wheeler's vigorous cavalry and artillery attacks and saved all the trains under his care from capture or damage. Hood, at last weary, drew Hardee and Cheatham back to the shelter of the Atlanta forts, leaving havoc behind, but sweeping in s
Giles A. Smith (search for this): chapter 1.1
Blair had two divisions-Leggett commanding one and Giles A. Smith the other. The occupation of Leggett's Hill brought oso near to Logan's corps on its right, that Blair sent Giles A. Smith with his division to guard Leggett's left and rear, stleburne, who had been all day withstanding Leggett and Giles A. Smith, fell into his column; they moved on all night. Hardelittle later Maney's Confederate division came against Giles A. Smith's flank and rear. Our pickets were displaced, our skiror to the terrific assaults. As his left was enveloped, Smith brought Hall's brigade, helped by Potts's, to better shelteThis went on till their fire was partially silenced. General Smith sent out at once after the Confederates a strong skirmi Scylla and Charybdis westward — not being detained by Giles A. Smith's brigade on their left, or by Wangelin or Martin morethe action many of Leggett's regiments had hastened to Giles A. Smith's aid when he was in sore need, and now Blair was able
W. S. Jones (search for this): chapter 1.1
division had bravely withstood the first assault. The Confederate brigade of Manigault behind that troublesome building was compactly formed for attack; Colonel W. S. Jones was commanding the Union brigade in his front. Jones's men were occupied by the shooters from that building and elsewhere and blinded by the thick smoke ofJones's men were occupied by the shooters from that building and elsewhere and blinded by the thick smoke of the artillery. Like the sudden break of a dam, when the rushing water carries all before it, so that close-formed and waiting Confederate brigade left its cover and rushed down the railway cut and not only displaced Jones's front, but carried away the supporting lines and seized two of our batteries. It was the first bona fideJones's front, but carried away the supporting lines and seized two of our batteries. It was the first bona fide break in Logan's front, and it afforded Cheatham a temporary triumph. During that exciting, noisy, tumultuous and eventful afternoon my own part was easy. I was constantly reminded to keep the Confederate Stewart or G. W. Smith from leaving my front. We did that. I was also to be carefully prepared to reenforce Logan should h
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