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Marietta (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
ped to seize the railroad south of Allatoona Pass, toward Marietta, and hold it; but he found the works in his front too stre Allatoona wagon road crosses that from Burnt Hickory to Marietta. Schofield now promptly deployed his line and pushed southward toward Marietta, his left en route touching the Marietta wagon road. Every foot of his way was contested by skirmiom the Confederate accounts that Johnston had ridden from Marietta with Hardee and Polk till he reached Pine Mountain (Pine h as to cross the direct wagon road between New Hope and Marietta. It was the same line that ran from Lost Mountain. He sallies succeeded in getting within five or six miles of Marietta. He captured two hospitals with five commissioned officeusual foresight, another new defensive position nearer to Marietta, and work was going on in that quarter while the battle o last stand of the Confederates before the abandonment of Marietta; it was their last strong defense north of the Chattahooc
Pine Mountain (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
nd some evidently observing us with their good-sized field glasses. Sherman said to me: How saucy they are l He told me to make them keep behind cover, and one of my batteries was immediately ordered to fire three volleys on the group. This would have been done by me, except that Thomas had instructed me to use artillery ammunition only when absolutely necessary. It would appear from the Confederate accounts that Johnston had ridden from Marietta with Hardee and Polk till he reached Pine Mountain (Pine Top). Quite a number of persons had gathered around them as they were surveying us and our lines. Johnston first noticed the men of my batteries preparing to fire, and cautioned his companions and the soldiers near him to scatter. They for the most part did so, and he himself hurried under cover. But Polk, who was quite stout and very dignified, walked slowly, probably because he did not wish the men to see him showing too much anxiety on account of the peril. While leisurely w
Bush Mountain (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
r's commands, he saw that his old position, that of New Hope, was no longer tenable. Now, leaving New Hope, he began to move back with remarkable quickness to the new line partially prepared by his engineers. This line, about ten miles long, ran, in general, from southwest to northeast, and was doubtless intended only for a temporary resort. At last, McPherson, still going toward the east, reached and followed the Ackworth Railroad, and then moved out and went beyond us all near to Bush Mountain. Thomas, after another leftward effort, was next in place to McPherson, near to and advancing upon Pine Top, while Schofield remained nearer the angle at Gilgal Church. Our line, like that of the Confederates', was about ten miles long, and conformed to all the irregularities of Johnston's intrenchments. The Georgia mud was deep, the water stood in pools, and it was hard to get fires to cook our food and dry spots sufficiently large upon which to spread a tent fly or soldier's blank
Allatoona (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
without general battle, the enemy was forced back to a partially new intrenched position, south of Allatoona Creek, back as far as the forks of the Dallas-Ackworth road. Here, charging across the creek in a terrific thunderstorm, Schofield's men forced their way close up to the Confederate works. They were as near to them as 250 yards, tenaciously holding the ground gained and actively intrenching. Meanwhile, Stoneman, beyond Schofield, with his cavalry had already seized the village of Allatoona, near the pass, getting there June 1st, where, taking a strong position, the work of repairing the railroad northward and southward began, and progressed with little or no opposition. At the time Schofield and Hooker were steadily advancing, Thomas was also moving the rest of us to the left from the vicinity of Pickett's Mill, Thomas being on the lead himself with Baird's division. Thomas's army in this effort gained ground eastward about three miles. Sherman's forces were then in p
Cleveland, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
et struck him. He fell to the ground upon his face, and as I turned toward him I saw that there was a bullet hole through the back of his coat. The missile had penetrated his lungs and made its way entirely through his body. I thought at first that my brave young friend was dead, and intense grief seized my heart, for Harry was much beloved. After a few minutes, however, by means of some stimulant, he revived and recovered consciousness. He was taken back to camp, and soon sent to Cleveland, Tenn., where good air and good nursing brought him so near to recovery that he joined me again during this campaign at Jonesboro. I think Harry Stinson was the most unselfish man I ever saw, was the remark of another of my aids, Captain J. A. Sladen. Wood's division was at last drawn out of the marching column and formed in lines of brigades facing the enemy's works, one behind the other; while R. W. Johnson's division passed beyond Wood's and came up near his left for support. This was
New Hope, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
ring and cannonading. These works, some of them detached, connected Johnston's principal line from Lost Mountain with Pine Top. Schofield, about the same time, drove a line of skirmishers away from a small bare hill near Allatoona Creek, placed his artillery upon it, and thence worked a cross fire into the enemy's intrenchments, driving Johnston's men, thus newly exposed in flank, back to near Gilgal Church. We were all along so close to our enemy that the constant skirmish fire of the New Hope line was here repeated. In the meantime, Johnston, continuing his inimitable defensive and delaying tactics, had prepared another new line along Mud Creek. This line followed the east bank of this creek, and was extended so much as to cross the direct wagon road between New Hope and Marietta. It was the same line that ran from Lost Mountain. Here Hardee, who had now retired to the new works, on the night of the 16th posted his batteries. The position covered the open ground toward u
Pickett's Mill (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
Chapter 31: battle of Pickett's Mill That was a stubborn fight at New Hope Church on May 25, 1near Dallas on his left to the vicinity of Pickett's Mill on his right. Sherman, after this last afternoon, when we reached the vicinity of Pickett's Mill. Our march, necessarily somewhat circuiings, not happy to relate, were matched at Pickett's Mill. That opening in the forest, faint fires l approaches to Dallas than at New Hope or Pickett's Mill. Still, the greater part of the Confederaor about two miles. While the battle of Pickett's Mill was fiercely going on, both Logan and Batel be noticed that my battle of May 27th at Pickett's Mill was a determined assault of one division s's Mill. The last three battles-New Hope, Pickett's Mill, and Dallas-were at best but a wearisome west of us to the left from the vicinity of Pickett's Mill, Thomas being on the lead himself with Baiwhich still were manned, and extended from Pickett's Mill first due east and then almost north. W[2 more...]
Brandy Station (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
creek for a mile, and through this open ground the road coursed along, running between some steep hills that shaped the valley. There stood near by one bare hill, almost as high as the bluff where the Confederate batteries were posted, apparently unoccupied or weakly held. This was the position of Hardee on the morning of June 17th. It was formed by a dropping back of Hardee's men after being relieved from their place held the previous day. They had fallen back some three miles to cross Muddy Run. Our observation of what was going on was so close that no time was lost in following up Hardee's backward movement. Thomas and Schofield, now in the right wing of our army, early in the morning of the 17th went straight forward, skirmishing with Jackson's cavalry and driving it before them, until they reached the Marietta Crossroads. Cox (of Schofield's), with his division, was feeling forward for the new right flank of Hardee. Soon the valley of Mud Creek was reached, and the Confe
Lost Mountain (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
corps and Hooker's formed a part, was near Pine Top. Hooker's men had carried some Confederate works after a struggle, accompanied by rifle firing and cannonading. These works, some of them detached, connected Johnston's principal line from Lost Mountain with Pine Top. Schofield, about the same time, drove a line of skirmishers away from a small bare hill near Allatoona Creek, placed his artillery upon it, and thence worked a cross fire into the enemy's intrenchments, driving Johnston's med delaying tactics, had prepared another new line along Mud Creek. This line followed the east bank of this creek, and was extended so much as to cross the direct wagon road between New Hope and Marietta. It was the same line that ran from Lost Mountain. Here Hardee, who had now retired to the new works, on the night of the 16th posted his batteries. The position covered the open ground toward us on the other side of the creek for a mile, and through this open ground the road coursed alo
Dallas, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.32
ly parallel to ours between four and five miles, from near Dallas on his left to the vicinity of Pickett's Mill on his rightompleting their deployments extending from McPherson, near Dallas, toward Johnston's right, and this unfolding brought us st gave us more openings in the forests on all approaches to Dallas than at New Hope or Pickett's Mill. Still, the greater pahich were easily fortified and hard to take. Hardee, at Dallas, had in his vicinity a grand military position, which it w active, extended and thoroughly protected Dodge's left at Dallas. Meanwhile, John A. Logan, commanding the Fifteenth Corpslight troops far off to the right beyond the crossroads at Dallas. Logan's and Dodge's advance, substantially two heavyher against Johnston's right flank, and that the battle of Dallas, whether by General Johnston's orders or not, was a correso left began again in good earnest, and McPherson left the Dallas line and marched over beyond us all to relieve and support
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