‘At Lafayette all our armies will be together, and if Johnston stands at Dalton we must attack him in position.’May 5th, he notified General McPherson of the move which Thomas and Schofield were directed to make against Rocky Face, and directed him to march to Snake Creek Gap, secure it, attack the enemy boldly from it, attempt to so break the railroad that it would require some days to repair it, and then ‘withdraw to Snake Creek Gap and come to us, or wait the developments according to your judgment and the information you may receive.’ In the same order General Sherman expresses the hope that ‘the enemy will fight at Dalton.’ In the forenoon of May 7th, he directed General Schofield to ‘see if Rocky Face Ridge can be reached from your position,’ and at two o'clock, ‘reconnoiter the ridge to-night ’
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Below will be found its history as presented in General Sherman's own dispatches, to which scarcely any allusion is made in his book.
On the 24th of April General Sherman wrote as follows to General Grant, informing him of the intention to attack Johnston in position at Dalton:
Cincinnati: Wilstach, Baldwin & Co. 1875.
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