, 1864-09-26
order from MAI. Gen. John H. Logan.
uIADQuAnrErs 18TH ARMY conFr,
EAST Po4xT, Ga, Sept. II, 1864. {

order from MAI. Gen. John H. Logan.
uIaDouAnrErs 18TH ARMY Conrr,
EAST PoIxT, Ga, Sept II, 1864. {
Officers ard Soldiers Of the 18th Army Corps:
You have borne your part in the accomplish
ment oi the object Of this eAmpaign-a part well
On The it day Of Msy, 1861, from Huntsville.
Ala. and its vicinity. you commenced the maEch.
this as i eampaaa V vii sasdy 1d parallel II tie
history Of the Wnf: The prond name heretofore
acquitted BY the 18th Corps. gos soldie7'y bearlng
and daring deedf, rem aims untaEntehed, Its lustet
undimmcd. During the campaign you constituted
the main portion Of tho fankfn2 column Of the
whole aEmy. Your drst move against the enemy
WIS around the right OF tho army at ResAca,
where, by your galiantzy, the enemy were driven
from The Ellis and bis works on the Watn road
IRON V:llAnsw to Resaea.. On the retreat Of the
by c3icuitous route. to Adairsyile; in the. same
manner from thels t. hngeton and ~ Daiss
teri. you hurled him back, killing and wound
iDg over :, 2,0U0, besides cspturtnG large number
OF p1isorers. You then moved round to The len Of
tain where again you met the enemy. driving him
trom three lines Of works, and capturing ever 30
priRonere. During your stay In front Of kenesaw y
The most daring, bold, and heroic charges Of the
WI. asainst Tie almost lmpregnAble position OF
the enemy on the Little kenes9X Xon Te1e then
the right OF onr army thence back 70 the extreme
III " Ts5-of Marietta and Roosevelt, to the Au.
gusts Railroad, near Stone Mountain. distance o.
railroad at this point you moTed by way OF Dec9-
tur 10 the immediate ifont Of the rebel sttonehod,
A,la1ta. Here, on the esd daJ OF July. Joa aeaia
cona,cts Of the campaicn. ~aith hardly time to
g tass
to he rSanSt WRo s a. 80 y,
Ssts' sss eesyn.as sy sse on s ts.t dsy i thss
aIone he Tor tur houis contested the dsid against
lie corps Of Ha1dee and Lee. You d1ove>them
discounted from the 1eld; causing them to leave
sa5s es'T aea ma@y hs soSe s. gallant eeds
io1med By you on this day Ei,l be re@em 1eeed
among the proude.t acts Of ous nations history.
ae he
| West Point Railroad near Fai1burn.. .Afte1 com-
petelY destroying The road 1or SONS distance, Jou
You rom Pond Creek, distance ct ten miiea. At
| ibis point you again met the cnenE. composed Of
Lees and Hardee's corps, On the 3lss Of Aneust,
fnsion rom The feld, viii their dead md many
wounded and prisoners LEFT In your hands. Here
araip. hy your skill and due courage, yon kept sa
hS ae
i 10 strjke aud defeat HIM" On the 1st OF septem
ber The 18th corps attacked Harfee. Ion et o4cs
Opened IRE On n1n1+ ana " Ju1E Io-UptlhtiuA Ill
blew up Ills ammunition trains, Eetrcated, md At
| lantA Waa ours.
You have marched during the campaign, in you
xlnd,nge, the distance OF 100 mt!es; have put hoT
! du son'6dt more Of the enemy than your corp
numbers; have captured twelve s;And Of arms
| 24sO p1isoners and a10 dcscrte1s. The couraa G
ypur march Is marked By the graves Of patriot
heroes, who have fallen BY your side: but, At th
sane time, It il more plainly marked hZ the bloc
| Of traitors, who have uefed the Constitution an
laws. insulted and trampled under tootthe glo1iuu
dag Of our country Ne deeply sympa,hize Wit
the trienas Of thote Of OF comrades III arms wh
have fallen; our Eorro1!s a1e only aopeased by II
knowledge that they fell az brave 1nen, battling
\ the p1eserya' ion and perpetuatton OF one Of tt
| beet governments Of earth, "Peace be to the
. ashes"
During 5our rcspite prepsrc for future action l.
theRuunt1y eer, ut all times, u Your Conduct, tn
| Ypn lore the cause Jon have etp6rsed; that *
hare no y ympnthg With a1y who wonld BY word
mighty republic Or trailing ta the oast the cmb1a
, Of our national greatness and glory. eu are 4
defender. of q government that has blessed n
E hereto,osc. with peac., hepplness aud prospcrl
. l,- perpetnity depends uron your ber0isa, 1ais
i When tie Tina .hall come to 20 for ward acsi
let ne 90 with the determination to rave our nAt1
e from threatened wreck, md hopeles! ruin, not K
( getting the appeal from widows and orphans til
J. u .Dorle 10 ps upon every breeze, TO ayenee I
less Of their loved Ones who hare fallen In the
fense Of 1htir country. Be patient, obedient, 4
f. eA1nest. and the dnv Is not fat distant when =
ton that you have aebiB cd in causfng the old b.
| uer to asaih wave from every mountatu, and o.
e every town and hamlet Of our once happy 1a1
b and hear the. shout: Of triumph ascend lrdn
Bss's Bsss oas RsSGRa ssg I'D eas 0a' once more
Ia = Joux 4. Lo1AS,
Ie Major General Commanding