The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-09-11

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arts corps to. Loyejoy Station.
south of Atlanta, in the immediate
neighborhood of Jonesboro, where
Hardee's corps had given battle to
the main body of Sherman's army.
General Hood encamped bis army
about Lovejoy's Station until the
18th of September, 1864, when he
marched beyond and a few miles to
the north of Newman, and there CON
structed lines of fieldworks. On the
9th of September, 1864, President
Jefferson Davis, at this encan1p-
ment, reviewed. for the last time,
the Army of Tennessee, and on the
following afternoon and night the
troops marched northward across
the Chattahoochee river, and struck
the railroad and Big Shanty Sta
! tion, Immediately north Of the Ken.
nesaw mountains, and at once pro-
ceeded to destroy the railroad run
ming from Chattanooga TO Atlanta,
as far north as Ackworth. After
having destroyed many miles sof
this railroad with the troops Of
Stewatr's corps, Gen. Hood ordered
| French's division, which was then
nearest Big Shanty Station, TO
march up the railroad, and, by a
forced march, to assault the works
on Altoona mountain. While they
marched he directed the divisions
of Walthall and Loring 20 move
west to the neighborhood of the
New Hope battle ground, and Join
the balance of his army encamped
there. French assaulted the works
on Altoona mountain the next
day, and drove the Federal troops
into the Star fort, on the east side
of the railroad cut, when he was
compelled to withdraw his division,
although victory was almost in bis
grasp, and join the main body OF
Hoods army To the southwest, TO
prevent Sherman from interposing
column of infantry he was send
ing to the relief of General Corse,
commanding the garrison. This
was a bloody aud unsuccessful en-
gagement, and the troops engaged
fought with desperate valor.
On the 7th of October, 1864, Gen
Hood marched his army by the way
of Cedartown and over the Sand
mountain to Decatur, and from
there to Tuscumbia on the 4th Of
November, and encamped his army
about that village for eighteen days,
when he crossed the Tennessee riv
er and marched direct for Nashville.
The army reached Columbia the
9th of November, and on the 2Sth
he CROSSED Duck river, two miles
above Columbia, and attempted a
flank march on the Federal column
under Scho6eld, to intercept it be-
tween Columbia and Franklin. The
advance of this thanking column,
with General Cleburne in command,
engaged Schofeld's troops at Spring
Hill in the afternoon Of the Goth Of
November, and at night Hardee's
corps, then commanded by Cheat
ham, Stewart's corps, and the divis-
ion of Major General EdwGrd John
ston, of 5. ID. Lees corps, biY-
ouacked Immediately on the turn
pike, and Schoheld's column march
ed by, during the night, and occu-
pied the works at Franklin.
On the 30tn of November General
Hood marched his two corps end
one division TO Franklin, and late
in the afternoon of that day fought
the desperate, bloody and unsuc-
cessful battle of Franklin. Never
did troops respond to the will Of a
commander with more spirit, energy
and heroism than did Hoods troops
on that fatal afternoon, and never
were lines of assaulting troops
more heroically met with sheets OF
musketry fire, al the hands of disci.
plined and courageous soldiers.
During the hight, after the battle
village and marched his forces into
Nashville, and on the following day
Hood marched his army to the inn
mediate neighborhood OF Nashville,
and at once constructed lines of
earthworks. On the 18TH of Decem-
Der, 1854, General Thomas marched
his army out of the intrenched
works at Nashville, turned the flank
of Hood, and doubled up the line
occupied by Stewards corps on that
of Cheatham, when night stopped
the movements of his victorious
army. On the following day Hood
re established his lines, with a
salient in his left, as on the preyl-
Gus day, a few miles away from the
ground occupied by HIM the day be-
fore, and in the afternoon Of that
H., ,,,hfIo 0rhou,oo x.roa ayaouffuU a
movement on his extreme right, In
the direction of Brentwood, an at
tacking column broke Hoods line
on the south slope OF the hill, just
northwest of the Granny White,
which speedily routed the left wing
OF Hoods army. The disaster was
fearful TO behold; aad that heroic
army was hurled, disorganized
mass, upon the pike leading 70
Franklin.
At Columbia Gen. Hood estab-
lished his headquarters, on the Pu-
laski pike, and, at a council Of his
corps and division commands, he
resolved to make the effort 10 re-
treat with his army To Corinth,
Miss. He ordered WalthRll % take
command Of the rear guard, and &C
all hazards TO cover his retreat
across the Tennessee river, and 20
retard the pursuing column Of
Thomas. Walthall at once took
command Of the rear guard, and
successfully covered Hoods retreat,
and Hood, with the remnant Of his
army, mutilated. and dispirited,
reached Corinth.
General Hoods command OF the
army was disastrous, butIt must be
that he was required
to attempt the accomplishment Of .
task that was simply impossible,
IL must be remembered he was
disabled, from the loss OF
an arm and leg in battle, from CIV
ing that personal supervision 10 his
army when on the field that IS abso-
lutely essential TO win victories,
and that he was compelled 70 rely,
in a great measure, upon the infor-
nation of suba,terns, immediately
with his military family,