River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-15

as the Interest fight in their experience. The
conformation Of the battle ground, and the
method Of attack made the battle close, fire.
quently hand Ia hand and always desperate.
gen. Sherman's army was placed In position in
the form OF great $50 reversed. The assault
of Gen. Hood, was upon the eastern lobe OF this
49,, the Army Of the Tennessee. The ground
occupied by il was broker nch OF II dense
ly wooded, Afarding cover 4 advance and
attack, which invariably Tesn fe IN the hand TO
hand fighting mentioned. The foregoing will
explain perhaps, the apparent difficulty OF de-
plotting this battle upon canvass in 4 manner "a
enable the comprehension Of the extent Of the
line and its disposition.
Veterans officers and soldiers have invaria-
bly, expressed their belief that, IL Atlanta could
be painted, panorama OF unsurpassed interest
and value would be the result. Such piano.
rama has been painted In il may be seen
grand strategy, military dispositions. topograph-
ical characteristics aud condict which equals
the memory OF participants, who upon visiting
the panorama find 1t possible 10 locate Temem-
bered incidents and places, and thus bringing
back forgotten scenes With a q, arness which
shows the desitAUiiIty 81 painting panorama
which il really grand historical picture.
''Better than Gettysburg, should say sou
said Gen Il. W. johnson, ths brave commander
OF the ist Division Of the lith Army Corps
Gettysburg don { compare with 10, remarked
Gen. Thos Ruger. Of the Red Star Division OF
Hooker's goth Corps lit furpasses every pan
Drama, is the decision Of Ills Honor Judge
Rea, whose gallant squadron OF caySlry settled
suits with charges, far on the left flank, on the
ED Of July The we'll known GettYsblrg pan
Drama relegated 10 a second ositiOn by the
grand Atlanta War Panorama. Veterans a.
they stand upon the platform. gaze northward
10 kenuesaw Mt, and tell 81 attacks, battles
and march thar occurred la the valley beyond.
or the desperate battles IN The burnt hickory
country, Of struggles along the Oostauaua,
ResAca, Rocky Faced Ridge, Dalton, then chic
amauga's field 10 the left al Dalton The yeter-
an sees hundred days 81 battle and perhaps
three hundred miles OF march that places the
Union Army in the field spread before him.
Back again over this distance, he thinks OF the
guarded line Of supplies covered by brother sol
diers ready to battle for the cracker and ammu-
milton line. the single artery 81 life'z supply,
upon which the army depended; remembers too
that be yOnd Chattanooga this same line OF sup
ply was guarded 10 Nashville, nearly three hun
bred miles from Atlanta. This devious railroad,
ran through country admirably adapted To
cover attacks by partisan band-. He knows
that the battle Of Atlanta fought under ey-
cry adverse circumstance. aud won, ten. I.o-
gan says, "By the splendid bravery and tenHcity
OF the men, and the ability and skill Of the Off
GERS of the Army Of the Tennessee
SOME REGULATIONS.
Standing on the panorama platform, the re-
spected surgeon Of the list Division 18th Army
Corps, DR.. Geo. f. French, remarked, 'Major
Hottaling, (all veterans call the Colonel Major
he was Gen. Logan : chief Of rtal. d you know
that we burned over $4,000, 600 worth Of our
hospital property, before we broke up things at
Atlanta, previous TO our march To the sea-
Yes and that is not all. said the Colonel,
1--WE left the foundations for the Minneapolis Of
the South, which Atlanta has since become"
Col Goodnow Joined the party and endeavored
TO repeat the roster Of his 18th Indiana under
his eye in line OF battle now and then.
Il thought" said the Colonel, ''there was
only one battle OF Atlanta, but now am 81 a
loss to know which il the real battle field this
one, or the one down in Georgia. And" added
the Colonel sour friend. Frank DeGress il
dead. / can think Of him now. hi= two right
guns spiked, his men ordered of for safety, aud
Frank standing between the two guns
Of his left section, lanyard in either
hand and the shouts, Surrender,
damn Won surrender and don't shoot