The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-10-06
From Sketch by Remington in Harper's Weekly.

and were recognized as the Sin Ohio
Cav, going East
Our brigade was reorGanized, in com
fnand of Col. Reilly, and embracing the
Tooth and l0ith Ohio, 18TH ILL.,. 18th and
10th Ky. Sth Tenn, and Battery ID, LIST
Ohio l. A. The division was commanded
by the gallant soldier Gen. }. ID. Cox.
We were ordered 10 ioin with Gen. ".
Fisherman forces. for the Georgia cam
pa 1T Knoxville our depleted ranks
were being filled with recruits; about a
dozen were assigned 10 co. y We drew
ammunition and ratiOns and saying
'goodby 10 the citizens, set out south
ward TO Cleveland. Tenn, and TO Red
Clay, Ga
Gen. W T sherman's army aegre-
gated 9S,797 men and PSI guns. Ger.
John NJ Schofield who had recently
been given command cf the Department
OF Ohio was in command OF the Twenty
third Corps until cur discharge, n June,
1866. On May we pressed the enemy
toward Dalton, Gen. Thomas having two
days before carried Tunnel Hill; however,
the enemy could not be cislodged from
Buzzard I2oost and Rocky Face Ridge.
Not To be baflIed Sherman who won the
sobriquet of The Great FiaEker," swung,
as 1t were, his forces. except the Fourth
Corps and some cavalry, around through
Snake Creek Gap. which had been in the
possession Of McPherson who. Oh the
S,h completely surprised q brigade of
Egffederate cavalry which was coming to
y Oh and hold it.
nus was the first Is miles won. Gen.
rman lost about 0O0 me- in these
Z movements. The battle Of Resaca
ned the day following our arrival at
te Gap. The ConfederateS occupied Il
,ag position behind Camp Creek. com
1ded by Joseph J.. Johnston, one of
ta abest Generals of the war. For two
Gays the enemy tired 10 defend their lines,
but VIC captured their strongest forts.
The loss on both sides was quite heavy.
On May IL Johnston was on the retreat
toward Atlanta. our objective point, too.
We crossed the Oostanaula above Lays
Ferry. by EontOon and next day en-
counteTcd the enemy near Adairsville
Being pressed in both rear and Eanks,
they fell back 10 Cassville and Carterville
stubboTDiy cOntesting every inch of ground.
However, they wisely abandoned their
position. and on the 10Th fell back across
the EtOwah River Sherman gave his
army few days rest and time TO bring
forward supplies for the next stage Of the
campaign.
Satisfied that the enemy would hold
him IN check at Allatoona Pass. Shcr
man resolved without even attempting il !
in front, 10 turn il by a circuit 10 the |
right. Johnstons army was strongly |
fortified in the rugged hills and dense |
forest about AIatOOna Burnt Hickory. |
with Pine Mountain the apex and Kcne-
triangle.
Amid the thunder Of artillery. the zip. |
zip OF the mimic ball Yankee cheers and |
rebel yells the game went on for seven |
long weeks. Battles were won and lost. |
the one OF June - costing Us many valu
able lives; our aggregate loss being
nearly coo. Ia his official report Sherman
says:
Failure as il was. ard for which I as
sune the entire responsibility. yet claim
il produced good fruits. as ii demonstrat-
ed TO Gen. Johnston that would assault.
and that boldly. and we also gained and
held ground 80 close 10 the cnemys para
pets that he could not show d head above
them
On July !. sherman ordered Gen. Nc
PherSon 10 throw rapidly his whole army
by the right 10 threaten Nickaiack Creek
and Turner'S Ferry across the Chatta-
hoochee; and on the night of the I'd Nc
Pherson executed this movement; at the
same time, Johnston finding his left
turned. abandoned his strong position at
keneSaw Mountain and fell back TO
Smyrna Church. Fearing the danger of
being cut OFF from Atlanta. he made good
his escape across the ChattahOochee at
rapid and deep stream, only passable at
that stage OF water by means OF bridges.
except at one or two very difficult fords.
The bSth Anniversary of American In
dependence was here celebrated by US
Many OF the brave boys who with US one
year before helped celebrate the day at
Mt Vernon, KY, were numbered with the
slain or lay in hospital
On the 5th the Twenty-third Corps was
again transferred from the right to the left
and three days later Sehoficld. who had
effected crossing of the Chattahoochee
near the mouth of Soaps Creek by pom
toon, and Mcpherson, who had been
ordered TO the extreme left wing of the
army under Gen. ". I. Sherman, crossed