The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-07-10

ly retired to their main works. At noon
Gen Stanley came up with his division.
formed on the LEFT of Candy's Brigade
with refused lEe and within Il short
time relieved five of Candy's regiments.
Gen. SANKEY'S right rested on the road
leading east TO New Hope Church.
When Stanley's dispositions were made.
Gen. Geary extended his line to the right,
his left joining Stanley at the road.
Geary's formation from left to right WAS
as follows: Caudy's Brigade, Lockman's
Brigade. Columns Brigade of Gen. But
tcriield's Division, and Cobham's Brigade.
These troops were formed in two lines.
about one-third of each brigade being i'll
reserve. and now the work of constructing
a line of intrenchments began. This work
was done i'll the midst of constant firing
along the whole line. The skirmishers on
both sides were untiring; their fight at
times rose to the dignity of a battle; the
Union forces held their position firmly:
their artillery was brought forward and
placed in position. Meanwhile Gen.
Thomas and Gen. Schofield were extend
ing the line to the left and eastward to-
ward the railroad, the nearest point being
Ackworth, about eight miles away. Gen.
Hood, always Il desperate fighter and al
ways aggressive, attacked the Union line
vigorously both day and night. As
Thomas and SchOfield extended the Union
line to the left, Gen. Hood strengthened
his line on his right TO meet them. On
May % Gen. Hindnans Division. VI hich
had been posted on Hoods left the day
before, was now sent to the right, and on
the next day, May u, Gen. Cleburne's
and still later Gen. Wheeler's Cavalry
Division, dsmounted, was placed to
the right of Clcburne's Division. and
works of great strength, all mounted
with artillery, We're thrown up both
by the Union and Confederate forces
and as these lines were EXTENDED fighting
at once began and continued almost in
cessantly day and night The roar Of
artillery was almost continuous and the
rattle Of mnsketry, although sometimes
confined to the sharpshooters and skirm-
ishers, was often INDUCED in by the whole
line.
The Army Of the Tennessee. with the
Fifteenth Corps. commanded by Maj
Gen. John \. Logan, on the right. and
the Sixteenth Corps. commanded by Maj
Cen Grenyille NJ. Dodge, to the left af-
ter crossing the Etowah River on May
%, marched southwark IS miles on differ
ent roads and encamped near the Eu-
harlee Creek
Gen. Dodge's orders required him to
take the direct road to Van Vert and
concentrate his corps at Pumpkin Vine
Postoffice, about 10 miles south of Dallas.
Gen. DOdse's position in the march made
his corps for n time the rear guard of the
army, consequently his movements were
at first slow, but he pushed forward for
three days and two nights. passed through
Van Vert before Logan had reached that
place, and on the morning of May % WAS
10 miles south of Dallas. on Pumpkin
Vine Creek, where he camped for the
night.
On May 81 Gen. Logan marched his
corps a distance of eight miles, passing
through Van Vert on his way to Dallas.
Gen. MCPHERSON, with his staff, marched
with Locan's Corps.
On May % the march was renewed
Late In the afternoon of that day the
sound Of cannon reached the Army of the
tennessee from the east, and they knew
that the enemy. had been encountered.
Gen. Logan learned from rebel desarters
and citizens that there was 4 strong force
of the Confederate army in the neighbor-
hood of Dallas, and it was stated that
Gen. Johnston was present with these
troops. The Fifteenth Corps maT cd for
ward to Pumpkin Vine Greek and eamped
III line Of battle.
THE BATTLE AT DALLAS
AT midnight of May % Gen. Dodge re-
ceived orders from Gen. Mcpherson to
hiV'' hoitH, camp On the van w ert ana
Dallas road, and be prepared at daylight
to advance with the rest of the army ON
Dallas. This retrograde movement of the
Sixteenth Corps was made necessary by
the fact that the enemy had been en-
countered in strong force northeast of
Dallas. where fighting had been going on
for several hours, and by the further fact
that the enemy had been deyeloned in
front of Dallas. 1t was obvious that the
Sixteenth Corps, then 10 miles south of
Dallas, was in no position to cooperate
with the Fifteenth Corps against the
Confederate forces near Dallas: besides.
the isolation of the Sixteenth Corps was
practically an invitation to the Confed.
crate commander to concentrate super
Tor force against it, and thus be able TO
light the Army of the Tennessee in de-
tail. The night Of May % was dark and
gloomy, with heavy rain falling and the
sky rent with lightning and thunder, but
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