The National tribune., 1902-07-03

had this advantage however: he knew and
all his commanders knew that Gen. Sher
man had crossed the Etowah and was
moving south. but Gen. Sherman did not
know that Gen. Johnston was marching
to intercept him.
For the march of May 24 Gems. Har-
dee and Polk issued the following orders;
Gen. Hardee said: The command will
move tomorrow. as follows: Bates Diyi-
sion. ut > Il. M, TO the church on the
| Dallas road. From that point Gen. Bate
will throw out one brigade one mile in
advance on the Dallas road. and two bri-
gadcs one mile on the Burnt Hickory
road. He will remain in observation ut
| this position until the whole column has
passed. when he will bring up the rear.
| Cleburnc's Division will move ut ) Il. N.
to the church and thence on the Atlanta
| road. Walkers Division will move at i
Il. m. and follow Cleburne. Cheatham's
| Division will move at > Il. m. and follow
Walker
command will be in readiness to move
tomorrow morning at 4 o'clock. right in
| front. in the following order. viz: First.
| CantcyS Division. second. French's Div-
sion; third, Loring's Division: fourth, ord
nance train: fifth. reserve artillery.
The artillery hattaions will follow
their respective divisions. The column
will be put in motion by Il staff officer Of
the Iieutenant-Gencral precisely ut i
Il. H..
1t will be observed that Gen. Hardre
anticipated that Gen. Sherman's troops
might turn eastward when they reached
Burnt Hickory. cross Pumpkin Vine
Creek and move upon New Hope Church.
so he caused one brigade to march one
mile west of the church and remain in
observation until his whole column had
of prccantion was taken May -. one day
before Hooker's advance reached Burnt
Hickory.
Gen. Hood remained in camp east of
Allatoena Pass on May % and 81. while
the other two corps We're marching west
ward to their respective positions. This
delay in Gen. Hoods movement was no
doubt made for the purpose of giving am
pie time for the road to be cleared for
his march. and also as precaution
against q direct attack from the north
against the Pass.
On May "a Gen. Hood issued the fol
lowing order of march for the next day:
The Lieutenant-General commanding
desires you to move your division and the
reserve battalion of artillery early tomor-
w morning to Allntoona. and from
thence westward on the road that Gen.
Hindman moved on this morning When
yOu have marched about four miles from
Allatoona you will come into the Lost
Mountain road, where Gen. Stewart has
a regiment on picket. at which place you
will halt and report the fact to these
headquarters. Ask Cen Armstrong to re-
lieve your pickett; on the river and inform
him that Gen. Hoods headquarters are at
DIR. Smiths house. on the Lost Noun
tain road. about seven miles west of ALA
toona. When you halt you will picket
any roads leading to the river. The cour-
Ter who bears this dispatch knows where
you are to halt. Say to Gen. Armstrong
that Gen. Hood considers his right as
resting on the railroad. and ask him TO
inform Gen Hood of the movements of
the enemy"
This movement was designed to place
Gen. Hoods Corps in reserve to support
either Hardee or Polk. as the exigencies
OF the campaign might require.
AN EXAMPLE OF CONFEDERATE ENERGY.
To illustrate the energy and determine
ton that inspired the officers leading the
Confederate forces, / invite attention to
the orders issued by Gen. Hardee asl
Gen. Hood on May "a. Gen. Hardee
wrote to Gen. Polk:
i put my corps in motion this morning
at 2 o'clock. Ny orders to get in the
main Dallas and Atlanta road. TO take
up position and defend it. / am also in
structed to keep in communication with
you"
Gen. Hoods order to his troops stated:
The Lieutenant-Generalc commanding de-
sireS to say to the officers and soldiers
OF his command that in the coming battle
their country expects of them victory
This corps must remember the glorious
successes of our arms beyond the MiSSiS-
sippi: they must think of their comrades
in Virginia, battling against overwhelm-
ing odds. and the triumphs which have
crowned their efforts. and determine to be
outstripped by none in such a course.
$50 far, wherever you have engaged
the enemy, you have repulsed him; your
General has pride in the troops he has the
honor of commanding. and expects them
to be victorious. Death is far prefer
able to defeat
Gen. Hoods Corps had been resting for
some days; the troops We're in fine spirits,
had great confidence in their commander.
and marched forward with alacrity. Fol
lowing the example of Gen. Hardee, Gen,
Hood sent a considerable force down the
road from New Hope Church toward
Burnt Hickory to prevent the surprise of
his moving column By the Union forces,
If they chanced to be marching over that
road. The Drecaution was well taken, for
his troops soon found plenty to do.
1HtSt prompt movements or ten.
Johnston showed the state of prepared
ness in which he kept his army. and also
shows that he anticipated flank move
ment by Gen. Sherman. In my opinion
Gen. Johnston felt satisfied that Gen.
Sherman would not make direct attack
upon n strOngly-fortified position like Al
latoona Pass, if he thought it practicable
to turn the position by flank movement
and bring on a battle upon more favor
able ground. He also knew that Gen.
Sherman would not hesitate to leave his
base Of supplies and depend upon his
wagons and the country during the pro-
gress of flank movement.
l am satisfied that Gen. Johnston did
not expect a direct attack upon ALA
toOna Pass, and that he did expect that
Gen. Sherman would undertake to force
him to give battle at some point south
Of Allatoona Range. The only question
with him was whether Sherman would
cross the Etowah River above or below
the railroad
(To be continued)
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