The National tribune., 1902-08-28

soon found that there was quite a
strong Union sentiment in Northern Geor-
| gia. l have before me list of citizens
who came into Resaca and took the oath
of allegiance. From their conduct after
wards / had every reason to believe them
| sincere in their professions. Many OF
these men took contracts to furnish steam
wood for the railroad. A company OF
Home Guards was organized in and
| around Paramount, town about 10 miles
southeast of Calhoun, their object being
to aid the National troops and to defend
themselves against the Confederate con-
scriDtiOn officers.
1t became evident to me that Resaca
was soon to become a center of consid-
cradle military activity.
Early in the evening of July | re-
4 TON, dated "Headduarters 4th Vet. Inf.
Nd, Sugar Valley, Ga, July Sd, 1854; )
P. NJ" He said:
81 have just received from Col. Wat
| kins, commanding at Lafayette, a dis
patch stating that the enemy are advanc-
| ing On him in force, and asking me to
come to his relief Immediately.
| Il cannot possibly reach there this even
ing, as it Is 20 miles, but will go far
enough to be within supporting distance
| tomorrow morning, should there be occa-
sion. / write to advise you Of this and
TO ask you to advise the posts on the rail
road and elsewhere concerned. l also re-
quest you to advise Col Baldwin and
Maj. WOlfey of the situation, and request
them to move, if they feel warranted in
so doing, toward Lafayette. l shall send
my wagons to your post, and request that
you have an eye on them for me.
"Please telegraph also to Col. Lowe,
commanding cavalry division, at Kingston.
Il have advised Gen. Steedman by tele-
graph to direct Watkins to eyacuate La
| fayatte in case he is confronted by an
overwhelming force. If any cavalry force
can leave Resaca, as l indicate, please
advise me of it tonight. l shall go as
| far as Villanow tonight and move to
Ships Gap by daybreak in the morning. "
1 at once advised Col Baldwin, 9Th
Ky. Cav, of the request of Col. Croxton
and promptly received the following re-
ply:
'Col. Murray, commanding the brigade
| to which belong, was at Adairsville this
morning with the 92d Ill. MID Inf. and is
probably at Calhoun tonight. If you think
it advisable, and will send courier to
him, will move with the entire command
here (about 400 strong} to support Col
CroXtOn. If not, / can move with my reg.
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road, I think, ought not to be left devoid
of cavalry while the enemy remain at Jas
pers-yet 200 men would await but little
in supporting an attacking column. Please
| answer"
| 1t must be understood that while
commanded the Post of Resaca the cav,
airy stationed there were not under my
orders, but always acted promptly upon
my request. Upon receiving Col Baldwin's
a. N1CC m IN
Col. Croxton with his own regiment, leav.
ing Maj. Wolfey behind. The next morn
ing little after sunrise l received the
following reply:
Il shall move Mt once for Villanow. II
there is no enemy l shall return to Re
SAGA this evening.
A CONFEDERATE RAID.
1t turned out that Col. Watkins's in
formation of the movement Of a column
of Confederate cavalry northwart
was correct; instead of passin;
up west of Taylor's Ridge and at
lacking the force Mt Lafayette, they
marched up the Rome road east of tn,
ridge and passed through Villanow befor,
Col. Croxton reached that point. Abou
300 Confederate cavalry composed the col
umn. They passed through gap o
Chattooga Mountain n short distance
southwest of Dalton. l soon heard from
these enterprising raiders. Col. We've
wrote from Headquarters 18th Iowa, Til
ton, Ga, July 5, 1864; 9:1O p. M, as fol
lows:
81 have to inform you that the tract
was torn up and a train of 16 cars raj
off and burned three and half miles th
side of Dalton. There were eight mel
on the train: three Of them are here, on
mounted. The party attacking consisted
of from 200 to 800 dismounted cavalry
The cars were heavily laden with flour
etc. l have sent four companies unde
Lieut.-Col. Archer to repair the track
etc. l viii send full particulars in tn
morning"