The National tribune., 1906-03-22
AND RETREAT.

Adv ANJE AND NC1NEAl.
II Continued from page IL
May. after four days retreat, and
again estimate the effective strength
"at or near Dalton"
4 Shortly after the fall OF Atlanta, and
whilst We were lying in bivouac at
Lovejoy Station, / sent for Maj. Kin
Ioch Falconer, who was at that time
one OF my Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
and called his attention to the outcry
against me, through the medium of the
press. which charged that 1 had lost
many more men during the siege of
| Atlanta than had Gen. Johnston dur
ing his campaign; and, inasmuch as he
was the Adjutant General of my prede-
cessor, 1 desired to know from him the
entire loss, from all causes, during the
| retreat from Dalton to Atlanta. He at
once replied that he could not give me
| the exact figures, for the reason that
Gen. Johnston had taken with him all
| the books and records of the army to
| Macon. but that we had lost, In round
numbers. $4,000 men. Moreover, that
We had at Adairsvilie $4,000 infantry.
Two of my staff officers Capt. John
Smith and Lieut. f.. y. Wade, hap
gave me. whilst these facts were fresh
in their memory. the following affida-
Wits:
| Houston, Tex. June 81. 1855.
II certify that on or about the 1eth
| of September. 1864, Maj. Kinloch Fal-
coner. Assistant Acknowledgement,
Army of Tennessee. reported officially
in the presence of Lieut.. E. b. Wade,
/ Aid-de-Camp; MIR. James II. Haggerty
| and myself. TO Gen. J. b. Hood, at
LovejOys Station. Ga. that the loss of
| that army, from all causes during the
| campaign from Dalton to Atlanta, Ga,
! between the It'll of May and 18th of
June, 1864. was $4,000 effective men.
| He also stated that the army. when at
/ Adairsville. Ga. numbered $50 et-
fective infantry, after the losses sus-
| tanned at Rocky Face Mountain and
| Resaca. Ga.
| "(Signed) John Smith. Abide
Camp.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
! this 22d of June, A. ID. 1865.
"(Signed) William Andrews,
Mayor of Houston"
Il certify that on or about the 10th
day of September. 1864, Maj. Kinloch
Falconer. late Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Army of Tennessee, c. S. A, re-
ported officially in the presence of
Capt. John S. Smith. Aid-de-Camp, Mr..
Haggerty, and myself to Gen. J. Il.
Hood, commanding Army at Lovejoy
Station, Ga. that the loss of that army,
from all causes, during the campaign
from Dalton to Atlanta, Ga. between
the 7th day of May and the 18th day
of July. 1854. was $4,000 effective men.
He (Maj. Kinloch Falconer) also stated
that the army when at Adairsville, Ga,
numbered $4,000 effective infantry.
after the losses sustained at Rocky
Face Mountain and Resaca, Ga.
''(Singed e. B. Wade, Aid
de-Camp."
State of Tennessee, Rutherford Coun-
ty:
This day came before me. ]. N.
Clark, J. p. for said County. E. 3.
Wade. and made oath that the facts
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief. this 1st day of June. 1855.
''E. b. Wade.
sworn and subscribed before me the
date above.
"(Signed) J. n. Clark, J. p.
for said County"
The statement of Maj Falconer rela-
tive to the strength of the infantry at
Adairsyille tallies very well with that
Of Gen. Wigfall as to this arm of the
service at New Hope Church, and I
have no doubt of the correctness of
Maj. Falconer's assertion to me.
Allowing $500 artillery, acknowl-
edged by Maj. Falconer on the 10th of
June, the army at Adairsville exhibits
with the addition OF 1919 cavalry, an
effective total of 5000, to which should
be added 1883 killed and wounded
near Dalton and Resaca," and this
second summary shows an effective to-
tai OF 70.327, exclusive of stragglers.
deserters and prisoners captured from
Dalton to Adairsville.
The foregoing summary fully tallies
with the first, and We find, when only
four days out from Dalton, over 10000
electives, exclusive of deserters, strag-
glers and prisoners captured.
Might HIVE Remafued Longer Mt Dalton
1t cannot be asserted with any de-
gree of reason that it was not feasible
to have remained longer at Dalton, in
asmuch as Gen. Johnston had only to
fortify Mill Creek and Snake Creek
Gaps to insure his safety. and sufficient
time to receive all the reinforcements
then en- route to Dalton.
AS further evidence of the correct
ness of my assertion, this General
states in his Narrative:
THE troops received by the Army of
Tennessee during the campaign were
those sent and brought to it by Lieut.
Gen. Polk, and formed the corps of the
army which he commanded. OF these
Canty's Division OF about 5000 effec-
tives reached Resaca on the 9Th of
May: Loring's, of 5000, on the 11th;
French's, of 1000, Joined US at Cass-
vile on the 18TH; and Quarles's Bri-
gade. of 2,2O0, at New Hope Church
on the 26th.'
Our army retreated from Dalton on
the night of the 18th and the morning
of the 18th of May, and, as just cited,
Cantry's Division of 5000 was at Re
SAGA on the 9th, and Loring's of 5,O00l
on the 11th.
Thus we discover 1920 infantry,
and $500 cavalry under Gen. Jackson,
moving en- route to Dalton. prior to
the 9th of May; and that the head of
Polk's column, which was Canty's Di-l
vision, Joined Gen. Johnston's left, at
Resaca, on that date. which facts
seemingly indicate that there were at
least some troops within easy direc-