Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-09
Thoughts Suggested by Ny Diary.

month of June was d lively one about
Kenesaw Mountain in 1864. This
mountain, nearly 20 miles north OF At
ianta, Georgia, was strongly fortified
IL defence Of the city against which
General sherman was directing his
energies in that strenuous summer
campaign Of 1864
Il must have been about the goth
Of June when in the night the enemy
evacuated his line n front Of Big
SEauty and retired TO the KenesaW
Range. about three miles TO tn south.
This range is perhaps about five miles
in length. At the northeastern eXtrem-
tty it terminates in a bold peak Tis-
ing abruptly about 700 feet above the
surrounding country. Being only d
peak it was not very favorable
place for the posting of large bodies
Of troops; yet a few men up there
could easily repeI the attack of a
large force To the southwest there
is another dome in this range, not so
high, but about a thousand feet long
This was then called Little Kenesaw,
ne other Big Kenesaw. The smaller
nil was a capital place for the plant
ing Of guns and the enemy had it
well fortified with cannon. On the
whole, the range was a stronghold Of
no little consequence. A mile to the
nl,r+h .,d .1r1os+ r,ara11lI with the
eaeto,.r o1,trernit,. If the rance there
fe low ridga then called Rrush
mountain. When the enemy left our
front ~ Die, Cbant,, wo advanced and
tool, nositior oIoro tho crest of this
p,.,,eb Mountain deem valley sonar
.tes tho two RANGES and along this-
vaIIa, the railroad had been buiIt
,,ort h,vord from NI.riotto towards
Cbattanoopa
mo o-ano,l .i+,,otio., ~ +bfu +fr,o
,oo, su,oroarizod ~, General sherman
~, roIIor,,s IN -, lotto,, r,r,i+to,, to Con-
GraI tIgIIoc1l.
IVA no,,tin,a fl rraee forward m
tho nrfncinaI If m ADVANCE sgainst
r,rtfl,., ,,a.itior. rrI,o whole conn
,,.r T., one WASH FORT and Johnston
,,J,.t bo,.o o. Iao.+ frt,r r9i1os of oo,,.
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f.bod r.ottorios W. ,,af, ,r,.c,,,d
a,;r.' e,rh+fr,,- Oh tb.a 80 O,,r
Inc. oro now IN oIoro contact ana
The fgbting is inceosant with = GOOD
deal NJ ar+iIrar, fro Ae fast nc 7,o
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S-tnr oil road,- t,,+ tbinI. 10 viii
coon bayo - Let Kenosaw on which
fe tho l~n, 70 tho whole country The
weather ie now bortlr and the roads
are dr,f, o,,n rae+,.
win here give q LIST If the battles
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-ba 900 ho++1, - +b., ON ros ~,
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"a erbt Sborr,o, ,,ndortooIr tbo+ dow
- 5,i,-o +l,o 49,. So, +l,[, 1y,,,osoT,-
hills bn+ was unable IN do so. and the
rebels scored victory.
Our regiment, being on the extreme
left of our line. was not brought into
the heaviest of any of this fighting.
On the morning Of the 9th we were
ordered into line. and were told that
in an hour We were TO charge against
Big Kenesaw. As we stood looking m
at that frowning height we did not feel
very happy. for il was understood
that the enemy was 70 5efan5 hin,
self there by rolling bic stones down
upon our charging column. We felt,
somehow, as if we'd rather face car
non than bou1ders + was o common