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The Germans, about a battalion strong, attacked in close formation in the region of Slaventine, northwest of Podgaste, but were met by concentrated fire and forced to return to their own intrenchments. In the Carpathians during a snowstorm a Russian blockhouse south of Smotreo was successfully raided. The blockhouse was blown up after the capture of its defenders.
At the same moment of Mersey's attack in front, General Wood's Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps, under the eye of General Sherman, attacked the Confederates occupying our intrenchments in flank, and Williamson's Brigade joined Mersey's in recapturing our line and the batteries the Fourth Iowa Infantry taking a conspicuous part.
The opposing forces North Georgia triangle Topography Dalton Army of the Ohio enters Georgia Positions of the other armies Turning Tunnel Hill First meeting with Sherman Thomas Sherman's plan as to Dalton McPherson's orders and movement Those of Thomas and Schofield Hopes of a decisive engagement Thomas attacks north end of Rocky Face Opdycke on the ridge Developing Johnston's lines Schofield's advance on 9th May The flanking march through Snake Creek Gap Retiring movement of my division Passing lines Johnston's view of the situation Use of temporary intrenchments and barricades Passing the Snake Creek defile Camp Creek line A wheel in line Rough march of left flank Battle of Resaca Crossing Camp Creek Storming Confederate line My division relieved by Newton's Incidents Further advance of left flank Progress of right flank Johnston retreats.
The inferiority of the Prussian infantry, the disadvantages of ground, where the cavalry could not act, the advantageous situation of the enemy, their numerous artillery, their intrenchments, numbers, and obstinacy, joined to the skill and conduct of their general, all conspired to defeat the hopes of the Prussians, to surmount their valour, and oblige them to retreat.
On the 10th of July we had driven the rebel army into Jackson, where it turned at bay behind the intrenchments, which had been enlarged and strengthened since our former visit in May. On the 11th we pressed close in, and shelled the town from every direction. He requested his relief, which I granted, and General Lauman went to the rear, and never regained his division.
Then Deck had a chance to look around him, though it was too dark to make out the situation. "Where are we now, Deck?" asked Ben. "I never was here before; but I guess we are not more than six miles below the intrenchments of the enemy on the Cumberland, and they have another breastwork on the south side of the river," replied Deck, as he continued to look about him.
At all events the enemy fell back within his intrenchments and was there when I got on the field. I saw the men standing in knots talking in the most excited manner. No officer seemed to be giving any directions. The soldiers had their muskets, but no ammunition, while there were tons of it close at hand.
And even had such existed, 6000 men, of which a third were cavalry, could scarcely have hoped to hold it permanently against a far superior force. Moreover, cooped up inside intrenchments, the Army of the Valley would have lost all freedom of action; and Jackson would have been cut off both from Ewell and from Richmond.
During the winter, little progress was made with the intrenchments, but when the spring of 1429 came, the English resumed their work with activity; the communications between the city and the country became more difficult, and the approach of want began already to be felt in Orleans.
The British generals had their prey so surely, as they believed, that they mercifully decided not to waste life unnecessarily by storming the works in the first glow of success. So they waited during that night and the two following days, while Washington strengthened his intrenchments, brought over reinforcements, and prepared for the worst.
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