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After this the siege continued all through the month of August. While Hood was trying to keep Sherman off Atlanta Grant was trying to make a breach at Petersburg. Burnside was ordered to use his corps for the assault, and he chose Ledlie's division to lead.
The wearer of it started and half raised his revolver, but quickly concealed it under the sheet that hung below his waist. Everybody was silent, as if they expected a reply from Wambush, but he made none. "Them pore Cohutta men lyin' in the Atlanta jail said so, anyway," returned the leader. "They ain't heer to speak fer the'rse'ves; it's a easy thing to give them the lie behind the'r backs."
But his letter failed to have the effect he desired, and in a few weeks he received a communication from Atlanta setting forth the fact that a raid had been determined upon. Meantime, while events were developing, some of the old women of the Hog Mountain Range had begun to manifest a sort of motherly interest in the affairs of Woodward and Sis Poteet.
I reached Atlanta during the afternoon of the 14th, and found that all preparations had been made-Colonel Beckwith, chief commissary, reporting one million two hundred thousand rations in possession of the troops, which was about twenty days' supply, and he had on hand a good supply of beef-cattle to be driven along on the hoof.
Lines of supply by field trains Canvas pontoons Why replaced by bridges Wheeling toward Atlanta Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Atlanta Battle of Ezra Church Aggressive spirit of Confederates exhausted Sherman turns Atlanta by the south Pivot position of Twenty-third Corps Hood's illusions Rapidity of our troops in intrenching Movements of 31st August Affair at Jonesboro Atlanta won Morale of Hood's army Exaggerating difference in numbers Examination of returns Efforts to bring back absentees The sweeping conscription Sherman's candid estimates Unwise use of cavalry Forrest's work Confederate estimate of Sherman's campaign.
Hood still remained about Lovejoy's Station, and, up to the 15th of September, had given no signs of his future plans; so that with this date I close the campaign of Atlanta, with the following review of our relative losses during the months of August and September, with a summary of those for the whole campaign, beginning May 6 and ending September 15, 1864.
Sherman was to move from Chattanooga, Johnston's army and Atlanta being his objective points. Either the enemy would have to keep a large force to protect their communications, or see them destroyed and a large amount of forage and provision, which they so much needed, fall into our hands. Sigel was in command in the Valley of Virginia.
"Resolved, That we respectfully invite the ladies of the Hollywood Association to lend us their assistance and coöperation in the collection of subscriptions. "Resolved, That we cordially approve of the local monument now proposed to be erected by other associations at Atlanta, and at Lexington, his last home, whose people were so closely united with him in the last sad years of his life.
GENERAL: I have deemed it to the interest of the United States that the citizens now residing in Atlanta should remove, those who prefer it to go south, and the rest north. For the latter I can provide food and transportation to points of their election in Tennessee, Kentucky, or farther north.
Johnston may come out of his intrenchments to attack Thomas, which is exactly what I want, for General Thomas is well intrenched on a line parallel with the enemy south of Kenesaw. I think that Allatoona and the line of the Etowah are strong enough for me to venture on this move. The movement is substantially down the Sandtown road straight for Atlanta.
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