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As soon as informed of this, I determined to pass the whole army through Snake-Creek Gap, and to move on Resaca with the main army. But during the 10th, the enemy showed no signs of evacuating Dalton, and I was waiting for the arrival of Garrard's and Stoneman's cavalry, known to be near at hand, so as to secure the full advantages of victory, of which I felt certain.
On the 13th I reported to General Halleck as follows: All is well. I have now accumulated stores at Allatoona and Marietta, both fortified and garrisoned points. Have also three places at which to cross the Chattahoochee in our possession, and only await General Stoneman's return from a trip down the river, to cross the army in force and move on Atlanta.
As this expedition goes to destroy and not to fight battles, but to avoid them when practicable, particularly against any thing like equal forces, or where a great object is to be gained, it should go as light as possible. Stoneman's experience, in raiding will teach him in this matter better than he can be directed.
Colorado Chiquito, Sunset Crossing, and Stoneman's Lake road! I thought to myself, they were prettier than any of the names I had heard in Arizona. How broken plunged the steep descent! How barren! Desolate and rent By earthquake shock, the land lay dead, Like some proud king in old-time slain. An ugly skeleton, it gleamed In burning sands.
The following is a summary, in tabular form, as clipped from the New York Herald, of the work accomplished by General Stoneman's expedition: BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. But it must be borne in mind that General Stoneman's grand raid and ride were only the background of a bloody tableau in the wilderness country around Chancellorsville.
As soon as informed of this, I determined to pass the whole army through Snake-Creek Gap, and to move on Resaca with the main army. But during the 10th, the enemy showed no signs of evacuating Dalton, and I was waiting for the arrival of Garrard's and Stoneman's cavalry, known to be near at hand, so as to secure the full advantages of victory, of which I felt certain.
As Stoneman's sentence was the first to expire, he gave him points, and it was plotted between them that the prison itself should be burglarized by Stoneman on a certain night after his release. The confidential man was to leave the way clear to the safe where the silver bars used in the business were stored.
On the 4th of August Colonel Adams got to Marietta with his small brigade of nine hundred men belonging to Stoneman's cavalry, reporting, as usual, all the rest lost, and this was partially confirmed by a report which came to me all the way round by General Grant's headquarters before Richmond.
Sherman's earlier views of the slavery question Opinions in 1864 War rights vs. statesmanship Correspondence with Halleck Conference with Stanton at Savannah Letter to General Robert Anderson Conference with Lincoln at City Point First effect of the assassination of the President Situation on the Confederate side Davis at Danville Cut off from Lee Goes to Greensborough Calls Johnston to conference Lee's surrender The Greensborough meeting Approach of Stoneman's cavalry raid Vance's deputation to Sherman Davis orders their arrest Vance asserts his loyalty Attempts to concentrate Confederate forces on the Greensborough-Charlotte line Cabinet meeting Overthrow of the Confederacy acknowledged Davis still hopeful Yields to the cabinet Dictates Johnston's letter to Sherman Sherman's reply Meeting arranged Sherman sends preliminary correspondence to Washington The Durham meeting The negotiations Two points of difficulty Second day's session Johnston's power to promise the disbanding of the civil government The terms agreed upon Transmittal letters Assembling the Virginia legislature Sherman's wish to make explicit declaration of the end of slavery The assassination affecting public sentiment Sherman's personal faith in Johnston He sees the need of modifying the terms Grant's arrival.
By eleven o'clock at night General Stoneman's forces had reached the neighborhood of Thompson's Cross Roads, where the command was broken up into several independent expeditions to scour the country in every direction, and to destroy as completely as possible all the enemy's means of supply.
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