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Identifier: historyofamerica03drap (find matches)
Title: History of the American Civil War
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Draper, John William, 1811-1882
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Slavery Slaves
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ved by Garrards cavalryin front of Kenesaw, and his whole army was put in mo-tion toward Turners Ferry, which is across the Chatta-hoochee at the mouth of Nickajack Creek. The effect was instantaneous. McPhersons movementwas commenced on the night of July 2d, and Johnston at last ,, . . T7- , -, -. forced from Ken- the next morning Jlenesaw was abandoned.With the first dawn of day the national skir-mishers appeared on the mountain-top. The fatigue of this campaign, since the first days marchfrom Einggold, has been very great. The cautious ap-proaches on Dalton, the sleepless, laborious nights andbloody days at Resaca, the fortnight of carnage and vigi-lant toil near Dallas, and the many even more wearisomeand sanguinary days consumed in investing the position ofKenesaw, are without parallel (unless it be Grants presentcampaign) during the war. The losses in both these ar-mies, in killed and wounded, during this period of grandactivity, fully equal those of one of our great encounters,
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THE CAMPAIGN OF SHERMAN. Chap.LXXIX.) APPROACH TO THE CHATTAHOOCHEE. 287 without the decisiveness that sometimes pertains to apitched battle of the first class. (6.) The passage of the Chattahoochee.Thomass whole line was now moved forward to the rail-The occupation road, and turned south in pursuit toward theof Marietta. Chattahoochee. Sherman, in person, enteredMarietta at 8.30 A.M., just as the enemys cavalry Avereleaving. Marietta is prettily situated in a valley in therear of Kenesaw, to which there is a pleasant drive throughthe most enchanting groves. Near the hotel, which hadbeen used as a hospital, was a carpenters shop, at the doorof which was a pile of unplaned coffins. In the cemetery,close at hand, there were more than 800 new-made graves.It was hoped that Johnston might be assailed in the con-fusion of crossing the Chattahoochee, but he had skillfullyprovided against this, and covered his movement well. Hehad constructed a strong tete-du-pont at the Chattahoochee,with an

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