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Title: Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Publisher: Boston, Mass., Providence, R.I., Gately & O'Gorman
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ight, General Hood their centre, andGeneral Polk their left. At an early hour skirmish-ing commenced. A body of infantry with cavalrywas sent across the Oostanaula to threaten Calhounin the rear, farther south on the railroad, by whichmovement General Sherman hoped to turn Johnstonsleft, and thus cut off his retreat, but this the nature ofthe ground rendered impossible. Deadly Fire. At noon there was heavy firing along the wholeline. About one oclock an attempt was made byPalmers corps from the left centre to break theenemys line and force him from an elevated positionin the immediate front. To reach the point aimed at,it was necessary to descend the slope of a hill com-manded by the enemys artillery, to ford a streambordered with a thick growth of bushes and vines,and then to cross a space intersected by ditches andotherwise obstructed. Under a murderous fire of musketry and artillerythe hill was descended and the stream crossed; butthe troops, becoming confused among the ditches and
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MAP SHOWING THE CITY OF MOBILE AND ITS DEFENCES. S9r 398 GENERAL SHERMAN. I Iobstructions, and finding no shelter from which the h plunging fire of the enemy might be returned, were l forced to retire, after losing one thousand of their J number. Farther to the left, about the same time, ; General Judahs division of the Twenty-third corps and Newtons division of the Fourth drove the enemy -) from an important position on their outer line. By ; this means, although the position taken was not held, *; the National line was advanced. Artillery was also ; got into a position which prevented the enemy from I occupying the works. At both extremities of the line heavy skirmishing took place, the density of the woods and undergrowth preventing the use of artillery. The Gallant Fifteenth. About three in the afternoon General Johnstonmassed a heavy force on the road to Tilton, with theview of turning the National left flank, held by Stan- tleys division of the Fourth corps. The attack was :made

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