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Title: The American conflict : a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 : it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery, from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Slavery
Publisher: Hartford : O.D. Case & Co. Chicago : Geo. & C.W. Sherwood
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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front and on his left; but he was ra-ther worsted in the bloody fight ^ thusbrought on : Hooker driving the Reb-els from several hills, taking 4 gunsand many prisoners. The Rebels re-treated across the Oostenaula duringthe night, and our army entered Re-saca in triumph next morning. McPherson crossed on our rightat Lays ferry next day; Gen. Thom-as moWng directly through Resaca,on the heels of Hardee, who coveredthe Rebel retreat; while Schofieldadvanced on our left, over a roughregion, by such apologies for roads ashe could find or make. Jefi. C. Da-viss division of Thomass army keptdown the north-west bank of the Oos-tenaula to Rome, where he took 8 or10 great guns, and destroyed millsand founderies of great importance to the enemy ; leaving here a garrison.Jolmston made a momentary standagainst our central advance in astrong position covering Adairsville;but, on the approach of our mainbody, he again retreated, with only M ay May 10-11 May 1; ROUTE OF SHERMANS ADVANCE TO ATLANTA 627
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SUEEMANS ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. 628 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT. sharp skirmisliing between our vanand liis rear-guard; until, havingpassed through Kingston, he wasagain found holding a strong andfortified position about Cassville, ap-parently intent on a decisive battle.Upon being pressed, however, he re-treated, under cover of night, acrossthe Etowah; bnrning the railroadand other bridges, and taking a stillstronger position covering the Alla-toona pass, Avhere the country againbecomes mountainous, rugged, anddifiicult, and where he doubtless haddetermined to fight in earnest. Sherman, after halting two days torest and reconnoiter, decided to flankhim out of thi§ by moving well to theright, concentrating his army on Dal-las ; to which point Jeif. C. Davis, atRome, had already been directed,and on which Thomas now advanced;McPherson mosdng still farther to the right, by Van Wert, and swing-ing in on Thomass right; while Scho-field, moving on the east, should aimto come in on Thomass left. John-

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