. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . 4000. In East Tennesseethe Confederate raider Morgan captured 1600 L^nionists at Licking River, butwas himself soon after chased away with a loss of half his force. During theseoperations General Sherman advanced (May 18, 1864) with 100,000 men fromChattanooga. He was stubbornly resisted by General J. E. Johnston with anarmy of 54,000. At Kenesaw Mountain Sherman lost 3000 men while theConfederates lost 442. He, however, kept flanking and fighting the Confed-erates until he reached Atlanta, during which two months the enemy had l
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . 4000. In East Tennesseethe Confederate raider Morgan captured 1600 L^nionists at Licking River, butwas himself soon after chased away with a loss of half his force. During theseoperations General Sherman advanced (May 18, 1864) with 100,000 men fromChattanooga. He was stubbornly resisted by General J. E. Johnston with anarmy of 54,000. At Kenesaw Mountain Sherman lost 3000 men while theConfederates lost 442. He, however, kept flanking and fighting the Confed-erates until he reached Atlanta, during which two months the enemy had lost14,200 men ; but reinforcements kept their numbers up to 51,000. During 148 SHERMANS MARCH. these movements the Confederate General Polk, who on accepting his coinmis-sion in the army had not resigned his position as a Bishop of the ProtestantEpiscopal Church, was killed by a cannon ball while reconnoitring on PineMountain, a few miles north of Marietta. Hood succeeded Johnston, andaimed a heavy blow at Thomas, on Shermans right, losing 4000 and inflicting. LONGSTREET REPORTING AT BRAGGS HEADQUARTERS. a loss of but 1500. On the 22d occurred another great battle in whichMcPherson, a very superior Union general, was killed, and ^000 Unionistswere lost. The Confederate loss was, however, not less than 8000. GeneralStoneman whilst raiding Hoods rear was captured, with 1000 of his , after suffering a heavy repulse by Logan, and another at Jonesboroby Howard, in the latter of which he lost 2000, and still another by ]. C. c p
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