History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . progress at time after dark the Regiment went into camp, abouteight miles from the starting place. The camping groundhere was in a large, open field, and it was discovered thatother troops were there ahead of our Regiment. Thesewere found to be the Fourth Corps ; and the further fact wasascertained that this was a movement of the largest part ofShermans army around Atlanta, for the purpose of cuttingoff the retreat of Hood from that beleaguered city. ThePo
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . progress at time after dark the Regiment went into camp, abouteight miles from the starting place. The camping groundhere was in a large, open field, and it was discovered thatother troops were there ahead of our Regiment. Thesewere found to be the Fourth Corps ; and the further fact wasascertained that this was a movement of the largest part ofShermans army around Atlanta, for the purpose of cuttingoff the retreat of Hood from that beleaguered city. ThePontoon train was to go with the army in this expedition,hence our movement from the river. FIFTY-EIGHTH INDIANA REGIMENT. 365 On the morning of the 27th, the march was resumed, butit was even slower than that of yesterday, and only fivemiles were covered. The country over which they marchedwas aptly described as utterly God forsaken. A camp-ing place was found near a large rebel hospital that hadbeen abandoned. On Sunday, the 28th, the Regiment prepared to march atsix a. m., but did not start until nine. An hour after, they. DESTROYING A RAILROAD. caught up with the army. The West Point railroad wasreached this day, after a march of four miles. Here theRegiment remained until Tuesday, the 30th. This time wasspent by our army in the destruction of the railroad. Somefifteen or twenty-five miles of the road were effectuallydestroyed. The ties were burned and the iron bent by theheat. 366 CHAPLAIN HIGHTS HISTORY OF THE An effort was made to move about eight a. m. on Tues-day, but it was eleven when the train got under headwa}^.About eight miles were made without finding the longsought garden The land was desolate, as in allthese parts. The camp was three miles from Jonesboro. Next morning, the 31st, the Regiment had orders to fixup camp, but about an hour afterwards orders came to moveforward. They moved two miles and went into , they remained until Friday, September
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