. The mountain campaigns in Georgia . 28 MOrXTA/X CAMPAIGXS /X GEORGIA. During the forenoon. Major-Gcneral Stevenson was directed by Lieuteiiant-GeneralHood to advance anti mask a four-gun batter_\- some eight}- \-ards in fnmt of his hne ofinfantrv. wliicli was near the Western & Atlantic Raihoad, north of Resaca. BeforeStevenson liad arranged proper!}- to support it, General Hood ordered him to open itsfire. This was done, and a furious attack was immediate!} made upon it by Hookerscorps, whicii was facing Hoods at this point. The guns were abandoned b}- the Confed-erates, and a \ery spiritei
. The mountain campaigns in Georgia . 28 MOrXTA/X CAMPAIGXS /X GEORGIA. During the forenoon. Major-Gcneral Stevenson was directed by Lieuteiiant-GeneralHood to advance anti mask a four-gun batter_\- some eight}- \-ards in fnmt of his hne ofinfantrv. wliicli was near the Western & Atlantic Raihoad, north of Resaca. BeforeStevenson liad arranged proper!}- to support it, General Hood ordered him to open itsfire. This was done, and a furious attack was immediate!} made upon it by Hookerscorps, whicii was facing Hoods at this point. The guns were abandoned b}- the Confed-erates, and a \ery spiriteil tiglit for tlieir possession ensued, w liich resuUed in tlie Federalsbeing driven back from them b} the fire of the ; but they found shelter in theneighboring ravine. From this position, their musketr}- commanded tlie location of thebattery equally as well as did that of the Confederates. A \er}- hot fire was ke[)t up byboth sides, which j5re\-entetl either from removing the guns, and the}- were consequentlyleft b
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