. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . tenaula at Lays Feriy. He must be quick aboutit. He must abandon all the lines of breastworks which have been thrownup, and find another position. He issues his orders accordingly. Beforethe sun goes down the wagon-trains are ready to move. As soon as it isdark the troops begin to withdraw, Polks corps crossing the railroadbridge, Hardees corps the bridge immediately above it, Hoods corpsthe bridge beyond the bend. Morning dawns, but no Confederate troopsare at Resaca; all have gone, and the bridges are
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . tenaula at Lays Feriy. He must be quick aboutit. He must abandon all the lines of breastworks which have been thrownup, and find another position. He issues his orders accordingly. Beforethe sun goes down the wagon-trains are ready to move. As soon as it isdark the troops begin to withdraw, Polks corps crossing the railroadbridge, Hardees corps the bridge immediately above it, Hoods corpsthe bridge beyond the bend. Morning dawns, but no Confederate troopsare at Resaca; all have gone, and the bridges are on fire. The newspapers of the South said that Johnston was falling back to getSherman away from his supplies, that he might utterly crush him in a greatbattle which would soon be fought; that Sherman would havefewer troops the farther he advanced, because he would beobliged to detach a large force to guard the railroad. Johnston, on theother hand, would be getting nearer his base of supplies, while his armywould be growing stronger day by day. Governor Brown, of Georgia, May 17, BURNING BRIDGE AT a Sketch made on the morning of May 16, 1S64. called out the militia, which would guard the railroad, while the regulartroops could all be employed against Sherman. A Confederate soldiergives this picture of affairs : We had stacked our arms and gone into camp, and started to buildfires to cook supper. I saw our cavalry falling back, I thought, rather 222 REDEEMING THE REPUBLIC. hurriedly. I ran to the road and asked them what was the matter. Theyanswered, Matter enough; yonder are the Yankees. Are yon infantryfellows going to make a stand here? I told Colonel Field what had beentold to me and he hooted at the idea; but balls that had shucks tied totheir tails were passing over, and our regiment was in tlte rear of thewhole army. I could hardly draw any ones attention to the fact that thecavalry had passed us, and that we were on the outpost of the whole army,when
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