. The mountain campaigns in Georgia : or, War scenes on the W. & A . 7 i) ^» THE SOLDIERS the Western & Atlantic Railroad, in Allatoona ALLATOONA (SIGNAL) seen from the Western & Atlantic Railroad, one mile nortli of Allatoona Pass. three prominent hills, known as Kennesaw, Pine Mountain and Lost Mountain. On each of thesehills the enemy had signal stations and fresh lines of parapets. Heavy masses of infantry couldbe distinctly seen with the naked eye, and it was manifest that Johnston had chosen his ground well,and with deliberation had prepared for battle; but hi
. The mountain campaigns in Georgia : or, War scenes on the W. & A . 7 i) ^» THE SOLDIERS the Western & Atlantic Railroad, in Allatoona ALLATOONA (SIGNAL) seen from the Western & Atlantic Railroad, one mile nortli of Allatoona Pass. three prominent hills, known as Kennesaw, Pine Mountain and Lost Mountain. On each of thesehills the enemy had signal stations and fresh lines of parapets. Heavy masses of infantry couldbe distinctly seen with the naked eye, and it was manifest that Johnston had chosen his ground well,and with deliberation had prepared for battle; but his line was at least ten miles in extent,— toolong in my judgment to be held successfully by his force, then estimated at thousand. As hisposition, however, gave him a perfect view over our field, we had to proceed with due had the left, following the railroad, which curved around the north base of Kennesaw;Thomas, the center, obliqued to the right, deployed below Kennesaw and facing Pine Hill; andSchofield, somewhat refused, was on the general right; looking south, toward Lost Mountain.—(Memoirs, Vol. II., page 5
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