History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . n at Home, twenty atAtlanta and eight at Jonesboro. The Federal army hadexpended 86,611 rounds of artillery ammunition and 11,-815,299rounds of infantry ammunition. More than 8,000 prisoner-hud been taken, and 2,162 deserters had come within the the Rebel army was not destroyed, and while Gen. Sher-man was planning for a new and aggressive campaign was also arranging to assume the offensive, and startlethe world by a campaign bold in its conception, but destined tobe disastrous to the brave men in his comman
History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . n at Home, twenty atAtlanta and eight at Jonesboro. The Federal army hadexpended 86,611 rounds of artillery ammunition and 11,-815,299rounds of infantry ammunition. More than 8,000 prisoner-hud been taken, and 2,162 deserters had come within the the Rebel army was not destroyed, and while Gen. Sher-man was planning for a new and aggressive campaign was also arranging to assume the offensive, and startlethe world by a campaign bold in its conception, but destined tobe disastrous to the brave men in his command. Meanwhile a spirited correspondence sprung up betweenthe two commanders, growing out of the question as to whatshould become of the citizens in Atlanta, and resulting in thesending of nearly all non-combatants north or south, which-ever way they chose to go. A heavy inner line of works wasconstructed, so that a small force might hold the city againstassault. The terms of many of the troops enlisted in LS61 ? - i \ -J •. - ; - v ? . ?* \ m i ? - ? -. <?--? \ asp r r M Fakkbworth. • 1 uxiy A. Mason. Cocui James Hickbox. Secoid Lteut. W. Fabsswokth. Josiah 11. N Rioirr. Joseph K. Be«.k. jsh-tj Resting a-i Atlanta. 401 were expiring, and these men were sent north by rail. was sent to the rear to look aft ;r the defend of thelong line of communications, and to gather troops to resistthe raids of the enemy. Gen. Sherman and Gen. Grant werein constant commnnicatiou, and before the close of Septem-ber the march to the sea had been proposed. It was expectedthat Gen. Hood would follow, or march upon parallel lines,seeking to harass or annoy the Union forces, but instead heassumed the initiative and threw his entire army northward,crossing the Chattahoochie a few miles west of in October the enemy began the work of destroying thelong lines of railroad between Atlanta and Chattanooga, thusattempting to do to Gen. Shermans army
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