. Atlanta and its builders, a comprehensive history of the Gate city of the South. ver would advise going backward even if your roads are cutso as to preclude the possibility of receiving supplies from theNorth, but would recommend the accumulation of ordnance storesand supplies while you can, and if it comes to the worst movesouth as you suggested. On the 18th Sherman sent this information to Halleck:We have been hammering away at Atlanta, and I was going toput a corps (intrenched) at the railroad bridge, and with thebalance swing round by the south and east; but Hood has sent offhis cavalry,
. Atlanta and its builders, a comprehensive history of the Gate city of the South. ver would advise going backward even if your roads are cutso as to preclude the possibility of receiving supplies from theNorth, but would recommend the accumulation of ordnance storesand supplies while you can, and if it comes to the worst movesouth as you suggested. On the 18th Sherman sent this information to Halleck:We have been hammering away at Atlanta, and I was going toput a corps (intrenched) at the railroad bridge, and with thebalance swing round by the south and east; but Hood has sent offhis cavalry, which touched our road at two or three points, whichare already repaired, and that cavalry has gone up into EastTennessee, leaving me now superior in cavalry, and I hope theopportunity thus given me will save me the risk and excessivelabor of making a wide circuit in this hot weather. To-nightGeneral Kilpatrick will start for the Macon road with five brig-ades of cavalry, which can whip all the enemys cavalry present,and to-morrow I will demonstrate along my whole line to give. u 03 a o o o f ?*- ii <v - a - 548 Atlanta And Its Builders General Kilpatrick time to make a good break in that road, sovital to Hood. We all feel confident we can succeed; and for thatreason I do not regret that Wheeler has gone up to East Tennes-see. I think we have force enough at Knoxville, the Gap, andKingston to hold vital points until necessity will force Wheelerto come back; but I will leave him to be attended to by those inmy rear. On the 18th Sherman expressed a fear that Hood mightattempt to pass around his left flank in the direction of the movement of Wheelers cavalry. In such a con-tingency he proposed to move Schofield, and, if need be, Howard,in that direction. During Kilpatricks absence of four days, theentire Federal army made extraordinary demonstrations to holdHood in his trenches, and especially to hold his cavalry on hisflanks. Schofield threatened to make a l
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