Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . 5th moved tothe strong position about Kenesaw. The enemys cavalryhad, by a rapid movement, got upon our railroad, at BigShanty and broken the line of telegraph and railroad, andwith a division of infantry (Frenchs) had moved againstAllatoona, where were stored about a million rations. Itsredoubts were garrisoned by three small regiments underColonel Tourtellotte, Fourth Minnesota. I had anticipated this movement, and had by signal andtelegraph ordered General Corse to reinforce that post fromfrom Rome. General Corse had reached Allatoona with abrigade during th
Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . 5th moved tothe strong position about Kenesaw. The enemys cavalryhad, by a rapid movement, got upon our railroad, at BigShanty and broken the line of telegraph and railroad, andwith a division of infantry (Frenchs) had moved againstAllatoona, where were stored about a million rations. Itsredoubts were garrisoned by three small regiments underColonel Tourtellotte, Fourth Minnesota. I had anticipated this movement, and had by signal andtelegraph ordered General Corse to reinforce that post fromfrom Rome. General Corse had reached Allatoona with abrigade during the night of the 4th, just in time to meetthe attack by Frenchs Division on the morning of the5th. In person I reached Kenesaw Mountain about 10 A. the 5th, and could see the smoke of battle and hear thefaint sounds of artillery. The distance, eighteen miles,was too great for me to make in time to share in the battle,but I directed the Twenty-third Corps, Brigadier-GeneralCox commanding, to move rapidly from the base of Kene-. d
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