. . artillery was also laid upon him. He continueServe on the staff until June 10th, 1865, when his resignation,tendered a few days before, was accepted, and he returned to hishome. It may be remarked here that the service of the Sixth batterywith the division of General \Yoodt during the lasi the war, was in accordance withthe special request of thegeneral. Wood alwayshad a great liking for theSixth, from the time of histirst acquaintance with it atNashville, in the spring of[862. At the opening ofthe ca in pa ign of 1864, Gen-eral
. . artillery was also laid upon him. He continueServe on the staff until June 10th, 1865, when his resignation,tendered a few days before, was accepted, and he returned to hishome. It may be remarked here that the service of the Sixth batterywith the division of General \Yoodt during the lasi the war, was in accordance withthe special request of thegeneral. Wood alwayshad a great liking for theSixth, from the time of histirst acquaintance with it atNashville, in the spring of[862. At the opening ofthe ca in pa ign of 1864, Gen-eral Wood asked for thatbattery, and his request granted. During the Atlantacampaign the battery ex-pended more than fifty ton-of ammunition. It firedabove eight thousandrounds of shell and solidshot. The fact that all thiswas done without a singleLous accident or mishapattests the care and skillfulmanagement that character-ized both officers and men. The survivors of the Sixth havereason to remember with pride and satisfaction their part in thisonderful JOEL WRIGHT,FIRST SERGEANT, COMPANY D, ANDOND LIEUTENANT, SIXTY-FIFTH. [September, CHAPTER LV, Will R LI NG NORTH WAR D. General Hood Evolves a New Scheme—We Break Camp in aHurry-By Kail Back to Chattanooga—Three Weeks atBridgeport and Whitesides—Hood Moves Swiftly North-ward—Sherman at His Heels—Again at Chattanooga—Thenwf. Gallop to Alpine—A Great Joke on Moores and Bell—How an Evening Call Upon a Pretty Girl Was Spoiled—ToChattanooga Once More—The Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifthGet Reinforcements, AFTER being maneuvered out of Atlanta, General Hooddrew bis army away to the southwest and sat down tothink, and find out where he was at. He began atonce to consider the feasibility of launching northwardinto Tennessee. He was confident that such a movement wouldcompel Sherman to abandon Atlanta. In the latter part of Sep-tember, Jefferson Davis visited Hood at Palmetto, and made aspeech to the army. He assu
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