A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . ch skill that finally Johnston was forced into the defenses of Atlanta. Itwas there he meant to make a stand and deliver battle on something approachingequal terms. His generals were dissatisfied with his continual falling back andprotested. That Johnston was sagacious in what he did cannot be questioned;but his old enemy, President Davis, took advantage of the opportunity toremove him and place General
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . ch skill that finally Johnston was forced into the defenses of Atlanta. Itwas there he meant to make a stand and deliver battle on something approachingequal terms. His generals were dissatisfied with his continual falling back andprotested. That Johnston was sagacious in what he did cannot be questioned;but his old enemy, President Davis, took advantage of the opportunity toremove him and place General Hood in chief command. Hood had not half the ability of Johnston, but he believed in assumed Johnstons place on the 17th of July. The news was pleasant toSherman, for he rated Hood at his true value as compared with Johnston. GENERAL SHERMANS ADVANCE TO ATLANTA. 385 It had been a long and diflficult march from Chattanooga to Atlanta, andyet it may be said that Sherman had only reached his true starting-point. Hegave his soldiers a needed rest, and ^ waited for reinforcements. Those 1/expected from Corinth, %^^~ J,;^Mississippi, were routed by J^^ ^^General **^^j=^. > -3^. men other three Forrest,but theneededwere obtained fromquarters, and thecolumns convergedupon Atlanta, July defenses extended forthree miles about the city, but werenot quite completed. McPhersonsecured possession of a hill that gavehim a view of the city, observing which Hood made a furious assault upon himon the night of the 22d. He came perilously near success, but, by hasteningreinforcements to the threatened point, Sherman was able to repel the attack. 25 DEATH OF GENERAL POLK. 386 ADMINISTBATJON OF LINCOLN. In the fighting General McPherson, one of the best of the Union generals, waskilled. Tiie plan of Sherman was to shut off Atlanta from the rest of the thus excluding its supplies, it would be starved into submission, as was thecase at Vicksburg. Accordingly, he began
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