. . banded the supphrations, permitting the issueof but half the usual allowance. Some days the menhad only enough to teitheir appetites. But allwere patient and had boundless confi-dence in li Uncle Billy, andnot the doubt v felt that in the end allwould come out right. Everybody was gladwhen the infernal racketat New Hope ceased. Onthe night of June 4th, John-ston once more deemed dis-cretion to be the better |of valor. Sherman wassl< »wly but surely extendinghis right around the Con-federate left, and Johnston dec
. . banded the supphrations, permitting the issueof but half the usual allowance. Some days the menhad only enough to teitheir appetites. But allwere patient and had boundless confi-dence in li Uncle Billy, andnot the doubt v felt that in the end allwould come out right. Everybody was gladwhen the infernal racketat New Hope ceased. Onthe night of June 4th, John-ston once more deemed dis-cretion to be the better |of valor. Sherman wassl< »wly but surely extendinghis right around the Con-federate left, and Johnston decided to fall back to a new line aboutietta, before it should be too late. For a day we lay in cam]),and the quiet that prevailed was like a poultice to our torturedears. In the evening we drew three clays rations, and the nextday marched to Acworth station, where we again made connectionwith the railroad. While here, Colonel Marker received his long delayedcommission as a brigadier-general, and was duly ; ment of the brigade called upon him in a. WILLIAM (,. PATTE1CAPTAIN, RTH. • >UND TN T!:
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