. . ould there beoccasion to do so. On theevening of the 31st it cameto a halt near the Maconrailroad, un limbered andposted its guns, and threwup intrenchments. On the morning of £tember 1st the battery tookthe Jonesboro road. As faras the eye could reach aline of smoke marked thedestruction of the railroadby the infantry. At nightthe guns were parked inrear of the line of theFourth corps at days were occupiedin maneuvering aroundthat place. The batteryfound nothing to draw itsfire except on the 3rd, when Lieutenant
. . ould there beoccasion to do so. On theevening of the 31st it cameto a halt near the Maconrailroad, un limbered andposted its guns, and threwup intrenchments. On the morning of £tember 1st the battery tookthe Jonesboro road. As faras the eye could reach aline of smoke marked thedestruction of the railroadby the infantry. At nightthe guns were parked inrear of the line of theFourth corps at days were occupiedin maneuvering aroundthat place. The batteryfound nothing to draw itsfire except on the 3rd, when Lieutenant Baldwins section mosome distance to the front and was briskly for a time. The battery boys shouted and yelled with the rest when itwas known that Hood had quitted Atlanta. On the 5th the bat-tery took the back track, reaching Atlanta on the 8th. It passedthrough the city and out the Marietta road, pitching its campabout four hundred yards inside the line of intrenchments, frombehind which the rebel artillery and infantry so lately hurledthe missiles of ^. JOHN HORN,SERGi Kill. A REST AND NKW Gl [September, The battery remained at Atlanta until early in was little to do except the usual routine of camp change from the noise and bustle and excitement of fourmonths of fighting was most welcome. The boys just lay aroundand rested. The weeks passed with scarcely anything worthyof note. While here the battery received new guns. Those whichhad been in constant service so long were entirely useless. The boreof the pieces had worn larger from the firing, and the metal washoney-coml>ed. These were turned in, having fulfilled their mis-sion, and new guns were received. All necessary repairs weremade to put the battery again in prime condition for could even guess when opportunity would be offered to trythe new guns upon the enemy—-but if anybody grew impatienthe did not have long to wait. On the 21st of September Lieutenant George W. James, b
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