. The battle of Atlanta and other campaigns, addresses, etc. . etreat when nrged to do so at the conference at thelog sclioolhoiise on the morning of th(> ^th. Tlic niglit of the Tth1 know some officers thought \vc onght to try to cut ours(dves out totlie East, Price being in our rear; l)ut Curtis said he would fightwhere we were. He then had no knowledge of the condition ofthe enemy. On the morning ot the rSlh he hrouglit General Siegelstwo Divisions into the fight and concentrated on Iliee, whosefighting was simply to cover his retreat. General Curtis failed toreap the full benefit of tli
. The battle of Atlanta and other campaigns, addresses, etc. . etreat when nrged to do so at the conference at thelog sclioolhoiise on the morning of th(> ^th. Tlic niglit of the Tth1 know some officers thought \vc onght to try to cut ours(dves out totlie East, Price being in our rear; l)ut Curtis said he would fightwhere we were. He then had no knowledge of the condition ofthe enemy. On the morning ot the rSlh he hrouglit General Siegelstwo Divisions into the fight and concentrated on Iliee, whosefighting was simply to cover his retreat. General Curtis failed toreap the full benefit of tlie l)attle because Siegel went to Cassville,leaving only Daviss and Carrs Divisions on the field. Wo whotook part in this campaign api)reeiate the difiiculties and obstaclesCurtis had to overcome, and how luavely and efficiently he com-manded, and we honor him for it. So did General Halleck; butthe Government, for S(une Icason. failed to give him another com-nuind in the field, though they Ietained him in command of de-juutmcnts to the end of the war. ■^5*^. SYLVANUS DOLXiE Father of Major-(ieneLal (i. M. I)(Klge. Letter of General Grenville M. Dodge to hisFather on the Battle of Pea Ridge St. Louis, Mo., April 2, FATHER:—I knoAv there is no one who would liketo have a word from me more than you. I write but little—am veryweak from my wounds; do not sit up much ; but I hope ere long tobe all right again. Nothing now but tlie battle Avill interest was a terrible three days to me; how I got through God onlyknows. I got off a sick bed to go to the fight, and I never got awink of sleep for tliroe da\s and three nights. The engagementwas so long and witli us so liot that it did not ap})ear [)ossible forus to hohl our ground. Wc kicked sadly in numbers and artillery,but with good judgment and good grit we uuidc it win. ^Ty officerswere very brave. Tjittle Ca]/tain Taylor would stand and clap hishands as the l)alls grew thick. Captain Burton was as cool as acucum
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