. . who was bathed in sweat,and then at the pole, andsaid: The best illustrationof a forlorn hope is theadjutant of the Sixty-fourthOhio taking such a stick asthat for a tent pole! n The passage of theChattahooehe river left nonatural obstacle betweenShermans army and Atlan-ta. Much difficulty incrossing this stream hadbeen anticipated, and it Wa surprise that Johnstonpermitted Sherman to phis army over with no moreopposition than the sput-tering fire of a skirmish lineand a few random Confederates had destroyed the railro
. . who was bathed in sweat,and then at the pole, andsaid: The best illustrationof a forlorn hope is theadjutant of the Sixty-fourthOhio taking such a stick asthat for a tent pole! n The passage of theChattahooehe river left nonatural obstacle betweenShermans army and Atlan-ta. Much difficulty incrossing this stream hadbeen anticipated, and it Wa surprise that Johnstonpermitted Sherman to phis army over with no moreopposition than the sput-tering fire of a skirmish lineand a few random Confederates had destroyed the railroad bridge over theChattahoochee, General Sherman at once set his engineers andmechanics at work to provide a substitute. This was done bybuilding a long, high trestle, from shore to shore. The work wasaccomplished in an amazingly brief time. The dizzy Looking struc-ture proved to be stanch and safe. It served its purpose until, fourmonths later, Sherman cut loose and started for Savannah, whenthe Chattahoochee bridge ceased to be a factor in the JOHN \VF RSERGEANT, I OMPANY I, SIXTY-FOURTH. i864J CHAPTER LII. Iv AROUNI; ATLANTA. Hood Kklu > ston—A Change that Mkans Fight— Battle of Peachtk; .■■leys Brigade Doi lent Fighting—Atlanta Under Siege—At Close Quarters—Bri- i. Changes—A N oration—How We Lived in the Trenches—Fresh Beef and Desiccated Vegetables-Eugene Tillotsons Ride. AT THIS time occurred an event which had an importantbearing upon the campaign. General Johnston was re-moved from the command of the rebel army and Gen-eral John B. Hood was appointed in his place. John-stons management of the campaign had been far from satisfactoryto the authorities at Richmond. In a little more than two monthshe had retreated a hundred miles, and Sherman was now at thevery gates of Atlanta. It is not to be wondered at that he wasrelieved. The southern people wanted a general who would fightrather than run. Such a one they found in Hood. He was abrave ma
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