. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . infantry, and awaited Union army was at hand. The skirmishing for somehours almost amounted to a battle. But suddenly Johnstondecided to defer a conclusive contest to another time. Again at Cassville, a few days later, Johnston drew upthe Confederate legions in battle array, evidently having de-cided on a general engagement at this point. He issued a Y/^spirited address to the army: By your courage and skill youhave repidsed every assault of the enemy. . Yo
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . infantry, and awaited Union army was at hand. The skirmishing for somehours almost amounted to a battle. But suddenly Johnstondecided to defer a conclusive contest to another time. Again at Cassville, a few days later, Johnston drew upthe Confederate legions in battle array, evidently having de-cided on a general engagement at this point. He issued a Y/^spirited address to the army: By your courage and skill youhave repidsed every assault of the enemy. . You will nowturn and march to meet his advancing columns. ... I leadjou to battle. But, \\-hen his right flank had been turnedby a Federal attack, and when two of his corps commanders,Hood and Polk, advised against a general battle, Johnstonagain decided on postponement. He retreated in the nightacross the EtoAAah, destroyed the bridges, and took a strongposition among the rugged hills about AUatoona Pass, extend-ing south to Kenesaw Mountain. ■Ss^ig Johnstons decision to fight and then not to fight was a /r-J \> ^.
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