. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . the enemy in reverse, he attacked the retired wingof their flank, having his own left almost withingunshot of our main line around the city. Ithen began to fear that his disregard of the fixedrule in war, that one danger in rear is more to befeared than ten in front,— in other words, that onethousand men in rear are equal to ten thousand infront, — would cause us much embarrassment, andplace his corps at great disadvantage, notwith-standing he had held success within easy grasp. 1
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . the enemy in reverse, he attacked the retired wingof their flank, having his own left almost withingunshot of our main line around the city. Ithen began to fear that his disregard of the fixedrule in war, that one danger in rear is more to befeared than ten in front,— in other words, that onethousand men in rear are equal to ten thousand infront, — would cause us much embarrassment, andplace his corps at great disadvantage, notwith-standing he had held success within easy grasp. 1. EFFECT OF THE UNION HUEON THE POTTER HOUSE, AT-LANTA. 2. VIEW OF THE CONFEDERATELINE AT THE POTTER HOUSE,LOOKING EASTWARD. 3. VIEW OF CONFEDERATE DE-FENSES OF ATLANTA, LOOK-ING NORTH-EAST. FROM WAR-TIME PHOTOGRAPHS. Decatur, whence I hoped,momentarily, to hear a con-tinuous roar of musketry,accompanied by the genu-ine Confederate shout fromHardees entire corps, as itadvanced and drove the en-emy down Peach Tree Creekbetween our general line ofbattle and that formidablestream. Although the troops of Hard
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