. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ANOTHER RETROGRADE MOVEMENT OVER THE ETOWAH BRIDGE The strong works in the pictures, commanding the railroad bridgeover the Etowah River, were the fourth fortified position to beabandoned by Johnston within a month. Pursued by Thomasfrom Resaca, he had .made a brief stand at Kingston and thenfallen back steadily and in superb order into Cassville. Therehe issued an address to his army announcing his purpose toretreat no more but to accept battle. His troops
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . ANOTHER RETROGRADE MOVEMENT OVER THE ETOWAH BRIDGE The strong works in the pictures, commanding the railroad bridgeover the Etowah River, were the fourth fortified position to beabandoned by Johnston within a month. Pursued by Thomasfrom Resaca, he had .made a brief stand at Kingston and thenfallen back steadily and in superb order into Cassville. Therehe issued an address to his army announcing his purpose toretreat no more but to accept battle. His troops were all drawnup in preparation for a struggle, but that night at supper withGenerals Hood and Polkhe was convinced by themthat the ground occupiedby their troops was unten-able, being enfiladed by theFederal artillery. Johnston,therefore, gave up his pur-pose of battle, and on thenight of May 20th put theEtowah River between him-self and Sherman and re-treated to Allatoona Pass,shown in the lower In taking this the camera was planted inside the breastworksseen on the eminence in the upper picture. Shermans army nowrested after its rapid advance and waited a few days for the rail-road to be repaired in their rear so that supplies could be broughtup. Meanwhile Johnston was being severely criticized at theSouth for his continual falling back without risking a battle. Hisfriends stoutly maintained that it was all strategic, while some ofthe Southern newspapers quoted the Federal General Scottsremark, Beware of Leeadvancing, and watch John-ston at a stand; for thedevil himself would be de-feated in the attempt towhip him retreating. ButGeneral Jeff C. Davis, sentby Sherman, took Rome onMay 17th and destroyedvaluable mills and began the accomplish-ment of one of the mainobjects of Shermans march. PASS IX THE DISTANCE € 1 UettTZZtt n Atlanta—l&foentuut its. Jloliustou * 4-
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