"Atlanta Campaign: Dalton to the Chattahoochie" Topic
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Tango01  | 11 Sep 2025 4:10 p.m. PST |
"The Atlanta Campaign is generally divided into two parts—Sherman vs Johnston and Sherman vs Hood. Grant wrote to Sherman on April 4, 1861 instructing him to break up Joseph E. Johnston's army and to destroy Confederate war resources in the process. The first part of Sherman's campaign, from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, saw his 110,000-man army facing Johnston's Confederate force of half that size. Starting at Rocky Face Ridge on May 7, Sherman maneuvered against Johnston, repeatedly clashing and outflanking positions taken by the Confederate force and Johnston fell back from one position to another towards Atlanta. From Rocky Face Ridge, north of Dalton, Johnston took up a new position at Resaca south of Dalton on the night of May 12-13. On May 14 and 15 at the Battle of Resaca the Confederates held their line suffering 3,000 casualties to the Federals' 4,000. Outflanked on the left Johnston retreated to a position below Cassville starting on the night of May 15-16. While he was retreating, Johnston was continually reinforced such that his army numbered some 62,000 by June 30. Fighting which took place on May 19 was inconclusive but Johnston decided to retreat across the Etowah River, burning its bridges behind him on May 20. In the first three weeks of the campaign Johnston had retreated 35 miles and given up two of the three river barriers between Sherman and Atlanta. Johnston next took up as position 6 miles long between Dallas and New Hope Church. After resting for a few days Sherman advanced and assaulted the Confederates at New Hope Church on May 25 suffering a defeat at their hands. Sherman suffered a second defeat on May 27 at Pickett's Mill. A Confederate assault at Dallas on May 28 was repulsed. On June 3 Johnston began sidling eastwards towards the Western & Atlantic Railroad. After resting briefly Sherman followed. From June 15 to June 22 the two armies clashed with the Confederates being repulsed with heavy losses in the Battle of Kolb's Farm on June 22. The Confederates took up a new position at Kennesaw Mountain and on June 27 Sherman launched a frontal assault. The Federals were repulsed with heavy losses. Sherman then maneuvered again to outflank Johnston who withdrew to a last position on the north bank of the Chattahoochee River on the night of July 4-5. Johnston's continual retreats alarmed both the people of Atlanta and President Jefferson Davis. Outflanked again by Sherman, Johnston retreated across the river on the night of July 9-10. Sherman again rested his army. Meanwhile Davis consulted with hit military advisor Braxton Bragg and his most trusted General Robert E. Lee as to whether to relieve Johnston. On July 17, Davis relieved Johnston and placed John Bell Hood, promoted temporarily to General, in charge of the Army of Tennessee. John B. Hood had his work cut out for him, as did William T. Sherman…"
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| Murvihill | 12 Sep 2025 5:45 a.m. PST |
I wonder if the letter Grant wrote was really in 1861 and not 1864? |
| Tango01 | 12 Sep 2025 6:03 p.m. PST |
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