900 Series I Volume XXXVIII-V Serial 76 - The Atlanta Campaign Part V
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HEADQUARTERS HARDEE'S CORPS,
July 21, 1864-11 p. m.General CLEBURNE:
By direction of Lieutenant-General Hardee, your division will move at 1 o'clock to-night on the road which will be indicated by the guide. Your skirmishers will be left on the line you occupied to-day.
Respectfully,
T. B. ROY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Your division follows Walker's.
Respectfully,
T. B. ROY,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Your skirmishers [will] remain out until driven in.
By order of Lieutenant-General Hardee:
T. B. ROY.
HEADQUARTERS, July 21, 1864.Brigadier-General WRIGHT, Commanding, Atlanta, Ga.:
GENERAL: I am directed to inform you that you must be prepared to-night for an evacuation of Atlanta, should it become necessary. You will, therefore, without saying anything about it, be prepared to move when Lieutenant-General Stewart's troops move into town, should the evacuation take place.
Most respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. P. MASON,Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.
NEAR ATLANTA, July 22, 1864-10.30 p. m.
Honorable J. A. SEDDON, Richmond:
The army shifted its position last night, fronting Peach Tree Creek, and formed line of battle around the city with Stewart's and Cheatham's corps. General Hardee, with his corps, made a night march and attacked the enemy's extreme left at 1 o'clock to-day; drove him from his works, capturing 16 pieces of artillery and 5 stand of colors. Major-General Cheatham attacked the enemy at 4 p. m. with a portion of his command; drove the enemy, capturing 6 pieces of artillery. During the engagements we captured about 2,000 prisoners, but loss not fully ascertained. Major-General Walker killed; Brigadier-General Smith, Gist, and Mercer wounded. Our troops fought with great gallantry.
J. B. HOOD,
General.
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, July 22, 1864.Lieutenant-General HARDEE:
Several more of my scouts have come in, all corroborating the report I sent you this morning that General Garrard had moved toward Covington with his division. Shall I pursue and break up Garrard, or shall I detach a force to follow him?
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. WHEELER,Major-General.
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