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The Daily Dispatch: October 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], Late operations around Atlanta. (search)
is interesting as a part of the history of the operations around Jackson and the evacuation of Atlanta. We have not seen if elsewhere from any other source.--As the correspondent says, "the plan was certainly bold and ambitious enough in its scope." Hood, it seems, was deceived by false information from his scouts, and the Yankees state as much on him. We copy from the correspondence as follows: I have been informed that the following was General Hood's plan of operations on the 30th of August, Yankee Howard's grand corps of eighteen thousand, made a forced march of sixteen miles from Fairburn, on the West Point road, to Jonesboro', on the Macon road. They arrived at Jonesboro' on the Macon road. They arrived at Jonesboro' on the evening of the 30th, crossed Flint river, and took position between the river and the town. This is the head of Flint river, and here it is a mere creek, about knee deep. Hood sent, Hardee's corps, which was only twelve miles from Jonesboro', and