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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 19 (search)
ted to shift his whole army around by the rear to Thomas's extreme right, and hoped thus to reach the other railroad at East Point. While we sat there we could hear lively skirmishing going on near us (down about the distillery), and occasionally rolarge an column as possible, with all the cavalry to swing round to the south and east, to strike that road at or below East Point. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, W. T. Sherman, Major-General commanding. headquarters Department ag before to march down toward Turner's Ferry, and then to take a road laid down on our maps which led from there toward East Point, ready to engage any enemy that might attack our general right flank, after the same manner as had been done to the lef the cavalry raid, then four days out, and was watching for its effect, ready to make a bold push for the possession of East Point. General Garrard's division returned to Decatur on the 31st, and reported that General Stone, man had posted him at Fla
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 2, chapter 20 (search)
moved to the extreme right, and extended the line toward East Point. Thomas was also ordered still further to thin out his nk to secure a footing on the Macon Railroad at or below East Point. These changes were effected during the 2d and 3d dayld to make a bold attack on the railroad, anywhere about East Point, and ordered General Palmer to report to him for duty. in breastworks, which cover the railroad from Atlanta to East Point, and captured a good many of the skirmishers, who are ofld move bodily to some point on the Macon Railroad below East Point. Luckily, I learned just then that the enemy's cavalrd Howard reached the West Point Railroad, extending from East Point to Red-Oak Station and Fairburn, where we spent the nextth the Twenty-third Corps, presented a bold front toward East Point, daring and inviting the enemy to sally out to attack hirland in and about Atlanta; the Army of the Tennessee at East Point; and the Army of the Ohio at Decatur. Personally I ro