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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter IX (search)
y in Exchanging Messages. when all our efforts to accomplish decisive results by partial operations upon the flanks had failed, this question was much discussed: What more decisive movement shall next be made for the capture of Atlanta? There were practically but two propositions to be considered: that of General Sherman, which was adopted with success; and that heretofore referred to as having never been tried, to detach two or more corps to make a lodgment on the railroad at or below East Point, and thus compel the enemy to come out of Atlanta and endeavor to regain control of his only line of supply, or abandon that city altogether. General Sherman thought it too hazardous to detach two corps, though he was willing for me to undertake it with one. In fact, this feeling marked General Sherman's action throughout the campaign. He had no hesitation in detaching a small force, the loss of which would still leave him greatly superior in numbers to the enemy, or a very large force
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
s on, 170-172, 174, 175, 185, 186, 191 192, 195-197, 202-220, 251, 254, 258, 282; advantages of the day gained at Spring Hill and, 185, 186, 219; S. crosses to the north side, 207, 208; Thomas plans to draw Hood across, 211; fears for troops on, 222; possibilities of Hood's strategy at, 231; movement to Nashville from, 251 Ducktown, Tenn., S.'s retreat from, 175; troops ordered to Spring till from, 219 Dug Springs, Mo., skirmish at, 38 E Earthquake, a celebrated, 430, 431 East Point, Ga., proposed military movements at, 152 Eastport, Miss., Forrest at, 319 Education, universal, 519, 520; the true value of, 522, 523; the foundation of popular government, 533 Eighth Wisconsin Volunteers, action at Fredericktown, Mo., 51-53 Elkins, Stephen B., Secretary of War, 423 Elliot, Dr., president of Washington University, 31 Elliott, Maj.-Gen. Washington L., battle of Nashville, 263 Emancipation, the question in Missouri, 56-58, 71, 74, 90, 103; the doctrines of