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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 2, Chapter 35 : Battle of Atlanta (search)
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Chapter 37: Battle of Lovejoy's Station and capture of Atlanta
Hood now, doubtless with intense reluctance, evacuated Atlanta, and swinging around to the east by the way of McDonough, succeeded by the help of S. D. Lee's corps in forming junction with Hardee at Lovejoy, the point to which Hardee had retired during the night of September 1st.
Slocum, commanding the Twentieth Corps at the Chattahoochee bridge, hearing the explosions occasioned by Hood's attempted destruction of his depots and loaded trains, suspected what was going on; and so marched out to take possession of the city.
During the night Sherman had heard the series of explosions in the far distance.
He questioned an inhabitant about them, who declared that they were the same as in the previous battles to which he had listened.
Sherman, at first, feared that Slocum had approached the city, and perhaps was having an engagement with Hood's rear guard.
The morning of September 2d our combined forces followed H