Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Howard's Corps - Newton's Division - Wagner's Brigade
Newton's division (with 40th Indiana) is under way to Catoosa Springs, GA, on the 3rd, to join the center Army of the Cumberland, The entirety of Howard's 4th Army Corps will form the left of General Thomas's front. By noon on the 4th, they are in position, with picket lines established.
General Schofield's Army of the Ohio is following just behind. and will form the left of the combined armies south of Red Clay, approaching Dalton.
On the 5th, orders come for the initial attack; Howard's corps will advance on the tunnel just east of Tunnel Hill, GA in a coordinated attack. Newton's division will move out last, and serve as the reserve, while also moving toward, and connecting with, Schofield's right. Advance is expected on the 7th.
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In the east, the Battle of the Wilderness was fought from May 4th through the 6th. The Union army suffered many casualties, and its lines were nearly broken. In the end, it was a stalemate with the Union having suffered many more casualties. Grant now faced a decision; whether to turn back as the eastern Union army often had after defeats, or to continue to move forward despite the losses.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXXVIII, Chapter L, Part IV, Correspondence, pp. 20-55.
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. pp. 153-155.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1II, Red River to Appomattox, Shelby Foote, pp. 318-323.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Retreat With Honor, pp. 293-296
- Decision In The West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864, Albert Castel, pp, 124-128.
- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, pp. 500-536.
- Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, pp. 396-496.
- Events: 1864
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