Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Stanley's Corps - Wagner's Division - Lane's Brigade
Sherman has begun to break up the railroad north of Atlanta and will then move toward the city. Sherman has given the order to destroy Atlanta; the burning of the town will begin when he arrives there.
Hood's army is still near Florence, AL and more of the divisions are crossing to the north side of the river. Forrest's cavalry is moving up the Tennessee to join with Hood.
Many of the Union troops are moving toward Pulaski, TN where General Schofield is in command. The railroad to Pulaski is restored on the 14th. Heavy rains have been constant for a while, raising rivers, washing out bridges, and making army movements slow.
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John Baer Diary Entries - text in white, comments in blue. - November 11th to 14th.
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DIARY ENTRY - Friday, November 11th, 1864
Monotony reigns supreme, no new scenes to direct our minds from the sameness of duties that we have to perform daily. For more than a week, trains have been stopped running between here and Nashville on account of a bridge being washed out - consequently no mail or newspapers, With the monotony comes almost total idleness.
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DIARY ENTRY - Saturday, November 12th, 1864
After breakfast and guard mounting we received an order for twelve men to go with the forage train, which order was promptly filled. Finished our building and put up our stove. Foragers returned with 99 head of sheep, a few cattle, two loads of corn and some sweet potatoes. Had a man arrested for tearing down a backhouse.
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DIARY ENTRY -
Sunday, November 13th, 1864
Wrote two letters - one home and other to Mrs. Rachel Cole.
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DIARY ENTRY - No Entry.
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No more diary entries until the 20th.
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More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XXXIX, Chapter LI, Part III, Correspondence, pp. 739-777.
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XLV, Chapter LVII, Part I, Correspondence, pp.876-894
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 184.
- The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1II, Red River to Appomattox, Shelby Foote, p. 622-626.
- Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville, Winston Groom, pp 111-112.
- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, p. 641-642.
- Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, pp. 643-654.
- Events: 1864
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