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Hace 4 días · Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate Army of Tennessee establishes positions around Adairsville after retreating southward from Resaca. But he soon finds this position untenable and is forced to fall back closer to the Etowah River.
Hace 3 días · On July 1st, after time had run out for the defenders of Vicksburg, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston put his 32,000-man army in motion to go to their relief. he spent several days searching for lightly guarded crossings of the Big Black River, but maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, sent by Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to guard the approaches to the ...
Hace 5 días · Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his 60,000-man army from the Virginia Peninsula as McClellan's army pursued him and approached the Confederate capital of Richmond.
Hace 6 días · Franklin's movement occurred while the Confederate army was withdrawing from the Williamsburg line. The plan was to get behind Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and attack his wagon trains as they withdrew. Johnston ordered a resumption of the withdrawal on the 6th, except for Maj. Gen. Gustavus W. Smith's wing covering the army's flank along ...
Hace 4 días · Confederate Forces Commanded by: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Forces: Killed: Wounded: Captured-1,100 k&w -3,500* **Missing and Captured Conclusion: Union Victory. BATTLE SUMMARY. During the Atlanta Campaign, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman maneuvered Johnston's Confederate army out of several successive defensive positions in Cobb County.
Hace 1 día · Join us for an epic reenactment of the 160th Anniversary Battle of Resaca this Saturday! Witness the historical battleground come to life as reenactors showc...
Hace 4 días · On May 24, 1862, during pursuit of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston up the Peninsula, General McClellan and his staff were reconnoitering a potential crossing point on the Chickahominy River, they stopped, and Custer overheard General John G. Barnard mutter, "I wish I knew how deep it is."
