Part I - Don's Metal Detecting Forum

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bute his wagons as to follow General Thomas and with his troops
cover his movement.” Allatoona to be the point, of supply as soon
as the railroad bridge can be completed, and all trains now at Kingstoii
and Burnt Hickory to return via Allatoona, where General
Thomas will lay a pontoon bridge. At the same time instructions
were received from department headquarters stating that preparatory
to this movement all of our wagons and hospitals must be moved at
oiice to the east of Brown’s Mill creek and Little Pumpkin Vine
Creek. General Thomas verbally informed General Howard that as
the enemy had gone he need not move his troops to-day, but to let
them rest, and that the foregoing orders would be changed. Doctor
Heard was directed to bring up all of his sick and wounded from our
old hospital (on the road that we marched on when we crossed Pumpkin
Vine Creek) to the rear of our present headquarters, preparatory
to moving them to-morrow. 12 in., Lieutenant-Colonel Hayes,
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chief quartermaster, was instructed to move his train at once to the
vicinity of Burnt Church, if it could be done without interfering
with the movements of General McPherson’s troops or trains. 1
p. in., sent instructions to General Stanley to detail one regiment
trom his command as a guard for corps train until it moves to and
arrives at its new position (will move to-morrow). 8.30 p. in.,
received from department headquarters order of march for June 6.
The Twentieth corps to move at daybreak, across Mason’s Bridge,
over the Allatoona Creek, and take up a position on the ridges in
the angle between the road to Big Shanty and the one leading south
to the east of Lost Mountain, right resting on Allatoona Creek.
The Fourteenth Corps to follow the Twentieth, and to take up
a position across the Sandtown and Marietta road and the road leading
from Maloney’s to Moore’s Station. The Fourth Corps to follow
the Fourteenth, turn to the left after crossing Mason’s Bridge upon
the road leading to Acworth, distant four miles (supposed to be
from Acworth; the order ambiguous), and take up a position holding
that road and the Sandtown and Marietta road. The First C~valry
Division to remain in its present position, and Colonel McCook
to send out pickets upon the roads converging to the front of the
army, &c. 9 p. in., sent to division commanders the order of niarch
for Fourth Army Corps, for June 6, as follows.: The corps to move
at sunrise, the Third Division leading, followed by the First Division,
then the Second. The troops to move on the most direct road from
Dallas to Mason’s Bridge, and thence to camp near Maloney’s house,
which is on the Acworth road. The Twentieth and Fourteenth
Army Corps to have the right of way if they are found moving on
the same roa(l. The troops to move through the fields and by-ways,
leaving the roads for the artillery and trains.. The main corps train
to move via Burnt Church across Allatoona Creek, under direction
of Colonel Hayes, chief quartermaster. Ammunition trains and the
artillery to move on the road near the troops. The hospitals will
be moved to the vicinity of Acworth, under the direction of Surgeon
Heard, and all empty wagons not in park to be sent to division hospital
at daybreak for the purpose of transporting the sick. At same
hour instructions sent to Genera] Newton to leave his smallest brigade
to cover~ our hospital at this p lace until the wounded can be
transported to the railroad. Day cloudy and raining.
June 6.—Troops moved at sunrise, as indicated in the order of
march for to-day. The country through which we moved covered
with dense woods, with small cultivated fields interpersed. The
maui roads in a very bad condition; deep mud. After moving a
short (listance on the Allatoona road, and after crossing Allatoona
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