Part I - Don's Metal Detecting Forum

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Creek, General Wood’s division crossed through the fields to the
left, and moved on neighborhood road (to the left of Acworth road)
almost direct to Maloney’s house, where his head of column arrived
at about 10 a. m. General Stanley moved on the direct Acworth
road, arriving at Maloney’s house at about 10.45 a. in., Palmer’s
corps (Fourteenth) following him. 10.45, staff officer sent back to
guide General Newton on the same route that General Wood’s
division took. At same time sent a courier to Colonel Hayes,
who had run into McPherson’s army on the Allatoona road about
a mile beyond Burnt Church, to turn him off of said road and to
direct him to park the train at Palmer’s house, about a mile from
the place selected for our headquarters. 11 a. in., head-quarters
established at Peters’ house, on the Sandtown and Marietta road,
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about one-quarter of a mile from Maloney’s house, and about three
and a half miles from Big Shanty. General Wood commenced to
put his troops in camp at 10.40, about 200 or 300 yards beyond
our headquarters, on thQ Big Shanty road, his left resting on the
road, his right a little refused, and his division in two lines. General
Stanley’s command was put ia camp on the left of said road,
his right resting on the road, his division in two lines and abreast
with General Wood’s command. 1 a. in., received note from General
Cruft, dated Burnt Hickory, June 6, 10.40 a. in., stating that
the train which he was guarding was passing through Burnt Hickory,
and that he expected to park on Pumpkin Vine Creek to-night.
This information was sent to Major-General Thomas, and he said
that Cruft must not move to our old camp, via Owen’s Bridge, over
Pumpkin ~Vine Creek, but must move directly to this point via
Burnt Church. This information was sent to General Cruft at 1. 1~
p. m. by Captain Kirlin, aide-de-camp, who was sent to conduct him
and the train here. 2 p. in., General Newton’s head of column
arrived at his camp about three-quarters of a mile in our rear near
the Marietta road, having been conducted by a staff officer over the
same road that General Wood’s division marched on. 9 p. in., sent
instructions to division commanders to gather up all of their empty
wagons and as many regimental wagons as possible, for a corps
train to be sent in the morning to Etowah for supplies, General
Wood to detail a regiment as a guard, and the commanding officer
of the same to guard the train. The early part of the (lay cloudy;
rest bright; day very warm. Roads very muddy. Country heavily
wooded, well interspersed with cultivated fields. No casualties
to-day.
June 7.—12 in., sent the train to Etowah, or to Cartersville depot
if no supplies at Etowah. 4 p. in., General Cruft arrived with that
part of our train which had been sent to Kingstomi for supplies.
i p. in., received Special Field Orders, No. 20, headquarters Military
Division of the Mississippi, June 7, stating that General Blair s
comnmand is at Kingston, and a good pontoon bridge at the railroad
crossing; that the general commanding believed the enemy
had gone across the Chattahoochee River, yet we must be prepared
for battle near Kemmesaw Mountain, and time following dispositiomi to
be comupleted, and the army be ready to niove on lines to be hereafter
designated, on Thursday, Jumme 9, at 6 a. m. :* Nothing of importance
occurred to-day. Troops resting. Day very warm.
June 8.—Nothing of importance occurred to¾lay; all quiet in our
front; rumors of enemy beiimg in line of battle at Kemmesaw Mountam;
troops remaining in camp resting, &c. ; traimi not yet returned
from Etowah and Cartersville Station ; all of time sick and wounded
have beemi transported to the miew hospitals at Acworthm. General
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