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Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 29: battle of Resaca and the Oostanaula (search)
o the highest ground. There he was observing with his field glass till he drew the fire of a battery. The skirmishing on both sides had grown into brisk and rapid firing just as I was approaching Sherman, Newton and his staff with me. Our group, so large, attracted attention. A hostile battery of several guns was quickly turned upon us. The shells began to burst over our heads at our right and left. One of them disabled the horse of Colonel Morgan, my senior aid, another that of Colonel Fullerton, my adjutant general; Newton's aid, Captain Jackson, was wounded; two orderlies' horses were disabled, and still another horse belonging to the headquarters' cavalry was crippled. One piece of a shell in the air slightly wounded Captain Bliss, also of Newton's staff, carrying away the insignia of rank from his shoulder. It was evident, as there was fighting along the front of two divisions — which had been increased and reenforced — that the Confederates were making a strong stand
t of the Cassville Confederate works. Hooker's troops had done the same thing as mine, but on the direct Adairsville and Cassville road. Palmer's corps, off to my right, had at least one division (Baird's) deployed. About this time a deserter came into our lines and reported that Johnston had received reinforcements of 6,000 men. Just at this juncture we reckoned his forces to be fully 70,000 strong. With reference to the Fourth Corps, which I commanded, the journal of Lieutenant Colonel Fullerton, my adjutant general, has given an animated account of the series of combats which took place between Kingston and Cassville: 3.50 P. M., advance commenced.... The enemy was driven by us. We again took up the march in column, and again met the enemy one mile beyond his first position at 5.30 P. M.; 5.40 P. M., General Sherman ordered General Howard to put thirty or forty pieces of artillery in position; to form two or three brigades in line of battle; then to shell the woods