PALMETTO, September 22,
1864.
General BRAGG:
I shall, unless Sherman moves south, so soon as I can
collect supplies, cross the Chattahoochee River, and form lines of battle near
Powder Springs. This will prevent him from using the Dalton railroad and force
him to drive me off or move south, when I shall fall upon his rear. I make this
move, as Sherman is weaker now than he will be in future, and I as strong as I
can expect to be. Would it not be well to move a part of the important
machinery [from] Macon to the east of the Oconee River, and do the same at
Augusta to the east side [of the] Savannah? If done, it will be important to
make the transfer so as not to interfere with the supplies for the armies.
J.
B. HOOD,
General.
SOURCES: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
39, Part 2 (Serial No. 78), p. 862; John Bell Hood, Advance and
Retreat, p. 252-3
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