Sunday, February 26, 2023

General John Bell Hood to James A. Seddon, October 15, 1864

NINE MILES SOUTH OF LA FAYETTE, GA.,        
October 15, 1864. (Via Selma 17th.)
Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON,
        Secretary of War:

This army struck the communications of the enemy about a mile above Resaca on the 12th instant, completely destroying the railroad, including the block-houses, from that point to within a short distance of Tunnel Hill, about four miles of the Cleveland railroad, capturing Dalton and all intermediate garrisons, with their stores, arms, and equipments, and about 1,000 prisoners. The main body of Sherman's army seems to be moving toward Dalton.

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. 79), p. 820; John Bell Hood, Advance and Retreat, p. 262

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