Wednesday, August 6, 2014

General John Bell Hood to James A. Seddon, November 9, 1864

TUSCUMBIA, November 9, 1864.
(Via Meridian 10th.)
Hon. J. A. SEDDON:

Information received places Sherman's army as follows: One corps at Atlanta, two corps at or near Marietta, and three corps at and north of Chattanooga. Heavy rains will delay the operations of this army for a few days.

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 3 (Serial No. 79), p. 904; John Bell Hood, Advance and Retreat, p. 274

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