CEDARTOWN, October 8, 1864.
(Via Montevallo.)
General B. BRAGG:
When Sherman found this army on his communications he left
Atlanta hurriedly with his main body and formed line of battle near Kenesaw
Mountain. I at once moved to this point, and marching to-morrow shall cross the
Coosa River about ten miles below Rome, and, moving up the west bank of the
Oostenaula, hope to destroy his communications from Kingston to Tunnel Hill,
forcing him to fall back or move south. If the latter, I shall move on his
rear; if the former, I shall move to the Tennessee River via La Fayette and
Gadsden. I leave near Jacksonville all surplus baggage, artillery, and wagons,
and move prepared for battle. Should I move to the Tennessee my trains will
meet me at Gadsden. Please have the Memphis and Charleston Railroad repaired at
once to Decatur, if possible.
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. 804-5; John Bell Hood, Advance and
Retreat, p. 259
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