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- HERE JOHNSTON'S RIVER
LINE CROSSED THE RIVER RD.
July 5, 1864. Gen. J.E. Johnston's
Army of Tenn. [CS] withdrew from the Smyrna-Ruff's Mill line
to formidable field-works which crossed the rd. at this point.
The left of the line was at Nickajack Cr., 4.5 mi. S.W.; the
rt. curved to the Chattahoochee, 1 mi. N. of State R.R. bridge.
Loring's (Stewart's) A.C. was on the rt.; Hardee's at center,
& Hood's on left.
The R.R. & highway bridges,
together with 3 pontoons, spanned the river 1.5 mi. to the rear
of this line. The 23d A.C. [US] crossing at the mouth of Soap
Cr., 7 mi. N., July 8, forced Johnston's retreat across the river,
July 9.
033-79 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1954
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