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with the intention of capturing that
point; but, after severe fighting at
Tunnel Hill, and at Mill Creek Gap
and Dug Gap, which cross Rocky Face
Ridge, retired again to Chattanooga.
In March, General Wm. T. Sher
man was appointed commander of the
consolidated Federal armies of the
Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio, at
Chattanooga. Genet al Jos. E. John
ston had previously been appointed to
the command of the Confederate army
at Dalton, succeeding General Har
dee, who had temporarily commanded
it after General Bragg was relieved.
Early in May, 1864, began the great
Atlanta campaign, with fighting at
Tunnel Hill, Mill Creek Gap, Dug
Gap, and at other points along Rocky
Face Ridge near Dalton.
“At the date of the opening of the
great Atlanta campaign, Sherman had
a total force of 98,797 men and 254
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cannon, divided as follows: Army of
the Cumberland, under Major-General
Thomas, 60,773 men, and 130 field
guns; Army of the Tennessee, under
Major-General McPherson, 24,465 men
and 96 guns; Army of the Ohio, un
der Major-General Schofield, 13,559
men and 28 guns. These were furth
er subdivided into 88,188 infantry,
4,460 artillerymen, and 6,149 cavalry.
Johnston had 42,856 men and 120
cannon ; the men being divided as fol
lows: infantry 37,652, artillerists 2,-
812, and cavalry 2,392. He says of
his cannon, however, that only about
one-half of them were effective for ser
vice, because of the bad condition of
the horses, by reason of the scarcity of
food during the winter. Within a few
days, Sherman was re-enforced by
about 14,000 cavalry, which swelled
his total effective force to 112,819 men*.
All of these figures are official.
Added to these, were the re-enforce
ments, which the two armies received,
during the campaign, which were as
follows: By Sherman, Blair’s corps,
9,000 men at Acworth, June Bth, be
sides ‘new regiments and furlcughed
men’ not eni merate l; by