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~~ " * '■ imiot k -I " MIT wßlfij KEMESAW _ Zjt/ — —'“*• <RR—— — (gA-AULBTi nTO Vol. V. ► \ A fl. lln^ l ' ; wStlEi W J wr3ww& ; > "■Lz/ IC4» : WWWWW» > X AraßWr- LirwiMa-/ '*W^ : ' " vIqKrKI SmikK*> - ~ . rJaHMElar•adnc. jB^WL.-Jaag3LiF-- ?^A --jCK^ik*WyCTrah >W% Wa>^ wMSkJScWlhlw -. ~fiE*{ &8f 4SNll^roTh/ ‘Tb\ ■rasEttL'wlsfißr BrwwmjgajaT' ■ i-\ liUtf JKLIa . - a-j. - < aOGjQxr>wfa - JW «i >A’ -%' t j Jfe : ? s < t-...-> •'••■'” ? --.^ w> THE CONFEDERATES STORMING REDFIELD’S REDOUBT AT ALLATOONA. Capture of the Colors of the 39th lowa Regiment. THE BATTLE of ALLATOONA One of the Gamest and Bloodiest Fights of the War. Some Facts Never Before Published. How the Confederates’ Ammunition Gave Out, and a Courier’s Message Caused Them to Retreat From a Field Almost. Won. Hold the Fort; for I am Coming! BY JOSEPH M. BROWN. In the preparation of the following paper the writer has been guided by ' the belief that at this period, —over a i quarter of a century after the civil i A. humorous dare-devil—tlie very man to suit my purpose. Bulwbb. OUR “BATTLE OF ALLATOONA ’ NTJIvfBKR. war, —the American people should de sire to ascertain the truth about the events of the nation’s history between 1861 and 1865, and prefer the records of facts to that of self or sectional glo rification. It is even yet impossible, and will be for a generation to come, for any native American to write of these events with out bias for either side to the great con troversy. Therefore the most that we can demand or have the right to expect is that the narrator state the facts clear ly, leaving him free to draw any de ductions or make any explanations which his preferences will dictate. The writer of this makes no attempt at concealment of the truth that the main object he has had in view in its preparation is to correct some errors ATLANTA, GA., DECEMBER I, 1890. which northern historians, or other writers, have fallen into about the battle of Allatoona, and to give to the Con federate officers and soldiery who par ticipated in it the just praise, by infer ence or otherwise, to which their merits entitled them. At the same time he believes he has been fair in all his state ments of the conduct of the Federal garrison who certainly fought with des peration and devotion to their cause, which they undoubtedly believed was ' the right one. Neitherside should be al lowed to furnish all the statements for the future historian, and neither side should desire to wear stolen laurels. The writer went to Allatoona in the early part of the summer of 1886 with General Corse, who commanded the j Federal forces in the battle, and found him in every sense a most high-toned, cultivated and estimable gentleman. He was also there at a later date with others who were in General Corse’s command. In July of the present year he visited the place with General French, the commander of the Con federates in the battle, a gentleman of refinement and charming social qualities in peace as he was of strong and acute military ability in war. AVith these two commanders he went to the points occupied by them during the conflict, besides inspecting the posi tion in general. He has also obtained from the War Department in AVashing ton copies of the official reports of the battle by the officers on both sides, and has had copious correspondence with Confederate and Federal participants, NO. 23.