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HEAVY LOSSES
The Siege of Atlanta
On the day that I rejoined the Regiment the army moved forward across the Chattahoochee River. During the next three days a farther ad¬ vance was made across Peach Tree Creek, and we were now but a few miles from the fortifica¬ tions of Atlanta. On the afternoon of the 20th, General Hood, the new Confederate commander who had succeeded Johnston, came out of his en¬ trenchments and made a furious attack on our lines. The brunt of it fell on our Corps, which was somewhat in advance of the others. Our Regiment being in the second line was not en¬ gaged, for the first line repulsed the enemy along the entire front. The fighting was very severe, the Confederates coming up to the attack again and again. The loss in our Corps was about 2,000 killed and wounded; that of the enemy must have been double that number.
On the night of the 21 st I went on picket duty with instructions to advance my picket line if pos¬ sible, for the enemy's pickets were so close that their stray bullets were causing much annoyance
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Object Description
| Title | A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Source Title | Julian Wisner Hinkley's A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Regiment | 3rd Infantry |
| Author/Creator | Hinkley, Julian Wisner, 1838-1916 |
| Description | Julian Wisner Hinkley (1838-1916) was a school teacher in Waupun when the war broke out. He immediately enlisted in Co. E of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry and rose to become its captain. Hinkley fought at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and in the Atlanta campaign. He describes draft riot duty in New York and newly recruited European immigrants and Ojibwe Indians as well as commenting on slavery, Southern life, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This book was assembled with his approval in 1912 from his letters, diary, and a manuscript memoir. It is one of a series issued for the 50th anniversary of the Civil War. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source Type | personal narrative; |
| Place of Publication | Madison |
| Source Creation Date | 1912 |
| Source Publisher | Wisconsin History Commission |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Digital Identifier | CWPN013010000 |
| Type | Text; Image |
Description
| Title | 129 |
| Source Title | Julian Wisner Hinkley's A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry |
| Event Date | 1864-07-22 |
| Year | 1864 |
| Month | July |
| Day | 22 |
| State | GA |
| Place | Atlanta |
| Battle | Atlanta, Battle of |
| Topic | sieges |
| Source Type | personal narrative; |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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| Full text | HEAVY LOSSES The Siege of Atlanta On the day that I rejoined the Regiment the army moved forward across the Chattahoochee River. During the next three days a farther ad¬ vance was made across Peach Tree Creek, and we were now but a few miles from the fortifica¬ tions of Atlanta. On the afternoon of the 20th, General Hood, the new Confederate commander who had succeeded Johnston, came out of his en¬ trenchments and made a furious attack on our lines. The brunt of it fell on our Corps, which was somewhat in advance of the others. Our Regiment being in the second line was not en¬ gaged, for the first line repulsed the enemy along the entire front. The fighting was very severe, the Confederates coming up to the attack again and again. The loss in our Corps was about 2,000 killed and wounded; that of the enemy must have been double that number. On the night of the 21 st I went on picket duty with instructions to advance my picket line if pos¬ sible, for the enemy's pickets were so close that their stray bullets were causing much annoyance 9 [ 129 ] |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN013010140 |
| Type | Text |