Pine Mountain

When it became clear that no decisive battle would be fought at Dallas, Sherman gradually sidled eastward to regain the railroad.

on june three advance elements of the federal forces reached the little town of ackworth and within a few days almost all the northern troops were in that general area sherman had outmaneuvered johnston and bypassed the strong confederate position at allatoona but he had not seriously weakened his opponent once again the federal commander ordered a short call to rest his troops and allow time to repair the railroad and for reinforcements to arrive end of part two part three of the road past kenesaw the atlanta campaign of eighteen sixty four by richard manning mcmurray by june tenth sherman was ready to resume the advance the southerners had taken up a line north of marietta that ran from brush mountain on the east to Pine Mountain in the center to Lost Mountain on the west.

McPherson moved against the right flank of this line, Thomas against the center, and Schofield against the left.

Rain fell almost every day and hampered the northern advance.

For several days there was heavy skirmishing in which the Federals captured Pine Mountain and made gains at other points.

Bishop General Polk was killed on Pine Mountain by a Union artillery shell on june fourteenth when he foolishly exposed himself to enemy fire major general william w loring commanded polk's corps for several weeks until a permanent replacement lieutenant general alexander p stewart took command by the sixteenth schofield's advance had been so successful that the southerners were forced to give up lost mountain For several days, Johnston tried to hold a new line that ran west from Brush Mountain and then turned southward.

This line was infillated by the Federal artillery, however, and during the night of June 1819, the Confederates abandoned it and took up a new position, extending along the crest of Kennesaw Mountain and off to the south.

Hardy's Corps held the left of this line, Loring was in the center, and Hood's was on the right.

By June 10, Sherman was ready to resume the advance.

The Southerners had taken up a line north of Marietta that ran from Brush Mountain on the east to Pine Mountain in the center to Lost Mountain on the west.

McPherson moved against the right flank of this line, Thomas against the center, and Schofield against the left.

Rain fell almost every day and hampered the Northern advance.

For several days, there was heavy skirmishing in which the Federals captured Pine Mountain and made gains at other points.

Bishop General Polk was killed on Pine Mountain by a Union artillery shell on June 14 when he foolishly exposed himself to enemy fire.

Major General William W. Loring commanded Polk's corps for several weeks until a permanent replacement, Lieutenant General Alexander P. Stewart, took command.

By the 16th, Schofield's advance had been so successful that the Southerners were forced to give up Lost Mountain.