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The Southwest became prominent before the nation early in the war from the doubt existing as to the position of Missouri, which was saved by the energy and determination of Frank P. Blair and Colonel Nathaniel Lyon; the latter first capturing Camp Jackson, on May 10th, 1861. He then, picking up what force he could without waiting for them to be disciplined or drilled, marched rapidly against the Missouri State troops under Price, who were driven to the southwest through Springfield, where, being joined by the troops from Arkansas, under Colonel McCullough, they stood and fought the battle of Wilson's Creek. This would have been. | The Battle of Atlanta by Grenville M. Dodge 1 The Battle of Atlanta by Grenville M. Dodge The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Battle of Atlanta by Grenville M. Dodge This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns Addresses Etc. Author Grenville M. Dodge Release Date December 4 2009 EBook 30597 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA Produced by Chris Curnow Joseph Cooper Stephanie Eason and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http . Illustration MAJOR-GENERAL GRENVILLE M. DODGE Commander Department of the Missouri 1865. THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA AND OTHER CAMPAIGNS ADDRESSES Etc. BY Major-General Grenville M. Dodge 2 The Battle of Atlanta by Grenville M. Dodge COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA THE MONARCH PRINTING COMPANY 1911 CONTENTS Page. The Southwestern Campaign 9 Letter of General Dodge to his Father 35 The Battle of Atlanta 39 Letter to General Raum 53 The Indian Campaigns of 1864-65 63 The Indian Campaigns of 1865-66 79 Campaign up the Tennessee River Valley 111 The Army of the Tennessee 129 The Campaign in the West 137 A Talk to Old Comrades 145 General Grant 151 Use of Block-Houses During the Civil War 159 An Incident of the War 165 Gen. G. M. Dodge on the Water Cure 173 Misplaced Sympathy 177 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Major-General Grenville M. Dodge Frontispiece Major-General Samuel R. Curtis 7 Sylvanus Dodge 34 Sixteenth Army Corps in the Battle of Atlanta 38 Monument on the Battlefield of Atlanta 52 Old Fort Kearney 62 James Bridger Guide 78 Pumpkin Buttes 94 Brigadier-General G. M. Dodge and Staff 110 Commanders of the Army of the Tennessee 128 Major-General G. M. Dodge and Staff 136 Fort Cottonwood 140 Where General McPherson Fell 144 .