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Cn. .  REPORTS, ETC.ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.

.front, in'charge of Lieutenants Quinton and Howgate, acting sig-
nal officers Army of the Cumberland. These stations were kept
open while the army remained in this position, and were aban-
doned on the 12th, -when the army moved toward Roswell.
While the army was near the mouth of Nickajack Creek constant
reconnaissances were made by the officers of the detachment not em-
ployed on stations, who tried from every prominent point to open com-
munication with the central station. The Sixteenth Army Corps had
Son the 9th moved to Ropwell, Ga., at which point Lieutenants Wor-
ley and Allen had reported on the 6th to Brigadier-General Garrard,
commanding the Second Cavalry Division. En route to Roswell,
with the Sixteenth Corps, Captain McClintock established a station
on Black-Jack Mountain, in charge of Lieutenants Sherfy and
Shellabarger, who immediately opened communication with signal
officers Army of the Cumberland on Kenesaw Mountain, and with
Lieutenants Worley and Allen at Roswell. Thus, when General
Dodge's command reached Roswell, communication was established
with the right. The army remained at Roswell until the morning of
the 17th. Mean time signal officers had reconnoitered the country
for four miles south of the Chattahoochee. On the morning of the
17th the army crossed the Chattamhoochee and commenced its march
toward Atlanta. En route the railroad was destroyed at several
points, in some places by the cavalry and in others by the infantry.
Officers of the detachment were constantly in advance, and upo
our arrival in the vicinity of Decatur Lieutenant Edge reported to
General Logan that the enemy were evacuating that place. Upon
arriving before Atlanta stations of observation were established,
overlooking the city and enemy's works, from which stations much
important information was transmitted to the commanding generals.
From one of these stations on the 21st Lieutenant Stickney reported
to General Leggett the enemy moving a large force to our left, and
on the morning of the 22d Lieutenant Edge reported to Major-
General Logan that the enemy were moving all available forces to
our left. On the 22d the enemy attacked the Army of the Ten-
nessee in front, flank, and rear. Lieutenants Conard and Stickney
were in charge of a station in General Leggett's front, from which
they communicated to station at General Blair's headquarters, in
charge of Lieutenant Dunlap. Lieutenant Conard's station was
entirely uncovered by the falling back of the left at the' time of
the attack on our left and rear, but this station was held until the
last moment, and messages were transmitted to General Blair from
Generals Leggett and Smith under a galling fire from front, flank,
and rear. So nearly were they surrounded at one time that com-
munication other than by signals could only be had at great risk.
The last messages transmitted were read over the heads of the
enemy. Lieutenant Edge had a station of observation in the Fif-
teenth Corps front, 100 feet high. He saw the enemy preparing for
a charge upon the Second Division, and informed Brig. Gen. M. L.
Smith, commanding, of the fact, and received the reply, "I am ready
for them." Lieutenant Edge remained at his station. The charge
was made and our lines were broken and fell back past the station,
and Lieutenant Edge was compelled to descend and retreat before
the advancing enemy under a heavy fire of musketry. On the
morning of the 22d, accompanied by Lieutenant Allen, I had visited
the entire front, and the station in charge of Lieutenant Stickney.
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