Hood & Hardee Withdraw E. to R.R.
New Hope & Gilgal Church Road.
June 2-4, 1864. Hood´s A.C. was posted 1 mi. W. & Hardee´s A. C. was aligned along Dallas - Acworth rd. N. 1.5 mi to Burnt Hickory rd. - Confederate center & rt.
These corps withdrew, along with rest of Johnston´s forces [CS] when the Federal 23d A. C. seized the Dallas - Acworth rd. near old Allatoona Ch., 2.5 mi. N. E. June 3.
Hood & Hardee retreated E. along this road June 4, to positions between Lost Mountain & the State R. R.
033-33 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953
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