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Aug. 15, 1864.- Skirmishes at Sandtown and Fairburn.
18-22, 1864.- Kilpatrick's raid from Sandtown to Lovejoy's Station with combats at Camp Creek (18th), Red Oak (18th), and Lovejoy's Station (20th).
22, 1864.- Bvt. Major General Jefferson C. Davis, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Fourteenth Army Corps.
26- Sept. 1, 1864.- Operations at the Chattahoochee railroad bridge and at Pace's and Turner's Ferries, with skirmishes.
27, 1864.- Major General Henry W. Slocum, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Twentieth Army Corps.
29, 1864.- Skirmish near Red Oak.
30, 1864.- Skirmish near East Point.
Action at Flint River Bridge.
31, 1864.- Skirmish near Rough and Ready Station.
31- Sept. 1, 1864.- Battle of Jonesborough.
Sept. 2, 1864.- Union occupation of Atlanta.
2-5, 1864.- Action at Lovejoy's Station.
REPORTS, ETC.*
Numbers 1.- Major General William T. Sherman, U. S. Army, commanding Military Division of the Mississippi.
Numbers 2.- Organization of the Union forces.
Numbers 3.- Lieutenant Colonel Edward D. Kittoe, U. S. Army, Medical Inspector.
Numbers 4.- Brigadier General William F. Barry, U. S. Army, Chief of Artillery.
Numbers 5.- Captain Thomas G. Baylor, Ordnance Corps, U. S. Army, Chief of Ordnance.
Numbers 6.- Captain Orlando M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Chief Engineer, of operations July 1- October 31.
Numbers 7.- Major General George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding Army of the Cumberland.
Numbers 8.- Surg. George E. Cooper, U. S. Army, Medical Director.
Numbers 9.- Brigadier General John M. Brannan, U. S. Army, Chief of Artillery.
Numbers 10.- Captain John Rziha, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, Acting Engineer Officer, of operations September 1-2.
Numbers 11.- Major General Oliver O. Howard, U. S. Army, commanding Fourth Army, commanding Fourth Army Corps, of operations May 1-July 27.
Numbers 12.- Major General David S. Stanley, U. S. Army, commanding Forth Army Corps, of operations July 27- September 8.
Numbers 13.- Surg. J. Theodore Heard, U. S. Army, Medical Director.
Numbers 14.- Major General David S. Stanley, U. S. Army, commanding First Division, of operations May 3- July 26.
Numbers 15.- Brigadier General Nathan Kimball, U. S. Army, commanding First Division, of operations August 4- September 8.
Numbers 16.- Colonel Isaac M. Kirby, One hundred and first Ohio Infantry, commanding First Brigade.
Numbers 17.- Captain William H. Jamison, Twenty- first Illinois Infantry, of operations June 3- September 8.
Numbers 18.- Lieutenant Colonel William T. Chapman, Thirty- eight Illinois Infantry, of operations May 28- September 8.
Numbers 19.- Brigadier General Walter C. Whitaker, U. S. Army, commanding Second Brigade, of operations May 3- June 30.
Numbers 20.- Colonel Jacob E. Taylor, Fortieth Ohio Infantry, commanding Second Brigade,or operations June 30- September 8.---------------
*Of the campaign unless otherwise mentioned.
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