GDG- Re: telegraph lines at Kennesaw Mountain

[Biggsk at aol.com]

Hello,
 
This one caught my eye.  Having lived in Georgia, led many tours of  the 
Atlanta Campaign and having studied the campaign for over 20 years, this is  the 
first time that I have ever heard of telegraph lines between units in the  
field along the Kennesaw Line.  To the rear yes, along the line, no.
 
Sherman's army group was there for 28 days pushing through both main lines  
slowly (it rained most of the time).  There was time to do this, but I  would 
love to see the cited source for this if possible.  I pulled out  several of my 
campaign books and could not find anything on it.
 
I do know that when Hood took the AOT north to attack Sherman's supply  lines 
before moving into Alabama for the ill-fated Tennessee Campaign, Sherman  was 
in communication with the Union garrison at Allatoona Pass during the battle  
there-  but only by signal flags which he observed from on top of Big  
Kennesaw Mountain through a telescope.  The telegraph lines along the  railroad had 
been cut.
 
Greg Biggs



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