![]() It becomes stuck and is recovered by the Federals, but not put into use. They also take up their pontoon bridges and at Pace’s Ferry they cut the pontoon bridge loose hoping it will swing across the river or down stream where they can recover it. The Confederate army begins to retreat from the River Line at dusk and in the early morning hours of the 10th, they are across the river and begin to burn the Railroad bridge and the wagon bridge next to it. A detachment of General McCook’s Cavalry, the 1st Tennesse Regiment (US), under the command of Colonel Brownlow, dismounted and crossed the river enforce wearing only their hats and carrying their rifle and cartridge box.Īfter receiving information about these crossings and size of the forces at each crossing, General Johnston orders the fall back from the River Line. ![]() He also sends Dodge’s Corps to reenforce Garrard and establish a strong bridgehead for subsequent crossings. When Sherman learns of Garrard’s crossing of the river, he immediately dispatches Newton’s Division from its camp near Rottenwood Creek, to Roswell “double time”, to reenforce Garrard. The battery that is providing cover fire is the Chicago Board of Trade Battery. The Federals are armed with Spencer repeating rifles and are able to move and shoot quickly without stopping while they cross the river. ![]() The Confederates are out numbered and out gunned and they quickly retreat and some surrender. They engage a small Confederate force across the river. ![]() It was the ford used by the Hightower Trail which was a prehistoric trading route. At dawn on the 9th, a Federal Battery provides covering fire as several companies of dismounted cavalry begin wading across the Chattahoochee at what is called the “Shallow Ford”. Saturn rises out of the east about 9 p.m.After the first Federal crossing of the Chattahoochee at Sope Creek on the afternoon of the 8th, Garrard’s Cavalry crosses at Roswell. Jupiter is very low in the west just after dark and will appear close to the Moon on Sunday evening. Venus rises out of the east about two hours before sunrise. Several of the parks offer guided wildflower walks.įor information on state parks, visit For information on the Georgia Botanical Society, visit In the sky: The moon will grow from a thin crescent this weekend to first quarter by the end of next week, said David Dundee, astronomer with Tellus Science Museum. Over the next several weeks, you can see many of these remarkable flowers along woodland trails throughout Georgia, including those in state parks, nature preserves and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. That's why the ephemerals sport some of the showiest, most colorful, sweetest-smelling blooms of the year - to lure insect pollinators. They wait until the next spring to emerge.ĭuring their short growing periods, spring ephemerals also must compete to attract pollinators, mostly insects. In summer,when the trees are in full leaf, the wildflowers go dormant instead of wasting energy trying to grow their leaves in deep shade. Their bloomings in early March and April come well before the tree canopies leaf out, thus allowing them time to absorb sufficient sunlight to reproduce. In general, ephemerals have adapted to the rhythms of the deciduous hardwood trees they dwell underneath on the forest floor.
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