Chapter-18 With the far-off rumbling of cannon in their ears, the state militia, Joe Brown's Pets, and the Home Guard marched out of Atlanta, to defend the bridges and ferries of the Chattahoochee River at Johnston's back.

With the far-off rumbling of cannon in their ears, the state militia, Joe Brown's Pets, and the Home Guard marched out of Atlanta, to defend the bridges and ferries of the Chattahoochee River at Johnston's back.