CommandingOfficer，UnitedStatesForces，Allatoona:
Ihaveplacedtheforcesundermycommandinsuchpositionsthatyouaresurrounded，andtoavoidaneedlesseffusionofbloodI
callonyoutosurrenderyourforcesatonce，andunconditionally。
Fiveminuteswillbeallowedyoutodecide。Shouldyouaccedetothis，youwillbetreatedinthemosthonorablemannerasprisonersofwar。
Ihavethehonortobe，veryrespectfullyyours，S。G。FRENCH，Major—GeneralcommandingforcesConfederateStates。