The New York herald., 1862-11-28
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, NovEMBER zs 1862.

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from here This, however, 10 s9 20 day u ,s hard 20
what will happen 70 Gen ~ ant has ne
pecuar-for " Is pscaar 10 Enthusiastically o. taNng
fhe enemy pnawales. Under such circumstances u b
safe 70 make positive assertions futuro opera
tons Tho troops are not reaeh,ng bore ar rapidly
~ wished This doubtless, has coucern IN oar pre-
sent, ,naetion.
oibc'oncy ana discipline. he most stringent rcgnla
tons for the control of both officers and have hosn
issued from headquarters, and executed upon the
criminal with thu most sevoro rRhMy. Az rcfards
ar, brgades are daily exercised Tho evoutoos u Tho
iiAe for prescribed timc Drills BY siuads by company
and by regiment also receive attention. at stated fimns
The elect OF this pcrceptiec n the confidence and As
surance tho men have IL themselves
An example Of General Grants strict government OF
the troops his department will bc gathered from tho
following tho night Of tho Tth Of November portion
Of the Twentieth regiment Illinois volunteer infantry
" jackson, Tenn. entered store and tents AMI TOOK
tborefrom quantity Of goods and destroyed The tents
tho damage amounting 70 l2a2 &C. Upon complaint OF
guilty Of The offence, tho General ISSUED special ncd
orosr The xo sections embody sug the penalty WAL oe
sum 81 242 10 be assessed against SAID regnent and
the officers herein canned hc names bong g,ven) :S-
eepthe such enlisted men as weren't the time hex N The
hospital absent with proper authority that the sino
bs charged against them the proper muster and nay
rolls and tb, amount each tofpay noted opposite bus
thercon the oncers tc IA assessed pyo rata With
ne the Of their pay proper, and that tho
collected wu be paid by toe commanding Officer
Of he reemsnt 70 the parties entitled 70 me s..ne
of the Tweuclh Illinois iniantsy volunteers, Tor wtul
neglect Of duty and violation u orders are hereby mus
tered out Of the service of the United sasSs 70 kc cect
this day.
The Importance and utility o. railroads 10 opera-
tlons Of military character arc excellontly demon
strated IN this department.. Under the old rcgirse
the OF wagon trains and pack animals w the trans
potaten or supplies was source Of inevitable cons'oa
and delay, even when brought 70 Their most eihc,ent
service Tho movements N m army were greatly EN-.
Darrassed BY them. Their slow travel and limited accom-.
modaton was a serious objection, and often de-
ship This is now entirely revolutioni2ed for Che
better by the introduction of The railway a the means
and the channel Of transporting 70 an army the supplies
IN which II stands in need
The railroads Of this department In the beginning
supervision and direction Of, now Major General NC
Pherson, at that time stan officer 70 General Grant The
working order connecting Columbus KY with Jackson
Tenn, Corinth, Miss, and Bolivar, Tenn.
The appointment Of Gen Mcpherson TO command In
the field left the railroads without regularly appointed
superintendent. This place 10 now nled by Brgadier
General D. Webster man Of prime qualities for the
Since our late move the opening Of two roads has
greatly increased facilities. Those now IN operation,
as fer as reconstructed and employed oy the army are
rnth Miss tho Mississippi Central branching at jackson,
Tenn dextendng to Holly Springs adstanoe Of seventy
where joins another road leading 10 New Orleans This,
every probability. will as far as jackson, Misc DO Me
line Of transportation in our future operations The Mem
phs and Charleston Railroad has also been repaired from
Grand Junction to lagrange The above bring all parts
Of the army in direct communication.
luch speculation current concerning the probability
OF reopenng the railroad TO Memphis To my mind there
doubt about it, Colonel T. w. Blssell, OF the eng
regiment, repairing the road between here
aud Moscow, ten miles west. Al this point bridge
crossing the Wolf has been destroyed but 10 being
rebuilt The condition OF the road from that place shows
many severe breaks, though under the rapid workman
ship Of Colonel bsses engineers two weeks will be su
hcicnt to find us within cv hours ride OF Memphs and
tho MEsissSi river The distance ~ nifty miles
Owing TO the abuse OF the PRIV egc granted civilians 70
pass through our lines in front special field order has
limits towards The south AZ Wolf rivera stream OF con
siderable Importance, running about hall mc below
the town. The order IS now being stringety enforced
Many caught outside OF The line are s wstfuy casting
their eyes within, but cannot move The mpagnaton o
ibe fajihiul and obedent sentinel.
Our Memphis Correspondence.
MENrHgs, Nov. II, 1862.
P.s,i,an 81 tke Ress,s--At<ms and Ls SArrousdQss-
6rani AduCn,,a,c- Bane Probatle--Rcttls P6rtify
ING on TIE Mississippi Central Railroad and al Jackson
Concentration of Union Forces al pickstarg and
Jacksonville Capitals Of Mssssppt and arkansas 10 b
Occupied by Union Armics-7M Mississirpi RsUer to ts
Opened-PrcUess Of Unionism in West 7eanH"ee-7hs
Recent ElcC,ons and the Repspai Of Hope
Tennessee Untom 10 the Cors-Cont Of Civl and Military
Authority-TAe SLATE Laws Net to OwTide TIE Orders Of
the Presidsnt and Ai7isayy Commanders-Slapes 10 6e
Treated Free General Sher~dns Positton-1he Cotton
7rade-M Eject Cur-ency-Tsnncs&s Money Serem
Election, DC, dc.
The situation in this portion Of the Southwest has no.
been materially changed sy recent events. Grant, with
bis veteran warrsrs slowly pursuing the retresting
rebels under Pemoeron, who has aaen back beyond
the Taahache, about twenty three miles south Of Holly
Springs to place called Abbevile. Abbey lie is stu.
ated the Mississippi Railroad beyond the bridges one
two miles above the river bottom, and consists Of only
plantation, store, post Office and depot n s no'
village. During the winter the Talahatchie as
sumes very large proportions has extensive bottoms,
covered with timber vines and thick underground. Such
the Of the country selected by the rebels
for the effort at resisting the onward and triumphant
progress Of the Army Of Tennessee. Here Pembsrton
viii seek 10 gain time while the Notifications on the
Mississippi Central road and also at Jackson, Missis
sippi, are being compstsd. The impression. however,
is general that there will be 10 heavy or
desperate lighting until the battle ground Of Jackson,
Miss s reached. This only forty miles due south Of
vcksburg beaten here the rebels viii not be able 70
make stand this side Of Mobile. General Grant mean.
whilc TO- still pursuing. but win not be apt TO strike
blow until the reinorcements from other points shall
have time participate in the great onward movement
Then when all ia ready, the Union hosts from New Or
loans and Corinih viii meet at Jackson and the Union
fleets from Memphis and New Orleans win meet at vicks
burg and any doubt that the result will be the
utter rout the land forces Of the enemy, embracing a.
it's necessary results the fall OF vcksburg and the open
ing OF The Mississippi river and the driving Of the rebels
TO Mobile. which will then be beleagrred by another
Union feet sad need all the rebel forces in the South
West for it's possesson attain which the remain
ing army Of Pembertcn will be unavailingf Such
Ia the prospect opened up for the contem.
platon OF loyal hearts in this sestion Of Uncle
Sans domnions Nor ie this all The Richmond 60
vsrnment has sent drunken Magrudsr IN disgrace to The
trans ssissippi Department, and we confidently ex.
pect to hear Of the fall Of Little Rock the capital OF Ar
kansas. Just the Of that name affords
water enough take Hcet TO her wharf. Already.
In anticipation OF such event the rebels IN Arkansas
have concentrated hundred miles OF and as soon as
becomes necessary will move OF their government ar
chlves another point u is therefore only question
ofsme when the capitals OF Arkansas and Mssissp
p will fali into our hands All the indications and movr
rHens poin. campaign this winner IN Mssis-
sippi Arkansas and perhaps Alabama, Tor all which we
arc IN NO small degree indebted 10 the HERALD, which,