Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-29

tA,s sas 81 eaps PelSi. / EsstisE 81 LsET AsaSsesy
b'lgadS walked a0Wn tnS track sEd feiehe4ReF les.
| night
These men were taken ct the battle Of Jonesboro,
were marched Atlanta and there put under guard
TIE railroad at that time not in operation 10 conse'
ouonce Of the operations OF General Wheeler, bat ss
soon az trains commenced running, they were started
for Northern prisons. Seventy OF them made their
escape between chattanooga aud Nashville by cutting
ho through the bottoms Of the cars and dropping 10
the GROUND When they got to Nashville, last Thursday
night they were ordered back by General sherman Tor
exchange, and arrived at Atlanta on Tuesday and i'm
medlately came down TO 4 ugh and Ready es stated
above,
F,om Nashville to Atlanta the railroad is in dne run
ming order Geperal Wheeler hOurished a great deal,
but actually did little damage. So vast were the PIE
partitions Of the enemy for rebuilding bridges and re-
laying track and great were the guards and details
along the linee that az fast section OF the road
vas torn up it was Immediately repaired. The enemy
have new cross ties and now bridge tmbers IN immense
PILES al along the track, and engines dd iRfnitiHa.
Chattanooga aud Dalton are garriscned by three bril-
padss Of negroes Tue Streets OF the former city,
erected by Southern industry and walked by Southern
chiValry and beauty, now patroed BY our former
slaves to whom all white men arc forced TO eHhlot
ulsses and # he fails 10 have such be is marched OH 10
the guard house. and his examined and his PUNISH
ment 40 udc ed by the negro The negroes scruPu'cus
" exact the military sautat Of all passing their posts
Blncrot has here another chapter 10 write upon the
jubilee Of convics and 3lGyes.
They have barracks there, in which all Confederate
ar Federal dessrlers "bounty jumpers" aud military
criminals are confined together. Tle Yankees seem 10
have no respect for desel ters from our army. The
"bou ~ Jumper" is man who enlists, receives his
boun money deserts goes TO another peint, repeats
the operation, and so until he lie appTehended.
Atlanta ia described ss one vast military e-hive.-
Sherman soldiers throng every street. aud are crowd
I'd In every rouse. Tne most active work prevails on
4. e. 6 and fha
Il will be the stro gass fortified city on the continent.
Toe streets are swept perfectly clean, and everything
kept in excellent sanitary condition. several nun
dFed frame houses have been torn 70 pieces an their
tin bers constructed into barracks Tor troops Outside The
iowa Prisoners report aso that they saw an immense
pile Of railroad iron in the ciEy-enough they sao,
$50 bui q new line to Nashville" ! presume that
they we're deceived about lie exien, and Wtat they saw
was rails taken from cur own roads about the city
Ia relation TO S1ermans men whose time we're out
going home they say that they met great many trains
of them-many Of them we're without arms ano many
we're not They we're not able TO learn whether any
thaJ they saw going to Virginia, or 10 reinforce
any other point. They heard nothing OF the where
abous of Forrest aud Wheeler, bus as they So" no
Federal cavalry along the entire road, 1t s presumed
hat their force along he Tennessee river.
The Yankees are organizing whattaey cal the "FlFst
Georgia Reg msnt" at Atlanta, from deserters from cur
army, Tney offer ueteeu hundred dollars bounty aud
a new suit OF the hated bua Emissars eommln-
gsd freely in the barracks with our men and CD REQ
the oath OF allegiance. When the roll IVES called Tor
tnsm 10 take their Departure all who wished TO tabe
the oath we're requested to the left aud the balance 10
me right. am sorry to inform you that good many
vent ths left and among them were several suoei
tern officers of the line. They passed on to inamy and
taue amidst the curses OF their comrades, and have
1obangsd honor either for life In the ranks Of those
they have been 6ghtirg life Of Infamous eaSe and
shame.