The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-15
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thai the rsbs, andpg Curses position too strong to be
tason by assault moved around gap aud crossed the
Etewah and stonsulz rivers, making his appearances,
with the greater part Of his army in 'front.' OF Dalton
October IL lie Immediately invested with Cneatbams
corps, while Stewart and lee engaged 10 tearing
tho railroad and IN oostructng Snake Creek cap cole
Del Johnston, o; the Forty fourth Uoed states coored
iofaptry. surrendered Dkiion Hoods demand After
otsfuetiug Snake Crack tap much possible order
10 delay B6erman. who continued 10 press him, Hood
moved west, passing through the gap OF Pigeon
Mountain ADD entered Iaf elite on the 18Th OF October
lie had advanced ~ far north as il was possible
70 40 without lighting, end battle APP cared 20
be imminent ir tho vicinity Of the old battle feld OF
Chicgsmsuga Bur Hooa after holding the II Pigeon
Mountain long A. possible, suddenly moved south
from lafayette Gadsdop, Alabama, cossy followed az
far az Gay esvie by General sherman This movement
wss looked upon retreat and as The end Of he great
OF which Hood. Davis and Boanresard mad promised
and boasted much But soon became apparent that
Hood yet AZ the end OF his rope that the Dam
pa,gn only about to begin earnest. AZ nsdeden
Hood halted and intrsnca~d position, taxing posses
OF the Cap Of Mhps creek in iookou, Mountain a.
thaa point and presenting strong front to sherman
HooDs ESCAPE PROM SHERMAN.
90 October % Hood moved Gadsd-n, through
Lookout Mountain towards CUTTERS Landing necs.
tho tennessee tho last O. which places
no formed junction with Genera Dick TIylors army,
which had meantime quietly moved up the Mobile and
ONO Railroad Corinth and thence TO 1uscumba, the
supplies. ITO thus placed himself far III
Gonera SbSrmap's before that officer could take
steps transfer bis army the front Of the rebels
Tennessee Hoods advance had probably reached
Tennessee before General Sherman positively know
tAst be had abandoned Gaasden. Undoubtedly 70 vas
hs surprise when, October IS he tried the
gap round II abandoned by Hood. The position Was
certainly startling He dared not follow thus abandon
ing his line O. supplies to venture n mountainous coun-
try, through which . large army had Just passed 10
Impossible TO transfer hg entire army to Hoods
front IN time him thus bold hts communities.
tions intact Inc position demanded resolution and ac
lion. He Glow resolve aud ACT.
10, him 20 North, he exclaimed TO his council "our
business 10 down SOUTH
sunnKANs ROLAND TeE xgAUREGARD's OLIVER.
He represented 90 his officers that the situation OF
Affairs Justified him considering his column ods-
reodeat ore. w'theft zee TO confront Rousseau and
Woods eorpe, with MoTsass division OF the Fourtesnsh
and twenty third corps entire In Tennessee. along
tho line leSnessse river. They hen eqused
Beanrsgsrds forces. General slccmns corps was in
Atlanta fseby SessKea Oy Iverson's cavalry He re-
NAMED with tine flower OF his With the corps that
stood at Chickamsuga with Tbomss and the corps Of
Grants old army Oeseged v,cksborg and relieved
Cbstanoosa, lying in what Governor Brown calls the
"bssrt md railroad centre Of the sosth, with only the
Georgia miIa,te mere shadow o. an army Ito oppose
him. He det ernnsd At tbls important iupcturs to re-
sumo his original intention, and, Ignoring Vie very
existence Hood, carry his offensive cxmpssa from
Atlanta. He determined 10 follow Hood no longer, but
babe hin speed on his journey North.
~. he viii go 70 the river, he sad, "a" VIII give him
his rstieps' IN, failed TO intimate that he proposed 70
consider them ra,ious TO prisoners.
Ths resolution prtm pty formed and the pFslim
nary movements ~ rapidly executed. ~ November
| the Army Of the Tennessee had left Rons and wss
| route Atlanta ga Noveu b. 4 The hve corps-the
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth sAvessesnh and Twsa
bsen concentrated 81 the aat named city and
rapid preparations being made 10 begin ths march
shermsp fels ks highest spirits and teesrspAsd hls
| isfcoticps 10 thsss remarkable ~ords:-
Hood crossed rssncssss. Thomas win take
" him and Nash ie, hiie scno6sd wiI Dos ~
Carolina nv mercy ana shall strike 10 mot BE-
arxssus about me. J am all right.
fh~ ~ h,s sdicu. lite rebel papers already
That he has started on his march Where no going,
| suxanAr's rrnsr DESTINATION AEDKRsosvILLE.
Never during the has the South 90 COM
pe,ey Al disadvantage and With The legs Of sSch SCI
diers Sherman has be 90 anywhere be desire.
10 Abe right lies Mcntgo merry, Mobile and Columbus ne
first supply d-pos Of Bsaurcgard. The last
the Frsa, arsenal OF the South Within few hours'
march ~ Andersonvilie the great rebel pen which
| twenty thousand OF confined prisoners
and treated ss doga sherman Is not likely pass
il BY. He wrote but few days ago the
Presde Of 81 Louis Sanitary Commission.
- thank you tue prompt ssl6msnt Of the
request 10 send certain article Tor prisoners
AndersoDvins Things have changed since, and mag
hop, 90 person d,ver these articles % he priso~e~
II msy pe considered nxed fact that, whether Mobile,
o. ssyspusb Charleston be his destinations, Gessrsi
sherman viii take Andsrsonvne IN his way. Savannah
lie, the et ouiy Dileen days march Charleston In
the direction, and NOT twenty I'VE days dis
tsn,. let BIN 20 whichever be may nv can reach
the or the Gulf without battle
BRAUHLaARp POSITION.
10 tho meantime Beaursgsrd, Hood and ray.
sor, The Init,i Official which Ne have from the
combued forces Of the enemy Is from Nashville under
date Of the 18th inst The army was At that time IN the
vicinity Of Florence, Alsb where they bad pontoon
bridge tss Tennessee river But" says the
telegram, an hesta's 10 Dessrers report that
they busy engaged repairing sbe railroad oeiweca
ruscumh,a and Coriutb." Blood made his nrst enort
10 cross The Tennessee at Buewatsr creek, on
November 8, and, on being defeated By Rousssau's
roops, moved 70 Florence, where, being met BY The
Intelligence Of shsrman's daring movement from Atlanta
bas iresoute and "hesnates 70 cross" In his front
Rcusseau aud wood each With full corps, equal 10
the aggregate TO Besuresaras army Forrest, On the
rebel left, has met With some little snccess IN bockadng
the Teusessee below Johnsonvie and In destroy
ing several transports near that place, but apparently
unwilling 70 the stream and place himsslf the
peninsula between the Cumberland and Tspnessss
rivers In his 'front.', and doubtless bearing down upou
him BY this time, 10 the corps OF General A. Smtth,
which, relieved Of tbc pursuit. Of Price been sent 70
Psducah. on the extreme rebel rishs Breckinridss V
drives from Bulls Gap By Ciem sad foled W biz a,s
tempt to reach Knoxville. Thus We now have n The
Immediate front Of cue enemy a every threatened point
force equal 70 bis own and able 70 defeat him, while
two hundred miles 10 biz 10 great army Il sny
sboussDd men, agapsi whom the rebels can muster no
force sdsqns,s 10 oppose j. Tho strategy Of Jsn Davis
and Bsauregsd has simply resulted 10 furnishing as with
zoe more army than they have, and forced cs 70 Coz
oeutrale while he scaters hts armies frutess nvs-
,ssu,t Of fYeao