Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-11-18
From Sherman.

pose TO march to Savannah, the re-
port obtains muchcredit. The Wash
ington correspondent of the New
York Times says: 1t is known that
after Hood had gotten well into AL
ALBANIA some weeks since, and after
Gen Sherman had determined that it
was not necessary to use his entire
army for the pursuit ofthe rebels, the
latter, with three entire corps, started
back from northern Georgia for At
lanta. His objective point was bold
ly asserted to be Savannah, for which
place, it was given out, he would
leave on the Sth, the day of the pres
idential election, having first des-
troyed Atlanta. 1t was thought he
would touch at Macon, and would
reach Savannahin march of25 days.
The rout is 900 miles, with no rivers
and few creeks of importance to
pass, and leading through the most
flourishing part of Georgia. Mill
edgeyill, the capital Of the state OF
Georgia, could be reached in six days
from the date Of starting. He will
have rations for thirty days, but is
expected to find supplies and forage
on his route. His forces for this
great march will be between forty
and seventy thousand men, and he
will have large amount of ordnance,
a construction corps aud pontoon
bridges. There will doubtless be
considerable destruction of property
on the route, and tens of thousands
Of the huddled slaves of Georgia will
be freed and Incorporated into our
army.
Troops have gone north from At
lanta to Tennessee, and tits supposed
will destroy all bridges and all i'm
portant railroad routes. Rome will
be evacuated and damaged. We
will hold an outpost in Georgia, south
Of Chattanooga, which will be nee
essary to guard East Tennessee
Hoods entire army is nearly five hun
dred miles in the rear of Sherman.
The gallant Gen Thomas, with an
army, will take care of Hood in the
absence Of Sherman. He will have
abundant force for this purpose, which
will be appropriately stationed in
Tennessee. Gen Thomas is already
prepared to fight Hood, who is some
where in northern Alabama, near the
line Of the Tennesseeriver IfHood
goes into western Kentucky, he falls
into a trap. Look out for glorious
news from Sherman's army within
thirty days, for within that time it
will have made the grand military
march from the mountain to the At
lantic seaboard. This will be one
Of the most extraordinary campaigns
ofthe war. The rebels have nothing
in Georgia that can oppose sherman.
They made a tremendous mistake in
sending Hood to Tennessee. You.
will probably get your first news Of
Sherman at Savannah or Charleston.
MOBILE MAY BE THE OBJECTIVE.
The Nashville correspondent ofthe
Boston Journal suggests that Mobile
is Gen Sherman'5 objective. Sher-
man found in his foot race after Hood
thathe could almost support an army
south Of Rome by foraging alone,
and accordingly has made a bold dash
on Montgomery and Mobile. Ala.
bama is disaffected and it is believed
that it needs only the presence of an
army in her central counties to de-
monstrate the fact in tangible meth
cd. Chattanooga is to be the base. |
By this movement Atlanta becomes
Of no strategic Importance. But its
destruction may be necessary in order
to prevent its resuming somewhat Of
its former power by the reconstruct
ion of lines of railroad now torn up,
Of which it was the starting point
and the point of departure. The
tearing up of the track from Atlanta
to Chattanooga will be a sad blow
to the rebels, who cannot probably
supply material to reconstruct it, and
thereby transport their troops west
ward rapidly.
A REBEL VIEW OF HOODS MOVEMENT.
The Charleston Mercury doubts
the safety of Hoods movement north
ward, and says with reason
If the confederate forces under
Gems Beauregard and Hood are COM
petent to cope successfully with the
army Of Sherman, then it seems to
us better that the battle should be
fought in Alabama rather than in
Tennessee-on the south side Of the
Tennessee river rather than on the
north side. The idea of recruiting
our army in Tennessee is good, pro-
sided we go there in the right way,
confidence and showing
power and skill. Buta fugitive cam.
paign of a week or two, ending in
retreat or disaster, would do much
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