Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-10
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Sherman's Account of Late Opera
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Sherman's Account oil Late opera
ti0ns before Atlanta.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Sin answer TO re
quest that Gen. Sherman would give US the
details of late operations before Atlanta,
have received the following:
ATLANTA, Sept. On August 18th, pur-
suant to n plan of which the War Depart
ment had been fully advised, left the Twen-
tieth Corps ut Chattahoochee Bridge, and
with the balance of the army drew off from
the siege, and using considerable artifce to
mislead the enemy, moved rapidly south, and
reached the West Point Railroad, near Fair
burn. On August 9th broke up twelve
miles of the road, and then moving east, my
right approached the Macon road near Jones'
boro. Ny left rear was at Rough and Ready.
The enemy attacked my right wing-the
Army of the Tennessee-and was completely
beaten, on August 3lst. During the combat
| pushed the left and center rapidly to the
railroad above, and between Rough and
Ready and JoneSboro. On September 3lst.,
l broke up about eight miles Of the Macon
road, turned on the enemy at Jonesboro,
assaulted him and carried his lines there,
capturing Brigadier General Gowan and
about 1000 prisoners, eight guns and much
plumber. Night alone prevented our captur-
ing all of Hardee's corps, which escaped
south that night. Hood, in Atlanta, finding
all the railroads broken and in our possession,
blew up his ammunition, burned seven loco
motives and eighty cars and evacuated At
lanta, which, on the I'd of September, was
occupied by the Twentieth Corps, left for that
purpose. We followed the retreating rebels
to near Loveioy's Station, thirty miles south
of Atlanta. Finding him strongly intrench-
ed, concluded would not make an assault,
as l already had the great object Of the cam
paign, viz: Atlanta. The army gradually
and leisurely returned to Atlanta, and is now
camped south of the city. We have, as the
result of this quick, and, as l think, well ex-
ecuted movement, twenty-seven guns and
over 5000 prisoners; have buried over 400
rebel dead and left as many wounded that
could not be removed. The rebels lost, be-
sides an important city, at least 800 dead,
$500 wounded, and 5000 prisoners. The
aggregate loss will not foot up 1900 on our
side.
Rebel Account of their Late Disas-
tiers near Atlanta.
New York, Sept S.-TheR edmond Ex-
aminer, commenting on Hoods official dis
patches announcing his disaster, says: " AT
ter attacking the enemy with two corps near
Jonesboro, only Hardee's corps was left to
resist the assault of the enemy. This is only
to be accounted for by supposing that after
our attack failed to dislodge the enemy
Hood withdrew one Of them to Atlanta, leav-
ing Hardee to bear the brunt alone. This he
would hardly have done had he not miscal-
culated the enemy's design. He believed
the main body of Sherman's army to have
been in front Of Atlanta, when in fact it was
on Flint river, near Jonesboro, twenty miles
SOUTH" The Examiner congratulates the
South that though Atlanta is lost, the army
is not, and says the loss of the former is no.
thing: while the loss of the latter would have
been without remedy. 1t condemns the re-
moval Of Johnston, saying that he was SUI
perseded by Hood, commander Of divi-
sion, VIGOROUSLY incapable Of managing any
thing larger than a division. 1t also says
that the moral effect Of the loss of Atlanta,
though it may be temporary, will be great
and will render incalculable assistance to the
party of Lincoln, obscure the prospects Of
peace and diffuse gloom over the South.
The depression may be speedily relieved.
The reinstatement of Johnston or the ap-
pointment of Beaureguard would at once
restore confidence to the country and the
army.
Plot TO Destroy the Steamers ON Long
Island SOund-Froni Grants Army.
New YORK, Sept. S.-A New London
(Conn.) correspondent Of the Commercial
| Advertiser says: The greatest excitement
prevailed during the past week among the
steamboat officers of the lines from Boston
to New York, consequent upon the revela-
ton to Collector Barney of plot to destroy
all the steamboats, running on the Sound.
1t was said the Electric Spark, recently cap
tured by the Tallahassee and now her con-
| sort, Is lowering about our coast, and was to
do the work. 1t is also asserted as a fact
that the Tallahassee, about three weeks ago,
went into Newport harbor and steamed
round the Guerriere, then lying there, and
steamed out again, unchallenged. Four gun
boats have been sent into the Sound to look
after this affair.