The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-07
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Mr.. e. ID. Westfail's Despatch.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, !, April 81, 1856

SHAIrANooGA, Ienn j., AIIil Il, 1903.
sTRAws WIND.
Although everything Is quiet at the front just now,
believe there Ia storm brewing Northern Georgia
which win burst simultaneously with the tornado In
Virginia. There great many little things (t would
be suicide for tell them) which lead 70 think
SO. believe General Grants plan comprehends the cap
OF Atlanta we'll Richmond, and that the former
will fall nrst. incline to the opinion that John.
has been weakened 70 support Lee than the be
lief that he has been strengthened TO Atlanta Gen.
Grants plan s the old Mission Ridge game grander
SCALE in which the chief himself tho role OF Sher.
man. Saturday night Georgia Lieutenant with fty two
commissioned officers and prvates, deserted from the
enemy and came into lines These dessrtcrs fepre-
sencd many different regiments in Johnsons army ana
the stories they told agreed In every particular Har
dees corps were under marching orders and several
train loads had already left Dalton for the Easthst is
for Aanta-and the impression among the officers and
was that they were going 10 Virginia. They
positive that strange troops had recesty into
Dalton. Johnston is, without doubt, playing the bluff
game SO handsomely practsed by Bragg before Muir.
freesboro while the siege OF vicksburg going
o.. He has quite force or eavalry-say six
tboussnd--n close proximity 10 our lines, and OF
lao they have done great deal Of threatening.
bu 90 actual damage. Tho "situaton" Is unchanged.
or line Of posts may be followed the map by Knox
vie London Athens Cleveland Rnggold to Bridgeport,
along he north bank Of the Tennessee 10 Huntsville and
Decatur The rebels Tunnel Hin and Dalton, with
cavalry before Cleveland Kinggold and in the neghbor
hood south OF the Tennessee, in front OF Huntsville and
Decatur They know the situation as we'll as we do. 50
there is uo, the least harm iu telling u.
REORGANIZATION.
The order consolidating tho Eleventh and Twelfth corps
and reducing General Hooker corps commander. has
boiled down a very big thing 10 s proper dimensions
The L, corps numbered twentieth corps and Major
General Dan Bul,er0ed, wno has been vigorous chief
Of stan all winter. commands q division In Il. ]
have heard the wonder expressed by officers who know
generals Grant and Sherman we'll that General Hooker
was not ovcrslaughed altogether In tho selection Of
commander for the new corps. But Generals Hooker
AID rut,erneld appear to be the men who least
Affected by tho change. Tho complaccncy with which
the former takes the corps the vigor with which
tho latter dives into the command Of his division
are admired by everybody in this Cumberland army,
and the matter is talked about good deal No mat.
joe yet, say they; aud ButtcrReld, who Is an
cxssleut corps commander will certainly do well with
ade instead OF his old divsion tho Eleventh corps.
Gcrers Howard has taken command c the Fourth corps
srs Gordon Granger vent so.s On Tsdsy taxing Win
him Major benham and Captains Avery and taylor OF his
personal ssm mrof General Newton wen, up 70 cevs
division Fourth corps O that portion OF the army at
Huntsville, or ~ Nortn Alabama much b 70 be expected
Cen Mcphersons headquayte- huntsville, and
sherman remarked Of hirn dsys ago thai he had
better oppovtuohy 10 distib a himself than any other
general 10 Tho United States rvte. The msguitude OF
Mcpherson's commsnd probably gave risc 10 The state
men that the armies OF the OHIO and mberlapd ere
10 bo consolidated with shsrmans old army and ihe new
mans favore 10 far, however, tho depar
OF the Cumberland and Ohio preserve their identity.
There have bcer no chsngcs IN the dlvsou brs,dc
commanders CT Ihomas army, although as one tire A
confidently expected that room would have 10 be
made for hall dozen OF more MAJOR generals, who,