Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-12-06
WAR NEWS.
Important from Generals Hood and Thomas.
Desperate Battle in Tennessee.

Important from Generals Hood and Thomas.
Desperate Battle in Tennessee.
We have intelligence through the Northern pa
pers of desperate battle on the sOth November at
franklin, Tennessee, between the forces under Hood
ant Thomas The first dispatch to the New York
Times, dated Nasheville the SOth, states that Hood
had madea heavy attack with two corps, and after
desperate fighting was repulsed at all points, with
the loss of six thousand killed and wounded. Fed
eral loss about five hundred. The Baltimore Amer
6can doubted the truth of this dispatch but the New
York Herald of the 3D. received at Richmond on
the 4th, confirms the above Dispatches to that
paper from Nashville give some of the details of the
battle. The Confederates it is stated fought with
the utmost desperation, but the federals made ..
flank movement and turned the tide of battle, and
prevented what at one time threatened to be dis
astrous defeat. Confederate loss in killed and
wounded estimated at three thousand. One hun
dred and seven Confederate officers and one thou
sand prvates had arrived at Nashville as prisoners.
Gen. Schofsld commanded the federal forces
Cheatham and Lee, commanded the Confederates.
After defeating the COnfederates Scho6ed fell back
to point near Nashville, and it was rumored that
HOOD was moving on Murfreesborough, which had
ocasioned panic in the neighborhood of Nashville.
This IS all the information we have in relation to
this battle. franklin is some twenty miles south
of Nashville, on the Tennessee and Alabama road
From Georgia.
The Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel of the I'd De-
cember says it is reported that Sherman's main
column had reached Millen. Telegraphie commu-
nication between Augusta and Savannah had been
interrupted. Men is 70 miles northwest of Sa-
Vannah, at the junction of the Savannah and Au-
rrncf0 o1lrno ,r-,kl kHo
Louisville, where Sherman was few days before
is about 80 miles northwest of Millen. The feder-
ais had cut the railroad at Waynesvile, between
Millen and Augusta
Sherman is moving slowly, and the Georgia pa
perS appear to be in doubt to his object. He
certainly appears to be moving on Savannah. He
may however. make directly for Charleston. The
New York Times, paper known to be in high IA
vor.at Washington, gave out as far back the 23d
of last month, that Charleston was Sherman's pro-
bable destination. The fact that Sherman was be-
tween Augusta and Savannah at the latest dates,
and had not marched directly on either place. and
late information from Charleston that the enemy have
mounted some fifty large seize guns recently, all
bearing on Sulyan's island and Of course intended
to cooperate with Sherman when he attacks in the
rear give color to the belief that he is aiming di-
rectiy for Charleston. The distance from Millen to
Charleston in direct line is about l25 miles. On
the other hand, it is thought that Sherman will
take Savannsh, communicate with his shipping, OBJ
tain more supplies and more men, and then advance
on Charleston.
In connection with this we state that on the I'd
instant force of infantry, artillery and cavalry,
under Gen. Foster, attempted to gain the railroad
at Grahamvile, but were repulsed by Gen. Hardee.
The Augusta Consiutioaalist of the I'd states that
our victory was signal one. Grahamville is on
the railroad from Charleston to Savannah. 1t is 70
miles south of Charleston, and 81 miles north oi
Savannah. The federal troops engaged in this at.
tempt were from Port Royal, which is on the coast
between Charleston and Savannah.
The Georgia papers state that the amount of ne
groes and stock carried off by Sherman is immense
One of these papers says, sit is sad to large
planters plOughing in wheat with only one or two
mules, while others have not single one. Wher
this is the some fifteen counties through
which ShermanS forces have recently passed. it car
be easily perceived what stab has been given t
| the agricultural productions of Geogia" Indeed
Sherman has been doing pretty much as he pleased
| since he left Atlanta.
From Virginia.
Gen. Early reports that Gen. Rosser has recently
captured in the Valley number of guns, som,
eight hundred prisoners, eight stand of colors,
large number of horses and mules and destroyed
two hundred wagons and quantity of commissary
stores.
On Thursday last considerable force of the enc
my made raid on Stony Greek depot, some twenty
miles south of Petersburg captured about two hun
dred of our troops and burned the railroad and gov
ernment houses together with considerable quantit
of corn wheat, -four, bacon, and forage Gen. W
Fl. F. Lees division of cavalry was however, sool
sent out after the raiders, but he found them re
tring and not disposed to give battle
Everything comparatively quiet around Peters
burg and Richmond But the ErDreSs Of the 9