, 1864-10-08
President Lincoln $ Order
Thanking the One
Hundred. Day
Troops.
QURNASHVILLE DISPATCHES
WHEREABOUTS OF
FORREST.
Tie Rebels Repu1Sed at Alatoona
with GOO Loss.
Secretary Stanton Reviews
The Military situation.
FRUM THE sGUTA----HIcHLY iM-
FoRTkhT FROM RE8iL
SOURCES,
OFFICIAL. BULLETIN.
Wan DEPAlsrENT+ WASHINGTON,

NAH UEFAETMENf4 WARRINGTON.
Friday, oct. :, 1854.
To Major General Dix:
In recent Dispatch 1t was mentioned that Gen.
Sherman vas taking measures to protect his CON.
munications from rebels operating against Them.
Dispatches received las, night show the fuldlment
Of this expectation. Gen. Thomas WAS cent to
Louisst1fe 10 organize the troop. in his district
and drive Forrest from our 1tncs. while the atten-
ton Of Gen. Sherman was directed to the moye.
meuts Of the main rebel army in the vicinity Of At
1anta. On the 4th, the rebcls had captured Big
shanty, but were followed closely up BY Sherman.
On the 9Th 4 severe engagement was fonsht by
our forcee under Gen. French, in which the rebels
weFe driven from the neld with hesyy LOSS,
leaving their dead and wounded in our hands
Detaua are gwen in the following from Genera
Thomas:
NAsHyuIE, Thursday, Oct. 6-11:3o r. II.
To Hon. E. n. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
The following telegram is Just received fr>m
Gen. Smith, who 1ess here yesterday, s.b, te3e-
graphs thst Tie enemy zetre ted lat evening from
ALTOONA, moviu4 the direction Of Dallas, leaving
hands Our loss was sh3nt ito Killed and aD
wounced. The Resaca bridge Will be rrpairrd b.
to-uotfoW, and the hatpe Hlu be able to run as
tar ~ Alto0ns. going rId CleFelaud aud D lltoa.
Nothing further has been heard from Shefmau
since my di.pach Of yesterday, but the retreat Of
the enemy towards Dallas indicates TINT he was
clese On their rear near Altoona
Ihave not heard from Gen. Rousseau OF Wash
butne to-day. but presume t1ey are pu,h:nX For
rcst as 1apldlg as the co1d1uon Of the roads will
admit. We have had heavy and CONTINUOUS r4ine
for the last fEe Gays, rendering The roads and
streams almost fmpasFnble.
u have lust received the following from Gen.
Granger, dated Au1tsv1lIe, Thursday evening, Oct.
"T The courier reported drowned while crossiog
Elk river, Is In. he lost Ahe d1spsches ~ble cross
ing the Tset. reports that TWO cnbess were Cap
tured 3esterday. who say they len Forrest at Ls A.
rencebufR the night before, c1osetus south Gen.
Murenu's adrsuce WIS eEirmlthing With the e1euy
this morning On Slave creek. he being unab'e to
cross On account Of the high ~a1e7. He hopes II
be able to cross BY tomorrow morning, when be
N1sl Iush them etlll lurthet.''
TIE Alabama rat!road wil be repa1red from hete
to Pnlath IN one "eeK' GEORGE Msa1 r ,snr+,
Another and an unofficial dispatch reports 4.
TIE telegraph vas repaired to Altoona today
T. action ,etterd'y wa severe.
The rebel 1enezat Atta:Ied With his dirtsiDn,
s.ND ttronc. q. d eufferrd heavily, .ls4s1ny hil
kllIed at wounded IN 0u- ba 1s ~ the Gus1o Ser
!co, ~hlic Kc lost vnis so9. The fight l.=tel liz
A'.urn A.t*gtlhcf.
Fium Flore1 ce ne .ear tha. slorran has FIR
Ie-t co.ncred las eapt1ts Liz tssn-pors1,Ioa, and
| u ut The cunhoats ptcveIt al retreat uc1o.: 1ne
TG1Lcette tIvtr-
Satisfactory report: Of the operators In pro
! Ete.e before R!cenoYd Aa3 Petersburg h2ye 5ece
! ,eceivcd. but their d.tai:s-ars not q. present
/ proper for publication.
! A eiepatch from General 5.syenssn reports thai
Al. officer Of Ge1,. za snczid,ne staff bad Just At
rise6. General shcridac wAs ftih At Hsrsison
burg. His supply traine we're eeiag On all right
43ut were oeea,ioo.a'y interrupted by guez1asas-
tie only rebel force on tba ro,d.
This officer brought IN the rem1lns Of st. Joht
4. Neise, of the Engineer Corps, the on y'son d
Drevct Major Getesal Mc1ss, Q1artefmastsr Get
! c1a'. He YES killed hy bushWhacs-rs ls.t Mon.
day while making Z military su1vey-
General Rosecrans reports thas General Ewing
made good his retreat to Rolla, lo=ing only few
s4fage1e.E, and those Killed aud wounded BY The
| way, very few IN number. From the number o'
| the wounded rebels, the enemy's loss won't fall
much short Of 1,cr0 Ao7s du oo1,1as.
E. II. STANTON, Sec'y Of War.