The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-02
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we have had some successful "raids" in this war,
yet we doubt very much ~ those made upon a
grand scale for purposes Of conquest have ever
tended in results to aid our great movements
towards decisive victory over the Rebellion. We
do not wish to be understood as condemuing
cavalry dashes upon the enemy's hues OF com
munication these are always proper and very
often necessary. General sMGrn left Memphis
on the oh Of August and moved to Oxford, Mis-
sissippi, town which. a few days before, had
been the headquarters Of General FoRRgsr.
SMITH is now at Columbus, and we trust has
destroyed the Mississippi Central and Mobile and
Ohio railroads.
This done, his worklis ended and greater task
presents iisef--that Of getting back to Memphis,
as his force is not large enough TO move on Mont
gomery or Mobile. He may move 10 the former
place, now that FoRREsT is out Of the way, and no
may capture that important point, but ii will be
work fraught with such risks that even SO emil
ncnt and able n leader rs General SMITH would
not like to undertake. AS one of the misfortunes
attending this raid, we may here cite the fact
of the disgraccful sackng of the city OF Memphis.
Three Major. Generals held commands in and
about the city, yet they were totally unprepared
even with single regiment to resist an attack.
But, beyond this, we learn that FoRRBsr with
his troopers has now passed into Tennessee to
hsrass General SHERMAN and destroy his commit
nications, and, though SMITH should return at
once to Memphis his men would be too much
worn out for immediate pursuit of the Rebels.
In view Of all these facts, VIC give the advice that
when General SMITH returns 10 Memphis, that
city should be left 10 take care Of itself and
SMTH's army should be added to that Of General
SHERMAN at Atlanta.
ARMY OF ARKANSAS.
To reclaim and hold to allegiance miserable
and barren State, we have kept an army of
veterans on the Arkansas and White rivers
amply sufficient to give us victory at either At
lanta or Richmond, IL added TO either Of our
grand armies. General STEELE, an excellent
offcer-a fighting man-is still entombed at
Little Rock. He has not campagned any this
summer, but has been busily engaged in keeping
the Rebels out Of precious little Arkansas.
He has not been able, however, to keep SHELBY
out Of Missouri, or the Rebel Generals GANo and
STANDwAITR out of Indian Territory or Kansas.
General PRICE, the CESAR of the Southwest"
Is again on the war-paLh and with his famous
forty thousand men," proposes 10 invade Mis-
souri, on grand scale this fall. We bid him be-
ware, however, for if he shall ever cross the
Arkansas river, he will have the man upon him
who has so often whipped him before-Major-
General FREDERICK STERILE.
ARMIES OF THE FRONTIER AND OF KANSAS.
The former is under brave man, but one with
political weakness - MajOr- General JAMES
BLUNT. Under him are Generals EWING and
MCNEIL. They are engaged in Furnishing the
Indians, a work that seems to have no end.
General CURTIS commands the Department. of
Kansas. He has q small army, but, being an
earnest and good soldier, Is unusually fortunate
in doing great deal of work with n few men.
Farther back we have the Department of the
Missouri which is managed at last TO the salts
faction Of the people by Major General WILLIAM
S. RosEcRANs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST.
This department is under Maj General JOHN
PoPE, who reports that general Indian war is
now imminent in Western Minnesota. General
SULLY, Of Philadelphia, was, at last accounts
moving far up the Little Missouri river He
whipped the Indians at number of unmentlon-
able points, but is said to have been defeated at
last at the head waters of the stream mentioned.
We sincerely trust that our excellent friend
sULLY may come out a victor, but it is now
nearly time for him or some of his courers to
make report unless he is travelling on to the
Pacific coast with orders to report to General
MCDOWELL.
MILITARY DIVISION oP THB MISSISSIPPI.
General SHERMAN is known as the great tanker
par ezceLlance. He has marched one hundred
and thirty miles through the enemy's country,
with small loss, with tremendous army, and is
now besieging HOOP in Atlanta. This march
and flanking process will shine out in history to
AL
modern times But the most difficult feat has
been that Of keeping his communications intact
all the time. This has been great work, and
has considerably weakened the army.
But SHERMAN has enough men to invest Atlanta,
which work is now du fat accomph. He has
swung around to the southeast of the city with
his left wing, and under cover of this movement
has detached an army corps to take Macon, and
destroy the railroads running east. He is thus
winning, gradually, one of the grandest and
most decisive victories of the war, second only to
that which GRANT is organizing in Eastern Vir-
gnia. The Rebels are already sorely pinched,
and in order TO raise the siege of Atlanta, they
have sent MORGAN TO cut the Knoxville and Chat
tanooga railroad; WHEELER 10 cut the rail-
road between Nashville and Chattanooga, and
FORREST to tap the road between Dalton and
Atlanta
AL of these forces have failed to accomplish
their designs thus far. they have done us much
damage il is true, and we should have been better
prepared to repel them, but we are glad to know
that SHERMAN cannot be starved out from At
lanta. He has stores with his army, and all
along the railroad, under such strong guards as
to render them secure. WHgELBRs raid Is
desperate movement, and as he has come so far
Moth, it is reasonable TO suppose that HooD, 10
sending him, like LIB in sending EARLY 70 Mary
land, is depending upon vast moral effect, which
Is TO give General SHERMAN the panig,te and
force him TO re reat This effect will never deye-
lope itself, for, it we know anything about SHRR.
HAS,we know he viii stay at Atlanta, if he has 70
90 to Macon to get stores and a0,0,mi,ioa.
Welook for agreat victory stA lana during the
present month. General SHERHAN can operate in
Central Georgia ali winter if he does not get into
South Carolina before spring, Passing up to
Knoxville, we find all safe at that point. Re
Gently regiment OF loyal TennesseeanS passed
east along the railroad and captured the town of
Jonesboro, with IT'S Rebel garrison, stores, aud
many prominent citizens. This force also des-