Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-15
FROM suERMAN,s ARMY.
wAsHrNoToN, Oct. Til

w MASHlN0ION, Wv. ~ NJ -
Major General John A. DIX, New York :
I'm recent dispatch it was mentioned that
Gen. Sherman was taking measures to pro-
tect his communications from the rebel
forces operating against them. Dispatches
received last night show the fulhlment OF
the expectation.
Mai. Gen. George II. Thomas was sent to
Nashville to organize the troops in his dis
trict, and drive Forrest from our lines,
while the attention of Gen. Sherman was
directed to the movements of the main re-
bel army in the vicinity of Atlanta.
On the 4th of October the rebels had cap
tured Big Shanty, but were followed mp
closely by Sherman.
On the 9Th severe engagement was
fought by our forces under Gen. Jno. +.
smith and the rebel forces under Gen. For
rest, in which the rebels were driven from
the field with heavy loss, leaving their dead
and wounded in our hands.
The details are givor in the following DIS
patch from Gen. Thomas:
NASHVILLE, Oct. 6-11.30 p. N.
Hon. r. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War: =
The following telegram is just receiued from
Chattanooga. Gen. Smith, who left ycster.
day, 5th inst, tclegraphs that the enemy
retrcated last evening from Alatoona, NOV
ing in the direction of Dallas. leaving from
four to six hundred wounded in our hands
Our loss is about 100 killed and 200 wound
ed. The railroad bridge near Ringgold wa:
washed away yesterday.
S. b. MOORE, Asst. Adit. General.
The Resaca bridge will be repaired by
tomorrow and the trains will be able tc
run as far as Alato0na, going via CLEVELAND
and Dalton.
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch of yesterday
but the retreat of the enemy towards Dallas
indicates he was close upon the rear at Ala
toona.
have not heard from Gems Rousseau o
Washburne to-day, but presume they arr
pushing Forrest as rapidly as the condition
or the roads will admit.
| We have had heavy ard continuous rain
for the last five days, rendering the road
and streams impossible.
have just received the following dispatc
from Gen. Granger, dated
! HUNTSVILLE, October Go p. m.--Th
courier reported wounded in crossing Ell
river is in. lie lost the dispatches Will
crossing the river. lie reports that two ri
! bells were captured yesterday, who say tina
they left Forrest at Lawrenceburs the nigh
before, crossing south.
General Morgans advance was skirmisl
ing with the enemy this A. NJ. on Span
Creek, he being unable to cross the cree
on account of high water. He hopes to b
able to cross 10y tomorrow morning, whe
he vii! push them still further on.
The Alabama railroad will be rcpairc
from, lnr, tT Dnlosl III in NypplE
Signed GEORGE ii. THOMAS,
Major General.
Another and unofficial dispatch reports &
follows: Telegraph repaired to Alatoona
day. The action yesterday was severe
French attacking with his division, 100
strong, and suffering heavily, leaving Ii
killed and wounded in our hands to I'll
number of 1000, while we lost only 3O0.-
The fight lasted six hours together.
From Florence we hear that Morgan la
Forrest cOrnered, has captured his tran
portntion, and that the gunboats prevent 4
retreat across the Tennessee.
Satisfactory reports of the operations
progress before Richmond and Petcrsbui
have been received, but their details are NJ
at present proper for publication.
\ dispatch from Gen. Stevenson rcpor
an officer of Gen. Shcridan's staff just arri
ed. Gen. Sheridan was still at llarriso
burg. His supply trains were going on Il
right, occasionally interrupted by gucrril
parties, the only force on the road. Til
officer brought in the remains of Lit. Jol
t. Me,gs, of the Engineer Corps, and on
son of brcyct Maj, Gen. Meigs, Quarterma
ter General, who was killed by bushwhacke
on Monday last, while making militia
survey.
In the death of that gallant officer the d
partmcnt has occasion to dcplorc no orc
nary loss. Last year he graduated at &
: military academy at West Point with &
highest honors ut the head of his class, W
commissioned as Lieut. Of engineers, al
was Immediately sent into the field. |
performed muritorious and dangerous 81
vices during the last year ON the fortiliC
tions at Baltimore, at llarpers Ferry and
Cumberland and was made chief engine
l in the army of the Shenandoah. In &
campaigns he accompanied the army und
Sigel, Hunter and Sheridan in every pOSitiC
lie gave proof Of great professional ski
= personal courage and developed PATRIOTS
, One of the Youngest ami brightest orr
c ments OF the military profession, he has f
r len an early victim to murdcrous rebel ";
, fare.
General Rosecrans reports that Gene
: Ewing made good his retreat to Rolla, |,
ing only few stragglcrs, and the Kill
and woundcd by the way were very few.
- From the number of the wounded rebc
n the enemy's loss will not fall much short
II a thousand h0rs dp c0mLat.
o Signed, EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War