The New York herald., 1864-08-22
Progress Of Operations at
Atlanta.

AnV ~ soNA AVN W 0HO 49, A'AO
ment Of Trains Gem
pletsly Stepped,
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Our Chattanooga Despatch.
CHATTANOOGA, August Is, 1854.
wHKELER's RAID.
The long expected raid upon our railroads commenced
yesterday ~ tho depredatons at several points along
the line between Marietta and Dalton, finally by at
tack Dalton Coming up from the front upon ono OF
the best sections Of trains north something Of the
opening scenes and judge OF wheeers prospects for
success. Tho raid has amounted much 90 far
do think IL will.
OUTRAGE ACKwoRrH
Tho FIRST intnation Of trouble tho road received
At General Thomas headquarters Saturday morning BY
despatch from Ackworth, saying that band OF rebels
oHe hundred and ffty strong appeared there Friday
night, tore up the rails, and tore down the wires Tor
few rods, threw hospital train OF tho track and do
camped This believed TO be the work Of guerillas
rather than regular rebel cavalry The damage was
repaired, and trains running again on saturday
night The whelps did not succeed 10 rewoundng any
efthe disabled going north, or hinderng them on
their way left the front Saturday evening, Marietta
at midnight, at which time the excitement had passed
ROAD GUARDED.
Trains and from the front In sections, under
convoy One follows another close may be- 10 -
TO- DO able each other In OF attack Each
train or section has strong guard whom forces
bned quite army be organized the roadside for
force can capture train All the bridges stockadsd
and the tow rs fortified, 50 that run OF few miles
brings train into place OF comparative safety.
WHEELER ciArTAHoocHEE
Wheeler crossed the Chattahoochee above Roswell on
the night OF the 18th and was his advance guard which
eved At General Thomas headquarters that he had no
more than six hundred men, and that ho would either
dash into Marietta and destroy
burn the bridge the Etowah, Cartersville
The commanders at both these places were notified and
preparations made 10 receive Wheeler which
doubt induced him TO change his mind. At any he
shecred of from Ackworth. crossed the Eowah twenty
miles above railroad bridge and gave Kingston the
10 by as not being in his direct line Of march.
CAPTcREs SEVENTEEN HUNDRED CATTLE
The beard OF the raiders that force OF fifteen
hundred cavalry had attacked the guards of drove or
cattle the road two miles cast or Calhoun scattered
cents that-and away hundred bead
Of cattle This great drove being taken TO the front
on foot. owing to the scarcity OF cars Some OF the es
capped guards coming into Adairsvle just before our
train lett alarming Of the strength and e
rocy or the rebels their cannon &C.. which convinced
they had fought great deal defence of their
charge. In fact prisoner told later IN the day. that
they bad ike sheep at the first rebel fire. leaving
At this time Wheeler detached two parties about fty
men each TO 60 10 different points the railroad be-
III,
at Calhoun where he intended to attack Calhoun is or
garrsoned by the sixth Kentucky cavalry regiment
Who as soon as they learned OF the disaster t9 the cattle
started pursuit OF the captors know
ing their The Sixth fell upon the rebels and got
nearly four hundred cattle back, and were lowering
around to get more when my lno mant left them The
enemy scarcely hope to get safely across two rivers
with such enormous drove Of cattle.
Four miles south OF Calhoun Superintendent Tay.
lor's special train which / was a pas enger, l.
found a fire burning briskIy upon the track. IL i
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only being warped farmer who lived near said the
rebels had just gone when our train drove up So we
that close together, and went 10 work repair
Ing theItrack. 1t accomplished in hour. Colene
son, Superintendent for the Military Division Of the
Mississippi, could with difficulty be restrained from
dwelling because lived the scene Of depreda
tion. Colonel FaircnIds rwenty fth Wscopsn soundcr
spared. Haf mile further the was on Gre |
again. More damage had been done here because the /
rebs had longer time 70 work but even this gap was re-
placed In hour and . half and oil tho trains into
Calhoun. The troops were preparing barricades here
with energy, and anticipated attack every moment
rhe rebels had been savorng around the village a the
morning But It did not come while there. and
We moved TO Ressacca, without hearing or seeing
Of the rebels. The road the Oostenauia
liver Ressacos-an "excellcpt place nict damage
m sherman's cracker line, IL IL were not strongly
.uarded.n wheser evidently knew all about this and
kipped Ressncca appearing before Dalton about Eve
'clock r. N. Sunday
IL pKnAsDs rHs sURRRyDHR or DALroS-coL. IrrBor p,s
Spirmshng had commenced when trains came into |
be town of Dalton. Excited citizens met the out
krts OF the village and gescuated wildly TO keep
Q back. long row OF Georgia ladies', In "snip.the- 1
hpn order headed by aged aunty swept across the
abroad In front OF less exposed quarter OF the
own. Children we're In tears, and few Sanitary and
hrisan Commission men looked anxious. Colonel Lie
old, second Missouri infantry, in command OF the |
ost and TO Wheeler sent demand for the surren-
or OF the place. Colonel Lebold declined, trusting to
s ability 10 hold out til General Scedman should get
own from Chattanooga with reinforcemenis Colonel |
.ebold had three hundred and eighty OF his own
cgiment hundred and CITY convalescents and about
hundred poorly mounted cavalry. The train guards |
rho joined him swelIed his force 10 about eight |
undrcd rnuskets Report said Wheeler had |
eventeen hundred with two pieces OF artillery.
here Notifications around Dalton Wheeler at
acked about six r. NJ and, after stubborn resist
nee on the part Of Colonel Lcbo4d he forced into
be buildings around the depot. whence the enemy failed
dislodge him. At tbi period body OF rebels ap-
carcd north OF the town, marching towards the
the trans standing at the depot All quietly
past the rebels and safely brought into Chattanooga
GENERAL srEpsAy SAVES ooroSsL trRoLD
General Steedman left Chattanooga at six O'Clock with
hrce regiments including Colonel Morgans Fourteenth
olored Although the track had up between
unncl Hin and Dalton the reinforcing portion reached
le spot In 10 Colonel Liebolds command,
by vigorous charge drove the enemy out OF Dalton
cport says Colonel MorRans blacks cool and regu
under FIRE and chargec with as much gallsntry any
the troops After this repulse tie rebels retired,
though II Is expected they will attack again Wheeler
believed be the tunnel at Tunnel T thinking
at by it's destruction he could efsecuaiy close sher
ans lines. DO not think he will get tho tunnel nor
think the raid will lessen tho days OF Atlanta.
Mr.. r.. ID. Westfairs Despatch.
NEAR ATLANTA, August IA, 1864
am 'on the right not SO Atlanta OF the
-aeu, OF the press who witnessed the old Gag floating
cm the spires and listened to the tramp or shermans