, 1864-12-26
REBEL AND UNION STRATEGY.
II0lD AND SFXEKmAN.

trims of plumber before Savannah, under cir.
cumstanccs which ineyitably involve tue sur
render Of that city with its garrison, seem to
settle the long pending question Of strategy
between Hood, Bcaurcgard and JEFF. DAVIS
en- the one hand, and Sherman and Thomas
on the other. There is no longer any doubt
that the calculations Of our Generals have
tcen fully verified By the results, Us having
been wise us well MS bsilliant. and prudent
rs well as bold, while the dreams Of Hood
and Beauregard, though backed by JEFF. Da-
Wis in numerous commendatofy speeches,
were rs blunde1ing as they we're bloody, and
as foolish ns they could have been ii the rebel
army had been commanded and the Confed-
e,acy presided orcr by-a negro. 1t Is cu:i>
ous to note the many dclusions
and lies on which the South
ern people were fed relative to the movements
Of this crazy Hood. BE took command and
forthwith assaulted Sherman. 9'Now,'' cried
the rebels, "defensire wariute is at last end
cd, and the enemy are to be driven back into
Tcnnessee!' With triaing loss to us, Hood
killed of two-fifths Of lis army in three
assaults, and retired to the "defensive"
works Of Atlanta. He then sent his cavalry
on Il raid to Sherman's rear. "Now," echoed
tho Richmond Examiner, ''put your eat to
the ground and listen to Sherman laundering
back 10 Chattanooga. His communications
are cut!" Instead Of which, Sherman, find
ing his enemy without cavalry, Immediately
severed lis antagonists communications
without crcn notifying him Of the fact. The
ignorant Hood holds grand ball In honor Of
Sherman's supposed retreat, in the midst Of
Which, with hlanched checks md white
lips, the dancers quake and pause to hear
Sherman's cannon laundering between At
lanta md Macon. They hurricdly eyacuate
Atlanta to prevent the capture Of their whole
amy. As the first result Of Hoods strategy,
therefore, his army Is reduced by q, 900 prison
crs, wounded aud slain, and Atlanta is taken
without loss 10 us, three months sooner than
It otherwise could hnyc been. As If q rid Of
his cavalry tQEpur rear had not sufficiently
ruined him, Hood next attempts raid Of his
whole army in the sa1nc direction. Again
Hood assurcs his army, and JeH. Davis as-
sues the people Of Macon, and the Richmond
Examiner assures the Southern rebels, and
the democratic" papers assure the Northern
s'Sons Of Liberty" that Sherman is in very
tight place, that Hood has wholly
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