Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-02
Trom the Erent.
The Atlanta Intelligencer speaks thus o.

The Atlanta lntelligencer speaks thus OF
matters ct the front:
Sherman is in the neighborheod of Chatta.
nooga directing and using hercucan efforts
to repair the damage done by the army of
Tennessee to his communications and store
houses on the W & A. R. R. lie has been
making strenuous efforts during the two weeks.
to relay the track so that he may get away
from Atlanta, the cars, engines, guns. and
material left in the city after the successful
destruction of the, road by our forces. To
consu nj mate this end, he has been making
temporary track on the timbers cut from
green sapings and the trees along tue road.
Our cavalry, however, have been annoying
his working parties 10 avery considerable ex.
tent, and materially retarded the work and
the use of the road. They dash mat all points
along the road, and after citing and destroy
ing places Of the most importance, disappear
to pouDce ON it at some far distant point.
BY these active operations Sherman has
been prevented, up to the present time, from
receiving nny communication with Atlanta.
If strong cavaliy or mounted infantry force
was sent to the rear to make o. heavy demon
stration on the. enemy, between their base
and Atlanta, there is no doubt that the enc.
nay would be quickly forced. to evacuate the
Gate City, and leave a considerable amount
of valuable material in our hands.
OF the present position OF the Army of
Tennessee it is sufficient to know that it still
is successful in its game Of strategy.
The report that Gen. Dick Taylor has Ia
ken the command of corps In the Army Of
Tennessee is incorrect.
Major Graham, q few days since, learning
the Yankees were grazing stock near the
Chattahoochee railroad bridge, started out
from WarsaM. with tighty-Gve men, and in
due time and in the right way, dashed into
their camp and captured and carried away
over four hundred fine horses and mules
With eight prisoners, without the loss Of a
man. :8.,
tits said the negro soldiers captured at
Dalton, seemed to be delighted to get back to
their old masters, many Of whom they recog-
nized aYY9nGthe officers who captured the
garrison. -
On Saturday, Oct %, tho Federal cavalry,
under Gen, Fitzpatrick, attacked Wheeler,
who is protecting the rear Of Gen. Hood and
as repulaed with ioss.. We conld learn no
particulars, further than that the prisoners
captured reported Sherman's main army
only three miles in their rear, which was not
rcredited.
A correspondent of the Columbus Sun
thinks our army will winter in kentucky
The Times correspondent also giyesthe an
nexed particulars of the cavalry fight. at
Rouesbetwcen Gems Hlrrisonand Anmstead,
and the enemy. 0nrmen attacked and sue
ceedcd in driving the enemy from the first
line Of works, bat for some reason or other,
did not pursue, or rattempt to pursue their;
advantage until the following day. On the
second day the line was formed and, every.
thing made ready for q final charge and tie
capture. of Rome. Just then the shrilf nu.s s.
of the bugle sounded on the right, on the
LEFT, on the rear md on the front Our men
were completely enveloredl On the enemy
came with loud hurrahs and flashing all
their sabres bare!' Standing firm until with
in pistol shot, the, Southern beys poured in
deadly Gre with rifles and then with pistols.
TIE enemy only used their sabre, and as the !,
SEQUEL will show, to little effect. They liter
ally ran over our two little brigades, who,
when the storm was passed, left. there, with
more rapidity that order. They lost two.
pieces oS<|{ss and Just eight men. The
enemy are Known to have lost fully one hun
-dred in killed and wounded.