Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-11-09
Georgia.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, > October Al wrote
yon day before yesterday, an account Of the
movement of ourarmy from Gadsden towards
the Tennessee River. I am happy to state
that the movement SO far had been unatten-
ded with any of those bitches which some
times retard our operations. Everything
went Of. smoothly, and Sherman's cavalry
will have to. hurry up if they expect to
keep with our rear. ~; AZ
It is said that Sherman left Summeryille
on the 18th, en- route with his whole army
across the mountainous country separating
him from Gunter's Landing, for the purpose
Of anticipating any movement, Of ours in
that direction. - ~.yi -. - =
If such is the case, it will make but very
little difference to Beauregard and Hood,
who have on eye, at any rate, upon the
route via Tuscumbia and Florence; pursu.
ing which they will not be obliged to cross
Sand Mountain, and will have better roads
and more productive country to forage
upon; -E,. "a. -. liz.
One thing you mag rely upon, our army
is bound for Middle Tennessee, and it will
90 there I think in spite Of anything Sher-
man can do with his seven army corps
General. Thomas isreported to be at Bridge
port with one corps, while. one. corps re-
NAMED behind TO garrison Atlanta.
Some fifty prisoners, captured. upon a
railroad train near Marietta, few days
since by Jackson's cavalry, arrived here
to-day. They state that there was eighteen
thousand troops in Atlanta, with full forty
days rations on hand-that the city has been
splendidly fortified upon the South side,
and the old defences upon the North side
considerably strengthened. Everything is
being moved away from this section to the
new field Of operations. =
I rode down to the negro camp yesterday
Sunday afternoon, and was not little
| amused al the novel sight it presented.
It was nearly sunset when first; got a
glimpse Of them, huddled around large fires
| in a deserted field Just outside the limits Of
the village of Oxford, - ~ =,
There they stood, crouched around the
blazing. logs, their ebony faces peering out
from beneath Yankee caps, with that Pc
ouliar ludicrous expression which you can
imagine would be upon the countenance Of
corn field negro, turned soldier.
Their long tailed blue coats and pants,
slung on the frames unaccustomed to such
gear, gave them the appearance of so many
straw stuffed eHigies: As the. day began
! to meet into twilight, and the breeze came
sweeping in chilly blasts from the noun
tain, the darkies crowded closer and closer
until around theburning logs preparations
commenced for supper.
The corn meal was mixed in the caps
which they wore, apd pitched into the ashes
to bake, while not few of them deyoured
the dough without it being cooked.
There was no singing Or laughing, nor
! do I think I saw smile upon the face Of .
single one in the crowd. Their faces all
seemed ipinched and emaciated with fatigue
and hunger, and altogether presented 9
most, ,desolate picture:
How different from crowd of some two
hundred home darkies who. were camped
near by, belonging to the post. These
were engaged in singing oamp.meeting
aongs, Of iadulging. in the interim, in loud
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