Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-06-10
sHERMAN's MOVEMENTS.


+. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y Of War.
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sHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS.
The Tnbune's correspondent says Of the
defeat OF Johnston at Resecca Our force
had been moved so as to form semi-circle
around the rebels leaving only the direction
towards Resecca for them to escape. They
attempted however to turn our left and
massed a heavy column out Of view for that
| purpose. The movement was discovered Just
as they were ready to charge.
/ The Sch Indiana battery was brought to
bear upon the advancing column with grape
aud canister when the rebels concentrated to
take the battery. At this juncture Hook
er's corps poured into them such murderous
! FIRE that they fail,d and soon sought cover in
/ the woods upon the double quick. During
| the night Johnston ordered bis army away
I from our front. 1t was found after the reb-
els had retreated that they had scalped some
Of our dead, and perpetrsted other barbarities
/ The retreat Of the rebels gave evidence Of
[ panic.
/ Resaoca had been strongly fortified and
could not have been carried by assault, nor
could it have been Aanked, as it would have
[ proved a trap to the army that went into il,
/ but all the labor upon it was lost. as not a
/ gun was fired from its breastworks.
| place called Oak Grove, in the rear OF
/ Johnston's army was overhauled and short
/ fight ensued, but during the night the rebels
resumed their retreat Hookers and Scho.
fields, Goth and 23d corps. formed the left
wing and pursued route parellel to the
grand centre column. They we're met wish
much determination by the rebels at Cassville
/ hut ell rh. -
and barricade soon sent them ou; Of the place
under hot pursuit.
/ At Kingston, Johnston made brief pause
and the rear guard showed fight two miles
! out, but our forces took possession Of the place
without opposition.
The special correspondents Of the Cincin-
natl papers with Gen. Shermans army give
detailed accounts Of his movements after the
capture Of Kingston We copy the follow
ing:
Gen. Shermans advance occupied this
place yesterday May 49, before noon. The
rebel rear guard had left after daylight. The
day before, eleven engines with trains, lay
here, and moved south before the rear Of the
army this morning, before daylight, Yam
kee engineer pulled the whistle that sounded
the arrival Of the first engine under Federal
direction.
AS the roar Of the whistle resounded tbro'
these mountains, it received an answering
echo from the thousands of soldiers who lit
orally swarm all over the ground. The boys
facetiously remark that Gen. J lhnston is on
the train Just in advance Of Sherman, and
keeps bis train tagged in order to avoid be-
ing ,un into. Now 90 A. NJ it is stated
that the train is eight miles further down, the
next two bridges below being uninjured. -
The pursuit was SO close that no attempt wa;
made to burn the first bridge. At the second
our cavalry arrived in time to capture the
squad which was attempting to fire the bridge
and with the prisoners greasy havetsack'
put the fire out
The rebel retreat from Dalton was preci
ptate, though for a hssty one, admirabl,
managed. This is not, however, surprising
II any body of men called an army eve
had a more thorough and practical education
in the science Of retreating, history has no
awarded it the distinction deserved. The reb
Els fell back with comprehensive precision
md ceverness. Their movements rearwarC
must inspire the same thrill that pleasantly
bills the marrow of the lover Of fine driving
when he sees a veteran Weller guiding four il
reacherous places with cool sdroitness snt
rplomb. In falling back from Resaca John
ton displayed his cultivated talents for re
reat. He yielded ground just fast enough t.
svoid general engagement, occasionally halt
ng corps or two to demolish our advance
lighting it jsuntily until our army was hastil
thrown into position, when he
Folded bis ten like the Arab and silently stole away
A courier from Johnston to his Chief o
Cavalry, General Jackson, was captured ds,
before yesterday, bearing note OF inquir
from the former, asking immediate informa
ton Of Shermans movements ON his hanks
The courier was taken before General Thorn
as, who removed his clothes and dressed
trusty scout of his own in them, with an an
swer to Johnston's message. What this an
J., swer was is not generally known but it i
presumed that it did not communicate tn
movements of our forces with exactness.
No man can tell you now where Gen. Sher
mans army has been since Monday last, un
less the General himself Every road, ever
field, every by-path day and night has bee
,hroneed and crowded by the hot pursuit c
this great army. II has been grand charg
forward Of men, horses, artillery and trains
the earth has trembled with the vast move
, ment. All the wonderful energy and rest
llessuess of Its great leader seem to be instil
ed into every part of the army, and with on
mind and one purpose everything goes fol
ward. Nobody doubts the result; every on
knows it will be glorious.
> With the exception of here aud there
rich plateau. or valley, the country from Ca
houn to Kingston is a barren pine-co
: wilderness. At Adsrsville there is lon
fertile strip of country. Here the soil
q good in some places, but covered with broke
Z stone. Only here aud there, at long inte
: walls, do we see good farm house or countr
D residence. Citizens are more scarce thu
houses. Everybody is gone. have see
u but one slave man in the state OF Georgia.
d We captured a small steamboat in Coos
y river, at Rome, with large quantities OF SUI
q lies and cotton, and several large iron founde
/ les, and million dollars worth Of cotton WI
u burned. The place was captured by Ge
jeff C. Davis, whose division numbered le
u than the garrison, who fed upon being a
" sured by a number of our advance gual
u whom they captured, that our whole arm
u was advancing on the city. Rome is sa
to be a beautiful city, and, unlike Il
retreat from Dalton, everything in the hous
e wss left untouched. Many families renal
II but very few negroes. The ladies are said
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