Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-11-03
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The special correspondent OF the Advertiser writing
from acksU vile, the l7th gives US the dotss Of
the CT pture of DAIton by Hood, on the 18Th lust
togefner with some other particulars of the Operations
OF cur army in Northwestern GeoI gia. The news is
cheering and will serve relieve The alxety of The
public to what has BEN gorg
JAcKsoNv1LLs Oct II, 1864.
Gen Hood invested Dalton on last thursday and at
once sent in flag Of truce aud demanded lis surrender
Col @nnson the Federal commander, in person
to see our Gene1aI "Wiil you," said be Colonel,
reat The garrison prisoners of war, surrender ??
"No, SIR" "Wi;l you parole it ?" "No sir vii!
elbow ou Eve miDues to surrender, and ifnot complied
ei'h l will put the garrison to the sword" The Col
onel observed that the terms hard bat taat he
would surrender which was at once DONE The prison
ers p'ured follows 500 pegroes in Yankee
uniform, 250 white soldiers, battery of six guns
field artillery, 80 cavalry, together with several
gurs mounted in the forts large Quantity of stores
ammnnition saddles and Blankets
The negro soldiers ~tre ct oLc3 dvested CT their
blankets, overcoats, sho1F, bats, and ia many cases.
their bre c1es, aid udder strong guard with horse
whips put to tearing up the railroad Ard this negro
garrison was the that Cen. Hood refused their
Colonel the ordinary terms of capitulation. As gen-
cra thing the OF the army in favor Of hanging
the last of them the nearest limbs and as it is
it it very gu slonabe II many Of them carried far
as prisoners of wer
At 1ilton we captured $50 men without firing
gun. AT Dug Gap, Major Falconcr, Adjutant Gene
raj Of the army, aud Maj Glare rode for the pr
pose OF making d recOnnOssaEco. Ihty suddenly came
upon body of the enemy and heavy volIey was fred
al them. Ma0r f. shot through the thigh and
Uleres horse killed under him. Tue courier reports
that CO.. Beck, of the 23d Alabama, was Elec, but
doas not state how or where.
After Dalton was cap ,ured portion OF army
s:nt to make q demonstration upon Resaca, which
s strongly garrisoned and the remainder towards
Chattanooga which is garrison2d by six thousand ne
groes and white men,-chefy negroes. hardly think
however that any attack Will be made upon that piae
it can be easily turned by the army crossing the
rver-well you will fnd out before great while.
Whilst all this goirg the railroad, two
biigudes Of our cavalry were amusing the great and
Immortal hero and stra;egis, W. T. Sherman, with
whole army, at Rome. He drew up his army in front
Of shat town in regular line Of battle array, threw up
entertainments put out faukers aud skrmishers made
all other necessary arrangement for general pitcned
battle, thinking that Hood there with his whole
strength OF reoeIs. Oar cavalry, however, gave hiro
fight which lasted two days, and when whipped they
retired with colors flying. The 1lth Texas q / "a
Arkansas regiments greatly distinguished themselves in
that battle.
Tie courier from Hoods adquarteIs reports that For
had captured traiu tue Nashville and Chatta
noog Arairc I'D eight millions greenbacss He said it
y talked OF at heaC and generally beeV
ed. The needs conf nation.
This spirit OF the army anything heard of
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