Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-11-16


From TIE Richmond Enquirer. Nov. 4.
There was happy time with the
Army of Tennessee just previous to
leaving Gadsden, Alabama, for the
onward msrch against Sherman. A
I correspondent of tho Selma Reporter.
. / gives the following sketch of the oc-
casion and its incidents:
SPEECH OF GEN. HOOD
1 large crowd, with a band of mu-
sic, appeared before Gen. Hoods
headquarters (the Baptist church,
and called him ont. The General
Hooked very well He said he con-
gratuIatcd US on the prospects before
as; said our advantages are better
now than during the old campaign in
Georgia; said there have been great
accessiOns 10 the army from the hos
pitfalls, the convalescent camps and
men onfurlough; that they would all
move OF the next morning for The
Yalleyof the Tennessee. Gen. Hood
did not say he would cross the Ten
nesee, but we all understood it. He
said Sherman could not hold Atlanta
and Nashville too; that in the next
battle be expects TO lead his army to
vict0Ty.
CENTRAL HERMAN TO BE WIPED our
LEES SPEECH,
Gen. 5 D. Lee was called for. He
s..d Sherman is like the man who
ls.-.aght the Tartar, he sacrificed all
Iii strength 10 get it. Said Sher-
iHan could net keep his communica-
tons long, f5at be will soon be fore
cd Is leave Atlanta. and, if he meets
iCs % IeD3esee soil or elsewhere, he
will gegs worse whipping than any
Yani;e GENERAL has got since the fall !
Eof Fort Sumter, aHd we will wipe
iil4 from the iist Of Yankee officers.
cHEATAEI poNiG LIKE TO TALK ABo Ut
THE TANKEEs
Thelrr, ad then went to General
Caeaam's quarters This general
aid he appeared at his request, but
not to make a speech. There was a
'tima wira he c5ald talk about the
Yankees, but i: makes him mad TO
;sii. abou. him now, and the enthusi-
asH which lie sees exhibited justifes
iia IL saying he cared not for the
odds that might come against him; he
expects nothing but victory in the
next conflict.
BEAUEEGABD EXPECTS TO EFPEAT sHI-
Ion.
It { then repaired TO the headqnar.
-tcrs oFGcn. Beauregard. In his usu,
al modest way lie appeared and said
he must be excused from making
speech. He would say, however
that he had come to the Army of the
Tcnuesee.to remain with them until
their present campaign ends. That
he thinks he sees faces that be has
seen at Shiloh and other battle
grounds; aud, rs be then directed
them, so be expects to do in the COM
ing battle with Sherman. He then
requested the crowd to excuse him,
and hear his friend, Major Eustis, who
was better orator than he was.
Major Euslis, of Gen. Beauregard's
staff, came forward and made hand
some speech, but addressed himself
exclusively to the Louisianians,
which I thought was in bad tasts.
General Beauregard is about five
feet seven inches high, gray hair,
broad forehead, face tapering rapidly
to the chin, prominent nose, full, dark
eye, and wears = gray moustache and
imperial. He is fifty years old.
General Hood is about six feet high
light hair, fair complexion, grey eyes,
heavy sandy beard, large framed
man, about thirty years old. His
right leg is off above the knee.
General S. D. Lee is young man,
about twenty-nine years old, five feet
eight inches in height, light hair and
whiskers, grey eyes and fair complex
ion.
General Cheatham is about five feet
nine inches high, heavy built, dark
bair, dark hazel eyes, about ffty-fve
years old.
General Clayton is six feet high,
about torty-eig1t years old, hair turn
ing gray, short stlH beard-a good
looking man. Il
General Pat Cieburne is six feet one
or Two i;icbcs high, about forty-two
years old, dean bat not hungry look
iiEr, like Cassius,) iron gray hair; loves
LIS friends and hates his enemies bod.
les. bat prays, he says, for their souls.
General Bate is a well grown man,
about thirtv-eight years old, six feet 1
high, dark hair, speaks pleasantly. and
Iinlps upon his right leg, from wounds
received in Georgia. |,
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