The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-11-03
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The Campaign in Northern Georgia.

The Campaign in Northern Georgia.
To the Editor Of the Press: IN iss ii :. ss.ia
There lie before nae letters from the Head
quarters of the army Of the Tennessee, dated
at East Point, Oct. Sd, Kennesaw Mt, 9th,
Marietta, 10th, Ship Gap, l7th, Lafayette, 18th,
detailing the movements Of the army under
Gen. Howard and portions Of that under
Sherman upto the latter date, which is az late
as ANY Information by mail from that army. s ;
HOOD ACROSS THE cHArrAHoocHE. q :,
Under date of Oct. 8, my correspondent
says: "We are about TO move to meet the
enemy, who is reported trying to get into our
rear and upon our railroad. He crossed the
chattahoOchee below Campbelltown, and
moved up in force between Marietta and Alar
toona. or course we have very little doubt
of our ability to repel any attack, as we have
been SO successful heretofore. trust Proyi-
derce will SO favor Us tlatt the opposing army.
may be destroyed or demoralized and thus the
way made clear for an end of the war in this
quarter. EHET ff EH
He ATTACKS ALATooNA.
oct. 10, AdristtG.=-Hocd sRceeeded in
breaking the railroad between Marietta and
A'atoona, destroying completely the iron and
sleepers, but we drove them of before they
succeeded in capturing our commissary stores
at Aiatoona, and before reaching and destroy
ing the railroad bridge over the Etowah, at
Alatoona Pass Gen. Corse, with part Of a
division of the 10Th corps of our army. made
heroic defense of Alatoona, which Hood at
tackled with his whole forceg but Sherman,
with tho repaiRder of the army, was 50 close
upon his flank and rear, that he made hastyt
retreat in the night. - .,..,- -
1t seems odd to be cut off from everybody
but our army world. No telegraphic commu-
nication. Perhaps Richmond or Washington
have fallen. The danger, however, or all that
did threaten US, seems now to be over,
FORREST.
There ,cds difficulty beyond Chattanooga.
Forrest was aiming for the Nashville railroad,
at last accounts, and may have reached il. He
will get . warm reception II he falls in with
some Of our old 4th army corps, which went
up on the cars to protect that road just before
any troupls commenced down here. 4 Illls iF
Had we only allittle more tims beforehand,
Isuspect Gen. Sherman would have allowed
the rebels to go on North, and himself South
at the same time, but we were not quite ready
for such movements had not yet all the
necessary supplies &c.s &C. crIW 9dS1
FORAGE LACKING.
If thought the rebels would get this let
ter, 1 would not say that we are lacking in
forage Tor our animals. 1t would give them
too much comfort. In case they should get
itIwiL add that il our present position we
find plenty of grazing, and also get many
wagon loads of corn from the country east
ward Of our camps; The enemy have torn up
about IS miles of railroad between Resacca
and Dalton. tg.,.as
DESIGNS OF THE ENEMY.
Oct. II, near Ship Gap.-Gen. Sherman
did not correctly divine the enemy's inten-
tions after the repnlse at Altoona, but hear
ing that Hoodhad crossed the Coesa beyo yond
Rome, he marched his whole army to or near
that town. The next we knew, Resacca was
invested, and we fastened from Rome, march
ing all night and using the cars which we
chanced to have below Resacca and above AL
toona.I The next morning the rebels were all
gone, having feared to try Rssacca, but they
captured 200 men of this army at Tilton, and
negro regiment at Dalton,
On Friday, the i4th, two corps of the ene-
my,were in HBuzzard Roost Gap" which is
four and a half miles long. Gen. Howard
moved to attack them, while Stanley with the
army Of the Cumberland was to make a flank
movement over a mountain road. Had the
latter got over in season, we would have
'gobbled" two brigades If not an entire corps
But he was too late and captured only a few
skirmishers, EE.AA .rrr w
vILLANoW GAP.
We pressed on yesterday smorning, 10th
for Ships Gap and overlook The rear guard -oi
the enemy at Villanow Gap, where we met
with more stubborn resistance, While Ekir.
mishing With the rear, by alittle strategy We
captured the advance front, picket force o.
two compalles,-South Carolina and Georgis
soldiers. The main force then evacuated
their,stone sbarricades and retreated hastily
down theswestern slope Of the modntain.S 81
HOOD GONE SOUTH
Hood seems to have completed his work
all he intended-and suspect started Soutl
yesterday or day before. II SO, we have onl.
to tramp back, trying to keep near enough 7
prevent further destruction Of cur railroad
Some of the rebs we captured had not receiv
ed any rations for two days, but they proba
Dly had trains on the other side of the noun
tains, near Lafayette. ss4- --friT
GEN. SHERMAN. a1isael
Gen. Sherman,1 think, made a mistake il
not crossing straight to Resacca. or after h,
reached Bone, in not crossing the oastanal.
river there and following the rebels in thejJ
rear. But it is much easier to see what ouobt
to have been done after the fact. 1t is tru,
that Gen. Howard proposed and favored strik
ing into the path Of the rebels and followin,
them rom Rome instead Of trying to hea
them or at Resacca; and think Gen, Shel
man would have done SO had not the con
mander at Resacca telegraphed for help, sta
ing that "he still held out" whereas he ha
never been invested or attacked except with
sklrmish line, We shall probably follow Hoo
r. back. m'7'H 17h ,haaijso3
NO CAUSE OF ANXIETY.
o Oct. IS, near LGfcyette.- People shoul
have no anxiety about US. The enemy hav
suffered greater loss in this last move than W
have, and his troops almost exhausted. ou