, 1864-11-19
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[From Our Special Corrsepoudont]
! NASHVILLE, Nov. 1B, 1851
| have heretofore been reticent with regard
! to Tho movements of Sherman; had mol
,,ccn SO. might have been ordered out of the
Department. But the Louisville Journal has
disclosed pretty much all, and shall now
toke the liberty Of saying something about
the matter.
The plan Of moving through Georgia origi'
mated with Gen. Sherman, and no one else
and having maturcd It, he submitted it to the
secrctaryIof War, who approved 1t By giving
the General unlimited powers in the pFemi,
scs. he takes with him the following forces
18th Corps, 18th Corps. 18th Corps, Goth
Corps, GOO caynlry and 1e5 pieces of artillery,
making total Of st, ,00o to Go,0O men.
His force is amply sufficient for any pur-
pose. Tho rebels have about 5000 men at
Savannah, and about the same number at
Charleston, beside militia, Who are Of little
value; and there are no others to meet him,
without weakening Lee, Us Hood could not
QycrtaEc him, IL be we're to try to do so and
beside, that individual has enough to do to
take care Of himself, with Thomas watching
him.
Sherman will move to the eastward, In two
4AAAeA
the other direct to Augusta, and concentra-
tion will be effected at the latter place, and
then future movements will bs determined
upon, as cxiscncics may demand.
There are three points, at one Of which be
will strike-Savannah, Charleston or Beau
fort but my impression Is, the ~ last IN named @
/. Savannah, cut of from al communica-
tions, would be ya.ucless to tho rebels; and
the same reasons which render Mobile unim-
poztant now, will render 1t 80, with all Its
railroads cut of.
3. Charleston can be cut of, by moving
down the 1aiiroad to Branehviue, twenty or
thirty miles to the west; and it is highly
probable that will be Shcrman's line Of
march.
5. Beaufort is. already in our possession. We
have an abundance Of shipping, and supplies
there, and our men will need the hitter, after
their long march, and therefore it Is highly
probable that Beaufort will be the new base
ofGenerM Sherman.
Nevertheless, circumstances may intervene
to change the policy indicated above; but
believe that the General now intends to reach
Beaufort, but not until he has completely
isolated both Savannah and Charleston.
The present movement will bo productive
of the most Important results. Both Macon
and Anguish are manufacturing towns. In
ono of his speeches during his late tour, JEFF
Davis declared that the latter place alone sup
piled powder enough for the whole Confede-
racy. But it is in respect to communications
that the greatest advantages arc to be deriv-
cd. The ar1nyo Hoo6will be completely iso-
lated his army will be as thoroughly sepa-
Of tue Mississippi river. SavannahfwlQ be
no longer valuable as a blockade-running
port. Charleston Will bs cut of, and ShcF-
mans army Of IS, 600 men will be free to act
as circumstances demand, and will be on the
Sea coast, ready for emba1katlon ut mo-
ment' s notice, 50 that they can be used with
Grant or Sheridan, a. may be most adsanta-
through Central South and North Carolina,
utterly annihilatiug every railroad by the
why, and thus making Virginia the grave Of
the rebellion.
Can Sherman subsist? Undoubtedly he
can. There are two articles in the South, In
abundance corn and sweet potatoes; and he
takes with him any amount Of hard tack, and
several thousand cattle. His men will live
better than when in camp.
We shall hear pretty soon from Sherman.
There is no longer any communication with
him, and hence intelligence must be received
through rebel sources.
THE WEATHER, &c.
We have rain nearly every day. ALL the In,
d}cations of clear weather have been delu.
sire. There will be no military movements
here for some weeks. A few Of Hoods mer
main point between Tuscu1nbia and Corintt
Ny impression Is that Hood and Bcaurcgard
meditates q sudden attack on some point on
the Mississippi Ample preparations hare beer
made for any emergency.
Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette, Nor. 1871
What I telegraphed you on the night Of the
11th inst, concerning the burning Of Atlantis