New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-20
FROM GEN. THOMAS'S ARMY
THE PURSUIT OF HOOD.
gE CAREFULLY AVOIDS A FIGHT
saelal from Gen. Thomas-P"r'",' o. INC
Esemy-Rebei Orders 10 s"'o
ui,ien and Porage-A Whole n''k""o
Captured on Friday.
wAB DEPARTMENT, J
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec l9-s p. H.

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WILMINGTON. Monday, Dec. l9-s p H.
Major. Gen. JOHN A. DIX, Ne''- iorh' Inc ioi'
v,us report Of bis operations.on yese'da! Da' O''
,soeiysd from Mai. Gen. Thomas
UroRs DEPT. OF TnE CUMBERLAND !
MAR SPRING I'LL, Dec. IL. !e4.
r,ssne,o, has been vigorously pursued to-day oni
~, ,tpdiousy avoided any attack by my oop' nave
.oOseded in taking few prisoners some 200 OF JO0
- onr ooptures are light in comparison with the sue
...s. ~ The mast few days Tie pursni, will be con-
,n.a in the Iuoruing at IS early lour "a nc troops
sss march
.n An East Tennessee are Transmitted Tor your idoT'
us,iop:
HpoRs. WEsr VIRGINIA AM EAST TENvrssHs,
WITBEyILLE. VA. Dec. ? 1854
GENERAL ORDERS No 27.-lu accordance wlth insirue.
asrs received from the Ordnance Department at
Richmond that IT has become of vital Importance 10
ashland snsarms. ammunition and Head, the following
ssder Is published: - -, Al. -
All lead which can be cleaned from battle ncds or
s,dnance officers and sent 20 the nearest arsenal All
ANS " be relieved Of their wads for cleaning Inc
Ssls should be drawn If practicable otherwise the
sd should be discharged into boxes Of sand or art SO
nat the lead NAV be recovered and turned into me
s,dnsnce depot The attention Of the commanding on-
ar, /. called the necessity giving rise TO this order
snd s rgid enforcement rs strictly er1oined oy com
..nAipg officers MAJ GEN. BHECKENRiDGE.
j ST0DpARD Johnston, 4. a. Il.
hDQRs. DEPARTMENT WEST VIRGINIA AND
East Tenn ESsEE, WIIBEyULR, Va. Dec. > lsb4.
CIRCULAR. The attention OF commanding Onlcers IN
sxed ~ the scarcity of forage in This Department and
Ne absolute necessity Of using economy in IT'S eonsup
don Evidences Of waste have been observed hereto.
bre The proper officers must in oil cases superintend
ne issue OF forage and commanding officers and every
senpouy officer give his strict personol attention
T. III. MYERS. A. A. u.
Ibsye found the railroad. thus fer out. little dis
nrbed. and my trains will be up by railroad in a
xsy or two at the furthest The telegraph isup with
ne now ind upon receiving more correct reports
the operations of the 10th inst that Maj Gen. Ed.
johnson entire division with all the brigade COM
handlers was captured in the works which were cap
tared by assault besides destroying brigade OF the
sreDys airy and capturing its commander Brig Gen
Rocker. Among the captures made to-day are the
Rebel Brig Gen. Qusres. wounded, and number OF
Rebels also wounded lying in the houses by the road
adA unsbe to 20 awgy GEo. H. THOMAS.
Mai. Gen. Commanding.
10 report for today has reached the Department eI
sspi the following unofficial:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Monday, Dec. Isl P. NJ
This forenoon the roads have been so heavy that little
ssogress has been made. Our cavalry ssrmshed with
he enemy short distance south Of Spring HILL finding
Forrest in command The river is swelling rapidly.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON. Secretary of Var.