The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-11-19

were ahoat this q. m, that the rebels were ad
vancing on Kingston. Troops commenced
moving out at daylight and trains heavily Ia
} den with troops were hurried up The road
: Kingston is about II miles from here and Al
important point to us. 1t is the junction o
the Rome and Atlan;c. railroads. We lef
Etowa at 10 O'Clock and marched to ; mie
beyond Kingston and encamped on the Rome
K k. The rebels, however, did not make
a"y attempt at Kingston. We were now toe
Close or their heels and ii,ev struck Off from
the railroad in direction of Rome. The 23d
corps mad been sent in that direction the day
before and it was hoped 10 force Hood t.
stand IL fight in this vicinity, but he evidently
had no desire 10 DO so. Dividing his force.
he made haste for Snake creek gap, and Re
SAGA.
Oct. l2M.--Left Kingston this a. H.. and
took a by road through the ridges until We
struck the main road from Calhoun to RoL,e
then followed this road to within mile OF
Rome and encanped about O'Clock p m,
after 20 mile march. The country in the
vicinity OF Rome is much the finest and
wealthieSr ! nave seen in Georgia We pass
stocked with negroes. On reaching Rome we
! Il ard soine canBonading up the tOstinala
river, in the dir ction of Resaca.
oct l3N.-Remainei in camp near Rome
all day Canuonadins heard in various d.
! rections. About / o. lock received infDrma-
tiOu that the rel c h d attacked Res:Ica and
had destroyed most of the railroad between
| there and Dalton The whole army vas at
once put in motion headed for Resaca. 1t
was after dark before we moved out; we
marci.ed unit! midnight almost parallel with
the Rome raiIrori, and caInge1 two miles
! .r"n Calhoun, station on the Chattanooga
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IN r,b.i, VINO had ,akcu tie rad NJ tie
..r.s.rrha ' alley IN the direction OF: summer
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and lua mics from lat.Lycttc. On arriving
. mere our supplies BEGAN to run quite lo,: and
: ihe incn began 10 forage Oh their own nook
iiuS>, >trep. poultry, POTATOES, beans dH-