, 1864-12-01
GER NASHVILLE LETTER.
The War in Tennessee-Aspects Of
the Campaign-Wha Hood
May Intend.
TIE E4ST TENNESSEE MOFEMENT--NHAT
Tu0M4S IS DOING--AFF4IRS
At NASHVILLE.


We arc IN The rnIdst or another erc,te7ne,+.
cor.eoucnt rrx,n |hc advance ~ Uooa tn+n
Midile Tcnncssee. At lie hoad n h;s 1.ho1c
army, he Is now but short distance south Of
Columbia, and not more than 50 miles from |
this city. His advance has been very sudden, !
but it WAS not unexpected in the military |
circles md more, it does not, in the least, |
tcrrify them Indeed they have rather invited |
It, This much I know; ons paragraph Of
Eherman'a parting instructions to Thomas
waa. that he should let Hood 70 north of the
Tennessee If he would do so, and heard q
,roYnfnrnt General. who ia in the confidence
If 4olh Sherman and Thomas. say that If
r1,oa 1ro,1d oarce IN cross 4he Tcnoeesee A
hridcc would fe mt m fir him. m iuonortant
~ ,,s ,r,. erch a 1noremant
11o,a + o7-o,a ~ ora 4,;,r and that ID
,,aas ~ ,.,a dra,, hr shor1nan hv ID e,,ner,o,
" T,o,non N command aa hc tos all If Eorz
.a,a ~ % Woa3ar,s ~ and n,cl ~ r. Tor1o,,s % 80 onn+nd
.ss, $3.50 .-,.., H., and ~ liz ,a7,,naIa
rea Trase r. n,,,,,,,er n 49, a,,ont % as ~ f1,,on.s. ~
1,nr.s,s.s - 1.,r,L o,d co,n,n,nd '........ son
Wheclrr's . . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
Taylors ..-..'.''".'.''...'.:'- s'ooo
Total. 1000
Els infantry does not exceed 10000, If it
will reach that figure but it has recently
been rcclothed, the army having lain near
Tuecumbia aud Corinth till this could be
done. They, however, still lack shoes.
Thomas army is certainly competent to
stand against Hood; it could have stood
| ncainst him at Pulaski or any other point
| South Of Duck river, but that wns not his
policy. The present position Of our army Is
n yery strong one, and not only will there be
| m Kiaino hae3.. bnt. there viii. at the propcr
| .,mc he nm advance, MS Thomas il abundant
,v af,c In ossnme he offensive But It must
| 1,o ,,o1nc,nhercd that the late rains hare
srvo1,e,, 4nc tennessee so as tn render G,rd;nnr
,,,.>ossi,,,9. and hcncc If Hood,s nontoons
aaot.sa 11 ~ ~, 49,. ~ .+so. .>naa-
e4" " ~ 1 ~ 49, I~. s
n"u ~ s ~ .e,1oa =. fs' as....s
inous' tns' w.. ~ ..'se1 ~ eDaoe. sa.rN
| 'ei'4 oa''e'1e' 0'A4s 0o'
| lhcm.
t Some are OF the opamon 1hat HOOD Will at
| tempt to reach Richmond By way Of East
Tennessee he may try it but he Will find it
| n hard roud to trayGl-a rnther undesirable
| .,;1;t.-- Icraor rrr,.- 4bo -eho,e <ra,.-o,,r
.'u.1a4s 1ou. ~" w .,e s,.s1e sue'sus
believe that sherman WILL pltlmatety JON
Grant; and it is probable that they will con-
ccntrate everything with Lee. This will be in
| perfect accordance with their past policy; 1t
| is ghat is demanded by the exieeucies of the
Conf,dor,cv without snc7, a Concentration
. Ioute"slaey' ".s =. sa So. ~ ~, ~ ~.
| Lees army "ouio oe "naote 10 noio out
agninst the united forces OF Grant and Sher-
man, AND THEY ARE TO BE UNITED.
with nil their communications through
| f,no-n;. o1,+ ond ort +bov an bv th;e +f,1a
toA .us' "ns ~ ~ 49, .ss | :, 49, o.. e 49, - =,
dooo's BID, - u ~ uoe Al 1ue "cs!' ~ -
US harmless as ff1ces forcc ~est Of 1he Mis-
eissippi; and hence concentration II necrasa-
~; and If they are to be concentrated, now is
thc univ fine that It ia possiblc ana It ia
e..1. ~. 49,. ~. NV Thnrnos Iii f,,,ow
4nis oa'"H f.@ea1e ao"' ~, - - 'ou." .4,,
dooo up II nc moves east ano VIII Ut "i1n
him as1ar ns ne chooses TO 20; anu VIII bI1n@
him to fight as soon as be ca11- Altogether,
I should not be surprised to see the cam
| 1,ipn oncncd next spring with but two
armles-one on each side-and should not
| -, h.+t,a s...dnn5 na-t raar r. snch ora re
| :.s. ssn.-s CIV ~
es'oentS eonans' -
| FIGHT YESTERDAY.
and he 1rns ereryx1,ere hrate1 hact viii, y
1nss IN ali Of about $50 men in killed and
wnnndcd hcs,de somt, 20 or ia prisoners: +
10 MT tiirt 1,c viii rrneut he attcnlpt-
0nr ioss Tas less tl1an 50.
| ~ ~ -..x.