The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-02


seen. The owners were undoubtedly re-
bells, as shown by the letters found upon
the premises, but has the army of the
Union come into Georgia to burn all
rebel property, and to lay waste the
country and, if not, why this incen-
diary beginning?
The country becomes more open as
we advance. There are finely cultiva-
ted fields of corn and wheat. Some Of
the houses are large, with ample. sha-
ded grounds, with cotton-presses, barns,
and Jther evidences of wealth. We
have passed through the poor North
Georgia border of sandy, hilly soil, and
are trenching upon the more fertile
wheat and cotton lands of Middle
Georgia We have already passed
through three counties, and viii soon
be in the fourth.
THURSDAY, ADAIRsvILLE
The center passed through Adairs-
| vile this forenoon. A small, but here
tofore thriving town of two or three
hundred inhabitants, with hotel, a
dozen stores, railroad depot, and an ex-
tensive machine shop, and arsenal,
where there was formerly. a large man
ufactory of arms. Ali the people have
run away, all the goods have been taken
they had light loads to carry reek-
on-another machine shop and foun-
derry were long since dismounted, and
the works removed to Atlanta
Here Cheatham had q hospital, in
the left of brick store, where he left
behind the amputated leg Of an unfor-
/ tuuate rebel soldier; and there were
other limbs in different places left be-
hind as evidence of the bloody charac-
/ ter of the previous days fight. One OF
two dead lay in deserted buildings III
the town. Some few families remained
here, and, with one or two exceptions,
were not disturbed. / heard some com
plants that the meat and -four saved
/ for families use, had been taken by our
soldiers. These actions were unneces-
sary, and were 70 be attributed solely to
| the thieYish dispositions of some OF the
men-generaIly the "buzzards" whoa are
alwavs Struggling behind the army that
may plumber with the greater impuni-
ty. Not satisfied with taking articles of
1 food, and in some cases, all that they can
lay hands on, they break and destroy fur
! niture, looms, and farming implements,
in the most wanton spirit. The com
mander of the ODD Army Corps, / am
glad to observe, has q stringent order
against this indiscriminate pillaging
| Officials of this corps, TO my certain
| knowledge, have set their faces rs a
flint against these outrages, and have
done all they could to prevent them,
I Colonel Bull, commanding the Pioneer
! Corps. Is also entitled to the thanks OF
all who value the good name of the
army. He allows no soldier to enter a
house upon any pretext and when
obliged to stop for water at a well, upon
any persons premises, personally sees
/ that they commit no depredations, and
/ that they 'moye along Such officers
redeem the character of the army.
RoNE CAPTURED.
On Friday morning, Rome was occu-
pied by MCPHERSON, who came upon the
place suddenly, and prevented the de
/ struction of the machineshOp, which
| the rebels attempted to burn. Iunder-
stand that a considerable number Of
prisoners were also captured.
The bridge across the Ressacca having
been repaired by the pioneer corps IN
an incredibly short time, the trains are
now running to Kingston with supplies
/ for the army A train was also run up
/ to Rome on Friday. The railroads hare
! all been left inedct % tie Yetreatirg army
They undoubtedly expect to return and
have use for them hereafter
The Goth and 23d Corps, occupying
the left, pushed the enemy rapidly
back, skirmishing heavily on the roads
beyond Kingston At CassviAe, hand
some village, six miles beyond King
ston, the enemy had constructed earth
works, and after occupying for q time
| the brick college buildings lately used
for hospitals, they fell back through the
town, taking shelter behind barricades
of rails, ond finally going 70 the rife
pits on the range of high ground back
Of the village.
General Johnston ordered all the
people away, and the rebels took their
turn ia pilIaging ~ they passed through
| the place. The work which was begun
by the rebel soldiers, was finished by
our own. Not one house escaped.
Every house was rifed of the few
articles left behind, and the clothing
and furniture wantonly broken up and
| destroyed. Some poor families, who
| only left their house for a few hours TO
avoid danger, lost all they posed, and
yeur Correspondent witnessed several
cases of the greatest distress growing
out of these cases of brigandage
women and children were frequently
seen weeping and mourning ia the
midst of the wreck which var had
made They had not a shred of per
sonal or Of bed-ciothing 10 cover them
their houses had BEEN emptied of
every thing except the fragments Of
torn garments and broken furniture,
which lsy in pile about the floor, and
every rnersal Of food had been taken
away. These people win have 70 be
fed out Of army rations or perish.
The enemy fell back doggediy toward
High Tower, on the Efowah River,
crossed over and burned the bridge
closely pursued BY General Schofeld's
CORPS. The day was extremely hot, and
the roads flied foot deep with i'm
palpable dust, which whirled and eddied /
IN suffocating clouds, enveloping the /
army, and partially shutting al objects I
from sight. Il will take several days 10 /
construct the bridge across the Etowah, I
which will have 70 be done under the [
eneIny's FIRE, or we shall have 70 cross |
by some other route, and push them 4
further back. The srHyis soon to 90 /
nnsrchingon. The officers and men are &
in good spirits.
Johnstonis army drew rations here
for seventy-nine thousand men, 50 says
an escaped officer General Polk holds
their right. corresponding to our left,
General Hood the center, and General
Hardee the left. We-haYe taken some
three or four hundred prisoners during
the past two days.
SrsDAY. May p, 1854
The enemy still have a small party Of
skirrnishers on this side Of the Etowah
or High Tower, IN their earthworksi
and wehave had some slCir11lishing vith
them Preparations are making tor
another grand advance when these
rear guards of the rebel army will prob
abIy get up and dust We shall have
sorae show Of q fght, probably before
getting across the river.
General Judah has been relieved q