Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-23

Ne copy The following interesting particulars
and specuissions In regcrd to General SUR
xAs's campaign, which Il GOV exciting the as.
teution Of the cousry. from the New York
World, Of Saturday;
sEx sHERxsN's MOVEMENT
re have before remarked. Gen Sber man
lelt Atlanta 90 theallth and moved due south
Il i supposed that lie divided MS connland
-ebdiog one portion OF i 10 southwesterly and
another IN a southeastetly direction, with i'm
pOrtsnt objects in view.
When he set out upon bis grand campaign
from Chattanooga, WHICH resulted IN the capture
Of Adlauts, he moved his various corps together,
u any detached maneuvers we're executed.
they were Tor the purpose Of siding IN flank
demonstrations Taking that campaign "a 40
evidence OF bis school Of strategy, il such II may
be termed. ne assume that he divided Ms army
iuto expeditiOaary corps WITH certain isolated
objective points IN vieS. all 20 unite at certain
place. aud thence proceed together to accomplish
the grand object in view. This will account IN =
measure for the difficulty which the rebel editors
manifest in eodeasoring ID solve the problem Of
Gen SheTmsn'- advance from the movements Of
portions o. his army. The first station directly
south OF Atlantis is East Point. SIX miles below i.
which j. the junction of the Macon aud Western
railroad With the Atlanta aud Montgomery road
Assuming that one corps or division Of bis army
has gone 10 this direction. glance at the map
will exhibit its probable object
rBE GRAND SOUTHERN RAILROAD CHAIN.
When Chattanooga was los, 70 the rebels they
also lost the lines OF railroad communication
which stretched across the Contederacy from
Memphis 10 Charleston. and from Chattanooga
To Virginia. When they lost Atlanta they also
lost al important kew which controlled a short
Georgia Now the main railroad chain which
the rebels possess eI,ends from Meridian, on the
Mississippi Central. through Selma and Mont
gomery, Alabama. Columbus, Macon and Au
gusta Georgia Columbia South Carolina, aud
the principle s.ilroad cities OF North Carolina
The most direct point at which this road can be
cut Is al Macon, Georgia. which is distant one
hundred aud four miles from Atlanta. Mont
gomery, Alabama. Is one hundred and seventy
FIVE miles from Atlanta. but the sending OF a
corps division in that direction as IS intimated
IN the Richmond papers. may be Tor the purpose
OF cutting the road al that point, and thereby
retardiuz the movements of Hood or Beauregard,
when they shall seek to oppose the grand move
ment Of General Sherman Before this column
could strike Montgomery the main body OF he
understanding that il has moved in that di-
rection-could reach Macon. providing that the
average speed OF twelve miles per day over an
ordinary country road il taken rs the basis.
With Montgomery aud Macon in his possession.
general Sherman would be enabled to so eifectu
ally destroy the grand railroad chain "a to pre-
vent he movement OF the rebel forces under
Hood from preventing his march eastward, even
to Augusta before they could pursue bin.
THE COURSE on GEN. SHERMAN.
IL il not reasonable to suppose that Sherman
would, after leaving Atlanta. move directly east
ward 10 Augusta. over the Georgia railway. leav-
ing, on his march, so formidable avenue OF
communication "a the Grand Southern Trunk
above described Should he do so. he would
have distance OF III miles to traverse. while
from Macon Millen, which i the junction of
the Augusta branch, IL but 1903 miles. and from
thence TO Augusta IS 81 miles making total OF
In2 miles The distance on the Atlanta and
West Point. and West Point and Montgomery
roads are az follows: