Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-12-01
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a Yenko2 pspcr sl~,cuates as follows about
sEAUaEGARD's PoSIYIoN

sEAUaEGAED's POSITION.
In TIE naab siale : sece are BeauEeGa-d Hood ard
Ta7lor2 TIE istcss cficai nGgs which We fsve from
the combined forces Of tha emmy is from Nashville,
under lists q the II IL 0AB The army vas at that
tine in lie vc;rl;g Of Forencs, Alabama, where thsy
had pCntCIQ fridge across che Teaneesee riVer-
Dne SAYS He fais searn. they teaitate TO
Da5E.er: report that the1 h1eiiy engaged IN re-
Dariag tie s;ifoGi GaI Eteu usS uuhia 2nd OoTnth"
Hood insI9 bs fret effort 70 the Tennessee at
R.uewater creek On November 81, ond 90 being c.
fcated hS Rousaaue troops moved TO Florenca where,
being n,yt By thc Intelligence Of SherGaD's dsriTg
movement ham Atlanta ne hslts rreaoIate ard bee
itaeS 10 Gloss 10 Bis font Rousseau and Wood.
each With full ce1e equal IL the aggregate to Baau,e
ger1s army Forrest the r4bel icft has met with
littlo 10 bIockadiog ti's Tel4nssee river
below Johr sorya end In destroying several transports
nenT that paca but is apparently unwilling TO the
Stream aDd place himself u toe PENINSULA b6
tween the Cum oef!ard aud Tennessee rivers II bis
roa. and doubtless bepg down upon him by this tins,
s the corps cf Gen. a. j. Smith, which, relieved Of
the pursuit Cf Price, his been sent to Pudacah On
she ex IRENE Gcbo light Erecker ridge Is driven from
Bulls Gap By Gillian AID f0ed 10 bis attempt TO
reach kpcZviIle. IIaa now have III the Immediate
front OF s6o enemy 1T every threa!eu0g point f0rce
equal 10 h,s aud able to defeat dim, while two
hundred miles n Gts great amy OF fifty thou
snod men, against whom the rebos muster force
adequate 20 uDp0sa T.. The strategy of JEFF Davis
ard BengreGard haa eiaply resulted Iii furnishing
with agny than. they have, ard forced 10
vasions ct biissuri ard Fennessee The result of this
great mistake viii very 5000 ba shown by she t5rrU5
it will strike jnfo tho harte oj the raoes at Rich
mold.
The Harad >, Of tke 15th has the following
That General SteTman, after chasing Hood wall %
towards the Tennessee river abaIdoEed the pursuit aus
reEutoed to Atlanta, leaving sufficient force in Tet-
nCsEee and 0ctheGn Georgia to taks care OF the
projected greai Notiern INVASION by Dcauregard aud
nod %v1U wis faCf sfSa
ing 10 Atlanta, taking with him five corps Of his
magnificent army # veterans he cut o0de fro1, that
place snd commenced Mach into tho heart Of the
epemy's county we also folly conversant Ex-
acsfy where General Sherman Dog u.s. though, even
the authorities OF Washington cannot col; for be has
cast himself off from communication with Northern
teegraphs, aa1 lice giants ia stalking unCppcse3
through the Ssates of tie South, DESTINED either for
the Atlantic OCEAN Or The Cult OF Mexico. That he
will be successful In this grand aud novel campaign
no one doubt, and Te shall prosahly scon Lear
FROM him somewhere on he seaooard Sherman, BE-
fore starting his present expedition, sa'd georgia
ard South CAROLINA ore st m7 mercy and sha!
strike. D. noe be anxious sbout me. I am al
right p
In article .,vlaWng the campaign ia &C.. Sd, the
Herald Gays:
In the fall of 1862 the rebel General Beauregard
p2nued the campaign of the invasion OF Tennessee aud
Kentucky, which General Bragg attempted to execute
Two years later, IN the present fall 1864 he has plen-
cd second Invasion OF the States, and has been
Entrusted with the cuion o. 1t. It uuder very
different circumstances however, and We are likely
have rcversion of the movements of the campaign
Of 1862. Then the rebel army under Bragg out num-
bered that of Gen. Buell.. To-day Sherman has twice
the number that Beauregard commands Then Gen.
Bragg fanked Gen. Buell. and forced him back upon
his base Of supplies. Beaareard has hanked Sherman,
bat hes not YET forced him to retire. Bragg and Buell.
we're well matched. They we're alike in disposition
cool, calculating and sagacious. Beauregard and
Sherman the opposing stFategsts in the present cam
patgu, not unlike in character. Both are quick,
nervous, energetic and original AS the couuterpars
of Buell. end Bragg In their nsture these two warriors
that OF 1862. They agc about to give us campaign
without parallel. Sherman Is going to indulge him.
self in his avorite hobby" and farnish an example
for future strategists'
EATwARD FROM ATLANTA. 1
From Atlanta to usu8te, By railroad, is I'll miles
From Augusta TO Charleston, 1877 miles. From At
lsnta to Macon l03, miles. From Maoo2 to Savannah,
100 miles Prem Augusta to Savannah 1872 miles
The country from Atlanta, towards Augusta "a quite
rolling, and, in PLACES, rocky, with plenty OF small
streams and springs and abundance Of wood aid forage
for an army II is really veil settled farming eoun-
try. There are but few sWsmps and the roads gener
ally are good. The only serious obtructions that the
could place In the way of army would be
in the destruction Of The bridges the Savannah at
Augusta. If they do that the army could turn It's atse
ten first upon Savannah instead Of Charleston or 1t
could rebridge the river without any serious delay The
country between Augusta Charleston is not as good as
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