The New York herald., 1864-10-25
8 II E R M A N.
Hood Endeavoring TO Escape
a Battle.
Particulars Of tho Surrender
Of Dalton.
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Tho Captured COlorsd Troops Taken
by the Rebels as Servants.
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Interesting Rebel Accounts from
Atlanta.
The nsbel General lverson's Cavalry Mako
q Dash Ints the City Suburbs.
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General Elocum Contracting Ills
Lines Of Defence.
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The Enemy Anxious to Get Into
the Gate City,
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Interesting Rebel Accounts from
Atlanta.
The Iebel General lversoR's Cavalry Mako
q Dash Into the City Suburbs.
General Elocum Contracting Ills
Lines Of Defence.
The Enemy Anxious to Get Into
the Gate City,
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MT. ID. d. Wessfalps Despatch.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct 1s, 1894

MF. ID, d. WossfaiIs Despatch.
CHATTANOOGA Oct. 1s, 1894.
aENKRALa sHSRMAN NOT PUSHING HOOD.
No engagement between hoods raiders and sherman q
pursuers had up yesterday evening" which
time despatch bearers left army At Snake Creek
General Sherman has not been pushing the enemy very
hard; but he has been manGuvrng to coop him up n
the valley and starve him to death While Sherman q
troops said 10 be wen supplied the best Of
spirits, the zgzag track OF the dodgng rebel army gives
Indications Of the scarcity of food among tho troops.
Hood has wofully failed either to find supplies ia the
country to capture any Union post with stock on
hand; consequently bis suffering for food No
supplies wero captured at Da.ton, and the thirteen
thousand ratious at Riuggold were destroyed
by the rebel Cayalrymen who found them.
Hood is trying his best strategy to avoid O
hght. Whenever our advance comes up with him--and
such occasions have not been unequen OF latehe does
not wait for than bali shells be.ore he
changes position Sunday he attempted to sneak
through Snake Creek Cap but finding that outlet blocked
up, he abandoned The attempt after slight skirmisb.
This morpng he reported one mile and half below
lafayette, his army masssd II for a fight. sherman
Is north Of villason, perhaps miles from the enemy
nd moro than ever disposed 10 pounoe on him. XII.
patrick and Watkins with their cavalry, giving the
rebels much trouble.
yURIHER PARTICULARS SURRENDER pAlros.
Colonel Johnson Of the Forty fourth colored
captured at Dalton been paroled and arrived
yesterday. First impressions, upon receipt OF inteli
sence that surrender not favorable 70 Colonel
johnson. Subsequently, too when sixty or seventy Of
the dusky warriors into Chattanooga and brsathed
much martial nrs, everybody concluded that "John
son ought 70 have held out" Colonel johnson own
story puts the matter dncrsn, light Hood appeared
Dalton and demanded the immediate and uncopdi
tona surrender Of the post and garrison promising that
white officers and soldiers should be paroled few
days he forced 70 assault the place prisoners
would be taken. Tne following n the language Of his
demand
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY TEHHEssEu,
In FIELD, Oct, Is, 1864. I
10 THn OTncR CohxANpirG USiiED STATES FORCES, DAL
sm2i demand the immediate and unconditional sur
render Of the post and garrison under command
should this bo acceded 10 al white officers and soldiers
VIII bs paroled In few days. II the place carried by
assault no prisoners VIII be taken. Most respectfully
your obedient servant, j. B. HOOD, General
This ws ssdoub,edly Intended scare, and Colonel
Johnson at fr refused 70 accede TO the demand skir
nshng began and the darkeys fired vicousy for few
momeuts-long enough In fact, 10 kill a second flag OF
bearer who coming from Hood Finally MAJOR
Ests Hoods staff, and Isham a. Harris got Johnsons
ear in consultation. Harris wrote hong windy, YER
70 Johnson setting forth the folly OF
resistance assuring IN from General Hood that the
Union could be knocked 70 pieces In fifteen minutes
pointed out 20 johnson :. D. Lees corps, Frank
Cheabam corps and psinuated that still anoher corps
lay within CALL 1fty pieces Of cannon eyed the devoted
daTkies different points OF the compass johnson
begged that oil might be made prisoners Of but the
rebel general wouldn't listen 70 IT, the post finally
given up The rebek began 70 parcel out the nggers =
officers and privstes coming up and picking out their
property, I'll none were lsf Meanwhile sixty or more
dark had escaped Lveed servants ere the rage
in the rebel army. Colonel Johneon is personally a
brave oficer, am told by those who know him. but
rebel army with . handful Of darkss. The case At
Athens Alabama, the other day was different The
negroes kept from firing on Forests only by
the exercise o. force Their officers walked along the
parapet most imprcgnable FORT and struck down
muskets with their swords. rne negroes would rice and
draw beads, shouting, ''Dar dey come. boys give
he' yet thor white officers wouldn't permit that warm
article 70 forth Forrest afterwards told lady at
Athens that iii the damucd fool had shown light he
wouldn't have wasted ammunition on bis fort He would
have gone around IT, 80 you see that is not always
the blackest skin that covers the pales liver.