Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-08
THE VERY LATEST
TELEGR APH.
OnScfaI War Bulletins.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Oct !, 1864.

TO Gen. Dir:
In q recent dispatch it was mentioned
that Sherman was taking measures Il
protect his communications Dispatch
es received last night show the fulfil
ment Of this expectation.
Gen. Thomas was sent to Louisville tC
organize the troops in bis district, and
drive Forrest from oar lines, while the
attention of Gen Sherman was directsd
to the movements Of the main rebel
army in the vicinity of Atlanta.
On the 9Th the rebels had captured
Big Shanty, out were followed up closely
By Sherman.
On the 9th severe engagement vas
fought by our forces under Gen. French,
in which the rebels were driven from
the field with heavy loss, leaving their
dead and wounded in our hands.
Details are given in the following
from Gen. Thomas:
NASHVILLE, Oct 6, 1I;30 p. m.
E. n Stanton, Secretary of War:
The following dispatch has just been
received from Chattanooga:
Gen. Smith, who left here yesterday,
1.-THE 5th) telegraphs: The enemy re-
treated last evening from Alatoona, NOV
ing in the direction of Dallas leaving
bis dead and from 800 to 400 wounded
in our hands. Our loss was about 100
killed and 200 wounded.
The Resaca bridge viii be repaired
tomorrow, and trains will be able to
run as far as Alatoona, going By way Of
Cleveland and Dalton.
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch Of yesterday,
but the retreat of the enemy towards
Dallas Indicates that he was close upon
his rear near Alatoona
have not heard from Rousseau or
Washburne to-day, but presume they are
pushing Forrest as fast as the condition
OF the roads will admit We have had
heavy and continuous rains for the last
i've days, rendering the roads and
streams almost impossible.
have Just received tha following from
Gen. Granger, dated Huntsville, Ala i,
Oct 9th, 10 p. m:
The courier reported drowned while
crossing Elk River is in. He lost the
dispatch while crossing the river He
reports two rebels we're captured yester-
day who say they left Forrest at Law.
renceburg the night before crossing
south. Gen. Morgan's advance was
diminishing with the enemy this morn
ing on Skiye Greek, be being unable to
cross on account Of high water. He
hopes to be able to cross by TO morrow
morning, when be will push them still
further.
The Alabama Railroad will be re-
paired from here to Pulaski in one week
lSigued, GEO. II. THOMAS,
Brig. General.
Another official dispatch reports as
follows: Telegraph was repaired to-day
to Altoona. The action Of Yesterday
was very severe. The rebel General at
tackled us WITH bis Division, 5000
strong, and suffered heavily, leaving bis
killed and wounded in our hands, TO
the number of 1000, while we lost only
300. The fight lasted six hours. We
hear that Morgan has Forrest eornared
and has captured bis transportation, and
that the gunboats prevent his retreat
across the river.
Satisfactory reports Of the operations
in progress before Richmond and Pc
tersburg have been received, bat iaeir
details are not, At present, proper for
publication.
A dispatch from Gen. Stevenson re.
ports that an officer Of Gen. Sheridan G
staff has just arrived Sheridan was
still at Harrisonburg. His supply trains
we're going on all right, occasionally in
tsrruPsed By guerrillas, the oaly rebel
force on the road. This officer brought
in the remains Of John Meigs. Of the
engineer corps, the only son OF Brevet
Maj. Gen. Meigs A. Q NJ He was killed
by bushwhsckers last Monday.
Gen. Rosecrans reports that Gen. E~-
ing made good his retreat to Rolla,
losing only few s;ragglers, and those
killed and wounded. The ensmy's los.
won't fall much short Of 1000 Aors d.
combat
Z. n. STANTON,