The New York herald., 1864-10-20
REBEL ACCOUNTS.


Intersst1Rg Details or Hoods March
MaIchHor Htsn.
[From the Montgomery Mall, oc: 8
Ino following Interesting resume is gwen in the
montgomery 6f0lt OF the 9th
The operations of wheeers cavalry on the state road
have BEEN active and successful capture Of Dalton
obsruols all transit, and the Yankee column en- goutg
rom the Gate City to the Tennessee river supposed
be proceeding overland.
The spirit OF troops is said DO OF the livclies,
Description The limo OF march is cheered by beamng
While General Hoods army over night on the vi.
4arca road about ten mics north Of the
fearui thunder storm swept the couptry
ing the bridge Newman disouativg he irongrorl.
zion and sertousty 'tsdrdng military operations.
stroke OF lightning passed through CAMPS OF tho
Ihirteth Alabama regiment, woundng over twenty OF s
gallant memhers and killing three.
When sherman heard Hood had LEFT his front aud
gone northwRrd he crossed the river with
formed line OF observation at Vinngs station Hood
Tine crossed the railroad 1t Big shanty, with stewart
Che right, Lee on the left Cheatham commanding uar
dee es old corps, was belu in reserve.
On the Sd and Atm the two armies held this relation
zach other without firing gun On tts 9Th sherman
Uishdrsw and re ,mn,d % AIanta('l
Tne enemy thus disposed Of our army work
with and spade. II pretty enecsuaiy administered
upon the state road From Big Shanty to the Oasenaua
Ehe sc6n6 s one dismal deep cacss a,non0
che Eto,oah hills ue bsef filled up by heavy timber errh
and stone. the mode OF procedure is thus described
our correspoudent-Whisto detail is engaged tearing
op the track and burning the crosstcs occupies
5selt with hewng heavy logs for the purpose cho
Gpg the These logs thrust cuts buried
under mass Of dirt and rock and so ecciuay destroy
same thing ia not half certain. We have decidedly
improved upon their plau OF operation.
ihe bridges on The State road destroyed fron Marietta
10 Dalton.
In General Hoods battle order he says hts word is
esForward He anno,inocs ha, Sherman has sem
corps TO Chattanooga that he w eare corps hotd
Ahanto, ana that the residue Of his amy ,H not be
match for snutncibte ltfl. band.
We have strongly fortified Ksnesaw Mountain. jackson
holds Rome and Wheeler had possession or Ressscca.
Our cavalry had CAPTURED train OF thirty cars
AckwcrtD on the % instant, loaded with supplies
captured tram Of loaded nth beet cattle,
we're burned These cks together with ihose struck Dy
Forrest will have The desired eject moging Sher
man from Atlanta.
General Beaureaard and stan passed through opeKa On
Friday on bis wSy to the Tennessee army. "
the command. and he VIII personally direct the
ments aud operations OF the army until che fall campaign
shall have been fully ceased
The si,uatcn both sides Is critical but II Hood
keep his supplies sherman must ovacuate Georgia in
no great length OF time.
Tho Macon Inelhoeacer states, upon information re
ccved from the front that forces have eectually
destroyed tho W. and A. r. X. by taking up the rails,
buruipg the tin,bcrs and Gearing away euhark
from kenesaw Mountain northward nearly 10 Eiowah.
Sorhood Of Lost Mountain 90 Thursday, were captured
by forces. and when they were informed that
army was in possessod OF the railroad north Of there
they ncreduous and perfectly asounded when thcy
Our base OF supplies is perfectly safe and convenen.
90 the army.
The Ca pture or Rome by the Rebels u
Can q rd-Tnc Rebel War De part:n n
Spppresses Dispatches Announcing ~
Rebel Victory at Aliatoonn. &c.
From the Richmond Examiner, oct. Ill
Nothing authentic has been received from Georgia for
several days Stanon's kilograms In rega to our re-
pulse at Aatoona no more 10 be relied ON than the
Yankee accounts OF elections in ennsy ylvana, Ohio and
Indiana which out thc cmornng after the election,
and prepared expressly for the European steamer
which sailed that day. The truth have had
nothing ofncia from Georgia since Hoods despatch
announcing that General stewart had torn up ten
mtes OF the railroad 10 the rear Of Atlanta. Macon
Sar says the reported cap. Of Rome with as noro G1s
esn, candrd Wv havs also reason 10 nsint hal the
vierous affair oboua Confederate success at AIlooona
sph,ch ne War Department ,ciy (for onc) suppressed,
so more re,abIe han the cdnard about Rc1:t Move
ments OF vital importance doubt taking place In
Georgia, but our army being beyond the reach OF
telegraph, Of course have no direct and speedy
tpmmuncatcn with IL. GensrdI Bedurepdrd has bu fhs
Sige joind General Htod. and the country will at last
save the benefit large ard well cultivated military
intellect. few hours may bring intelligcncs which
~ relieve the patura Of the country n reeart
co tho situation OF Affairs In Georgia. We may
quarter.
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