The New York herald., 1864-09-11
Sill: NJ an.
Inside OF Lt.aNIs During
the Siege,
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Our Nashville De. s+cao.

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met last evening gcntlcnes ,:iapis, who e',
thero the day before that wtih III cupcd tho city,
and who led 30 suppose ras tac .efsoa on who8o
representations the-eyacunton Of Atlanta TIA, Tho
Twentieth corps was advanced 20 ia occupation This
gentleman was formerly n resael. ., tais place, and
early entered the rebel service. Es remained in nnts
1868, when he resigned his position and engaged IN
speculation. Wishing TO get into our lines as soon as
possible no moved from Mobile TO Atlanta on receipt Of
the news Of the evacuation Of Kcnesaw Mountain
BEFoRs ms slEE
He found Atlanta In an uproar opd hoard Shosnas's
guns at tho Chattahoocheo river. The oyacuatio q
Atlanta a oregone conclusion with every body
was generally understood that Johnston would ureTsy
hold It TO the and removal or vauaxies,
long he cou,d inact Injury sherman w.hont
sustaining much damage himself With This uuder,.-ad
IN OF tho situation generally established IN To- 1iDds %
4 tho people, everybody II tho time OF thu passneu
OF the Chattaboochee by Johnston was icJvirr to
city The stampede frlshtfnl 10 many 70
spects TO those engaged In il; but 10 BOXER
on was simply grandly lutfcrous. ono caunoa
conceive how laughabe many OF the darkest scenss
of dismal war and dark tragedy Of an, sge nsd moro
OF tragic mingled with genuine comedy, 'osn tho ro're
from Atlanta Conveysnces were not TO DO bad aud old
and young, mse and female, left tho cHy on foot, wbiei
many poor, helpless being was abandoned The womeA
and children ett tho city bearing dies OF conceiy
bio contents and extraordinary slzo Yaug grl5 w1p
had never walked haD halt q mile ~ lime IN
their lives before marched out OF tho city IL every d.
rection which led towarcs The Yankees Csiy
one hdy-a Miss RutIodge OF Nshvillo-hod tne ~ a
sens Of Baser street srier TO vercer sircs New Yog
had the courage TO remain. 'Toniusion worse st'-
foundedn reigned and IL appeared almost lmpossibs 70
produce OF the chaos which exated For days
the crowds wore going some iow, on each dAy Wtnn
return finding Yenkeegpo exactly In the city but
tbe mcrest ruors served them agan Tho rsbei
officers located at Atlanta aost ous To got away
and many OF them for the 90 me reasons wh iuaer
EIovt IN n t1uarLrrmaBtu
Offices or the Western Department called Do
IN Atlanta M an % voagh johnston N %
| to their sore 10 Macon. no dii nos
give then orders 70 GO sancn 70 hs' asgas. ana r'g
began, there was very little left when Bragg me 10
his appearance and Job nston resgnod tJaly ~
HOODS JPPoRrMENf WAS RECEIVED.
The news OF Hoods appontmsnt 10 the command, ~
[smos, or p.,haps r r; BOTH my nn% @ sa
announcement OF national calamity IIe SAYS that 'he
change was mos. apopuar and that inc en,nns'asm go
hearts OF the sod They were dishsar.ened and a.
They led 10 vain y. to sst ns TS., S
been under fro for eighty days and they had had
The q r,s sdns % &
Braggs pap to hold Atlanta. AID Hood received the ap
| pontmens when Hardee declined %s0
l Hoops MILITARY POLICY
Hood o.. hrst inspired confidence by tho energy
with wh'ch he weat TO work to recruit his army. HIS
acts Weje arbitrary and there was no appealing from M
reg ard whatever 70 aescripIi,e rolls, aud many man
| iosA dis identy as a solder Men we're taken from
cavalry and artillery and pat Into tho infanlfy
| service, and detailed In hospitals and every.
wbere cleo were hurried into tho ranks sitbout eny
reference their connection with regiments Hood in
crc1nci :sc any very materially 10 this way. sug
gesled TO him that the army was only skeleton "At
this time no safd 'it stronger than s gene
rally suppressed, Numbering lcGst forty Sve thousand
veterans But the battles under Houd fearfuy dcci
mated It, told him OF the reports from anders
Of the rghfu losses of the robes In the battles OF July
20 and %, and asked MIN II It true lie rep led
"that he had plainly seen the battle OF July ~ from a
1 building In citv and tho held under
truce wheo the rebels buried The number OF do I'd
the hold was frghtfu AID no would be looked upon
extravagnut he were 10 express opinion to the
number killed. asisted his saying, aud be
"hat the rebels LETT three thousand killed The dcd of
tho 22d." After this battle the army a ske,et D.
| with useless fat He expained by saying that lie
\ militia poured into the city, and wore put into Ihe
trenches All male citizens remaining in Atlanta
rsced behind tho rio pits aud there dd good service
ouy being necessary teach them load and IRE ard
give Them understand that they not
the evacuation OF the city this militia force became
paratve,y useless, and Will DO OF value npti oou
again behind trenches.
| TIE RArsED-gvAcuArioy or ATLANTA.
Hood was satisfied that Sherman was going 20 rslse
the Siege when, the Z6sh 0f August, the IScntrtb
corpsleft OF the srmy-began 10 retire towards mo
Chatiaboocbee river. His asonishmcnt yoIy
| wlen he found sherman, with tho main asmv, moving
TO the right by extending his ne further south,
and he at determined to retire. Al opportunity
Offering the day before Hood retired 70 escape,
informant marched 70 tho Chatiahoochco and gave nm
self up 70 General socum. re resched this city lass
night walking good part Of the road from hurltees
| boro here.
Railroad material there spone Even tho tin roofing ~
the Union depot was removed and made Into cariaier
shot. re does know where Hood has Hs nrst
evacuatng movement was TO his ie extending his line
souihward until DO cocld longer hold Atlanta, and 10
be that he Ia really furthor south than Lass
Point but he OUT OF the city. When the present m
formant le Marietta siccam was on the moro INTO ib'