Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-17
Capture OF JOhnS0nville by the Con.
federateS.

From the Louisville Journal, Nov. 8.
AS the details Of the operations At Jonn-
sonvillc, Tennessee, are made public, the
greater the disaster to the Union cause be.
comes apparent. Johnsonville is militia.
ry post situated on the Northwestern rail
road and the Tennessee river, and it has
been made grand depot for Government
supplies. Transports would ascend the
Tennessee river rs far ms the post, and
there discharge their freight. to be trans
ported TO other points by railroad. Outside
Of Nashville, it is the most important mill
tary point in Tennessee. To capture it the
rebels hnve made desperate effort, and
have met with partial success. On Friday
morning Forrest planted four batteries on
the river, all bearing upon the town, at q
range Of about six hundred yards.
Soon after the fight commenced in ear
nest, and shot and shell flew thick and fast.
Three gnnboats engaged the batteries be-
low the town and one the guns above. In
this engagement the flagship Key West re-
ceived twenty shots through her. The fight
was kept up at intervals all day. In order
to prevent the transports and gunboats fall
ing into the hands OF the rebels, they were
fired by our men and destroyed. Among
the transports thus destroyed were the Ve-
nus Arcola, pone No. 2, Aurora, Mountain
eer, J. b. Ford, Goody Friends, and Duke.
Besides these and the gunboats, fifty bar
ges laden with Government supplies were
consumed by the fire. The boats burned
rapidly, and the flames were communicated
to the immense stores of goods piled on the
wharf and then to the Government ware
houses.
Col. May, Of the steamer Arcola, to whom
we are indebted for this information, csti-
mates that at least FIVE millions of army
rations and an untold quantity of other
supplies, such as clothing, arms, equip
ments, etc., were destroyed. The loss, in
deed, has been great A quartermaster,
whose name we could not learn, was killed
on board the gunboat Key West The rebels
shelled the town with great fury, and cre-
ated panic among the citizens and Gov
crnment employees. On Saturday evening,
Col. Gallup reinforced Col. Thompson, COM
manding the post, with his command. The
extensive workshops and large warehouses
of the town are now one mass OF ruins.
From the Louisville Journal Nov.
ANOTHER AcCOUST.--From q gentleman
who left Johnsonville, Tennessee, on Satur-
day, we have some interesting details of op-
erations in that vicinity. The rebel Gener.
ais Forrest and Dick Taylor, with force
estimated at $4,000 men, have full possess
sion of the country surrounding Johnson
willie, and their batteries line the banks Of
the Tennessee river. On Friday four gum
boats-32, AZ, 43 and 44-conyoying fleet
of fourteen transports up the river, were
attacked by the rebels six miles below John
sonville. The rebel batteries we're we'll
planted, and the guns handled with mas
terly skill. Their shot and shell crashed
through our boats, wrecking them in fear
full manner and completely disabling them.
The gunboat No. 80 received thirty -fvecan-
non shot through her. In order to prevent
the feet from falling into the han1s of the
rebels, all of the boats were run to tn, op-
posite bank Of the river, set on fire, and
abandoned. The flames spread rapidly, and
the gunbosts and transports were destroyed.
Il is said that six rebel batteries were
employed in this fight On Saturday john
son yille Was eyacuatcd BIZ our troops, Soon