Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-11-25
News OF the War.


Immediately upon receipt of the intelli-
gence of e proposed guerrilla raid into the
Cumberland Valley, steps were taken by
Governor Curtin for the organization of the
militia force of the border counties. Over
1000 men are already enrolled in Franklin
and Adams counties and armed and equipped
by the State authorities.
No apprehension is now entertained of in
cursion. OF twenty scouts sent by Mosby
into Pennsylvania seven have been captured
Others are believed to have escaped to the
other side Of the Potomac.
Advices from Port Royal SAYS Lieut.. Col.
milford had nearly COM leted the arrange
ments necessary for exchange and the whole
fleet is expecting orders to return north IN
a few days.
Maj. Gen. Burnside has joined Gen.
Grant.
Maj. Gen Candy sat New Orleans His
wound though severe is not thought danger
Gus.
a dispatch from Gen. Grants army Of
Nov. 18th says:
Tie rebels have lately been playing
sharp game in front Of a part Of our line
near the Aproma tox. At this point there
is a small creek IN front Of our works. across
winch they have briit dam. which has
threatened TO force hack our picket line to
q dangerous extent. To counteract tins pro-
iec-. Gen. Pagan had devised works which
De superiatcnIei personally. On visiting
pert of the line sunday night the rebel sharp
shooters succeeded after several attempts,
in sounding him, q hall entering the right
fore arm, passing d. g1ually down several
inches, and ont at the wrist. The wound Is
very painful bpt fortunately not dangerous.
he goes home tomorrow on leave OF thirty
dny- Another sharp fight occurred between
the pick Is last nightabout l0o'clock which
lasted about an hour. without, it is believed,
any notice..il lie result.
Richmond papers say Sherman was at At
lanta on the 7th. NJ allusion to ms move
ment since than can be found in the files re-
ceiyed. nor can 1t be seen that they offer any
advice preparing the public Tor startling
news Of his operations.
Later Richmond papers show great anxiety
concerning Sherman 5 movements. His being
at Atlanta on the 18th, with Hood far in hIs
rear, they regard as showing he has no fears
for that rebel Generals movements, but is
prepared to carry out a new plan upon a gi-
gantic -cale. 1t is suspected that the rebels
are entirely unprepared for this grand
scheme of Shermans and that they have
perpetrated great blunder in sending Hood
towards Tennessee.
Richmond papers of the l4th say Hood is
Ill.
The Florida has been ordered to New York
for adjudication in the prize courts.
The following is the Presidents order ac-
cepting McClellan's resignation
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ,
November IA.
1t is ordered by the President. First, That
the resignation Of Geo. 3. Mcclellan as Ma
jor General in the United States Army. dated
November Sth, and received by the Adj't
Gen. on the 10th inst, be accepted as of the
Sth of November.
Second. That for personal gallantry. mill
tary skill and Just confidence in the courage
and patriotism Of his troops displayed by
Philip ii. Sheridan, on the l95h of Oct, at
Cedar Run. whereby. under the blessings of
Providence, his routed army was re-organiz-
ed, "a great national disaster averted and q
brilliant victory achieved over the rebels for
tac third time IN pitched battle within 80
DAYS, PhiiP n Si,ridan IS appointed Major
General n the L = Army. 10 rank as such
from she Sth day of November, 1864.
BY order of the President Of the United
States. z. ID. TOWNSEND.
Asst Adj't Gen.
4 statement Is printed to tine effect that
Sherman S army lrit Atlanta in TWO columns
one 0B the 3-h, the other on Tire 10Th. NOV
in eastward. one by Jie way %, Macon and
tlc other ID Augu~.a fae first column was
heard IRON on She 18th. and lad then adj
vaacei 10 mile, ol t.e road 20 Macon, div
ing everything before it and DESTROYING
everything ms it went.
Atlanta is IN runs. and its streets viii be
oScrgro~n wiJa grass. f.r weeks, trains
coming north uuye been filed with Govern
mont stores and tcseos. Another account
Gays >1erman hal his headquarters On Mon
DIZZY las, az King ton. with .c l4th corps.
Hc .as issued an or,icr telling bis troops
tlc7 were ag1Ir passing through country
Ser. .oiorc uracruplCd hy tle r, ai army and
they were cXpecad 20 suh-ist 9u ;le country,
t.sinE all the hoa a0d muies within .aeir
reach. The l4l1 corps was rice rear guard
OF sherman army and novel from Kingston
on Monday iast
private in zen. Sherman army writing
toa friend atH asi liu-ton saws that every man
had been supplied with two pairs Of shoes.
and THAI the general preparations We're for a
sixty days campaign, but none Of them know
the destination If tie army
The Chattanooga correspondent Of the
s. IL
rived from Atlanta all the arsenals, ioun-
dries and rolling stock had been destroyed
All the factories and mills from Chattan-
ooga to Atlanta, and several nils beyond
were destroyed. The railway 10 and from
Chattanooga ana Atlanta, was burned and
all the iron brought TO the rear.
The last train from Atlanta bound north
was to leave Atlanta on the llth. The only
troops IN Atlanta was Sherman's corps.
An escaped Union prisoner from Ander-
sonville, states that in travelling through
Georgia he found the harvest being gathered,
the barns and houses were filled and but
very few rebel soldiers in the interior, show
ing there is plenty to subsist an army.
The rebels attacked our forces at Straw
berry Plains, IS miles above Knoxville, in
force Friday morning at daybreak.
The fighting continued at intervals all
day. Our forces held their own. The rebels
were repulsed in every attack.
Memphis dates of the 18th say that re-
ports placed Beauregard with large force
at Corinth. and that Forrest would Join him
there.
The rebel captain Thompson was con-
scripting Every man he could find in the
neighborhoOd of Germantown.
There were about 1000 rebels at Mount
Pleasant, l. miles from Collinsville This
Is the only large body near Memphis, but
there are several small forces not tar away.
Chalmers and Longstreet are reported at
Holly Springs.
The Chattanooga Gazette says Brig. Gen.
Meagher has been ordered to report to Major
Gen Stedman for duty without instructions:
that be be assigned to the command Of all
troops belonging TO the 18th and I7th corps,
that are now in this department.
The loss Of Gen. Gillen in the recent en-
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