The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-12-15
The Campaign.

From the New York Tribune of Monday
Perhaps no week since the war began
has witnessed greater degree of activity
than the one just passed yet we are with
out intelligence Of its actual results
Sherman has approached, and probably
has reached, the goal of his magnificent
march across the Keystone State of the
Confcderacy. Thomas, besieged in Nash
vile, has every day been gathering
strength for the conflict, which is not
merely to raise that siege, but to strike a
decisive blow against the invader of Ten
nessee. \ part of the Army of the
Potomac, under Gen. Warren, has been in
motion, and presumably has fought a
battle. There are other movements in the
neighborhood of Richmond, of which we
shall know more anon.
The special dispatch which We print
this morning seems to indicate clearly the
hitherto uncertain direction and purpose
of Gen. Warren's movement That off,
Ger, with Grifin's and Crawford's divisions
of the 5fh Army Corps, Motifs division of
the I'd Corps, aud with Grcgg's cavalry
altogether a very formidable torce-broke c
camp on Wednesday morning, and march
ing by two roads On either side of, and
parallel to, the Weldon Railroad, reached
Stony Greek on Thursday. That stream
is twenty miles south of Petersburg, and
the station near the bridge which former
ly spanEed it is the point whence started
the branch road from the Weldon to the
Southside Railroad. The recent cavalry
expedition asder Gregg proved that that
branch was SILL incomplete at its South
eastern extremity. Gregg, having ascer-
tanned that fact, returned, and Warren
being In possession of the results of
Greggs reconnaissance, shaped his cam
paign accordingly. He struck so boldly
South, that it was at fist conjectured in
the army he meant togo to North Carroll
ma. Crossing the Northern branch Of the
Nortoway by pontocns on Thursday, he
pulled up his bridge after him, and since
the time when he thus broke off .commu-
nicatlon with the main army under Grant,
10 positive information about his move
ments has been received.
But on Thursday night reconnaissance
was sent out-apparently as much to get
news from Warren as for any other pur-
pose. 1t was ascer.ained then from
stragglers that Warren was off in search
of a. fight. 1t was further discovered that
the Rebel lines in his direction were
surprisingly weak, and the reconnaissance
was pushed with vi gor toward the road
which Warren probably took. But his
march had been so rapid that already he
was to the North and West of the creek, 4
Oh Friday morning heavy firing was heard
in the direction Of DiuWiddie Court House,
which stands on the Petersburg and
Boynlon plank road, midway between
Stony Greek station and the Southside
Railroad. Thither had marched Hills
Corps to intercept Warren, and at that
point 1t seems pretty certain battle of
greater or less magnitude was fought on
Friday morning last, Dec. 0. OF its result
there ls no news whatever. But the mere
fact that there was a battle shows that
Warren was marching for the Southside
Railroad, having made wide and rapid
de'our Tor that purpose. The central and
Interior position of Lee enabled him to
march corps somewhat at random to a
point from which he might strike in almost
any direction which Warren could be sup
posed to take.
From Gen. Sherman there is no other
Intelligence than such as can be gathered
ircm the account brought by a transport
from Charleston. When that steamer
left, on the 7th, heavy firing was heard
IN the direction of Savannah, or on the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad. But
that may have been either Sherman or
foster, who is placed pretty solidly on
that line. Rebel papers seem now TO
think the forces Of those two leaders intend
to concentrate on the Charleston Railroad
but positive news will come SO soon that
1t is useless to speculate. We may expect
steamer at Fortress Monroe at any mo-
ment.