Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-09-14
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South Carolinian Army Correspon-
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:. Macon, August 6.-Eou will be glad 4
learn that both the army and the people ar
rapidly recovering from the terrible depres
sion which Immediately followed the fslI Q
Atlanta. And this is the more gratifying 9
it issthe more. true; in regard to the army
The army of Tennessee has met;with man,
reYerses since its organisation, but it .ha
never yet faifed to take courage from defeat
hope from disappointment, and 10 offer bat
tie to the enemy when he chose TO accept i
The stories Of Decentralization, after the battle
of Jonesboro, an6sthe7 evacuation of the Gate
-City,sEhich .foated to the rear, were rather
TIE emanafions OF frightened, fleeing citizens
: than assertions based upon existing facts.
There are men everywhere who are ready ia
abandon cause upon the slightese reverse
and, therefore, there were desertions from
Gen. Hoods's colors when he fell back and
surrendered the city.
The enemy, captured very little public
property lin Atlanta. When Gen. Hood
learned that Sherman had effected a perna-
nent lodgment at Jonesboro, on the Macon
snd Western Railroad, he directed that eve.
~ available wagon should be loaded with
commissary stores, and that the ordnance
train be blown up. He, had eight or ten
days rations on hand, two.thirds of which
were brought off aud the remainder given to
the citizens. After the army had filed out
Of town, the train standing on the track was
fred. There were i've or six distinct re-
ports, the reverberations of which echoed.
throughout all the counties around. Tie
cars aud the engines, over one husdrcd OF
the former snd FIVE of tho latter, were COM
pgetely destroyed. In the marchfrom Allan
Ia through McDonough to oLoyejoy's Sta
ton, where Gen. Hood formed 3 junction
with Hardee, and again united his whole ar
ufy, there was no molestation from the enc.
my. Not CUP, wagon or horse, isTeported
as hayioe been left in the city.
Thesiege and fall of Atlanta will form q
p,omirent;chapter in the history Of the war.
For nearly three months it has been prose-
cuted With all the energy. ana ylndictiyeness
Of the. Yankee nation. But while their
sarthRorks were Of an excellent nature,
practical engineers pronounce ours to have
been far superior. Gen. Hood, in attempt l
ing to hold it after he had assumed command,
acted not only in accordance with the wishes
Of the War Department, but was universally /
sasctioned and sustained by the voice Of the
whole country.
Twas impossible orShernan to force our
ranks By direct attack, and when ae- found
that mode Of capturing the city hnpractlea
BILE, he rssorted to fankins. His first ut;
tempt was upon our right, which was frustra.
ed bya vigorous and successful move upon
hefanking column. Again ,Ecent,atins up
oll our urimmediatefront for six weeks be thun-
iered against them Intellectually. Next We
ind him:executing favorite nanGurre of
Cen. Grant-standing fast upon the centre
ind right, ard Withdrawing ana doubling his
eft behind them. His left was marched
Down the Chattahoochee to Campbelltop, and
rom thence to Fairburn ard the West Point
Road, and then to Jonesboro, on the Macon |
ind Western. The centre and left gradual
y followed in the same way, counter-march-
ng BY file left until only. two army corps
we're left upon any part of cur trout: Here
Sherman committed the same b!under that
he Russians, Russians and Austrans did.
when they evacuated the heights of Prestzen
1t Austerlitz, and here We lad no Napoleon
10 take advantage oft. Gen. Hoad should
have remained quietly behind his works un-
:ilthc enemy had reached the, vicinity q
Jonesboro, and then, leaving them, hurled
bis entire army upon that column and titer>
lycrushed it. The enemy would, in The
occupied the city blythe two
small corps left behind, but Hood conld have
easily returned and. dislodged them. But
the plan adopted was to detach. Hardee's
and Lees corps; and sendthe. to Jonesboro
miles from Atlsnta, and 10: :told
the city by the remainder of his army. The |
enemy at Jonesboro attacked in overwheiin-
ing force, and in few hours pierced the
centre; turned Lee back upon the city and
aud Hareee down the railroad.
Nothing now remained for Gen. Hood TO
DO but to be shut-upin his forts, with ten
days' supplies, and no-outside hope. Of succer,
or to abandon the poir.t he had displayed SO
much heroism, but less Judgment, in de-
Tending.
The enemy is in no condition to enter i'm
mediately upon anew campaign. II ne has
now the prize, he=bas paid most dearly for 1t
in the sacrifice OLIVES; for Sherman has lost
since he LETT Chattauoosa,- no less than sixty
thousand men. !. In ell his, battles and skir-
mishes his easualties>hsre been ak-seveo to
oneto that OF our owo. In the battle o.
Joncsboro, We fought behind works most o
the time, and whilst he lost ten thousand
men. we Loaf but few. lie will make Atlanta
. base Of future operations, collect stores
and form new combinations. All this Will
require time, which We now eorely need:
STANHOPE.
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