Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-17
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ATLANTA "a,
Thursday. Nov q I96A

! you will. recognize as an occasional cor
respondent, having again 'spulIed up stakes''
and removed little farther South, takes
this opportunsty TO inform YOU of his safe
arrival IN this "Gate City of the rebel
Confederacy.
Having left Murfreesboro, on the l4fh
nit, we had finally notwithstanding the
check and hindrsnce imposed on army
communications by the "raiding John
nies arrived within the walls of the fsu-
en- mistress of Habel eottondon Our fan
sies concerning this nov historic city hsve
not been disappointed. On arriving at
Chattanooga, on the 18th ult., we found
that wsriamed town in an unusual hustle
and under great apprehension of an al
tack from Hoods main army which had
already captured Dalton and torn UP
sbOut thirty miles of railroad, thus des-
troying all steady communications with
the front-and the military we're making
prompt and vigorous preparations for
defense.
Wewere delayed fortnight at Chatta-
noogs, until the railway was completed,
and left that place on the 29th ut, for
Atlantis on the morning train. Gen.
Thomas and also the chief psymsster I've
forget the name) of the 20th corps, came
through on the same train.
During the last two weeks there were
several thousand rebel prisoners brought
into Chattanooga. They consisted, In
part, of those captured from Hood's raid
ing force, and partly of such as were be-
ing sent from this city northwsrd. We
saw several detachments ai those prisoners,
particularly body of about 500 that were
received st the prisoners yard on Main
street, about week ago. The above de-
tschment was halted in q column, or rath-
or a mass, before the entrance Of the yard,
where the roll was called, and each man on
answering to bis name passed to the front
and entered the yard There were but
few sbsentees except such as were account
ed los In these cases, for instance, the
absentee was generally accounted for by a
comrade, IS cleft sick at such place So
tar as We could observe, these men be-
haved with considerable spirit, ans Wering
promptly to their names and stepping ont
briskly. In Gases where the naIe seemed
doubtful, or was not promptly responded
to, 1t was repeated with the addition of
the company, regiment, &c, and it would
appear that every rebel State was repre-
sented by delegates. The roll was called by
non-commissioned officer, and occasion
silly, as the high-sounding name of some
of the chivalry, { (Wm. p. Hood, Co. II
69th Georgia for instance was repeated
in clarion notes by our Sergeant in loyal
blue, it invariably brought forth the ''grey
coated guest or some eKplsH alton concern
ing him.
Qhsttsnoogs is already an immense de-
pot of army stores, and new warehouses
are going up continually. The space, each
side of the railroad, for nearly half mile,
is filed with these buildings-sll replate
and teeming with munitions of war. We
met here party of mechanics from the
Western Reserve in the government en-
ploy, some of whom were discharged sol
diers of the 29th Ohio regiment.
The railroad between this place and
Chattanooga is considerably inf sted by
guerrillss indeed to such an extent that
il is entirely unsafe 30 run trains at night
Several cases hSve lately occurred where
trains have been thrown OF the track and
numbers killed and wounded. A train
was thrown OFF few nights since and was
Immediately fired into with demand for
its surrender. The guerrillss were finally
repulsed by the train guard, who also com
menced firing, (instesd of surrendering,)
rs soon as they could gain their equilibe-
rum. The rebs made a desperate attempt TO
capture the train; TO this end, having
thrown four OF five Of the cars down the
embanknent, they kept up a rapid fire
making, at the same time, an attempt ct
strategy, calling out "Hurry up that
brigade DIN it, GET that battery into
position But the strategy did not take
Our boys seeing through the ruse at once,
replied eyes, you Il play hi with your
brigade and battery Bring them up,
you'll need them p and the boys kept fr-
ing away until the "Johnnies" took to
their heels, leaving their wounded be-
hind.
The above afsir happened near Resacca.
Our loss was one killed ian Orderly Ser
gesnt, and several severely WOUNDED, the
one that was killed being crushed to death
bv the cars.
The above affair was truly q rem 1rkable
case of cool bravery on the part of the
train guard. They were the 26th corps
men, detailed at this plsce to go with the
train as far SIS Chattanooga -si
The following is the soldiers vote at the
Ohio State election at the foilowing places,
respectively, to wit: .-'a-
Murfreesboro, Administration 63s, OPP
position 20, Chattanooga, Administration
l,0O5, Opposition g. Atlanta, &c. A.
Porter's vots,) 1860, Opposition o.
The above figures were received at the
respective military posts.
b: This is an honorable record for the Ohio
soldiers, and if they have larger proper
ton of s,Ib1nissi0E pace men among them,
these figures show that they are ashamed
to show themselves.
/ It is thought here, from the indi-
cations given at the October election, that
that the 1st Brigade of the a Whits Star "
Division, (the old Ohio Brigade Of the 18th
Corps-5th, 7th, 29th and Seth Ohio,) will
make The olesnest sweep on record towards
the reelection of President Lincoln, on the
9Th inst. Two regiments of the above
Brigade, gave their entire vote for Gov
erHor Brough yesr eg0-Without the ex-
eeption of a single man, and It Is said thst
in WI at now remains of the Tth 0. Y. l.
there is not single Mcclellan man TO be
found The above regiment nov consists
of about 10 men, and as It is now about
to be consolidated with the 9th o. Y. L.
we viii give lev additional ittn con.
corning it As the 7th did not r enlist a!
an organization, but the major part Of its
members being already mustered out, it is
not generally known, but neveI theless 6
fact, that the original organic lion has
been continued 10 the present time. Thl
consolidation now about to be ms le, would
have taken place at the expirati N of the
original three years term of the 7th, but
for the spirited and successful ppositioI
of the remaining members of that regi
ment, who were determined to keep uT
their old organization through Il present
campaign. How we'll they haye accom-
plished this-maintsined, a.. i ever
added new lustrs to tll higl
character OF that hero.a band