The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-10-12
OFFICIAL WAR NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. I.
General DIR:

GsReral DIR.
In recent dispatch il was mentioned
that Sherman WIS taking measures to pro-
tect his communications from rebels opera
ting against them. Dispatches received
last night show fuliilment of this eXpcc-
tatiOn.
Gen. Thomas was sent TO Louisville to
organize the troops in lis district, and drive
Forest from our lines, while the attention of
Gen. Sherman was directed 20 the move
ments of the main rebel army in the Vcini-
" of Atlanta On the 4th the rebels had
captured Big Shanp. but were followed
closely up by Sherman. On the 9th a Sc
we're engagement was fought by our forces
under Gen. French, in which the rebels
were driven from the field with heavy loss,
leaving their dead and wounded in our
hands. Details are given in the following,
from Gen Thomas
NASHVILLE, Oct. 6, 1I:30 p. NJ.
Hon. H. AZ. St0niOR, Secretary of War;
The following telegram is just received
from CHATTANOOGA
Gen. Smith, who left here yesterday l5th)
tclegraphs tnat the enemy Tetreated last
evening from Altoona, moving in the direc-
tion oi' Dallas. leaving his dead and from
was about 100 killed and 200 wounded. The
Resacca bridge win be repaired by to-mor-
row, and the trains viii be able to run as
far as Altoona, going by way OF Clevland
and Dalton
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch of yesterday ;
but the retreat Of the enemy towards Dal-
las Indicates that he was close ON to their
rear, near Altoona. -.-
| have NOT heard from General Rousseau
or Washbume to-day, but presume they are
pushing Forest as rapilt.f ) as the condition Of
the roads viii admit We have had heavy
and continuous rains for the last few days,
rendering the roads and streams almost i'm,
pass&ble.
| have Just received the following from
Gen Granger, dated Huntsville, Get 6, II
p. M:
"The courier reported drowned while
crossing Elk river, is in He lost the dis
patches while crossing the river. He re,
ports two rebels were captured yesterday
who say they left Forest at Lawrenceburg
the night before, crossing South. "
Gen. Morgan's advance was skirmishing
with the enemy this morning on Slave creek
he being unable to cross on account OF higf
water. He hopes to be able to cross by to
morrow morning, when he will push then
still further on.
The Alabama railroad will be repaired
from here to Pulaski in one week.
gt Gro. II. Thomas,
Major General
Another unofficial dispatch reports as fol
| lows:
Telegraph repaired to Altoona to-day. r.
The action yesterday was severe The reb
| el General attacked with his division, 7,00C
strong, and suffered heavily, leaving hi
| killed and wounded in our hands to tht
number of 1000, while we lost only 300. =
| The fight lasted six hours altogether. From
Florence we hear that Morgan has Forres
cornered and has captured his transportation
and that the gunboats prevent all retrea
across the Tennessee river.
Satisfactory reports of the operations il
progress before Richmond and Petersburg
have been received, but their details are no
at present proper for publication.
a dispatch from Gen. Stevenson report
that an officer of Gen. Sheridan $ staff haC
Just arrived Gen. Sheridan was still a
Harrisonbmg. His supply trains were go
ing on all right occasionally interrupted BY
guerrillas, the only rebel force on the road
This officer brought in the remains of Lieut.
John r. Meigs, of the engineer corps
the only son of Brevet Major Genercl Meig
@. NJ. G. He was killed by bushwhack
ers last Monday, while making military
survey
Gen. Rosecrans reports that Gen, Ewing
made good his retreat to Rolla, losing onl!
few stragglers, and those killed and wound
ed by the way, very few in number. From
the number Of wounded rebels, The enemy
loss will not fall much short Of 1000 hors d
combat
Signed +. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.