The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-04
Z From Wheeler,s Command.

Il VEOM hCVhCAfS
The Macon Telegraph is permitted to make
the annexed extracts from private letter from
Wheeler's command. 1t is dated Athens Ala (:
We are Just returning from our grand raid
on Sherman's lines of communication.
+ The expedition thus far is most perfect
success in every way. We have destroyed eff
fectually some fifty miles of the Railroad in
Middle Tennessee, and Georgia. We have
captured hundreds Of prisoners and an i'm
mense amount of q. S. Government property
of every sort. In every fight we have made
with the enemy, We have been victorious
We went in about two and q balf miles of
Nashville.
Our trip throughout Tennessee was a con-
tinuous grand oyation-and has given us some
| 1000 recruits of most excellent material for
cavalry. The people OF Tennessee are very
cheerful, and have the finest crops known for
years, which they are sery anxious for the
brave Boys of our gallant army to come and
consume. In the midst of our brilliant sue
cesses, cloud of sadness covers the scene. in
the case Of Gen. Kelly, who was wounded on
the I'd inst, near Franklin, while arranging his
line of battle. His wound was so severe that
we were compelled to leave him in the enemy's
lines, but in the hands of kind friends. DR..
Gait, the surgeon of the division, thinks he
may possibly recover. His gallantry and his
ability as soldier was of the first order, and
we never lost q more useful officer.
Do not suppose the good people Of Ten
nessee-and they arc a host-are subdued.-
BY no means. Milk and honey, and every
other good thing to tempt the appetite. was
lavisbed upon US everywhere-and the "God
bless the Rebels" was on every tonge.
I think the damsge we have done the rail
roads will require at least thirty days to have
it repaired. In the meantime how is Sherman
to subsist his army! From the best informa.
ton we could obtain, twenty days rations was
the. utmost of his supply. I can but think
Gen. Sherman's army must retreat--at least
to Chattanooga, if not further.
From NORTHERN MIssIssIpp1.-The Yam.
KEGS seem to be quiet above. 1t is said Mar.
maduke and Price are giving them as much as
they can attend to across the river.
Last week five or six hundred came out with.
in few miles of Hefnando, and squadron Of
one hundred and fifty dashed into the place.
They remained in the vicinity ten or fifteen
days, but finally went back to Memphis II
is said that Gen. Morgan L. Smith is to be
place in command at Memphis, but this is not
generally believed, for Mashbune is a great
favorite with Lincoln, and the command al
Memphis is a very soft, shady place, except
when Forrest gets scarce ofhorses.
Blockade running is 4pretty.well broken up,
and some of the old operators have sold out
and gone South. Goods are higher here than
they are in Mobile. The fact is, they are too
high everywhere. New issue, although ex.
tremely scarce, haslpot reduced prices at all.
On the contrary, everythingis higher now than
it was twelve months ago, when the country
was flooded With Confederate treasury notes.
Much is expected Of Mr.. Trenholm, and trust
he viii prove hinlseif fully equal to the emsr,
! gency.