The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-11

Rome, On the next day (Octo0er l3tb),
we were again on the march pressing has
tily toward Resaca. Portions of the army
struck the railroad near Adairsville, and
were transported to Resaca, seventeen
miles distant, by cars, for which purpose
seven or eight trains were constantly rum
ming.
On the 18th the army, now massed
around Kesaoa, was pushed west, the 18th,
10Th, and 23d corps moving directly
through Snake Creek Gap, followed by
the 14th corps, after it had made detour
to the north. The 4th corps crossed the
Chattanooga Ridge nearer Dalton. At
Snake Greek Gap, we drew blood for the
first time during the pursuit, our casual
ties numbering about thirty, confined to
the 25th Indiana, and part of the 63d
Ohio and Gath Illinois.
Snake Greek Gap is very narrow, and
the enemy had worked like beavers to
obstruct it. They felled thousands of
trees for that purpose and though our
Engineer Corps was assisted in removing
the distractions by heavy details, we
probably lost a day by the delay. Pre-
vious to this time, we were so close upon
Hood that it was not impossible to have
badgered fight ont of him.
On Monday, October Is, the army, with
the exception of the 23d Corps, which
made detour through the Armutchy Val
ley, moved through Ships Gap, and head
ing south, passed straight on through Sum-
merville, village about twenty-five miles
west of Calhoun, on the Atlanta railroad
The supply trains took road leading down
Taylor's Ridge.
On the night of the Goth the whole
army was vnited at Esglesville, Alabama,
village about twenty-five miles directly
west of Rome, and about ten miles north
of the Ooosa River. Up to this tine we
had followed Hood with all the speed pos
sible, but he having sufficient margin,
crossed the Coosa River at Blue Mountain,
and fortified the southern bank. On the
9th our army marched south from Eagles
vile, about five miles, and deploying into
line, encamped some two or three miles
from the COosa River.
From the 21st to the 26th our army re-
manned in this position. The enemy, hav-
ing disappeared in the meantime from the
south bank of the Ooosa River, after MAX
ing detour to the west, have turned north
again, aiming evidently at Decatur or that
vicinity.
As it has become evident that Sherman
does not intend to follow Hood any further
with his main army, and as he is equally
indisposed to remain idle, events of a stal t.
ling nature may be looked for from this
department.
The marching since the LIST of October
has been very heavy, but the men are in
better condition than if they had remained
at Atlanta prey to camp ennui. The
spirit during the entire pursuit has been
almost jolly. The men had, of course,
the most emphatic confidence in their abil-
ity to whip Hood wherever cornered, and
they have lived luxuriantly upon the fat of
the valleys west of the Chattanooga Noun
tains, which have not felt War before.
STARTLING MOVEMENTS ON HAND
The promise made Hoods army by jeff.
Davis renders it necessary that their 6: feet
should again press the soil of Tennessee. "
To compass this important pedal necessity,
Hood no doubt is endeavoring t. cross.
We have good evidence that he has all of
his three corps with him. In the meantime
the militia of Georgia, their sorghum gath
cred, are being re-marshalled to drive the
Goth corps from Atlanta, probably by a
grand flanking movement, fer which mill
tia are admirably calculated.
Now, Sherman is averse to permit Hood
to have the planning of his fall campaign !;
and SO day before yesterday, he broke up
camp, west of Rome, and, while the +
took up the line of march for Chattanooga,
the treaded
southwark, for Atlanta, where they will
arrive November LIST or I'd.
Sherman, therefore, ignores the exis.
tence OF Hoods army, to the extent of
FIVE heavy corps, which, we may be sure,
will not be idle The 4th corps, General
Stanley, will be in Decatur, Alabama, by
the time this reaches you. 1t proceeds, on
foot, via Lafayette and Roseville, to
Chattanooga, where trains for Decatur
await it.
The Paymasters have reached Atlanta,
and will pay the troops there before they
embark in any further movement. Tie
late pursuit has convinced Sherman that
he can move great distance into the
enemy's territory, and subsist mainly on
foraging.
Hood, hereafter, will fight troops under
command of General Thomas (who is still
at Nashville,) if he fights at all, and there
can be nothing comforting to the enemy
in the statement that he will find an army
of United States soldiers competent to
prevent him treading the soil of Tennessee
to reckless extent.