Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-10-13
FROM BEFORE RICHMOND.
The Rebels Cannot Dislodge our
Forces.-They Confess to a Loss
of 4.000 on Saturday at Ft.
Harrison.
Nashville Dispatches. Whereabouts Of
Forrest.-The Rebels Repulsed at
Alatoona with 600 Loss.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WAsmSGToN,
FRIDAY Oct 1S6l (

Friday, Oct. Z, 1861.
To Major General Dix:
In recent dispatch it was mentioned
that Gen. Sherman was taking measures
to protect his communications from rebels
operating against them. Dispatches re-
ceived last night show the fulfilment of
this expectation. Gen. Thomas was sent
to Louisville to organize the troops in his
district and drive Forrest from our lines,
while the attention of Gen. Sherman was
directed to the movements of the main
rebel army in the vicinity of Atlanta. On
the 4th the r'bels had captured Big Shan
ty, but were followed closely up by Sher-
man. On the 9th a severe engagement
was fought by our forces under General
French. in which the rebels were driven
trom 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.-1l:30 7. N.
To Hon. +. NJ Stanton. Secretary of War;
The following telegram is just received
from Chattanooga:
Gen. Smith. who left here yesterday,
9th. telcgraphs that the enemy retreated
last evening from Aiatoona; moving in the
direction of Dallas, leaving his dead and
from 400 20 600 wounded in our hands
Oar loss was about 100 killed and 200
wounded. The Resacs bridge will be re-
paired by tomorrow, and the trains will
be able to run as far as Alatoona, going
ria Cleaveland and DUlton.
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch of yesterday.
bit the retreat of the enemy towards Dal-
las indicates that he was close on their
rear near Alatoona.
| have not heard from Gen. Rousseau or
Washburne to-day, but presume they are
pushing Forrest as rapidly as the cond-
tion of the roals will admit We have
had heavy continuous rains for the last
five days. rendering the roals and streams
almost impossible.
l have just received the following from
Gen. Granger. dated Huntsville, Thurs
day evening. Get. 6, 10 o'clock:
The courier reported drowned while
crossing Elk river is in. He lost the dis
patches whilo crossing the river lie re-
ports that two rebels were captured yester-
day, who say they lef, Forrest at Law
renceburg the night before, crossing south.
Gen. MOrgan's advance was skirmisbng
with the enemy this morning on Silver
creek. he being unable to cross on account
of the high water. He hopes to be able to
cross by tomorrow morning, when he
will push them still further"
The Alabama railroad will be repaired
from here to Pulaski in one week.
GEORGE H. Thomas, Mai. Gen.
Another and an unofficial dispatch re-
ports as follows:
The telegraph was repaired to Alatoona
to-day. The action yesterday was severe.
The rebel General attacked with his di-
vision 1000 strong. and suffered heavily.
leaving his killed and wounded in our
hands to the number of 1,O00. while we
lost only 800. The fgh, lasted six hours
altogether.
From Florence we hear that Mo gan has
Fores, coipered. has captured his trans
portaticn. and that the gunboats prevent
all retreat across the Tennessee river
Satisfactory reports of the operations in
progress before Richmond and Petersburg
have been received, but their details are
not at present proper for publication.
A dispatch from General Stevenson re-
ports that an officer of General Sheridan's
staff has Just arrived. General Sheridan
was still at Harrisonburg His supply
trains were going on all right. but were
occasionally interrupted by guerrillss-the
only rebel force on the roal.
This officer brought in the remains Of
ST. John A. Meigs. of the Engineer Corps.
the only son of Brevet Major Gen. Meigs.
Quartermaster General. He was killed
by bushwhackers Ia. Monday while ma
king military survey.
General Rosecrans reports that General
Ewing made good his retreat to Rolla.
losing only few stragglers, and those
killed and wounded by the way, very few
in number From the number of wound
ed rebels. the enemy's loss won't fall much
short of 200 hors du combat, is p'
E. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y Of War.