The New York herald., 1864-08-16

Military Affairs in eieurEia-Iood's Gail
FOR kefnsorcene ts--she Damage Done
4" the KMiiroads r nr.s.r-d-Burning or
the town OF Darsea ~ the Fcdcrais-
tn 30 be Defended 10 tho Last Extromi-
From the Richmond whig August 1871
MILITARY MATTERS GEOaGIA.
The war scarcely furnishes an instance in which the
press and pc state displayed patriotic
devotion to the than both doing in Georgia.
The militia responding TO General Hoods call for
Inducements masss and with m aacry that shows
that they are terribly IN earnest while tho papers OF
every shade OF opinion calling upon abeenees and
sknkers from the regular to return at once TO their
posts.
We thus behold the energy OF the persevering and gall
liant commander oacket by the practical patriotism Of an
abe peo e Can Sherman Wy strategy or brute
force ever overcnns such combination?
RAILROADS REPAIRED.
The damage done 10 the railroads in various quarters
OF the State by the Yankee raiders is we learn from tho
Georgia being repaired with char racteristic or
the 'Emprc State =
BURNING or THE TOWN OF DARIgN.
party ~ Yankee raiders, regret o,rn, burned
the wn parieD, in Mcintosh county. Let Early re
This hep he rea, hes quiet and fourshDg
village IN the vail Y = the cumberland.
NJ crowley secund lieutenant and Ave other lrshmen.
prvaes o the twenty second Georgia ba.aion deserted
om ah, and went TO the enemy last week. This nas
oc'sspued deep esret among tue many brave rMnmen
duty there One o. them Captain Iiusscy deplores II
IN a card which 10 publ shes in the Mos.
The large number o captured by us recently
has Increased the blue devils Mt Antersonvie TO thirty
thousand, aud be cry Is still they come ihe Mac n
Eiegrapn learns that least Thousand arrive daiy.
wha, ansortunc thar these creatures eat bread and
sWao Aryp AT MS SUCCESS.
The n6W1W4h rsaches us from this Interesting point,
through the the 9th inst is neither exciting nor
stirring u IS stated that General Hood feels much eiaied
at the Success wch his attended the effort TO thwart
| ana Dreak up the enoTys rading parties. II rs now
thought toat he VIII not he troubled by them agan--fr
time nj least. 50 complete has been the work OK
cavalry that General Wheeler has compmented them
10 congratulatory order
CHANGE OF COMMANDERS.
The unavoid. .be absence OF some OF our generals Ia
con- eqnence wounds received made some tempo
rar nha m u nmaa Yfrpt
General rtewnrts cnrs IS now commanded by General
Cheatham, and General Maury is commend OF the div
sion tue iaer Lorlngs divs on ia y commanded by
Genera Patton anderson Is at the head Of Hinemans
division.
srERMANs OPERATIONS.
Sherman copipues his working operations towards our
lett. THIS Irdc,trs that he viii endeavor throw he
man line ncros. railroad Atlanta and Fast
Poip Gerr Al Hood. we know, is not idle but will be
Ine ARMY Of the wet understands that Il has got to
6ght and aud officer anim,tcd by stern
resolv- dateud AZ aua 70 the last extremity The At
sua correspondent Of tho Augusta Snnel Of the 9th
or army has been strengthened to a considerable
extent Of tate How many thousands OF state iroors
have arrived cam meu,ian, bot this much can
Genefa mh NJ the lead o large and splendid body
OF meu and lney daily Increasing In numbers Anf
in addition To these reintorcements the old fighting
eria been by putting In the hands OF
the NJ details. Neg performing
service for the in the trenches. An effort Is
bent made negro drivers, which, " It succeeds.
viii aid three thousand more To the ranks. From an
sources there has been an addition TO the army that
greatly increases general confidence IN ultimate Success
The savannah RspubHecn in relation to recent move.
Upper Georgia, ia "a ful. 'We hold POSITION
at Alnta crown the glory OF our victory the famous
General Stopeman the Df the Yankees has heeu
pushed. He himself ard Ave hundred Of his officers and
have arrived at Macon This glorious enough
for campaign.
.'rhe sudden appearance OF Roddy at Newman and his
signal viotry the Yankees at that point.
much unexpected gratifying. lie Is nov IN Snerman'O
rear with large aud veteran force, and shall
hear from him again"