The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-07
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telegraph wire taken down and the coun-
try evacuated. We have nothing from
Hoods army Of very authentic nature,
except that il was on the march beyond
the Chattahoochce when last seen.
feel no apprehension about its reaching
Blue mountain in safety.
1t has been said that General Hardee,
at his own request, has been relieved
from duty with the Army of Tennessee
and ordered to Charleston.
The Macon Telegraph says ii is under.
stood that Sherman's army is leaving
| Atlanta.
General Gowan has been exchanged fol
twenty Yankee prisoners.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Appeat
writes thus from headquarters of the
Army of Tennessee under date of Sep
TENDER &c:
| The operations Of the truce. and the
change of front assumed by this army,
have given affairs rather peaceful com
! plcXion. 1t will he shaken off in day
or two, and You may look for stirring
| news. General Hood IS in a position TO
take the aggressive if he sees fit to do it
He will be sustained by the army.
| The march over here was made with
out mntmur, getting on the flank and
rear being in every soldiers mouth
The troops rested every hour and had
| roll call. In Lees corps, which made
seventeen miles in day, only twenty
five men were unaccounted for when the
| column came into camp.
1t will not be safe for Sherman to 90
into Georgia further with bis army in its
| present position. He must whip this
| army before his campaign is closed He
may flank as much as he pleases; the
terrible danger Of having to go back is
| still before him.
A correspondent of the Griffin Rebel
states, that among the Federal officers
convened at Rough and Ready during the
| late truce arrangements, there was not
one who Expressed a preference for Nc
Clellan OF doubted the election Of Mr.
Lincoln. Upon the question Of the
Union they were, for the most part, Singh
larry extreme in their views They did
not seem to realize that there had been
Oltticti, vi ictilti VT ally tiisilp cISc
than reconstruction. As for peace, it
was not to be thought of, except with
submission and reunion.
We understand many citizens Of Grit
fin are leaving that place, not decming it
safe from either Yankee raid or occu-
patton under the present disposition Of
the Confederate forces.
A correspondent of the Columbus
Times, writing from Lovejoy, says:
The Chattanooga Re5ei which was
being published quite successfully at
Griffin, has been obliged to pack up and
enter box Car once more. Governor
Brown has succeeded in getting the State
cotton away from Griffin. 1t amounted
to about forty thousand bales when At
lanta was evacuated. The town is being
depopnlated rapidly, each train of cars
bearing away hundreds The hosnitals
have been moved to Albany, Georgia.
Gsperal Hood has issued the following
order relative to stragglers:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE. J
IL THE FIELD,
September -, 1861.
|. The general commanding desires to
call the attention of his corps and divi-
sion commanders TO the great importance
Of having their commands well in hand,
and to prevent stragglin. while on the
march.
He vas panied to sec that in the last
march from Atlanta to this point, two
thirds of the struggling was caused, no.
from fatigue by marching, but by want
Of discipline by regimental and company
commanders and the great desire of the
men for leaving their commands and
plundering the citizens of the country.
Hereafter corps commanders will hold |
responsible the divisions they their bri-
gade commanders, and brigadiers their
regimental and company officers, respon-
sible for all struggling and other irregu-
larites on the march.
IT, Rolls will be called before COM |
mencing the march. Division command |
ers will halt their commands at the ex-
piration Of every hour, stack arms, and |
have their rolls called, resting ten min
utes at each regular halt Brigade com
" III ItdkS anu cOfIl- |
pany commanders march in the rear of |
their respective commands, and will be |
for ali men of their com
mands who may struggle. The men of |
each brigade, who are unable to march in |
ranks with their commands, will be col |
lected together and placed under the
charge of commissioned officer who
will be responsible for their conduct |
while on the march. When the march
for the day is over, the. name, company
and regiment Of all stragglers will be
sent to corps headquarters. When,
upon the march, it becomes necessary to
pass creek or other bad place, by which
The column may become broken, it will
be required that the brigade commander
remain in person and see his command
lie pass him.
Ill. Whenever an officer is found
negligent in performing his duty. or in
capable to prevent struggling, his name
will be sent forward to army headquar-
ers, with the recommendation that he be
lropped from the rolls of the army
By command of General Hood
KiNLocH FALcoNER,
Assistant Adjutant General.
He has also ordered all Transfers to be
eturned to their commands, their places
o be supplied by negroes.