The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-12-08
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| The Latest News.
! The wberssboas Of Gen. Sherman
/ Is s,ill 10 doubt. tboagh j, 10 pfcssH
shss be has, By tina time, reached ii,
Atlantic coast. The rebels Gsiuaso hsy
decsntly licked bis cavalry, commando,
By Fitzpatrick, some two or three times
and that they hare got Sherman il
s;sh. place. s.s -,
/ Our forces 81 Frasi!i,, Tenn wsr
s;saekoi BY rebel force uoder Head @,
! the afternoon o. the Goth nit The rsS
els advanced in large na- beers. e. S
Cheatham's divisioe, S.evsr.'s ea-p-
threw themselves upon orr esnts. viii
great imPetuosisy So vigorous aoi ae
sermiaed was the assault uron thi. por-
,ion of the fourth, Sssn'ey's corps, sfie.
fighting long time With desperate va.s,
was partially breke ind gave Tsy, bot Il
j. not the custom of rhs 4.h corps troop.
10 remain broken, eve, ,hocch they nsy
for time be overwhelmed by BUN bers
They soon rallied TO the charge and drir,
ing the now somewhat disor1erei ece-y
before them, resumed their original 20.
si.ion successfully. The enemy charged
upon this portion of the line, bat it aei-
ther fa'tered nor ws7cred
Again the tsfaed foe noz turned bis
attention to our night, having the entire
strength Of Stewards corps 90 this wing,
with the same energy which character
iEed the assault. upon the centre. He
seemed resolved to brcsk it or sacrifice
ell, but in vain.
Hood in person led bis column to the
assault, bu. even Hood could rs, iofuse
into them sufficient power to enstls
them to break orr right niog.
-Four distinct chsrges in order Of bat
tie, four lines deep. resulted in as many
dis,iDc. repulses of the rebal force, and
b. the time it was fairly dark I'LL sssscts
bad ceased slong Cur lines, s,i cur shouts
Of victory from our gallant le-soos, p.o-
claimed the disc allure Of the foe.
The loss OF ~. rebels in killed aad
csnno: fill below 900. aud Ee
have 81 least 1850 prisoners in cur
hands. Oar los is sbo1, | 500.
Tire Washington CIrontole Of the 1ss.
speaking Of Maj Gen Banks prepare.
liens TO shortly leave for New Orleans, to
resume his position as head Of the De-
par;mens ct the Gulf, iDel1iins Loaisi-
sns, ArEsnsss, &c, says: All bis civil
policy has met the approval Of the Pres
den; Of the UUited States. aud lie re-
turns 10 his pest at The request Of the
Executive. And i: is no, less pleasant
10 announce tia. the kinalies. relation.
exist between Gems Bank. AID Cavity,
IN charge of the military operations 10
The Division of West Mississippi ..
It s reported that large portion of
army i enieayoring to e!f4c:
| crossing Of the Mississippi, in order to
enforce Hood ia Tennessee, tut the
-uion troops and eanbosts are on the
watch, aud will prevent i. if possible
The War Department has given Gen.
Hancock permission TO raise and organ
re Few volunteer army corps, to con-
list OF Dot lees than %, Coo infsrtry, and
Unlisted for not less than ore wear. to be
designated the First Corps The organ
za.ion commsncod yesterday aud will
continue until the lss dag Of Jsnasty,
1903, The -privs:es to consist OF abFe-
,odiea NICE, who have served honorabiy
10. less than Two years. i
Tbs situation i1 Tennessee is now
Tie rebel army under Hood,
numbering about $1,000, is pressing
lose up6s the Publications a: Nashville,
shers Thomas entire army is c,nccn,ra.
ing. His reason for re.reating from
'rank!in is supposed to be to Get Hood
S far into the Union lines as possible,
With view to bag his en'i,e army The
nllest confidence is felt 10 the ability Of
he Union army If Hood ventures ia the
rap. The destruction Of rebel property
o the aefens. Of Nashville is inneas-. I
Almost al! the rich property holiess
here are rebel sympathiscrs, and the
idvonce Of the resel army rccessitated ?
he destruction Of their property.
Gen. Barbrijsa with his command
las reached Bean Station, aud Breckin- .
idge apparently declines battle, aud has
allen back towards Virginia. Stoncman
will, il necessary, aid Durbri5 se's move. !
nents in tha. direction.
The Hera2Is New Orleans cores. !
,ondent furnishes additional con frma,ion
i the recent report that Allen, the rebel
5oTcrnor OF Louisiana, had organized ten
egiments Of negroes at Shreycs port
At present they are employs ed in strength
ming the defences of tia: Place, but are
Instructed in the regular military drill,
nd Allen expects soon to receive au-
bority from Richmond for putting them
nto the rebel army. ~
The Union General Lee, in his Of.
clai report Of his late successful caya,ry
xpe9,ion into the interior of Louisiana
ays that lie bad strong frh. a. Liber
y, aud captured 600 prisoners, including
D officers, three pieces of artillery, be-
ween six aud eight thousand horses,
umbcr Of negroes and DESTROYED I'm.
sense rebel army stores ca the railroad.
The Riehmo1 iagut,>r, Of Norern. !,
sr Dsth sav.- u, IEu,s4,- L..