Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-17
where 10 sherman GoinR-His Troops
Under Orders for = sixty days Cam

| 'huef oruers Tor sixty days Cam.
| psiRn.
As everything that can throw the least light
on the great problem "where is Sherman
going" is Just now of interest, we quote the
following extract of letter from Ohio officer
in the army Of the Tennessee, written at At.
lanta about ten days ago:
Al present the Goth corps. Of which our
regiment is part, still occupies the city. The
balance of the army ls supposed to be some
where near the Alabama line, and looking after
| Hood, whose head quarters are reported to be Al
Decatur, Alabama. 1t is my opinion that en-,
Sherman is now doingthe ''letiIng alone'' part
In order that Hood may get himself where "Jor-
| dan Is a hard road to travel" to atain hnd
| himself in Dixie. We are under orders 10 pre-
| pare for q sixty days campaign, so YOU see
that does not look much like spending the
winter in Atlanta, as many had hoped 10 do
II is not supposed that any below a Major
General knows what Is to be the programme.
nor do they, but II lie generally con ectured that
large force is soon to start for Savannah via
Augusta and Milledgoville.
Gen. Thomas will have force, with what will
be left him by Sherman, to "do the agreeable
to Hood, and but little may be expected TO
meet our "On to Savannah" or wherever IL
may be movement. You may expect that
something may turn up" before this army
oe't Go uohu loT tue winter. Ihe people in this
region are generally rebelious, but fortunately
there are not many of the fighting men left.
Since Hood cut ShermAn's communication
and stopped the incoming of supplies from our
base, we have done some pretty heavy forag.
ing. -Four foraging parties have ALREADY
brought In not less than twenty-four thousand
bushels OF corn, with hogs, chickens, sweet
potatoes, &c., in abundance. II Hood can
| aiiord to NEEDLE with Sherman's rear. he can
Afford to subslst this army, and fear the citl.
zens where our parties have been are not now
lrxuriating In the plenty Of which the "confed-
| eracy" is SO bOastful.
THE CHARLESTON THEORY.
IFFom the Ihiosgo Journal, Nov. Ill
The movement was decided on several weeks
| ago, and kept admirably well concealed from
The public and from gossip. General Sherman
| knows what he Is about, and has taken his own
method OF making II known 10 the rebels them
selves. Our suffering boys in blue will be glad
to see him al Andersonville, which he can
| reach by sending a column little northward
| OF his main line OF march across south Caro-.
lima. 1t will be safe to await the forthcoming
rebel howl before seeking 10 decide positively
at what point Sherman aims, but beyond ali
question he Is on his way to the Atlantic coast,
and will exchange signals with Admiral Por
ter OIL the coast In due time. The distance
from Atlanta to Charleston, as a bird lies, 10
nearly two hundred and fifty miles, and To Sa
vannah little over two hundred miles. In.
termediate stations may possibly be IN ade'' a,
Augusta and Milledgeyillc, both important
points 10 the rebels.
STILL. ANOTHER THEORY.
tFrom the Toledo Blade
W. get no direct official authority for the
statement that Gen. Sherman has cut loose
from the North, abandoned Atlanta, and moved
South neither do we get any official denial OF
It. Unofficial evidence to that effect is rapidly
accumulating from many sources, which leave
but little room to doubt Its truth. A private
letter received this morning from one in q po- |
sitiOn TO know assures US that this report ia |
true. We are satisfied that the ncredulous |
will have but short time TO wait for conyic. |
ton. They may look for proof iirst from |
Richmond, say as soon as the middle Of next |
week |