Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-11
The General situation.
War Department, Washington, Ost. Z.
To Mai Gen, Dix.

War Department, Washington, Ost7.
To Maj Gen. Dix:
10 a recent dispatch it was mentioned
that Gen. Sherman was taking measures to
protect bis communications from rebels
operating against them. Dispatches re.
cei7ed last night show the iulf6Iment Of
this expectation. Gen. Thomas was sent
60 Louisville to organize the tooops 10 bic
district and drive Forrest from our lines,
while the attention Of Gen. Sherman was
dsrected to the movements Of the main
rebel army in the vicinity Of Atlanta.
on the 5th the rebels had captured Big
Shanty, but was followed closely mp BY
Sherman. On the 9th Q severe engage
msnt was fought BY our forces under Geo
French, IN which the rebels were driven
from the field with heavy loss, leaving
their dead and wounded in our hands
Details are given IN the following from
Gen. Thomas:
s. Nashville Oct. GIL: 80 P. M.
ITO E. NJ STANTON, Secretay Of War:
tine following telegraph lie just received
| from Chattanooga:
"'Gen. Smith, who left here yesterday,
the 5th. telegraphs that the enemy retreat
ed last evening from Alatoona, moving in
the direction IF Dallas, leaving his dead
and from 40U TO 600 wounded in our hands
Our loss was about 100 killed and 200 wuun
ed. The Resacs bridge will be repaired
tomorrow, and tie trains will be able to
rud rs far as AlstOons, going Vid Cleve-
land and Dalton.P f
Nothing further has been heard from
Sherman since my dispatch Of yesterday,
but the retreat Of the enemy towards Dali
| L. .,A, L. ~ al LII,
rear near Ala.ovDs.
al have not heard from Gen. Rousseau
or Washburne to day, but presume they
are pushing Forrest as rapidly as the COZ.
diti0n Of the roads will admit. We have
had heavy and cntinuous rains for the las
Eve days. rendering the roads and stream
almost impassable.
81 have Just received the following frou
Gen. Granger, dated Huntsville, Thursda,
evening, Sept. 20. 10 O'Clock:
THE courier reported drowned Will
crossing Elk river is in. He Lost the dis
patches while crossing the river He re
ports that two rebels were captured yesteI
day, who say they left Forrest ct LaWrcnct
burg the night before, crossing south.-
Gen. Morgan's advance was skirmlshin
With the. enemy this morning on Skls
creek, he being unable TO cross on accOur
Of the high water. He hopes to be able
cross by tomorrow morning, when be wi
push them still further"
1.-The Alabama railroad will be repaire
. from here TO Pulaski In one week.
GEORGE THOMAS, Msj. Gen."
Aoo,he. and UNOFFICIAL dispatch repor
as follows:
The telegraph was repaired to Alatoon
e to DAY. TIE actiru yesterday was sever
:. The rebel genvrsl attacked with his divi'
b ion, 1000 strO"g. and suffered heavIl
leaving has killed and wounded 10 o.
hands to the number of 1000. while v
d lost only 800. The fight lasted six hOu
; altogether.
i. From Florence We hear that MOrgt
=, has Forrest cornered, has captured b
transportation, aud that the quo boats pr
j vent all retreats across the Fenness'
j. river"
Satisfactory reports of the operations
progress before Richmond and Petersbu
. have been received, but their detaile g
i not at present proper for publication.
10 A dispatch from Gen. Stevenson repor
that an officer of Gen Sheridan's staff hi
just arrived. Gen Sheridan was still
o Harrisnhburg. His supply trains we
Is going on all right. but were occasional
D interrupted by guerriilas, the only ret
{, rec on the road This officer brought
the remains Of Lieut. John Meigs. of &
engineer corps. the only con Of Brew
MsJ Gen. Meigs, quartermsster generl
He wss killed by bush hackers last No
D. day while making q military survey
Ar Gen Rosecrans reports that Gen. Evil
ss made good his retreat to R5lla, losing on
few straRglers and those killed al
ut wounded by the way, very few in numbt
i From the number of the wounded rebe
the enemy's loss will NOT fall much short
n 1000 horS de combat.
> (Signed) E. M STANTON,
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