Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-07
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War News.

War News.
Our war news is mainly summed uE
10 the following official despatch o.
Secretary Stanton
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, July I'D, Or Il.
II Major General Dir: q rgHg&aJ Fa
The following telegram dated to-day
at Marietta, Ca, WAS received this eve
ming, from Gen. Sherman, giving 70.
sult of flanking operations in progress,
Some days back the movement on our
right caused the enemy to evscuate.
We occupied Keneson at daylight and
Marietta at $3.50 A. NJ. Thomas is
moving down the main road toward
the Chattahoochic, and Mcpherson to-
ward the mouth of the Nickajack. On
the Sandtown road our cavalry are on
the extreme tanks. Whether the one-
my will halt this side Of Chattahoo-
chic or not will soon be known. ..
Marietta is almost entirely aban-
doned by the inhabitants.
More than o mile Of railroad iron
has been removed between the town
and the front Of keneson. . .... ..
A despatch from Grants headquar-
ters, dated 9 o'clock this morning,
gives the following as the results Of
Gen. Wilson's operations Sixty
miles of railroad were destroyed.
Gen. Wilson reports that the Dam
vile railroad could not be repaired in
less than forty days, even it all the
material were on hand. He destroy
ed all the blacksmith shops where rails
might be Strengthened, and all the
mills where scantling for sleepers
could be sawed. Wilson brought in
about 400 negroes and many horses
and mules gathered by his force. He
reports that the rebels slaughtered
without mercy the negroes that they
took.
Wilson's loss of property is a small
wagon train used to carry ammunition.
His ambulance train aud IL cannon,
artillery, horses and wagons were
generally brought off. OF the cannon,
two were removed. the frame carriage
wheels of which were broken aud
thrown into the water, and the other
gun had been disabled by rebel shot
breaking its trucks before it was
abandoned. He estimates his total
loss from $50 to 1000 men, including
those lost from Kautz' division.
A rebel force made its appearance
near Martinsburg this morning. and
were at last accounts destroying the
railroad and advancing on Martins
burg. The reports received as yet
are too confused and conflicting to de-
termine the magnitude Of the force or
the extent of its operations.
E. NJ. STANTON.
Lee has sent two brigades of caval-
~ and an infantry force to operate
against Hunter. The endurance of
the rebel troops is giving way forced
marches to defend the different points
menaced by our cavalry, has broke
down and used up large tfumber of
msa. Diseases prevail to . fearful
extent. Il 10 estimated that Lee has
between 1. 900 and 5000 sick on hand,
whom b finds itimpossible to remove
beyond the scene Of conflict. besides .
Of $4,000 depending upon
him for food. The rebel deserters
continue to come into Bealty's lines.
They report decentralization among the
officers and men of the rebel army.
A Bermuda Hundreds correspondent
says: Our armies are taking their
lac. repose before girding up for bat
tie. Artillery within the last few
hours has been placed in position to
lombard Petersburg.
Gen. Canby's forces have embarked
on IN important expedition, probably a
movement against Mobile. 1t is high
time our Mississippi iron-clads were
doing something. The rebel troops
have nearly all left Mobile for Rich
mond. and they now have the alterna-
tive of returning to Mobile or lose
possession of that stronghold.
Since Grant crossed the Rapidan he
has taken 1900 prisoners, not inclu-
ding those of the last four or five days,
while his own loss is less than one
third. The recent prisoners were
men over 80 years Of age. and boys
IL and Is. They all say they were
forced into the rebel ranks.
Captured prisoners say that Ewell
has been appointed to tho command of
the rebel army in Georgia, in place of
Johnston, who is made commander of
the Army of Virginia. Lee being pro-
NOTED to General-in-Chief of all the
armies of the Confederacy. 2
1t 10 believed that Lees army is not
more than two-thirdS az strong a.
Grants. a"