The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-12-21

have never since deemed il necessa-
nv 10 visit General Sheridan before
giving him orders,
SHERMAN.
General Sherman's movement
from Chattanooga to Atlanta, was
prompt, skillful aud brilliant. The
history ofhis flank movements and
battles during that memorable
campaign viii ever be read with
an interest unsurpassed by any
thing in history.
lis own report, and those Of his
subordinate commanders accom-
panyiug it. give the details of that
most successful campaign.
General Sherman,
Immediately after the tall of At
lanta, put his armies in camp in
aud about that place, and made oil
preparations for rehlting and sup
plying them Tor future SERVICE
The great length ofroad from At
llauta to the Cumberland river how.
ever, which had to be guarded, al
lowed the troops to rest Il little.
Daring his time Jefferson Davis
made n speech in Macon, Georgia,
which was reported in the papers
of the South, an soon became
known to the whole country, dis.
CLOSING the plans of the enemy,
thus enabling General Sherman to
Inject them. lie exhibited the weak
ness Of supposing that an army
that had been beaten and icarfully
dcc'matcd in n vain attempt ut tho
defensive could successfully under
take the offensive against the ar
|my That had so ofton defeated it.
Hood, instead Of fol-
lowing Sherman, continued his
movo uorthward, which seemed to
nc to be leading to his certain
doom; Atall events, had | had
the power to command both ar
mics | should not have Glanced the
ordcrs under which he seemed to
be acting.
GENERAL THOMAS.
On the morning of the 18th Of
December, General Thomas attack.
ed Hood in position, and in a bat
tie lasting two days, defeated and
drove him from the field in the ut
most confusion, leaving in our
hands most Of his artillery and ma
Iny thousand prisoners, including
four general officers.
Before the battle of Nashville, |
grew very impatient over, rs it APP
Ipear,d to me, the unnecessary de.
lay, This impaticnco was increas'
led on learning thattn enemy had
sent u force OF cavalry across the
Cumberland into Kontuck Ifear-
cd Hood would cross his whole ar
my and giyeus great trouble there.
After urging upon Gen. Thomas
the necessity Of Immediately as
Stunning the offensive, lstuted west
to supcrintend matters there in
person. Reaching Washington ci-
Itv, received General Thomas dis
patch announcing his attack upon
the eu my, and the result as far as
the battle had progressed. | was
delighted. All fears and appre-
tensions were dispcllod. | am not
vet satisfied but that Gen. Thorn
as, Immediately upon the appear.
lance oc Hood before Nashville, and
lbeiorc he had time to tortify should
lhavc moved out with his whole
! force and given him battle, instead
Of waiting to remount his cavalry,
: which delayed him until the in.
q clcmcucy of the weather made it
{ impracticable to attack earlier than
= he did. But bis final defeat of
. Hood was SO complete that it will
bo accepted as vindication ofthat
distinguished officers Judgment.
WILMINGTON EXPEDITION.
! The navy had been making siren
uous efforts to steal the harbor of
! Wilmington, Int with only partial
effect. The nature of the outlet of
ape Fear river was such that it
required Watching for SO great u
distance, that without possession of
the land north OF New Inlet, or
Fort Fisher, it was impossible for
ltho navy T. entirely close the har-
Dor against thl entrance of block
adc runners.
To secur, the possession of this
land required the co operation of a
land force, which | agreed to fur
lnish. immediately commenced
the aescmblage in Hampton Roads,
F., under Admiral ID. ID. Porter, OF
! the most formidable armada ever
collected tpr concentration upon
D one given point This necessari-
lily attracted tho attention OF the
enemy, MS well rs that of the loyal
north AMI through the inpru-
D dence of the public pross, and very
; likely of officers OF both branches
n of service, the exact object of the
!, expedition became subject OF
/ common discussion in the newspa'
- nlpgrs both north and south. The
enemy, Thus warned, prepared to
+ meetit This caused postpone
/ ment of the expedition until the
latter part of November, w1en'
. being aga N called upon by non;
% IG. V. Fox, Assistant Secrs.ary OF
Il the Navy, i agreed 70 fnrnlsi, the
u men Mt once. and went myself, in
g n,nanv with Major General But.
d lar !" Hampton Roads, where we
: ha} q conference with Admiration.
. ter. ter as to the force required and