, 1865-12-05

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surs,gn, viii e.er be read With an intc,est u1sut
,asted BY anything IN History"
Ibe report next touches upon the unsuccessful
st,eh # sass IA. undertaken 10 prevent lie rcbel
sor4est from nnek1rg an lneurs1on On sheIuan,s
ines of communication. THIS expedition wa ord
Esn. sherman, and although highly disastrous ID IT,
Eeepng G For1cst out Of Middle TENNESSEE.
Cen A. j. Smith Is spoken Of 4, having bean prose
ruted with the prumptuess aud effect which have /
characterized Gen. smiths whole military career.
!. a. tnhuman ind me.;tIess; narsacte. About The
lat OF August, II being reported that the rebel
General Price. with force q about 10, 600 men,
Msteon1i, Gen. 4. ]. sn,llh's command. then n
Toute RON Memphis to join Sherman, was ordered
10 MiEtoun. cavalry force vas also al the same
WIxIoW. V:Is low This made Gene1 Rosee1ans iosce.
tupe1ior to those Of Prcc, md no douht WAS
entertained he e.. would ,u. b 81. able 70 cheek
Cen Steele, in Arkansas, would cut OF LIS retzeat
o. the a6tb day OF September Price attacked Pilot
Knob and forced the gagdson to retreat md thence
up that rtrer toward Gen: Curtis eommsnding The
depny1mcnt Of KADRaf, who Immediately collected
eueh forces Is he could 10 repe1 the Invasion Of
Rnnaas, while Gen. Rosee1auz' cavalry was opera
ting in hts rear. .....
The enemy WIS brought to battle on The Big Blue
and defeated with the loss Of nearly all hts artillery
and tsins. I'd afEs number b Of Pnsonsts n.. he
The impuniIJ With which Price Nas enabled to roam
oret he Stats Of Missouri for a Jong time, and the
lnealculabls mischief done BY hlaa, shoNs 10 how
is no resson uhy Gen. Rosecrans should not have
concentrated his forces and nesten and driven PRICE,
before the 1attcr reached Pilot Knob.
auEnMAs's MARCH TROY ATLANTA 70 sAyANSAu.
Gen: Sherman Immediately after the fall os A.
fonfn Y,uf h{q htrnfpA In eatnf1 in md abGUt the
place, and made AL preparationa for redtt1nE and
Supplying them for future .erviee. The The gEeas
gpethh 9et hoveTe4 81 @ wSieh vie bad 70 be ensrea allowed
The troops hut little rest During this time Jaaer-
son Davis made speech In Macon, Georgia. which
I 1sPG5ea m M ou mi sS
Ean to fully meet them. He exhibited the weak
pstT ,na gpus IL s@p
at. Tie defensive could snccesafn1ly undertake
The offensive against TIC .t1y Amy ihat 3 bad
Hood viii h,s army was soon reported 70 be sou,h.
west Of Atlanta, moving far to Shermnn's rigM
Me taeceeded H. reaching the fail5oad a about S zig
Ieaeins force 10 held Atlanta, with The rraaipder
Of lis amy iel upon him and drove hi. n 10 Gads.
den, Ala. Seeing The constant annoy<nce he would
haye With The roads to htt rear u we attempted to
hotd Atlanta, Gen. Sherman ,proposed t6s aban-
ou1prnt and destruction o. tbs, pinrc with ali thc
railroads leading 10 H. and teleg1aphod me as FOL.
CEsnEr1IlE, Ga, Oct fo-Noon.-D Despatch
Coosa klxes, twelve miles below NoEe. tound
sit passes OYER T., tho IN Noble b ohio rad
i, BY Col, Porter, snd leave Gen. THOMAS Eilh ne M
troops now n Tennessee t9 defend he he Sssss. ne
otsstsS ;ssseS' {Issh N'h''s " r. snrn.As Mi. Gen.
Fof iaIi unser. .andfng Of he plan referred u
in this despateh, quote rom the lettssi cent 81
- Will therefore g.ve r: r opinion ta.t your army
ard Gen, canby sc3rid Be reinforced 10 the maxi
| mum that amer you, get Wilmington, you strike
bsi ;d a. e H.ssi sxs5 "a s c's .53 b
| Alabama cr the Apalachlcola. and that I keep
asSa s1a pes g ny aua y s e %
be ready as soon Wilmington L. sealed as to com.
merce and the city Of savanpah Ii In our posses
This was in reply to letter OF mine OF dale Sept
12n, IN answer 10 tespstch Of bis containing auG.
s.apiinlly the same proposition, and In which tn.
io.lned bin q PROPOSED movement aealnat VII
C.1T Porsr, Va, Oct. II. 1s6i-t1 4. N.
Your aespsteh Of oct. 10th received. Does 1t
not look 2. Hood was goiug 70 attempt the inra-
sion oi Middle Tennes ,ee, using the Mobile 1 Ohio
bnee on the Tennessee rfTer about Florence or De
catnri II be docs this, he ought to be met and
prevented ttom Getting nqnh 2sa Of TIE Tennessee
you wonld meet Hoods army, but would be bush
| whacked by ali the old men, little boys and eueh
railroad guards ,, as ate SUI lsit at home. Hood
BY going North be gould inaict greater damage up.
on ek than re could npen The rebels By going South.
e i aSys any wy Syr 2, edh1ns nt ht4 a9Gds
| trust to your OVID judgment. I fnd shan not be
able to send force from here to act with Jou on
y st es sSs T y r.
| m0nd takes place. ] am altald Thomas, with such
lines otroad % be hse 70 pFoss, co9la not prevent
ooa 1m g9tng So5n Mlh M Ws9p sn, a. taIne
put much more On tue defensive than heretofore.
! .[StcncdI 2. 8. GRAsT, Lieutenant General.
KINGSTON, Ga., Oct I'LL a. m.
across by Dallss snd cedartowp, md Is now o. ihe
| Coosa river, south Of Rome. He threw one corps
On my road 4 Ackworth, and ! was forced to Iol-
.sn sGs a. aa ss ns @ IT, IT, FL; md as
my active lorcc to comparatively email army. We
cannot remain here On the defensive with Ii, ,oOO
Tth ta,t tbs bold sava he a. has he
to make r1eef Of iosd md County, oo rom chstts Rtts.
nooga to AtlsDta, including The Latter city, send
edee,Ive @ II II army move through Georgia. smssains
and Kentucky, but nelieEe he will be forced 10
% Would b. On The Offensive. Iastead of % eaesatns
al what he meone 70 do, he ouA hare to guess ht
my ptnus. The difference In war is full twenty-five
month Of the Chaiahoocht,. Answer quick, rs I
know " ntl not have ;ne staleGtaph lop ~,
..C1fr Porx1. Va, Oct II, 1ss4-11:o0 pm.
"fonr despatch of'o-da hss been received .If Jou
a6d hs tp e hs ses soSs 9s. n n
may make II, destroying all tue railroads south Of
Dalton or cha'anooes' a. ~ gqu th3ns ee.'
"w. T. surr4As, MAI. GEN. ''' WV
Having concentrated hfs troops at Atlanta by lhs
! 1lth Of November. Gen. Sherman commenced BIZ
march Threatening both Angusta and Macon, bis
.dSel pSat bs seu sG DC deafbey
throus The country. 1t wa not impossible thht I
force inferior to his oun might compel hin to head
sush poIat ns be Send Tsssn it Of sneh q
however, III ignoring his movement, and sending
| Hoods army, The only considerable force be hat
Nesi OF Richmond and east Of ns Mississippi t{ser
country open, md she1mans route 10 his owr
| choice.
ncw that campaign was conducted how Httl'
| opposition was met with the CONDITION OF tn
country .hrough which the armies passed; the cap
turc OF Fort McAllIster. on the Saymnah river, and
occupation q saTas,ah on e.. shs s,ss q DeseTne.
report. >
TIE aAu1Es or rnASKlN AND NASHVILLE
Hood, Instead Of following Sherman, eondnuet
his move northward,; which seemed 10 me to bt
|
Ind power to command both armies, should moi
hass changed the orders under which he seemed te
On fhe aell o. October the advancs Of Hood.
1rmY altacked the garI1son At Decalut, A1a-, bni
falling TO cazsy tho place, withdsesy toward Court
eGectfnG Judgement onlthe north side of the Ten
ne.tce rtyer. near Florence. On tbs aSth Forres.
reached the river At Fort Hte1uan and captured q
Eunboat and thres t5aasgof.s & On !he "a q Ne.
sontile, on opposite sides Of tho liver. isolatins
ths III The enemy s,sSs 9psdped spnd bis p.,5ss; Sa.
to from the enn6oats ana the garrison. The gun
boats becoming disabled, were get On ar. as also
,he tt799tpos 9 70 pFsfsn, taei a5 II 1ns
halE dollars worth Of stores and property On ths
levee md IN sto1ehonses was consumed By afe. o.
q e no5 IT, a iSe
above johneonviI'e, moving towards Clifton, and
snoseq4sp.1y Joined Hoea; ss7a on the night q 2
a,.nes d. 3 hs ssisss "a ssassf S
1ndi1g the enemy gone, was ordered to PuiazH ani
put ID command of MI the troops there, with IN
sruelops to Wstel .hf I movements m e. 1t Ct Hood mn
e engagement unt'l ihs arrival q Cen: !. J. smlshi
command from Missouri, aha uns,l Gen. Wilson
6! h' ussS sS' aonesa Il Sa
Ssai aea a, hsss eossi6e, sS sii back o'n toxas;
Rays II esaa S5 s sf q IL s r s
commanded by 1eneIal SchofIelh, al Franklin o,
the 30th, aaearlted works repeatedly during th
afternoon until lnto at night and were in every in
Killed, Ts prleouers, and 1900 wounded. Among
hts lotsss we5e general Ulcers Killed, sx wound
cd and ono captured, Our entire. loes was 3.S00
This was the first serious opposition The enemy me
with, and am satisfied was the ntal blow to al hi
expectations.
burirE The night, Gen. SehofeldIell back towar,
Nashville: THIS ls The field to the enemy, not los
by battle but Voluntarily abandoned, 20 that Gen
Thomas whole force might BE- brought together
The enemy followed up and commenced the cstah
Mehment Of bis lines IN front Of Nashville, On hi
I'd of December.
As soon a. It was asee.taIned that Hood We
crossing The Tenncsses river, and that Price W.
going out ii Missouri, Gen. nosecrans vas ot1e1e,
| 10 eend 10 Gen. Thon1us the troops Of Gen. A. j
Smiths command, And such other troops as b
io1cemenr reached Nashville on The soth Q