New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-21

had Ieyously submitted 10 the Commsnderln'Chiei
general plan. which amounted substantially 10 the de-
sructon of Atlanta and the railroad back TO Chaita
nooga and sanying forth from Atlanta. through the
Htlantc ,saner's - yS,s renewed nom Ga,lcssiIe
modified somewhat by the change OF events.
On the Goth of0cober satisfied tina. Hood had moved
westward from Gadsden across Sand Mountain de-
tachcd the Fourth Corps Major Gen Stanley and or
dered him proceed Chattanooga aud report to ha
ior-CeD. Thomas at NASHVILLE. subsequently. on tho
t of October also detached the Twenty third Corps
Major Gen Schofeld with the destination; and
deegat I 10 MajorGen. Thomas fu. power over al inc
troops beet 10 my command, except the four corps
with which | designed 10 into Georgia. Tins
gave bin the two divisions under y. j. Smith then III
Missouri but route for Tennessee, NE Two .ei's
named and all the Garrisons in Tenncsseeas also al he
cavalry o my Military Division. except one DIVISION
under Brig.G Con. fitzpatrick, which was ordered TO
rendezvous AZ Marietta. Brevei Major Gen. wilson
had arrived from tie Army Of the Potomc 10 assume
command of the cavalry Of my army. ana Dispatched
him back 10 Nashville with al dsHOunted deiehnonts
and orders rapidly as possible 20 collect the cavalry
serving in Kcntuchy and Tennessee 10 mount orFhh'
lie and equip thoni. and report 10 MaiorGrn Thomas
for duty. These forces l judged would enable Gen
Thomas TO defend the railroad nom Chattanooga back
including Nashville and Decatur and give lm an army
with which he could successfully cope with Hood shoid
the hitter cross tho Tennessee noTihNOTd.
BY the LIST of November hoods al y had moved NON
Gadsden aud made its appearance IA the neshoofn9oa
Of Deca where eint was made; he tlon passed on
TO 1uscumbia and laid pontcon bridge Opposite
Florence zen began my prer'rauons for the mai,h
through Georgia. having received TIE sanction OF INC
CoInlnander-inC hef for carrying into chees my plan
tbe details Of which wero explained Ia All my corps
commanders nnd heads of steR departments with strict
injanciions - secrecy. had also communicated fu
details 10 Gen. Thomas. and had info ned hn would
leave tie neglbofAood of Kingston until he felt
perfectly confident that Ee wGs entirely prepared TO
cope with Hood should he carry into effect his
threatened invasion of Tennessee and hentDcky. |
estimated Hoods force at 3 900 infantry and 1900
cavalry.
| moved the Army Of the Tennessee by slow and
easy marches the south of the Coosa bacS 70 the
noighbcrhoOd of SMYRNA camp ground. ana the four'
. I1fT( I! IA "a
| repaired in person on the 2d Of November. Prom
that pont directed all surplus artillery oil baggage
not n,cdo. for nv contemplated march, all the sick ana
wounded. refugees. &c, 10 Dc SEM naok 10 h.tta'
nooga and the corps aforementioned, VIII MI
patroSs Cavalry, were put IN the Iosi iheent con
dition possible or a long and dir cult 'r'ieh: ms
operation cont Ied the time until the lIth oil S"Nch
| b.y when everything being ready, ordered Gen.
Corse who still remained at Rome, 10 destroy The
bridges there all fmnderies mill shops weIenon,s,
10 move to kingston. At the same time the railroad III
and about Atlanta, and between the Etowah and the
Chatt ahooche was ordered 10 Oe utterly destroyed
! The garrisons from Kingston northwGrd wero also
ordered 10 draw back TO Chattanooga taking
all public property and n railroad stccs aud to TAR uD
The rails IRON I'esaca bach' sihs tNeh ic'uS 10 %
replaced Whenever future interests should dein'ni.
Tie rsilroed between The Eowah and the OostenauIi
was LETT untouched, because thought II more than
probable We would find Ii Necessary 10 reocenpy Toe
ihe country Is far forward a, the hne Of tie Eorah.
Atlanta itself is only Of strategic vane as long is IL -
railroad center; all the railroads leading 70 u
DESTROYED Wen as all ITS iU.iutIlet W. NblUc'
shops. warehouses. depois &C. u Is OF no more N.Ge
than any vi or point in North Georgia whereas the
hne Of the owsh ny reason Of lis rivers ard natural
features possesses IN importance which Will alSnts
continue From il Oh parts of georgia and Alabama
can be reached by armies marching With trans dosn
the Coosa or the Chaitahoochee valle,s
On the 18th Of November M Iruy stood letGoled
and cut Of from all cgunnniea' = with The fear u
was composed Of four coI.s tie Ifeelth and Seven.
teenth constituting the right wing under Majo- Gen
constituting tho ,se ~ing. under Maior;d.s9 III, W.
SOcGm; Of al aggregate strength oil couov
one cavalry division IN aggregate srehlth ySVV, ulno'
Brig Cen Judsoa fitzpatrick, and the artillery re-
dueel to the minimum. one gun yer thousand men
/ The whole force moved ropdlJ and grouped aooat
Atlanta on the 18th November II tla mean time Capt
o. NJ Poe had thoroughly destroyed Atlanta, save Its
mere dwelling houses and churches. aud tie night Hibe
with Gcn. hpstI.cks cavalry, Wa put IN motion III
the direction OF JoncsDprOugh aud IcDonogh VIII or
ders 10 make "A strong eint on Macon to cross tie Oe
,nuree about Planters Mills. and rendezvous IN the
neghbo,hood OF Gordon In seven days. exclusive OF tle
DAY OF narch. On the same day Gen. S,ocum i1oyed
with the Twentieth Corps by Decatur and stone Noun
TAIN with orders to tear up the iar0nd nom socia
Circle TO Madison. to burn the large and important rm
road bridge across the Oconse, earl OF MadIsoi shd
turn south and reach Miledgeyle on the seventh da,
/ exclusive of the day OF march.
I'm person left Alfalfa on the 10th. IA company WIN
the Fourteenth Corps BroyotMeJ or Gen. Jch {. Da-
Wis by LithOnla, Coyngton and shady Dale dlrccilv
on # edgevlo All The troops were provided VITA
GOOD wagon trains loaded with ammunition, and sup
es lpproxima,irg 90 deys bread. 10 days sbYaf aud
coffee 6Oubio -lowance Of salt Tor 80 lays and beef
eQnnl 10 laws supplies. Inc wagons were Il 80
supplied with about tbToe days forage, In grain. Al
were instructed by Gdic0us system OF FOL aging Ia
mrtaip this order OF things as long possible living
Chiefly lif solely, upon the country, which kne" ~
/ abound in corn. sweet potatoes and meats.
Nv first object was Of cOurre. 10 place my army IN
the rcry he Of Georgia int posing between Macon
and Augus'7 and obiging tie enemy 70 ehide hls
forces deiead not Only taoss points, but hl'en IA
vannah and Charleston. All my vaccinations were
fully realized. During The 22d Cen kilPatriek made
good feint On Macon driving the enemy within hs In
] and then back 10 OrirWulnN lie,
where Wacoits brigade Of nfa'1fy joined him to cover
tha, flank while How ,rls trains were closing ~ and
his men scattered breaking up railroads. The snemy
came ont Of Macon and attacked Walcoit IN position
but was 50 roughly handled that he never repeated the
experiment On he eighth day after leaving Atlanta
namely. on the 23d, Gen oiocum occupied All,edge
and Gems. How ard and kiliatncE were IN ana about
Gordon. ,
| Cen Howard was then ordered TO move eastward
DESTROYING the railroad thoroughly In his progress as
tar a. Tcnnille station opposite sandefsyliie ana
Gen SOcnm IA 10 Sandersyine By two roads
Gen. Fitzpatrick was ordered 10 MIledgeviile. aud
thence Isove rapidly eastward 10 bre,ktbe railroad
which leads from Milleu Augusta, then to turn upon
Mien aud our prisoners oil war suPposed 10 e
confined at that place. accompanied the twentieth
Corn from Mledpcylle TO Sahdcrsvle, approaching
which place. the 2.th We found the bridges across
Buffalo creek burned, which delayed us .ht.f h9nts
with Wleelers cavalry, which offered little opposition
10 the OF the Twentieth and Fourteenth Nopr
entering the place almost at the same moment;
Gen Siocum then ordered ~ tear up ana destroy
tho Georgia Central Railroad, from station NO. Is Yen
uie) To Station No TO- the crossing OF Ogeechee
one OF HIS CORPS substantially following the railroad
tLe other BY way of Lousyein support OF kipaireks
cavalry In person shifted to the right wing ana nc
comuan,ed tho Seventeenth Corp Cen. Blair, on the
Tie south of the railroad, TIL abreast OF station No. y
| BartonD General Howard III person. with the FIJI.
teenth Corps, feepng further to tho right ara about
one DAYS march ahead ready turn against the Hank
(. of any enemy who should oppose our progress
| Al Barton | learned that Klpatrick's Cavalry had
reached The Augusta railroad about WaynesDorough
where he that our prisoners had been