New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07

had waited for 60 long and sent his cavalry TO our rear far
beyond the reach Of recall Instantly our cavalry ws vi
his only remaining road and followed quietly WIN ou
principle army and Atlanta fell into our possession ss 's
fruit Of wecoacerted measures, backed by brave sn"
confident army" ,.,o,
ant General il was determined that Atlanta should pe ass
troy cd, and Shermans armies push forward 10 SNanan
some other point on the Atlantic coast
Shortly before the fall Of Atlanta General Johnston na
been IN command Of the rebel army by Oeh'Ia
Hood who adopting different system IRON mat Pusuo
by his cautious predecessor, boldly assumed the
with view 10 force General Sherman from Georgia " o
ting of his communications, and invading tennessee anu
Kentucky. Pursuant this plan Hood. by rai hA'cn'
gained and broke mp, at Big Santy tho railroad ,ns, p
Piled Shormans army advanced " Dalton, ana .neuoe
moved toward Tennessee. Hood was followed from Aaha
by General sherman far enough north TO his own pnf
pse aud him against Hoods inormptng the ocn'e
plated march TO the ssacost; Sherman turned pa. u"
denly 10 Atlanta That city and all the railroads hs'us
TO it were destroyed, and OIL the 18th OF Nolemocl e
march commenced ion Savannah Advancing 10 'nfeo COZ
umns, and living upon the country, the capita OF W.
and other large were occupied without Ttsse0e
General ShermRn's command, on the 10Th oi DECEMBER
closed IN the enemy works which covered savanna
Fort McAscr CALAMITY carried by assault On te zane
day. Tho city OF savannah, strongly fortified, and sar
soned by large force under General Hardie, was sum
monei, but surrender was refused. Preparations io'
assault made and in the night Of the goth OF Deem
Der Hrdie evacuated the city, and, with large part % M
garrison escapod under cover Of darkness The tned
States troops entered the city early In the morning OF s
2lst Of December. lmmen-e quantities Of arms, alhinu
the cotton that fell into hands amounted IN value 10
many millions Of dollars. ~,
While General shermans army was marching SCUM
from Atlanta 10 the sacost the rebel army under ooh
strongly roenforced, moving morrill, Threatening len
nesec The task Of cnconerng this formidable ice saa
defending tho border states from INVASION, was nuste
TO Major General George H. Thomas who was ably assisted
by his second in command, Major General Scho1ed IN MS
report General Thomas says
II found myself confronted by the army which, under
General j. f. johnston bad skiluy resisted the advance
a he yl Ia
Mississippi from Dason 10 the Chattahoochee reenofceI
By well-equpped aud enthusiastic cavalry command Of
over l. 900 men led by ono Of the bodest and ost sue
ccsul cavalry commanders in the rebel army. Ny niorn'
ton from all confirmed tie reported strength stated
Of Hoods army be from forty to forty five tbonad
infantry and twelve TO fourteen thousand cavalry
Ny effective force nj this time consisted OF the fourth co
about II 0OO under Mayor GeneralD Stanley Tho "eny
third corps about 10000 under MaiWeneral sChoied
a,chers division Of cavalry about 1000; CroSons tf
gaie 800 ami Caprons brigade Of about 200 The BIZ
Of ms force distributed aong the rAlroad, aai
posted At Murfrecshoro Stevenson, Bridgeport Huntsville
Decatur and Chaltlnooga u Keep orea our CONNIE" -
ous ana hold the posts above named attacked uut uey
could be r.cnforcci, to this time IL was nrossr 70
determine which IL cd would take advance on "a a.
vile or turn toward Huntsville. Under these c.rcm
stances It aniicty best 10 act on the defensive ci
sufficiently REINFORCED To Justify taking the Offensive "a
the eth November communication with General -h'fn1n
severed, the last dispatch from him leaving Cari's
VILE Georgia az 2.2J on that date Tic had started
his great expedition from A9uia 10 tue sciboard. eay'
ing quad Tennessee g. pursue the enemy The fol-
fore vita considerable anxiety that watched the force
Foreucc dcoy what course they would pursue with
rcsard TO General sh.rmsn's movements determining
thereby whether the troops under my command plumber
ns less than haf tose under Hood we're to at on the
defensive IN Tennessee take the offensive IN Alabama
when the possibility Of Hood Olown Sherman Was over,
General Thomas tos measures 10 act on tbs defensive
Ieonforcement Of regiments hurried forward a.
him By governors % The western States Al troops NJ
or any military duty collected and sent forward from
the hospitals absentees leave callel In the
MD an
Organized for duty IN the ntroncLmens and two diytoDs
OF veteran infantry under command Il General smith.
that hld been serving the Red river, and aerward IN
Missouri. were pushed forward 10 Gene al Thomas. BY
these his forces were speedily swecd when oonccn
gtcd, TO an army nearly az iarsc ~ that Of bis enemy
TIE public property anu garr-ons drawn In from
.spo-ed pos aud points not required 10 be he'd the
forincainns " Nashville strengthened and every
preparation made FOR struggle q no ordinary maui
Hood advanced TO Columbia where b.. atterl
cross Duck creek checked for awhile by General >hO
field, who rcpulsed the enemy many times with heavy ls
scbonods main lorce M front Of Columbia withdrawn
the night o the 18th u November, and position taken
iran lin the morning u the 3oih. Here took psco
the neoe and bloody battles o. tho The
enemy says General Thomas IN h. rcpurt followed
closely General scbods rear guard IN The rctre, In
Franklin and up0 mug up with the main force, formed
RAPIDLY and ADVANCED to asul, our work. Repeating attack
after attack during the entire Afternoon, and late
10 p. IN bis cnor.s TO break lines were coutnue
General schoheds position was exce1nuy chosen, with
both tanks resting on tho river, and his men army
held their ground against overwhelming enemy,
Who was reIulsed In every assault along the whole
line. Our loss, given by General ssboned IN DIS
report transmitted herewith tand 70 which Respectfully
refer) Is lss killed, ,033 wounded, and lo3 mpsag
making an aggregate Of 326 We captured and sent 10
Nashville TO- rsoners including one renera on'cer and
20 stands OF coiors. NajOr-Genera d. D. stanley com
mardnr sth corps was severely wounded ~ Franklin
while engaged IN rllying portion OF his command which
had been temporarily oyerP0wered by IN "himing
attack OF the enemy Al the time o the hattie the eemys
loss was known u be aud Was estimated NJ 1000
The exact figures On y obtained however, On the
occupation Of rran.lls by our forces after the battles
autIt NJ lllH ne ktgl.
and are given follows Buried spon the nsld, 80 ,
disabled and placed Ia hospital at Franklin, $50 which,
with the IO2 prisoners already reported. makes an aggre
gate loss Of 49, among whom were sx general officers
killed six wounded, sad one captured. The important
results tbs signal victory cannot be too highly spprcc
atei: for IL not only seriously checked tue enemys ad
vance and gave General Scboheld time 10 remove he troops
and ali his property ~ Nashville bat 20 caused deep de-
preston among tbs meD Of iloois army, making them
doubly cautions 10 their subsequent movements"
On the night after the battle 81 Franklin, General Scho
field by direction Of General Thomas, Eel bask 70 Nash
Vile front y. which city the heights line of battle
was rmc by noon Of the lsi q December. Hoods army
appeared before Nashville The I'd Of December. Tie
intense severity Of the weather prevented operations Tor
several days 10Th armies were e bound Tor week pre-
yos The l4th of December when th, weather moderat
cd aud General Thoas having competed bis preparations
sued for battle the ensuing day Al an carly hour
on the morning Of the 10Th Of December, General Thomas
moved against Hoods army. The battle was furionsy con
tested until nishilal The total result tho capture
Of 10 piece Of artillery aud prisoners b,sidcs several
hundred stands Of small arms and about 40 Wagons The
enemy had been forced back at all pots with heavy loss
and our ca uslles unusually light The behavior OF
the troops unsurpassed Tor stesdlnoss and arry IN
every movement and the original pan VI battle win bnt
few alterations, strictly adhered TO- The whole CON
byolackcd In line Of battle during the night on The
ground cnped at dark while preparations wore made TO
renew the battle At An early hour on tho morrow"
Tue battle was renewed The 10TH ~ six O'Clock In The
morHng Al three O'Clock in the Afternoon, the enemys
strong position OcSons I'LL WAS assaulted by the 4th
corps linn da,e!y following tho enct Of tho $th CORPS
Generals Smith aud sshoclds commands moved against
tho enemy works 10 their respective fronts carrying oil
before them, hreIs1 Ably breaking hs lines IN dozen
places ami cap9rlng al hs artillery and thousand Of
prisoners among the Latter four general ocers Our loss