Litchfield enquirer., 1866-01-25

SSVse en0 PIou VI my iStteE SeuI Oy COl0 ne Porter and leave General Thomas with the troops now in Tennessee, to defend the State He will have an ample force when the re-en. forcements ordered reach Nashville.
 w. T. SHERMAN. Maj General.
 Lieut. Gen. GRANT," .Es.- Gs
 For full understanding of the plan referred to in this despatch,I I quote from the letter sent by Colonel Porter: II will therefore give my opinion, that your army and Canby's should be re-enforced to the maximum that, after you get Wilmington you strike for Savannah and the river; that Canby be instructed to hold the Mississippi river, and send force to get Columbus, Georgia, either by the way of the AlabamA or the Appalachicola, and that keep Hood employed and put my army in final or. for a march on Augusta, Columbia, and Charles. ton, to be ready as soon as Wilmington is seal cd as to commence, and the City of Savannah is in our possession This was in reply to 6 letter of mine of date September l2, in answer toe despatch of his containing substantially the same proposition, and in which informed him ofa proposed movement against Whining ten, and of the situation in Virginia. Sc.
 5"CrY Po1sr, VA, October Il, 1864.
 "Your despatch of October 10 received Does itlnot look as if Hood was going to at tempt the invasion of Middle Tennessee, using the Mobile and Ohio and Memphis and Charles ton roads to supply his base on the Tennessee river, about Florence or Decatur! If he does this he ought to be met and prevented from getting north of the Tennessee river. If you were to cut loose, do not believe you would meet Hoods army. but would be bush whacked by all the old men, little boys, and such railroad guards as are still left at home. Hood would probably strike for Nashville, thinking that by going north he could inaict greater damage upon us than we conld upon the rebels by ro- ing south. If there is any way of getting at Hoods army l would prefer that; but must trust to your own judgment. I find shall not be able to send a force from here to act with you on Savannah. Your movements therefore will be independent of mine; at least until the fall of Richmond takes place. am afraid Thomas, with such lines of road as he has to protect. could not prevent Hood from going north With Wilson turned loose, with all your cavalry. you will find the rebels put much more on the defensive than heretofore.
 -7sT s@t rs' U s GRANT, Lieut. General.
 Maj j.-Gsu. W T SHERMAN.
 KINGSTON, GA, Oct. l.--llAM.
 "Heod moved his army from Palmetto Sta. ton across by Dallas and Cedartown, and is now on the Coosa river, south of Rome. He threw one corps on my road at Acworth, and was forced to follow. I hold Atlanta with the zVtn corps, and have strong detachments along my line. This reduces my active force to comparatively small army. We cannot remain hsre on the defensive. With the 25,ooO men and the bold cavalry he has, he can coustan,,v break my roads. Iwould infinitely prefer to make q wreck ot the road, and of the country rom Chattanooga to Atlanta, including the latter city-send back all my wounded md worthless and with my effective army, mov. through Georgia, smashing thing. to the sec. Hood may turn into lei nsssee and Kentucky, but l believe he will be forced to follow me. Instead of my being on the defen. sivs, would be on the offensive: instead of guessing at what he means to do, he would have to guess at my plans. The difference in war is fully twenty-five per cent. can make savannah, Charleston, or the mouth of the ohattaheochie.
 Answer quick, as know we will not have the telegraph long.
 .9 .s,,,. ,s.s.s . W T SHERMAN. Maj j.-Gen. sl Heut-General Grant"