The New York herald., 1870-03-30

enemy had evacuated In his oficlal report OF the
battle General Rosecrans aludes to General Thomas
as true and prudent, distinguished In counsel and
on many battle fields Tor his courage"
PURSUIT OF BRAGG INTO GEORGIA.
On the 6th or January the army occupied Mur.
rrecsooro and went into winter quarters. On the
loth or January, by authority OF the War Depart
,nsn nran ae nrs =, ng WAS
aud Twentyli or the Fourteenth General Thomas
was assigned The command. THIS corps was COM
posed or i've divisions, commanded 0y Rousseau,
Neg!ey, J. j. Reynolds, $. s. Fry ana X. b. Mitchell.
From MurIreeSboro the enemy retreated and divided
his forces occupying ohebyville aud lullahoma,
and fortified IL oeng necessary to dslodge the en-
emy apart OF General Thomas corps left Murfrees
Doro oy tue Manchester pike surprised and captured
Ho0yer's Gap-a deHle three miles i0ng-before t1d
main infantry support OF the enemy could come up
aud when they did arrive engaged them and held
the position. He also held the bridge across the
Garrison fork and the debouch OF the fairfield
road, both Important strateglcal points. General
Inomas next attacked the enemy on the flank OF
tnelr advanced position. ana drove them towards
Fairfield. at Fa rnetd ne again fought them, but
the enemy fed after short resistance. lie then
moved MS command towards Manchester ana COM
peieu all his moyments ana CONTINUOUS rains and
storms by dark on The 21Ln OF June. 1858, the Whoe
OF his corps occupied Manch ester, and through
this man9uvre tne rebel forn1ed position at Tulla-
homa was completely hanked. The whole army
occupied Manchester by the 29th OF June, ana on
the 3oth, AMID an incessanL ram, the troops TOOK
posit'oa ready TO commence the battle next day IN
the rear oi Iullahoma; but during the night OF June
along tie road towards Chattanooga. part OF
Thomas forces at once occupied Tuah0na, wllle
the remainder OF the army pushed on after the enc
my, oyertakng and lighting the rebel rearguard at
Bcthpaye bridge
On the 2)th OF August the army reached the Ten
nessee river, and, On the next day, opened a bonn
Dardment upon Chattanooga. Having constructed
pontoon bridges at various points down the Ten
ncssee the body Of kosecrans' army succeeded IN
eiectlng crossing, Notwithstanding the lndeiatga-
bic eiior.s OF the enemy 10 prevent him. In Septem.
Der General Thomas struck on Towards Trenton and
occupied Frlck's and stevens gaps In the Lookout
Mountain. Movements Of a character TO threaten the
enemy's communication being made at the same
time by the other corps 1t was discovered on the 9tn
oi september that Chattanooga was evacuated and
Crittenden's corps occupied the position. Whle
these operations were gong on Thomas pushed on
over the Lookout and Missionary mountains, con-
suming two days In the passage. The enemy next
took position the vicinity OF Lafayette ana behind
Pigeon Mountain. On the 18th OF september the
whole army was within supporting distance, ana
moved Dortheasterly down The chickamauga. On me
18TH the head OF General Thomas column reached
kelley's louSe The next day ne sent henerai Bran
nau, with two brlgades, to attack small force OF
tne enemy stiu TINS side OF the Chickamauga.
A strong BODY of the enemy was discovered moving
towards the left or the army aud taxing position De.
commencing on The extreme eit, and ultimately ex-
tended 20 TIE right. Tnonds held tne leit ana eX-
perence1 tpe mosI aesgeraLe at-4qKs q 3 tas eseYy
0thet portions OF the lines were assaulted alike un-
successfully Night closed the Hrst days combat.
On The 10Th The battle opened with renewed vlgor.
An unfortunate mistake IN opening the days
work threw tle wno.e weight OF the rebel army
upon Thomas lines. The rest 0. the army fed IN
Grams He'd Wih the fugit!ves. Thomas stood iul-
movable. in consequence or the retreat OF the rest
OF the army General Thomas withdrew the left wing
TO Chattanooga. Receiving fresh supply OF arJll-
lers battle was again offered on the 2st put refused
by the enemy, anu the same nlgnE Thomas Withdrew
his wloe iOrce TO Chattanooga. For gallant
duct at Caickamauga General lnomas was promoted
to brigaaier general III tae regular army, 10 GATE
from OCTOBER p, 1863.
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ATLANTA
October l6 General Grant was assigned TO the
command OF the new aiitagy DIVISION OF the Missis-
sipp tO5ecrans was lald ASIDE, anu General Thomas
desereedS assigned 70 the Department and Army OF
the Cumberland. October n, - -, several points
on Lookout Mountain were lecaptures, and CnAtta
moo Ia again in comm uncation with It's depots
of sappaes. General Grant now ieorganizeu the
army, and III the beginning Of November commenced
tnat OF brilliant acnons, resulting IN Iorcing
the enemy back upon Rlng.old ana Daiton, Ga,
completely cutting or LOngstreet, and investing
Knoxville. In tnese operan ms General Thomas
bore prominent part during the winter OF 1904
the army remained quiet In Aiafcn, 1864. General
Sherman succeeded General Grant in command OF
the Military Division Ol the hilssssppi. In the be-
ginning May the movements INTO Georgia were
lnansurated. IN this great campaign General
Thomas commanded the Army OIL the Cumberland,
numbering over do,o00 men and 1870 guns. On May
General TnollaS lay VITA aS army at and near
i,inagold. Durng the hank operations towards
KesAca General Thomas MADE felnt attack LII
front. On the 2th OF May ne moved from Rnggold
and occupied Tuanel Hl, facing Buzzard Roost Gap,
the enemy making little opposition. On the 9th ne
renewed nIs demonstration agains Buzzard Roost
ana Rocgy Face Ridge. la the operations against
sas & m hs ana and nd d5y he 'oeS oos,c
pated III the battle at thai point. On the 10th ne
pursued the rebel army towards kingston. May %
ae crossed the EtoWah river and pushed on towards
Dallas In the formation OF the lines General
rhonas depioycd against New Hope church. He
participated IN oil the skirmShes and actions IN that
rc.ni,y up to the evacuation OF AllatOona Pass by
the enemy. In the movement south OF the Pass
he moved directly on Kenesaw and Pine Mountain;
III the attack upon the mountain mis- army occupied
tue GENRE on the 27th of June 1t made q desperate
assault upon the eueny's WORKS. but was unsuccess
tul in gaming the position. In the operations which
,.xlt IN Kama
General Thomas continued In the centre and upon
the retreat OF the enemy he moved forward towards
the railroad and pushed south towards the Chatta-
hoocnee. lie struck the enemy's new position benind
Nlcojack and ButtOnwo0a creeks, and on July he
pushed q strong skrmish line down the nam road,
capturing the enLlre line OIL the enemys rifle pits,
and inaue a snong demonstration along NicoJack
creek ABOUT Turner's Jerry Inc enemy retired and
the enre army moved On to the Chattahoochee. Gen
eral Thomas left rested near Palces Jerry. In tue
passage ot the Chattanoochee, July II. he crossed
ut PaiccS and Powers ferry bridges, and marched
by Buckhead. on the afternoon OF the 20th the
enemy sall,ed from his works at Atlanta and
struck a portion OF HOward's corps on the main
Blckhead road. The battle was desperate; but our
forces succeeded IN holding their ground General
Thomas lost about fifteen hundred Killed and
wounded, and The enemy not less than tive thou
sand. On the morning or the Z2d the enemy again
attacked Sherman's lines. The brunt OF the action
ell upon The Army OF the Tennessee, though a pOr
tion OF General Thomas army became hotiy engaged
on the night OF the 10th August the movement to-
wards the lett OF Atlanta was continued, the Army
oil the Cumberland taking position below Utoy creek
about Red OAK. In the movement or the 10Th OF
August towards Jonesnoro Thomas moved IN the
centre by Snoai creek church TO COuchs, on the
Decatur and Fayetteville road. General Thomas en-
countered but little opposition anu reached his po
stlon AT Couch's. In the attack or the enemy
August 81, General Thomas shared with Howard the
brilliant action at J0neSoOrO.
THE OVERTHROW OF HOOD AT NASHVILLE.
In October General Sherman ordered General
Thomas TO Louisville 10 organize an expedition
against Forrest. About the same time Hood
marched northwaro and was threatening Sherman's
communication and an invasion OF Tennessee and
Kentucky. General Sherman assigned General
Thomas to the command OF the forces designated to
operate against him. In November, the expedition
across Georgia being in course Of organization Sher
man retaining four fui corps for the purpose,
placed the rest OF his army under General Thomas,
to hold all necessary points along the railroad anu
TO keep Hood employed. BY prudent defensive at
titude he induced the enemy to attack at Franklin,
and gained q complete victory, capturing thirty
stands OF colors, . thousand prisoners and killed
and wounded about 5000 OF his troops. On Novem-
ber 80 with his whoIe army, General Thomas lay in
line Of battle within few miles OF Nashville,
his leIt resting on Murlreesboro From that
time series OF unimportant manGuvres was
made, the enemy threatening 10 throw his