Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-17
War News Fifty Years Ago :
tFrom tho Richmond Dispatch Nov II. 1se4.>

The lines at Petersburg continue to enjoy
protound quiet For two days past there wa S
no hgEting ON either line, and the Indications
are that there will be none for several davs
TO come: Grant seems to be willing enough to
weather. seems to be willing to let we'll enough
alone for tho present.
An exchange OF papers yesterday ON tho nag
OF truce boats produced no Northern peners nr
the 9th or 10th. but did bring us papers Of tho
l2th and 18th. Dcsertcrs from the Federal
ia'e' say that all of the papers OF tho 9Th 10th
and nth were suppressed and burned by military
order inc superstition Is that they contained
news that the Federals did not want to be read I'm
mo south. and that tho Confederate govern
men. ,hent ought not to sec Hence the order that
t r, llnes. However, one copy of the New
\ orlS Herald of the 10th in sonc way got across
the lines and there is very little difficulty in
discovering why they were considered contra
band Here Is the reason: "a dispatch from
Cincinnati. Ohio says: Officers from Cha ttanooga
repors that Sherman returned to Atlanta early
last wech with five corps oil his army. leaving
two corps In Tennessee under Thomas to watch
Hood. He then destroyed tho railroad from
Chattanooga TO Atlanta, md is sending tho iron
TO the former place. Atlanta Is burned and
Sherman Is marching directly 10 Charle.ton
). G. Then follows this special from Washing
Ton: The story published yesterday that
Atlanta had been burned, and that Sherman Is
now marching on to Charleston, Is not believed
In military circles. The Information received
yesterday FROM sherman cannot. for prudential
said that prospects OF success In his present
movements arc highly encouraging. and thnt
In N oor -
interruption"
An official dispatch received yesterday at noon
at the War Department says "Sheridans army
is intrenched between Newtown and Kerns-
town. and states further that Merritts and
clusters Federal divisions OF cavalry attacked
General Rosser's command the 10th. but were
repused and driven back several miles Rosscr's
whole command behaved very Handsomely
particularly Lomsxs Brigade and Wickham's
Brigade. under command OF Lieutenant Colonel
Morgan, Wickham being I'm a bombproof
The enemy, IT is understood has abandoned
tho Manassas Gap Railroad, after having done
all the damage they could to that road in the
way OF tearing up track burning depots, etc.
1t Is said that while they doing their
worst work along that line, they were often
visited by Colonel Mosby, dashed in here
and there, and In the end killed. wounded and
captured as many 900 OF the FcdcraIs and
some thing like 1000 horses
a part of the Richmond and Danvine car
shops were burned In Manchester Yesterday
afternoon. The fire was supposed 20 have been
Of ncendiary origin.
The decree has gone forth that all OF the
Federal prisoners confined In this city at this
farther South, the most OF which are in Georgia.
, This Is good thing for the prisoners. for very
soon the harsh winter will be with us, and they
can fare much better under the far Southern
skies than they here In cold Richmond.
There ara now close TO 1900 prisoners in Rich
IN ond. aud It Is said that before Saturday night
ali 81 them will be their way TO tho far
, South prisons
In the Senate OF the Confederate States Con
gress yesterday. Mr. Orr OF South Carolina
be requested, even required, 10 communicate to
Congress the official report or General Joseph
T.. Johnston, touching his operations and those
OF the Army of the Tennessee from the time
OF the occupation of Dalton to the date Of his
removal from the command OF tho army OF the
Tennessee.