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The Daily Dispatch: November 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Hood's army. (search)
ps. When these had passed, Lee was making hard for Florence. We very leisurely drew off our skirmishers and marched on after him; and while the Yankees were occupied at Decatur, Lee crosses the river and occupies Florence, and our pontoons are thrown across. We rest here for a couple of days and then cross over on our way to Middle Tennessee. "In our affairs at Decatur there were the usual number of killed and wounded on the skirmish line, and, owing to some neglect, eight or nine of Gowan's skirmishers were captured. With this exception there was no other loss. "The whole Tennessee Valley from Decatur to Tuscumbia is devastated and a scene of desolation. The rich plantations stretched for miles, covered with grass like a vast plain, with here and there the brick chimneys of former elegant mansions destroyed by fire. Everything bears the aspect of grim-visaged war." Another letter says: "General Wheeler still holds the position in front of Jacksonville. On