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The Daily Dispatch: April 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], Congressional Summary. (search)
From Tennessee. Tullahoma, April 24. --Further advices from McMinnville represent that the enemy have destroyed several bridges, burnt the cotton factory, the depot buildings, one engine, and three cars and then retreated towards Murfreesboro'. [Second Dispatch.] Tullahoma April 24. --The word to-day is, "Everybody to the front." There is no movement there on the part of the enemy. Our troops are in fine spirits, and confident. It is not believed that the Yankees will dare to make an attack. Advices from Tuscumbia, to-day, state that three Yankee regiments are advancing. They will be held in check by Colonel Eddy, with Ricavalry. [third Dispatch.] Tullahoma, April 24 --The enemy are falling back. All quiet in front.
The Daily Dispatch: April 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], Middle Tennessee--from the front. (search)
has thrown forward bodies of troops to a formidable number in two directions, the one towards Wartrace, the other viz McMinnville. The place was occupied on Tuesday by a body of eight thousand infantry and cavery with artillery. The vicinity of Wartrace is also reported to be infested by the enemy. In taking possession of McMinnville, the only left to be destroyed or captured was an engine the further aids of Hickory Creek, which could not be removed because if the bridge lately burnesons believe these operations to indicate a general advance, but, if a movement of the hind is it will not be made by McMinnville and Shelbyville simultaneously leaving a distance of nearly fifty between the extreme wings of attack, and dividing ale simultaneously leaving a distance of nearly fifty between the extreme wings of attack, and dividing a large force into a pair of armies. We regard both the demonstration on Wartrace and the occupation of McMinnville as affections of strategy.