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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ls are suffering immensely. They were beyond question divided, a part making straight for Florence, Alabama, and a part moving on roads further to the west, in order to protect the pontoons at FloreFlorence, and probably also at Muscle shoals, from an apprehended flank and rear movement. It appears further that such a movement on Thomas's part was in progress. While Wilson has pressed the rear guarnst mains of his army the necessity of a southwestern, instead of a southeastern, retreat from Florence — supposing that army to reach and cross the Tennessee at that point. Hood's position is clearlatest intelligence from Hood. It says: From escaped prisoners who have just arrived from Florence, I learn that the advance of Hood's army reached Florence on the evening of the 1st, and duringFlorence on the evening of the 1st, and during the whole of the next day his infantry was crossing the river. From Duck river. Hood retreated rapidly to the Tennessee, his main army not once making a stand. Our cavalry crossed Duck river in ti
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
e vicinity. The Brooklyn ran down abreast the fort and opened on it, keeping up the fire for over an hour. Not a reply came from Fort Fisher. To-day the fleet did not engage in action. The iron-clads and large wooden vessels were employed taking in coal and ammunition preparatory to renewing the fight to-morrow. It is the intention of Admiral Porter to bombard the works until something definite and satisfactory shall be accomplished. Miscellaneous. Admiral Lee telegraphs (from Florence on the 27th) to the Navy Department that he stopped Hood's crossing the river below Muscle shoals, but Hood had a bridge higher up, where he could not get at him, and was crossing. Supplies had reached Chickasaw, on the Tennessee, for General Thomas's army, and the railroad to Corinth was in our possession, so that Hood cannot get supplies by that route. Burbridge, in his official report of his raid, says: "The expedition was entirely successful, and will be more felt by the enemy tha
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
rculation on yesterday, that Hood had turned on Thomas and beaten him, killing three thousand of his men and taking six thousand prisoners. This is a thorough Sunday rumor, which, that it might have a good run, was started early on Saturday evening. If there had been any battle out there in Tennessee the Yankee papers would have mentioned it and claimed a victory, no matter what had been the result. The Northern papers, on the contrary, announce that Hood has crossed the Tennessee river at Florence. There is no news from Sherman. For a full account of the attack on Wilmington, we refer the reader to the letter of our correspondent, on the fourth page of to-day's paper. From General Hood. A gentleman who has arrived in this city from the vicinity of Columbia, Tennessee, states that since General Hood entered Tennessee he has recruited his army largely, and has driven southward over ten thousand hogs and some six thousand beef cattle. He also secured a large quantity of fl