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prevailing in Nashville and the country around. It is evident that Hood is now master of the situation and is driving everything before him. Thomas is within the defences of Nashville, and the Nashville and Chattanooga road is in our hands. The Yankee press, by making great shouts over the battle at Franklin, seek at once to conceal a bad defeat and to relieve the uneasiness felt for the fate of Sherman, whom the Yankee fleet have been signalling in vain along the Atlantic coast. Franklin, the point from which the enemy were driven by General Hood, is twenty miles south of Nashville. The enemy Again defeated on the Charleston and Savannah, railroad. On Saturday, we published General Hardee's dispatch to General Bragg stating that the enemy had attacked Grahamsville and been badly whipped and driven off. During Saturday morning, the following, to General Cooper, was received, mentioning the fight at Grahamsville and a subsequent affair at Coosawatchie: "Graha
Schofield (search for this): article 1
ome wagons, spiked the siege guns and destroyed the carriages. He also captured Piedmont, destroyed all the Government buildings, containing a number of engines; burnt several bridges, did considerable damage to the railroad, and collected several hundred head of cattle. His loss was two killed and two or three wounded. "The boldness and enemy exhibited by General Rosser, and the conduct of his men, deserve much praise. R. E. Lee." Hood's advance on Nashville — victory over Schofield — the enemy driven fifteen miles. The Yankee papers furnish an account of a battle at Franklin, Tennessee, eighteen miles south of Nashville; and though they claim a victory, it is plain, from their own showing, that they have sustained a disastrous defeat. They describe their position at Franklin as perfect and their victory there as complete, and in the same breath announce the retreat of their army to Nashville. Wall street read this says the news of the victory was received
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the Charleston and Savannah, railroad. On Saturday, we published General Hardee's dispatch to General Bragg stating that the enemy had attacked Grahamsville and been badly whipped and driven off. During Saturday morning, the following, to General Cooper, was received, mentioning the fight at Grahamsville and a subsequent affair at Coosawatchie: "Grahamsville; December 21, 1864. "General S. Cooper: "A force of infantry, artillery and cavalry, under General Foster, attempted General S. Cooper: "A force of infantry, artillery and cavalry, under General Foster, attempted to gain the railroad at this point, but were met and repulsed. "A force of marines, under Admiral Dahlgren, attempted to gain the railroad at Coosawatchie, but were met at Lee's creek and repulsed. "William J. Hardee." From Georgia. Sherman's whereabouts is not positively known. It is not certain that he has even yet reached Millen, though the fact is assumed. At 4 o'clock P. M., last Friday, the telegraph operator at Millen announced that Sherman was within four miles of the
R. E. Lee (search for this): article 1
state, Major Fitzhugh, quartermaster. "The enemy left some dead at the depot and along the route of his retreat. R. E. Lee." General Rosser's Recent expedition. We mentioned on Saturday the successful expedition of Major-General Rosser against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The following is General Lee's official dispatch giving the full particulars of the expedition: "Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "General Early reports that General Rosser, with Paye wounded. "The boldness and enemy exhibited by General Rosser, and the conduct of his men, deserve much praise. R. E. Lee." Hood's advance on Nashville — victory over Schofield — the enemy driven fifteen miles. The Yankee papers fuepulsed. "A force of marines, under Admiral Dahlgren, attempted to gain the railroad at Coosawatchie, but were met at Lee's creek and repulsed. "William J. Hardee." From Georgia. Sherman's whereabouts is not positively known. It is
Burnside (search for this): article 1
y be the bad ones: That very large mass of persons who, having no business here, will persist in infesting the city, will decamp immediately on the explosion of the first shell within our limits. A Northern paper mentions, is a report, that Burnside, with twenty thousand men, has embarked at Fortress Monroe to go to Sherman's relief in Georgia. We do not credit the report. Grant has not twenty thousand men to spare. From Petersburg. Since last Thursday night the picket firing has morning, Brigadier-General Archibald Gracie, of Alabama, while inspecting the lines, was struck in the head by a bullet from a shrapnel shell and killed instantly. He fell near what is now known as the Crater, the pit caused by the explosion of Burnside's mine on the 30th of July last. The attack on Stony creek. The attack of the enemy on Stony creek, on last Thursday morning, though an unpleasant affair, turned out to be less serious than at first reported. We had some three hundred m
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al Bragg stating that the enemy had attacked Grahamsville and been badly whipped and driven off. During Saturday morning, the following, to General Cooper, was received, mentioning the fight at Grahamsville and a subsequent affair at Coosawatchie: "Grahamsville; December 21, 1864. "General S. Cooper: "A force of infantry, artillery and cavalry, under General Foster, attempted to gain the railroad at this point, but were met and repulsed. "A force of marines, under Admiral Dahlgren, attempted to gain the railroad at Coosawatchie, but were met at Lee's creek and repulsed. "William J. Hardee." From Georgia. Sherman's whereabouts is not positively known. It is not certain that he has even yet reached Millen, though the fact is assumed. At 4 o'clock P. M., last Friday, the telegraph operator at Millen announced that Sherman was within four miles of the place, and that he himself was on the point of bidding it a hearty adieu. Nothing has been heard from
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wo killed and two or three wounded. "The boldness and enemy exhibited by General Rosser, and the conduct of his men, deserve much praise. R. E. Lee." Hood's advance on Nashville — victory over Schofield — the enemy driven fifteen miles. The Yankee papers furnish an account of a battle at Franklin, Tennessee, eight victory finally crowned our arms, and hence the great panic which the Herald describes as prevailing in Nashville and the country around. It is evident that Hood is now master of the situation and is driving everything before him. Thomas is within the defences of Nashville, and the Nashville and Chattanooga road is in our h the fate of Sherman, whom the Yankee fleet have been signalling in vain along the Atlantic coast. Franklin, the point from which the enemy were driven by General Hood, is twenty miles south of Nashville. The enemy Again defeated on the Charleston and Savannah, railroad. On Saturday, we published General Hardee's di
James A. Seddon (search for this): article 1
them to retreat precipitately, leaving their dead and wounded and a number of prisoners in our hands. The following is General Lee's official account of the affair: "Headquarters Army Northern Virginia, "December 2, 1864. "Hon. J. A. Seddon: "The enemy attacked Stony Creek depot yesterday, and burned most of the buildings, consuming some stores and corn, but most of the latter was saved. The railroad is unharmed. "General Lee, coming up as the enemy was retiring, at expedition. We mentioned on Saturday the successful expedition of Major-General Rosser against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The following is General Lee's official dispatch giving the full particulars of the expedition: "Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "General Early reports that General Rosser, with Payne's and his own brigade, encountered, on the 27th ultimo, near Moorefield, a small party of the enemy and captured forty prisoners and one piece of artillery.
Payne (search for this): article 1
state, Major Fitzhugh, quartermaster. "The enemy left some dead at the depot and along the route of his retreat. R. E. Lee." General Rosser's Recent expedition. We mentioned on Saturday the successful expedition of Major-General Rosser against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The following is General Lee's official dispatch giving the full particulars of the expedition: "Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War: "General Early reports that General Rosser, with Payne's and his own brigade, encountered, on the 27th ultimo, near Moorefield, a small party of the enemy and captured forty prisoners and one piece of artillery. "On the 28th, he surprised and captured Fort Kelly, at New creek, with four field pieces, four siege guns, between seven and eight hundred prisoners, a large number of horses and mules and eight stands of colors, and destroyed two hundred wagons and a quantity of commissary and ordnance stores. He brought off the field pieces and s
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nds. The Yankee press, by making great shouts over the battle at Franklin, seek at once to conceal a bad defeat and to relieve the uneasiness felt for the fate of Sherman, whom the Yankee fleet have been signalling in vain along the Atlantic coast. Franklin, the point from which the enemy were driven by General Hood, is twenty miles south of Nashville. The enemy Again defeated on the Charleston and Savannah, railroad. On Saturday, we published General Hardee's dispatch to General Bragg stating that the enemy had attacked Grahamsville and been badly whipped and driven off. During Saturday morning, the following, to General Cooper, was received, mentioning the fight at Grahamsville and a subsequent affair at Coosawatchie: "Grahamsville; December 21, 1864. "General S. Cooper: "A force of infantry, artillery and cavalry, under General Foster, attempted to gain the railroad at this point, but were met and repulsed. "A force of marines, under Admiral D
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