defended.
This mistake being set right by finding a vigorous resistance, the assault was given up. Our troops attacked, under General Iverson, about sunrise, and drove the enemy from a redoubt on the south side of the town, but were in turn forced back.
On the east side, General Lewis drove the enemy into their fortifications; but, as they showed a good line, the assault was not pressed.
It turned out, after the skirmishing was over, that the enemy had about twenty thousand men under General Slocum.
The Yankees were about evacuating the city preparatory to Sherman's great march, and some of the Yankees said they were going to Montgomery.
General Hood was at Columbia, Tennessee, on the 2d, with Thomas's troops ninety-eight miles in his rear.
Forrest is said to be at Paducah.
From Sherman's army we have the intelligence that it is moving in two columns — as the report says, one upon Augusta, and the other upon Macon.
It is not likely that he is about to separate his colu
ansportation.
He has burned several stations at the depots he has passed, and is devastating the country generally in foraging."
We give a list of the distances from Atlanta to Augusta, on the State railroad, where one column is marching: From Atlanta to Decatur, 7 miles; Stone mountain, 16; Lithonia, 24; Conyer's, 31; Covington, 41; Social Circle, 52; Rutledge, 59; Madison, 67; Buckhead, 75; Greensboro', 88; Union Point, 95; Crawfordville, 106; Barnett, 118; Camak, 124; Thomson, 134; Dearing, 142; Sawdust, 145; Berrelia, 151; Belair, 161; Augusta, 171.
The distances from Atlanta to Macon, on the Macon and Western railroad, are: From Atlanta to East Point, 6 miles; Rough and Ready, 11; Morrow's, 17; Jonesboro', 22; Lovejoy's, 29; Fayette, 36; Griffin, 48; Thornton, 49; Milner, 54; Barnesville, 61; (there is a branch line from this point to Thomaston, 10 miles); Goggin's, 66; Collier's, 71; Forsyth, 77; Smart's, 82; Crawford's, 88; Howard's, 95; Macon, 103.
From the Tran
th side of the town, but were in turn forced back.
On the east side, General Lewis drove the enemy into their fortifications; but, as they showed a good line, the assault was not pressed.
It turned out, after the skirmishing was over, that the enemy had about twenty thousand men under General Slocum.
The Yankees were about evacuating the city preparatory to Sherman's great march, and some of the Yankees said they were going to Montgomery.
General Hood was at Columbia, Tennessee, on the 2d, with Thomas's troops ninety-eight miles in his rear.
Forrest is said to be at Paducah.
From Sherman's army we have the intelligence that it is moving in two columns — as the report says, one upon Augusta, and the other upon Macon.
It is not likely that he is about to separate his columns for any length of time; and his line of march will, probably, be as follows: "The column marching on the Georgia State road for Augusta will go as far as Madison, sixty miles, and there turning to the
r, 7 miles; Stone mountain, 16; Lithonia, 24; Conyer's, 31; Covington, 41; Social Circle, 52; Rutledge, 59; Madison, 67; Buckhead, 75; Greensboro', 88; Union Point, 95; Crawfordville, 106; Barnett, 118; Camak, 124; Thomson, 134; Dearing, 142; Sawdust, 145; Berrelia, 151; Belair, 161; Augusta, 171.
The distances from Atlanta to Macon, on the Macon and Western railroad, are: From Atlanta to East Point, 6 miles; Rough and Ready, 11; Morrow's, 17; Jonesboro', 22; Lovejoy's, 29; Fayette, 36; Griffin, 48; Thornton, 49; Milner, 54; Barnesville, 61; (there is a branch line from this point to Thomaston, 10 miles); Goggin's, 66; Collier's, 71; Forsyth, 77; Smart's, 82; Crawford's, 88; Howard's, 95; Macon, 103.
From the Trans-Mississippi.
Late news from the Trans-Mississippi region informs us that the only portion of Texas occupied by the Federals is Padre island, near Brownsville.--They give us no trouble now, and their blockading and invading forces are both nominal.
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