Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-08


Our South. western Telegraph Line con-
tinues down, and this, with heavy Il rm
that commenced in the afternoon and is
still prevailing beyond Louisville, may dam
age the line so as to hinder the arrival tf |
details from Atlanta for day or two.
II. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y OF War.
To Maj. Gen. Die: General Sherman's
official report Of the capture Of Atlanta has
Just been received by this department. 1t
is dated 26 miles South OF Atlanta, 6 o'clock
yesterday morning, but was detained byt the
breaking OF the telegraph lines mentioned
in my dispatch of last night.
"As already reported, the army with
drew from about Atlanta, and on the 30th
had made break of the East Point road,
and reached a good position from which to
strike the Macon road--the right, How
ard) near Jonesboro; the left (Scho6eld)
near Rough and Ready, and the center
(Thomas) at Couch's.
Howard found the enemy in force at
Jonesboro, and intrenched his troops, the
salient within half mile of the railroad
The enemy attacked him at three P. NJ, but
was easily repulsed, leaving his dead and
wounded. ..
Finding strong opposition on the road,
| advanced the left and center rapidly to
the railroad made good lodgment. and
broke it all the way from Rough Ret dy
down to Howard's left, near Jonesboro, and
by the same movement, interposed my
whole army between Atlanta and the part
Of the enemy intrenched in and around
Jonesboro.
ave made general attack on the enemy
at Jonesboro' on the first of September
the Fourteenth Corps, Gen. JEFF. q. Davis
=, carrying the works handsomely, with tel
guns and about thousand prisoners.
I'm the night the enemy relreated South
and we have followed him to another of hi
hastily constructed lines near Lovejoy'
! Station. Hood at Atlanta, finding me Of
his road the only one that could suppl
= him, and between him and considerabl
part OF his army, blew up his magazines i
Atlanta, and left in the nighttime, whe
the Twentieth Corps, Gen. Socum, too
possession of the place. So Atlanta is ours
and fairly won..
|. 'Since the 5th of May we have been
one constant battle or skirmish, and nee
rest Our losses will not exceed twelH
hundred, and we have possession OF owe
three hundred Rebel dead, two hundre
and fifty wounded, and over fifteen hundre
well. ''W. Il. SHERMAN, Maj. Gen"
A later despatch from Gen. Slocum, d
ted at Atlanta last night (the 3d) at
NJ, states that the enemy destroyed sev'
locomotives and eighty-one cars loaded Wi
8. ammunition, small arms and stores, al
left fourteen pieces of artillery, most
them uniDjured and large number
ed small arms. Deserters are constantly col
lr- ing into our lines.
Z. NJ STANTON, Sec'y of War.
'r- WAR DEPARTMENT,
ay WASHINGTON, Sept 9th, SlOP.M
-. 10 4uV. Gen. Dir: A dispatch irc
'es Gen Grant, just received, gives sta
al from the Richmond Examiner Of this MOI
sr, ing that John Morgan was surprised a
ne killed and his staff captured at Greenvil
re- Tennessee, yesterday. An unofficial d
en- patch received by this department Il
'd' morning, from Lexington, states that Ge
on -Gillen had officially reported the surpri
my and defeat of Morgan at Greenvie, Il
;, John Morgan was killed and his staff CT
-. tured; from so to 100 rebels killed, 70 pl
ht' oners taken and one gun captured. L
report being confirmed by the Richmo
Examiner, there is no room to doubt
: truth. In honor of the capture OF Allan
H. Gen. Grant yesterday ordered a salute
be fired with shotted guns from every |
Iii terry bearing upon the enemy Nothing
ms been received by the Department from
ay. lanta since the 4th, nor any thing South
ed, Nashville on account Of arrangement of
the telegraph lines by the prevailing storms
No movements.of importance have tai
nty place in the Shenandoah Valley.
by Signed L. NJ. STANTON,
out Sec'y Of War