The weekly union record., 1864-09-10
Glorious News from Atlanta
Captured---R Rebels Defeated 1.-The raider
Morgan Killed.

GlOrl0uS NEWS rom Observation-Disclosures
/ Captured Rebels Defeated ---the raider
Morgan Killed.
! The confirmation of the news Of the capture
of Atlanta is glorious for Union men. It's fall
is death blow TO the CoDfederacy. 1t gives
to the possession of the Federal army the con-
troll of the great Empire State of the South,
which contains over half million of whites,
and million of slaves 1t was the principal
State for supplies and Atlanta the great depot
for the manufacturing of arms ammunition, etc
for the Rebel Conthieveracy.
Sherman sends his official report to the War
Department, at Washington, as follows: Ii
was delayed on account of the breaking Of the
telegraph lines:
Twenty six miles South of Atlanta, Sept.
Third. Our army withdrew from about At
lanta, and on August thirtieth made break
on the East Point Road, reaching good po-
sllion from which 10 strike the Macon Railroad
Howard was on the right near Jones boro,
eighteen miles South of Atlanta Schofeld
was on the left near Rough and Ready, nine
miles South of Atlanta. Howard found the
enemy in force at Jonesbos0, and inlrenched
bis troops within half mile of The railroad
The eremy attacked him at three O'Clock in
the afternoon. and was easily repulsed. leaving
his dead ard wounded Finding a strong op
position On the road. advauced the left aud
centre rapidly to the rear, and made good
lodgment. and broke the railroad all the way
from Rough aud Ready down TO Howards
left, near JoneSboro. By the same movement
| interposed my whole army between Atlanta
and that part of the enemy intrenched in and
around JoneSboro. On the first of September
We made general attack on the enemy at
Junesboro. the Fourteenth Corps, General JEFF
{. DAVIS carrying the works and capturing
ten guns and about 900 prisoners. The en-,
envy relreated South. We have followed him
to his hastily constructed lines near Lovejoys
station, twenty six miles south of Atlanta
Hood, finding me on the ouIy road that could
supply him. aud between him and considera
bic part of his army, blew up bis magazine in
Atlanta and left 10 the night The Twentieth
Corps Siocum's took possession OF the city.
So Atlanta is ours and fairly won. Since the
fifth Of May We have been in Que constant bat
tie, or skrmish, and we need rest. Our loss
will rot exceed 10000 [?l We have over
5000 rebel dead and wounded and over 1900
prisoners" SHERMAN.
\ later dispatch from Slocum, dated night
Of September third, al Atlanta says:
The enemy destroyed seven locomotives and
eighty one cars loaded with ammunition, small
arms and Stores and left fourteen pieces of ar
tillery, mostly unicjured, and large number
of small arms. DeserterS are constantly COM
iug into our lines SlAN iON.
On the third and fourth considerable skir-
misbing was going on ia the Shenandoah val
/ lev. between BerryvilIe and Winchester Crook
and Avefi!l repulsed the attacks of tie enemy,
who were being gradually pressed up the val
lev by the cautious advance of Sberidau's
army
/ Further news from Atlanta confirms the
killing Of the three Rebel Generals, Anderson,
Patton and Hardee
/ \ Washington dispatch, dated September
fifth, says everything was quiet in front of
Petersburg up to yesterday morning. The
rebels were erecting strong works opposite our
pO>ltiOO on lBe 4tIt- IC "OAA oh tHS - o'SH
Gap canal approaches completion.
Advices from Panama state that the Chile
an Chamber of Deputies has resolved that the
Mexican Empire ought not to be recognized
The coast traffic of Chile is open to all nations
According to az official statement, the
amount OF fractional currency in circulation Is
twenty iour millions Of dollars. Il has iueTea-
sed one million dollars within the past month.
The Subscriptions to the seven thirty loan re
ported at the Treasury Department 70 day
amount 10 Sl,472000.
1 General Granger has issued an order OF ac-
acknowledgement 10 the army for the part taken
BY il in the reduction Of Fort Morgan. We
learn that there was net single man lost by
our forces in the last attack oD the Fort.
The following official telegram was received
from Knoxville, Tennessee. dated Bulls Gap,
September 4lh:
General Tilosou: surprised defeated and
killed John Morgan at Greenvie this morning
The killed are scattered for miles and not yet
counted, They probably Dunber from hity to
one hundred have ABOUT twenty FIVE priso-
uers. Among those captured were Morgan :
staff. We have also one piece OF artillery and
a caisson. The enemys force outDumbered
mine, bu: the surprise was complete. oigned
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