The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-27
By Telegraph
NO REPORT LAST NIGHT v
Glorious News from Sa-
Vannah.
MO -. uf-Tl ul
The City Captured by
ds Sherman. 4
$50 Guns and $4,000 Bales Of
y . ConOn Captured.
500 Prisoners Captured.
Hsrdee and he Main Body
Escaped. @
500 Prisoners Captured.
$50 Locomotives and $50 Guns
Fall lRtO ORF Hands.
ammunition and Materials In
Great Quantities found.
Steamers Arriving at Savannah.

| WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20
Official to Gen. Dix "A dispatch has been
received this evening by the President from
Gen. Sherman. It is dated Savannah,
Thursday, the ed inst, and announces the
occupation of the city of Savannah and
capture of one hundred and fifty guns,
| plenty of ammunition and about twenty I've
thousand bales of cotton. No other psrtie-
ulars are given.
An official dispatch from Gen. Foster to
Gen. Grant, dated 22d inst, 7 P ~, states
that the city of Savannah was occupied by
Gen. Sherman on the morning Of the 2lst,
and that on the preceding afternoon and
night HarGee escaped with the main body
Of infantry and light artillery, blowing up
their iron elads and navy yard. He emu
merates as captured 500 prisoners, $50 guns,
100 locomotives in good order, 100 cars, a
large lot of ammunition and materials of
war, three steamers, and 5000 bales of cot
ton. No mention is made of the present
position of Hardee's army which had been
estimated at about $4,000 men. Dispatches
Of Gems. Sherman and Foster are as follows
SAvASYAH, GA, Dec. -.
To HIS ExCELLEYCY, president Liz
COLIN beg to present, as a Christmas
Gift, the City OF Savannah, with $50
heavy guns, plenty of ammunition and
also about %, 900 bales of cotton.
(Signed) w. T. SHERMAN, Mai Gen.
STEAMER GOLDEN GATE, SAVANNAH RIVER,
Z P. NJ, Dec. 22,-Lieu'. Gen. Grant and
Mai. Gen. Halleck IL have the honor to
report that have Just returned from Gen.
Sherman's Headquarters, Savannah.
send Major Gray, of my staff, as s-bearer Of
dispatches from Gen. Sherman, to you, and
also a message to President Lincoln. City
of Savannah was occupied on morning of
the 21st. Gen. Hardee, anticipated the as
sault, and escaped with the main body of
infantry and light artillery on the morning
Of the 10th, by crossing the river to Union
eauseway, opposite city. Rebel iron clads
were blown up and the navy yard was
burned. All the rest of the city is intact
and contains 20, 900 citizens, quiet and well !
disposed. The captures include 800 prison
ers, $50 guns, l3O locomotives, 100 cars,
a large lot of ammunition and material 6
war, steamers and 30, 900 bales Of cotton
safely stored in warehouses. All these val /
liable fruits of an almost blOodless victory,
have been like Atlanta, fairly won, and
opened communication with the city with |
my steamers to-day, taking up some torpe-
does and passing others safely. Arrange
ments are made to clear the channel Of all I
distractions. Yours, &c,
(signed) J. G. FosTEE,
Maj. Gen.
The Richmond papers of the oath state
that on the 2Sd, % vessels Of the Whining /
ton expedition had reported. Dispatch of
Gen. Bragg is published in Richmond pa
pers, and is as Wilmington Dec
23d. 26 vessels of the Federal fleet reap
Peared this morning. There has been no
change since last dispatch; this is the la
test intelligence received from that expedi-
ton.
(srGsED. E. M. STANTON, Sect. Of War.
NEW YORK, December, 26-W. NJ. Curtis
NOyes died yesterday of apploplexy. Col.
Chas A. May, of Resacca De La Palma and
Monterey fame, died at the New York
Hotel on Saturday James W. Wallaek,
the veteran actor died in this city on Sun
day.
The premises of Beebe i Hall, dealers in
paper, in Beekman street was destroyed BY
fire this morning. Loss estimated $l75, 900.