The New York herald., 1864-09-05
SHER MAN.
Dispatches from Secretary
Stanton and Gems. Grant
and Sherman.
Brilliant Results of the Union
Generals Flank Movements.
The Twentieth Corps in UndiSturbsd
Possession Of Atlanta.
Severe Defeat of Hood on the
1st Instant.
HIS ARMY CUT COMPLETELY IN TWO.
TWenty.four Guns Captured by
Our Forces.
Large Quantities Of the Entmys Stores
and Ammunition Destroyed.
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Ore Constant Battle Since the
9th Of May,
de-. &C.. &s.
TWenty-four Guns Captured by
Our Forces.
Large Quantities Of the Entmys Stores
and Ammunition Destroyed.
Ore Constant Battle Since the
9th Of May,
de-. &C.. &s.

Secretary stanton to General DIX.
WAR DEPARTMENT, wAss,seroS Sept 4, 1894,
To Major General Dix
The following telegram from General Grant has just
been received
Cry Po,Sr sept 8, 1854
Hon. +. N. STANTON
Ihave Richmond paper OF to-day.
1t contains OF battle a. Atlanta but says that
tho War Department having oncial information, de-
cnes to form opinion from the rumors.
Ihave no doubs however, that Sherman has gained a
great success there
Before the despatch Of last night received
cling occupation Of Atlanta BY troops the faot
known to our pckets. The rebels halloo.d
mon had whipped Hood that the latter had
lost forty thousand men, and that troops in Al
lanta.
al quiet hero.
U.s. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
Our Southwestern telegraph line continues down. and
this, with heavy syorm that commenced in the after
noon, and IS still prevailing, beyond Louisville, may
damage the lines to hiuder the arrival of details
from Atlanta for a day or two.
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary OF War.
Secretary Stanton's Second Despatch.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Sept. 4, 1864
To Major General DIR, New York
General sherman's Official report OF the capture OF
Atlanta Just received by this department 1t is
dated twenysx miles south of Atlanta Blk O'Clock yes
srday morning but detained by the breaking OF tho
telegraph lines mentioned my despatch Of last night
AS already reported, the army withdrew from about
Atlantis aud the Both, had made break Of the West
patc al frAn xrh IN
strike the Macon road-tbe right Howard Jones
boro the eft schoded) Rough and Ready and the
centre tIhomasl at co1ch's.
tIIoward found the enemy in force at Tonoboro, aad
inrenched his troops, the within haf mile OF
tbs railroad
aTbe enemy attacked him at three P. NJ, but was
easily repused, leaving his dead and wounded.
sFndlus strong opposition the road advanced tho
left and centre rapidly to the railroad made good
odgmen, and broke all the way from Rough and Ready
down 10 HOwards left JOnesboro aui BY the same
movement interposed my whole army between Atlanta
and tho part OF the onemy intrenched in and GounI
Jouesboro.
eve made general attack on the enemy at Joresbor
the ass OF september the Fourteenth corps, Genera
yea C. Davis carrying the works handsomely, with ter
gans and about thousand prisoners.
"In the night the enemy retrelted SOUTH and we have
followed him TO another OF his hastily constructed lines
near LoysJoy's station.
"Hood at Atlanta, audIng me on his road, the only one
that could supply him, between him aud coniider a
bic part or his army blew up his magazines Atlanta
ana left in tho nighttime, when the Twentieth corps,
/ General slocun, took possession or the place
$50 Atlanta is ours and fairly
"snce The 5h OF May we have been in one constant
battle or sxirmish, and need rest,
'our losses win not exceed twelve hundred, aud we
have possession OF over three hurdred rebel deaf two
hundred and afty wounded aui over afieen hundred
we'll. ", r SHERMAN, Major General
later despatch from General socum dated at Atlanta
las, night the 3D. a, nine O'Clock states that the enemy
destroyed seven locomotives and eshyoue loaded
with ammunition, small and stores, and et four
teen pscssor artillery most Of them unolarsi, and
large Der Of small arms
Desertors are constantly coming into our lines
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