Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-06
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, }


WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsAIEGroN,
Sept. 4
To Maj Gen, Dir Gen. Sherman olIica
report OF the capture of Atlanta has just beef
received at this department. 1t is dated rs mile
south OF Atlanta, i 0 clock, yesterday morning
but was detained by the breaking of the tele
graph lines mentioned in my dispatch Of las
night.
As already reported, the army drew frou
about Atlanta, and on the Both had made break
of the Westpoint road and reached good
position from which to strike the Macon road
The light. Howard, near Jonesboro, The left,
Scofeld, near Rough and Ready, the centre,
Thomas, at COUGHS
Howard found the enemy in force a. Jones.
boro, and entrenched bis troops, the salient
within half a mile of the railroad The enemy
attacked him at 3 P NJ. and WAS easily repulsed,
leaving the dead and wounded finding strong
opposition Oh the road.
| advanced the lett and center rapidly TO the
railroad, made a Judgment and broke it all the
way from Rough and Ready down to Howards'
left, near Jonesboro and by the same move.
ment | lnterposed my whole army between
Atlanta and the part Of the enemy in and around
Jonesboro.
We made general attack on the enemy at
Jonesboro on the lst Of September, the l4th
corps, Ten. Jeii {. Davis, carrying the works
handsomely with ten gus and about thousand
prisoners, In the night the enemy retreated
south and We have driven him to another of his
hastily constructed lines near Loyejoys Station.
Hood IN Atlanta fu1ing me on his road, the
only one that could supply him, and between
him and considerable part of his army blew
up his magazines IN Atlanta, and left in the night
time, when the 2Otb corps Gen. Slocum took
possession of the place. SO Atlanta is ours. and
fairly won
Since the 9th Of May we have been in one con.
slant battle or smlrmish, and need rest. Our
losses will not exceed 200, and we have posses
sion OF over 300 rebel dead, $50 wounded, and
over J 800 well prisoners.
W. 7. SHERMAN, Maj. Gen
A later dispatch from Gen. Slocum, dated at
Atlanta last night Sd, 8 P NJ, states that the
enemy on evacuating Atlanta DESTROYED 7 loco.
motives and 81 cars loaded with ammunition.
small arms, stores, aud lett Ia pieces of artillery,
most OF them injured, and large number of
small arms. Deserters are constantly coming into
our lines. f. NJ STANTON, Sec'ry OF War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON.
Sept. 3d. O'Clock p. NJ
TO MAJ. Gen. D,r:
NO intelligence from Atlanta later than nv
telegram OF last night has been received. TIE
Geographic lines between Nashville and Chatta-
nooga were broken last night by Wheeler, and
we have had nothing south Of Nashville to-day.
This accounts for the absence of later information
from Atlanta No doubt is entertained of the
correctness OF the reports received last night
which came from two independent sources besides
the offcal dispatches of Gen. Socum.
Uuottcial reports this evening from Nashville
state that the damage done by Wheeler to the
Ialroad Wi! be speedily repaired, and that
Wheeler had retreated, Gen Rosseau in pursuit.
that IN an engagement between Rousseau and
heller 8 forces the rebel Gen Kelly was NOR
tally wounded and is in our hands
A telegram from Gen. Sheridan states that
Early has retreated up The Shenandoah Valley
and 10 persued by Sheridan with his whole
lrmy that A'erll had attacked Vaughan's
,,aVairy ana captured twenty wagons, TWO battle
iags, number OF prisoners sand herd of cattle.
Il. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Nrw YORK, Sept 4.--The Herald's CIV
oiht correspondence OF the "a says our troops
N the Weldon road have been constantly |
tarengt heulng their position until 10 the opni"n
military authorities 1t is now impregnable 10 |
h' assault OF any force that the rebels can bring
galnst 1t. Small garrIsons have boon posted on
he lett bank of the james To guard against per-
mbulatlng rebel bitteies, who fire. on our
transports.
The Richmond Examiner has dsEatch from
iobiie' 10Th uIt., which says there are six Union
essels of Dog River Bar
The Petersburg Express says large DO ~ OF
ankee cavalry moved on the 30th around TO-
ards the rebel right in the direction of the
eldon road, probably On another raid.
len Maury says the non com baltans of Mo.
llo give him more concern than all the rest
hey viii not leave the CITY, because, "a. they say,
hey have no whore to go, and Gen. Mauty ap. |
eals to planters u afford them shelter.
CnMMEREIAI