Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-07-30
The s.re., Battle n, Atlanta.


Union says that telegram from Gcner al
Sherman says the enemy attacked General
Thomas on Wednesday fiercely and was
handsomely rcpulsed and roughly hand
\ led.
The Union adds that the two armies ase
now on level ground, and the fighting is
more nearly equal.
New YoRK.-July ga Washington
despatch dated last night says that the
| battle of Thursday between Sherman's and
Hoods Qate Johnsor's) armiea, was very
severe and bloody, and the defeat of the
Rebels most complete. They were driven
back into their Notifications with loss OF
| from six to eight hundred killed, and our
| forces held the field with about iour thou
! sand wounded and prisoners.
AL the lines ofretreat had been cut offby
Sherman except the one via Macon, and
that has probably been attended to before
| this time.
WASHINGTON, July 23,-Atanta was
virtually in our hands yesterday, so com
pletely was it under the guns OF Sherman
| from his positions gained, and we are salts
! fed that he how occupies it fully, all the
| lighting with johnson and with his sue
cessor, Hood, having resulted disastrously
to the enemy. Sherman cut the rebel tele-
graphic communications with Montgomery,
near NotasuigG on the 18th, by cavalry
| expedition, which was at Talladega on Sat
urday, and which Will undoubtedly be
heard from very soon as having played the
mischief generally with the Rebel commu-
nications with Atlanta.
The Rebel General John B. Hood hereto
fore only division commander, took com
mand of the Rebel army in Georgia on the
18th. He owned his appointment over
! Hardce aud Others to the fact that he alone
of Juhnstons captain has been tiercely op.
posed to Johnston's retrograde movement
from Dalton. He was counted upon to resist
Sherman's advance ut every hazard, but it
seems he has been no more successful tl.an
| Johnston.
General Bragg reached Atlanta on the
| 18th.
WAsHIEGToN, July 23.-The Republican,
| extra says:-
The Government is in receipt of n des-
patch to-day from the telegraph operator ut
Chattanooga. via Louisville, in the follow
ing Words
ATLANTA is not ours yet. Our forces find
strong opposition. 1t seems that we are in
POSSESSION Of Il part OF the city, but the enc
! my holds the rest
! The Republican extra also announces the
, following official news of the battle before
! Atlanta on Wednesday last -
An official despatch from General Sher
! man states that after the battle of the day.
! General Howard, commanding the Fouri Ii
! Corps sent word that he had buried two
! hundred dead rebels in front of his lines,
and q large number of wounded were lying
ON the field
General Hooker, commanding the Twcn-
| tieth Corps, in advancing his lines on We'd
! ncsday, met the enemy in an open field, and
a most desperate battle, lasting several
! hours, was the result.
The enemy was thoroughly whipped and
driven from the field Alter the battle
General Hooker reported to General Shcr-
man as follDws:-
| Il have buried four hundred dead Rc5cls
and four thousand wounded are lying on
my front.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Olticial details OF
! General Shcrman's battle on Thursday show
! that it WAS Il brilliant and decided sue
! Cess.
Hood abandoned the field and fell back
: to his Qualifications, leaving all his dead and
wounded in our hands. while nearly foul
! thousand prisoners were taken. Our loss
vas but fifteen hundred.
NASHVILLE, July 23.-Rcports which arc
we'll authenticated place the occupation OF
Atlanta by General Sherman beyond Il
doubt
No particulars have been received here.
Provost Marshal Goodwin received tcc
gram, dated at Atlanta on the 22d, announc
ing the possession Of that place 10y oul
forces,
BALTIMORE, July GA private dcs
patch, which has been received here 10y
relative of Mai i-Gcncral Mcpherson, residing
in this city, dated near Atlanta, July 25
announces that this gallant and accomplish
ed chictiuin was killed in battle on the day
. previous, and that his remains would b
sent home for interment IN charge of mem
bero of lis staff
LOUISVILLE, july 23.-Major Norctoss
Local Paymaster III Chattanooga, telegraph
to Major Alien, Chief Paymastcr ut thi
post that Majo General Mcpherson wa
killed in battle to-day before Atlanta.
Another correspondent adds that he wa
shot fatally through the lungs.
= WAsm,N9TOS; July 24.--Thc latest otlicia
dispatches from General Sherman rcpreser
that lie has had much lighting since cross
ing the Chattanooga, and give the circun
stantts attending the death of Geocral M'
Phcrson, vino Was killed IL the severe COZ
les; Oh Friday last.
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