Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-09
ATLANTA Is OURS.

Sherman's long and arduous campaign has
culminatsd in the most important victory of
the war. Atlanta, the granary and work
shop Of the Confederacy has been compelled
to succumb to Sherman's gallant army, and
the rebellion in the south. west is virtually
dead. This brilliant victory is of tke utmost
Importance, as it places at our mercy Geor.
gia, Alabama, and Mississippi. And as the
Chicago Tribune remarks there is another
important feature in this news:
1t is the second gun in the political cam
paign, by which we mean the campaign
waged by loyal men at home for the preser-
walton of the Union against the plots of cop,
perheads and peace sncaks. Farragut fired
the first when he took Fort Morgan. Sher-
man replies with Atlanta. The copperheads
are already shivering at the grand echoes of
this war thunder, as it rolls throughout the
country. Mcclellan to-day trembles before
it, and we predict he will withdraw and get
off the rotten peace platform upon which
traitors have placed him, rather than remain
there to be overwhelmed by the surges Of
loyalty which will sweep over it, buryng it
and everything about it and belonging to it
in rretrevable rain. The willy and sagacious
New York Herald forcsees the danger, and
warns him off the track. I..# IL.
Union men The dark days are over. We
see our way out Our gallant boys in blue
have hurled the bombshels Of Morgan and
Atlanta into the camps Of the copperheads.
Win you not do your whole duty2 Now is
the time to strike. The soldiers have given
you the key note. Close up the ranks -
Forward, march Thanks be to God The
Republic is safe '"' i-. ~ u. 5"f1'
Here is General Sherman's official account
of the capture Of Atlanta:
WAR DErARrNESr
81 Washington, Sept. 4,h, 1864
To MAJ. GEN. DIX
Sherman's official dispatch Of the capture
of Atlanta has Just been received, dated 26
miles south of Atlanta, yesterday morning.
Our army withdrew from about Atlanta on
the 3Oth, and made break on the East Point
road, and reached a good position from which
TO strike the Macon Railroad. Howard was
on the right near Jonesboro, and Schofield
on the left near Rough and Ready. Howard
found the enemy in force at Jonesboro, and
entrenched his troops within half mile of
the railroad. The enemy attacked him at 3
M, Jul was IcpuiSSu, tSaNAh6
dead and wounded on the field.
Finding strong opposition on the road, |
advanced the left and center rapidly to the
railroad and made a good Judgement, and
broke it all the way from Rough and Ready
down to Towards left near Jonesboro, and
by the same movement interposed the " hole
army between Atlanta and that part of the
enemy entrenched in and around Jonesboro.
At first we made a general attack on the ar
my at Jonosboro; the 18th Corps, under
jeff. G. Davis carrying the works with ten
guns and about 900 prisoners. The enemy
rstreated south, and we have followed him
to his hastily constructed lines near Love
joys Station. Hood finding me on the only
road that could supply him, and between
him and a considerable part of his army,
blew up the magazine in Atlanta and left in
the night. The Goth Corps, commanded by
Gen. Slocum, took possession of the city, so
Atlanta is ours and fairly won.
Since the 9th of May we have been in
constant battles or skirmishes, and we need
rest.
Our losses won't exceed 1900, and We
have over $50 rebel dead, $50 wounded, and
over 800 prisoners.
[signedl W. T. SHERMAN.
later dispatch from Gen. Sherman dated
on the night of the Sd at Atlanta, says that
the enemy destroyed seventy locomotives,
eighty one cars loaded with ammunition,
small arms and stores, and left fourteen
pieces of artillery, mostly uninjurcd, and a
large number Of small arms Deserters are
constantly coming into our lines. .s, ..-..
[ssnedl EN-. STANTON.