The New York herald., 1864-09-17

a II i a N = A.
The Congratulatory Order In Full from
Tho General Commanding.
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THR DEPOPULATION OF ATLANTA.
Correspondence Between Generals
Grant and Sherman.
GRANTS SITATTEE RAF.TTTE.
THR DEP0PULATI0N OF ATLANTA
GRANTS SIgOTTEE SALUTE,
So. &C., -
General Shes mans C0ngTatulAtory Or
der to Has Army.
sPECfAL YIELD ORDERs--NO. 81.


der to Has ArsMy.
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERs--NO. S.
HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DIVISION TIE MIs>rssrrr,
In TILE FiSLp, ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 8, 1865 !
The officers and soldiers Of the armies Of the Cumeer
land. ONO and Tennessee have already received tho
thanks OF the nation, through It's President and Com
ander in Chief, and II now remains only for him who
has been with you from tho beginning and who intends
to stay all the tine, thank the officers and for
their intelligence, fidelity and courage displayed in the
campaign OF Atlanta.
On the lt of May our armies were lying in grrrson
seemingly quiet from Knoxville 10 Huu,svilie and
enemy lay behind dis rocky faced barrier at Dalton,
proud, defiant and exulfng- He md mad time since
Christmas to recover from his discontinue The
Mission ridge. with MS ranks filled, and new COM
nander in chief second 30 OF tho oonederacy in
reputation Tor skill sagacy ana extreme popularity.
All al once our armies assumed lie ana ac.
Il n, and appeared before Dalton; threatening
Rocky Face threw ourselves upon Ressacca, and
the rebel army only escaped by tho rapidi,y Of ns
retreat, aided by tho numerous roads with which he
WAS familiar, and which we're strange TO US. Again he
took post in Aatoona, but we gave him no rest and oy
= circut towards Dallas and subsequent movement 20
Ackworth gained the Allatoona Pass Then followed
the sventu battes about Kenesaw and the escape OF
the enemy across chattahoochee river.
The crossing of the Chatahoohce and breaking Of tho
Augusta road was most handsomely executed by US
viii be studied example in tho art OF Al sns
stage Of game enemies became dissatisfied with
their old and skilful commander, and selected one
moro bold and rasn. New tactics were adopted Hood
first boldly and rapidly on he Goth Of July, fell on our
right at Peach Tree creek ara lost Again the 22d
and finally, again the 18th he repeated the attempt
on our right, and ihas time must have bssn
on the defensive We slowly and gradually
drew our lines about Atlanta. feeling for the
an Tnch snpsd 9s ysse n. and mad.
enemy that be met these Efforts patiently and skully
but At last be made the mistake We had waited for %
long and sent his cavalry TO our rear far beyond the
reach Of recall. Instantly cavalry was his only
remaining road, and we followed quickly with our prin-
cpal army, and Atlanta fell into our possession the
fruit well concerted measures backed by brave and
confident army This COMPLETED tho grand task which
had been assigned us by our government, and yonr
firtn thunn
oil the officers and men composing this army, for The in
domiiabe courage and perfe.ersncs which alone could
We have beaten our enemy on every ground he has
chosen and have wrestied from him hts Gate City,
where we're located his foundSiss arseBas and work
shops, deemed " THEN distance
our Dase and the seemingly impregnable obstacles nisr
yenlns Nothing is Impossible 70 M army army we thi.
wherever flag has once oated, and 10 resolved TO
mantan them at any and all costs
In our campaign many, yea, very noble
and gallant comrades have preceded us TO orr common
destination the grave bns they have ert the memory
OF deeds on which nation can build proud history.
McPhersen, Harker, McCook and other dear 10 all,
are now the binding links in minds that shonld at
tach closely together the living who have
plee the task which still lays before in the dim
future. ask all 10 continue AZ they havo well begun,
the cultivation Of The sodiery virtues that have en-
obedience 10 the aws and constituted authorities of
fidelity 20 our m trusts ana good feeling
practice OF those high quaes and 10 will then require
no prophet 20 foreoll that our country will in time
emerge from this purified by tho fres Of and
worthy its great Observation-Disclosures.
W. I. SHERMAN, Major General Commanding.
"AsIanta' to he Inscribed ON the Army
COlOrB.
All the corps, regiments ana batteries composing the
army may without further orders nscribe Atlanta
ths,r coIors. BY order Of Major General SHERMAN.
/. DAYTON Abide Camp.
By command OF Major General THOMAS
RoBr. II. RAMSAY, Assistant Adj Iutsnt General
General Grants NhOte-d ka ute In Ro nor
or the Victory.
Crry Poirr, Va, Sept 4-s T. NJ.
MAJOR General SHERMAN
Ihaye Just received your despatch Announcing
Atlanta. In honor OF your great victory have
ordered salute TO be fired with shotied guns
every battery bearing upon the enemy. fbe salute will
be fred within an hour, amidst great rejoicing
u GRANT Lientepapt General.