Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-07
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sherman,. OmcinI Report.
(Fsom this Mornings Virginia uuIon. !


WASHINGTON, War Department, Sept. 1.
-Sherman's official report Of the capture Of
Atlanta is just received, dated twenty-six
miles south of Atlanta, yesterday morning,
but had been detained BY the breaking of tel
egraph lines. As already reported, our army
withdrew from about Atlanta on the 30th,
aud made break on the Eastpoint road, and
reached good position from which to strike
the Macon road. Howard was on the right,
near Jonesboro, and General Schoield on the
left, near Rough and Ready. Gen. Howard
found the enemy in force ut Jonesboro, and
inrrenehed his troops within half mile OF
the railroad. The enemy attacked him at
three P. ", and was easily repulsed, leaving
his dead and wounded. On finding strong
opposition on that road, / advanced my left aud
center rapidly to the rear, and made good
Judgment and broke all the way from Rough
& Ready down to Towards LEFT rear at
Jonesboro. By the same movement we III
terposed our whole army between Atlanta
and that part Of the enemy intreuched IN and
around Junesboro. At FIRST We made gen.
eral attack on the army at Jonesooro, the
Fourth Corps, Gen. JEDI. c. Davis, carrying
the works and capturing ten guns, and about
1000 prisoners. The amy retreated south.
We have followed him to his hastily con-
structed lines, near Lovejoy's station Hood,
finding we were ON the only road that could
supply him, aud between him and consider
able part of his army, blew up the magazine
in Atlanta and left ON the night of the 10Th.
The corps nf Siocum took possession of the
city--so Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.
Since the 9Th of May We have been in one
constant battle or skirmish, and We need
rest. Our losses will not exceed during this
time 1900. We have over 5000 rebel dead
and wounded, and over l,500 prisoners.
(Signed,) SHERMAN.
From Atlanta.
A later dispatch from Slucum, dated on
the night Of the Sd, at Atlanta, SAYS: The
enemy destroyed seven locomotives and
eighty-one cars loaded with ammunition,
small arms ana stores, aud left fourteen
pieces Of artillery, mostly uuinjured, aud
large number of small arms. DescrterS are
constantly coming into our lines.
(Siyned,) STANTON.
Federal Victory Mt BerryVille.
BALTIMORE, September ga special to
the American, from near Berryville, on the
4lh, says: Crooks command broke camp
yesterday morning and moved towards
Serryville. Crooks on the left, the Nine
tenth Corps in the centre, and the sixth
SOrDS on .le ElSuts NIuuaS tCdSASN oSA y
vile at noon aud rested in line OF battle,
while pickets were posted on the roads
leading from BeEryrille. The Tweuty.third
Ohio was sent out on the Smokers Ferry
road. and the Thirty.sixth Ohiu on the Win
chester Pike. Crooks command went into
camp, and had just finished pitching their
tents, about four o'clock, when heavy picket
skirmishing was heard on the picket line.
The whole command rapidly turned out,
formed and moved to the support Of the pick
cts who had been driven from beyond some
entertainments which they had occupied.
The Thirry-sixth Ohio and Ninth Virginia
formed aud charged the reoels, driving them
out of their entertainments, when desperate
struggle ensued. The rebels being determin-
ed to regain their entertainments, they mass
ed no less than two divisions and hurled
them with their accustomed ferocity against
our forces, which were supported BY Daniels
and Thornburg's divisions. They were
handsomely repulsed. The conflict lasted
till after shutdown, aud our army was engaged
all night digging entertainments and throw
ing up breaStworkS. We now occupy a
strong position. We captured fifty prison.
ers and three stand Of colors. Our loss was
about 500 killed and wounded, and that OF
the enemy at least one-third more.