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WAR DKP'T WASHINGTON, 4,
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To Maj. Gen. Dir

To MAJ. Gen. Dir :
Unofficial reports this evening from Nash
vile state that the damage done by Wheeler
to the railroad will be speedily repaired, and
that Wheeler has retreated, Gen. Rousseau
in pursuit that in an engagement be-
tween Rousseau's and Wheeler's forces the
rebel General Kelly WAS mortally wounded
and Is in our hands.
tclegr IN from Gen. Sheridan states
that Erly has reiterated up the Shenandoah
Valley ard l. pursued by Sheridan with his
whole army that Avcril had attacked
Vaughan : cavalry and captured ~ wagons,
TWO hattie iltgs. number OF prisoners and
a herd oi cattlc.
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10 Ma Gen DI
TIE following telegram from Gen. Grant
..as iiet been received
CirY Poi>T, Va Sept. 3.
70 Hon L. u. Siqafon
/ have a Ricl.n ,td paper OF to-day. 1t
coutaIns ruuOr ui Il btttlr II Atlanta, hut
-avs that tur War Department having no
official Information 1t deciin,s T. form an
opinion from the rumOrs. nave no doubt
however, bur Sherman has gained great
success there Before the dispatch Of las,
Night was received announcing the occupa-
ton Of Atlanta by our troops, the fact was
known to our pickets.-The rebels halloed
over to our men that Sherman bad whipped
-. 81, l., 4 a
and that our troops were IN Atlanta.
All quiet here.
L. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
Our southwestern telegraph line continues
down, and this with heavy storm that com
menced in the afternoon and il still prevail
ing beyond Louisville, may damage the lines
80 as to hinder the arrival of details from
Atlanta for day or two.
Signed, EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
WAR DEPT, WAsHINGToN,
September 1.
To MAJ. Gen. DIR
Gen Sherman official report of the cap
ture Of Atlanta has Just been received by
this department. Ii is dated 20 miles south
Of Atlanta, o clock yesterday morning, but
was detained by the breaking OF the tele-
graph lines.
As already reported, the army withdrew
from about Atlanta and on the Both had
made a break Of the " estpoint road and
reached a good position from which u strike
the Macon road. The right, Howard, near
Jon,sh0ro, the left. Sch0held, near Rough
and Ready. the centre, Thomas, at Couch +
Howard found the enemy IN force at
Jonesboro, and entrenched his troops, the
salient within half a mile Of the railroad
The enemy attacked him at p NJ. and was
easily repulsed, leaving his dead and wound
ed. Finding strong opposition on the road
| advanced the left and center rapidly to
the railroad, made Judgment and broke it
all the way from Rough and Ready down to
HoWard's lett, near JOncsbOrO, and by the
same movement interplsed my whole army
between Atlanta and the part Of he enemy
iutrtnched in and around Jonesboro. We
made general attack on the enemy at
Jone-h1r0 un the lsJ Of September, the 18th
corps. Gen JEFF {. DAVIS, carving the
works handsomely with ten guns and about
"a Thousand prisoners. la the night the en-
envy rcy,atcd south. and We have driven
him 10 another OF his hastily constructed
lines near L1ycpy's Station II ,1d ia At
iaua finding mr on his road, tIe only uuc
fh4r could suppl, INN and 20 considerable
part Ht Doe army. tl,w ul he magazine in
stlau.a auI Dot. iu TIE uigh TIME ~ ga the
-u.t crp-, G-a. Il -..u i. t..lk i,.-s.--i % OF
iat llr. -. AI.u.a i- .t.i-. SOD iiilly Non.
S rc, Ia. OBJ. ui Ma, Sc .ay, b-.u la lur
c.u-r.rt battle ODD Xxi mi-l aud need rest
Ou1 losses wall n.t rSr-,d 200. and we