The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-29
Sa!dnnah has Fallen-Offieial Adyies NJ
its Occupation.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Dec. 20. = o. ma.
Maj. Gen. Dix:
A dispatch has been received this even
ing by the President from Gen. Sherman.
dated Savannah, Thursday, % inst. an
Douncing HIS OCCUPATION OF THE
CITY OF SAVANNAH AND THE cap
TURE OF ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY
GUNS, plenty of ammunition and about
%, 600 bales of cotton.
Ne other particulars are given
An official dispatch from Gen Foster to
General Grant, dated Thursday, 22d inst.
at p. m, states that the city Of Savannah
was occupied by Gen. Sherman on the morn
ing Of the 2lst, and that on the preceding
p. M. and night Hardee escaped with the
main body of his infantry and light artillery
blowing up the iron-clads and the navy
yard. sst:-
tie 1enumeratss az captured 500 prisoners
100 guns, II locomotives, in good order.
100 cars, large lot of ammunition and ma
terials OF war, steamers, and 3S, 900 bales
of cotton. ..ss
No mention is made Of the present posi-
ton Of Hardee's forces, which had been es
timated at about $4,000.
The dispatches of General Sherman and
General Foster are as follows. ~
GEN. SHERMAN'S DISPATCH. 70
~ ~ SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec, %, 1854
To his Excsllency President Lincoln !
L BEG To PRESENT YOU AS A CHRITMAs GIFT
THE CITY OF SAVANNAH, WITH A HUNDRED
AND FIFTY HEAVY GUNS AND PLENTY OF ANU
NITIoN. AND ALSO ABOUT TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND BALES OF COTTON.
(Signed,) W. L. SHERMAN,
Major General.
GEN. FOSTERS DISPATCH.
STEAMER GOLDEN GATE,
/ SAVANNAH RIVER, Dec, 22-7:00 pm.
To Lieut. Gen. Grant and Major Gen Hal
Ieck
| have the honor to report that have Just
returned from General Sherman's hsadquar.
tiers, lin Savannah. send Major Gray,o of my
staff, as bearer of dispatches from Genera
Sherman to you, and also message to the
| President.
The city of Savannah was occupied on tn,
morning of the 2lst. Gen Hardee, auticipat.
ing the contemplated assault, escaped with
the main body of hisinfantry and light artil-
ltry, on the evening of the Goth, by crossing
the river at Union Causeway, opposite the
city.
The rebel iron-clads were blown up and
the navy yard was burned. All the best Of
the city is intact, and contains 20, 900 citizens
whe are quiet and we'll disposed
The captNsx. sinclude 800 prisoners, 15C
guns, 10 losshstives in good order 100 cars,
a large supply of ammunition and materials
Of wars steamers and $1,000 bales of cotton
safely stored in warehouses All these valu
sbles-fruits of an honest bloodless victory
have been like Atlanta fairly won.
l opened communication with the cit,
with my steamers TO day, taking up all tn
terpedoes we could zee, and passing safel
over others. Arrangements are made t.
clear the channel of all Instructions.
i Yours, &C.,
j. G. FOSTER Major Gen.
The Richmond papers of yesterday state
that OH the 23d, 26 vessels of the Wilmingto
expedition had reappeared. The dispatch c
Gen. Bragg is published in the Richmond pa
pers, and is as follows:
WILMINGTON Dec, %.
i Twenty six vessels of the Federal feet re
appeared this morning. There has been n
change since the last dispatch.
This is. the latest intelligence recsive
from that expedition.
(SigneO Edwin NJ STANTON.
Secretary of war.