Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-09-23
FROM GEN. sHERMAN,s ARMY.
Congratulate Order 10 his Soldiers Corrss
poadence wnh Hood.

poadenee Nth Hood
ATLANTA, Sunday, Sept IL, 1864.
The following is General Shernans congratu.
latory order to his truopa;
HRADQ'Rs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE Missile
sirPI. IL THR FIELD, ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. g.
Special Field Orders, No. Is The officers and
soldiers Of the Armies Of the Cumberland, Ohio,
and Tennessee, have already received the ,hanks
Of the nation, through Its President and Com
mander.in Chief; and il now remains only for
him who has been with you from the beginning,
and who intends to stay all the time, 10 thank
the officers and men for their intelligence,
fidelity and courage displayed in the campaign
OF Atlanta.
On the first day Of May onr armies were lying
10 garrison, seemingly quiet, from Knoxville to
Huntsville, and our enemy lay behind his rocky
faced barrier at Dalton, proud, defiant aud en-
ulting. he had had time since Christmas to re-
cover from his discontinue on the Mission
| Ridge, with his ranks Allied, and new comman
der-in Chief second to none of the ConfedeTaoy
in reputation skill, sagaoity and exlrome popu-
larity.
All at once our armies assumed life and ac-
tion, and appeared before Dalton threatening
Rocky Faos We threw ourselves upon Resaca
and the rebel army only escaped by the rapidity
OF its retreat, aided by the numerous roads with
which he was familiar, and which were strange
| TO US.
Again he took pest at Altoona, but we gave
him no rest, and by circuit toward Dallas, and
a subsequent movement 10 Ackworth, we gained
the Altoona Pass. Then followed the eventful
battles Abont kenefaw, and the escape OF the
enemy across the Chattahoochee river
The crossing Of the Chattahooohee, and break
log Of the Augusta road, was most handsomely
executed by us, and will be studied as an exam
pie in the art Of war. At this stage Of our
game, our enemies became dissatisfied with their
old and skilful com msnder, and selected one
more bold aud rash. New tactics were adopted
Hood first boldly and rapidly, on the Goth Of
July, fell on our right at Peach Tree Greek, and
lost.
Again on the 22d, he struck our extreme left,
and was severely punished; and finally again,
on the 28th, he repeated the attempt on our
right, and that time must have been satisfied,
for since that date he has remained on the de-
fensive. We slowly and gradually drew our lines
about Atlanta, feeling for the railroads which
supplied the rebel army and made Atlanta a
place OF Importance.
: We must oonoede to our enemy that he me-
these efforts patiently and skilfully but at las
, he made tho mistake we had waited for 80 long
and sent his cavalry to our rear, far beyond the
reach Of result. Instantly our cavalry was OIL
his only remaining road, and we followed
quickly with our principal army, aud AtlantI
l.. fell into possession as the fruit of wo-con-
4 certed measures, backed by brave and conf
a dent army
a This completed the glaud task which had bee
a assigned uB by our Government, and your Gen
"a eral again repeats his personal and official thank
,r to all the ofhccra and men composing this arm
~ fur the ipdOnitable courage and peiseVeranc
a which alone could give succesa.
IA We have beaten our enemy on every grOun
,e he has chosen, and have witnessed from him hl
ID own Gate City, where were located bis fOunirie
araanala and Workahnng Aaamad
rs count Of their distance from our base, aud III
r. seeming impregDabo obstacles intervening.
Nothing is impossible TO an army like this, de
termined to sindioate u Government which hi
70 rights wherever our flag has once toated, and
70 resolved to maintain them at any and all cost.
T. 10 our campaign many, yes very many Of OF
noble and gallant comrades have preceded us
our common destination, the grave but tht
no have left the memory Of deeds on which q natiC
y could build proud history. Mcpherson, Ha
i. ker, MeCook aad others, dear to us ALL are no
n. the binding links in our minds that should a
va tSoh more closely together the living, who ha,
to complete the task which still lays before US
the dim future.
ask all to continue as they have go WOll b,
n. gun the cultivation Of the solderly virtues til
's' have ennobled our own and other countries.
~ Courage, patience, obedience to the laws ai
constituted authorities Of cur 0overnmen
1 fidelity to our trusts, and good feeling amol
. each other each trying to excel the other in 4
4 practice Of those high qualities, aud will tht
= require no prophet te foTetel that our count
~ will in time emerge from this MAR, purified
NJ the fires Of war, and worthy it's greater found
"s Washington.
W. 7. SHERMAN,
Major General Commanding
TUE DISPATCH FROM GEN. ORANT
3 CITY PolSr, Va, Sept, 4, 0 L. NJ.
u AgJor General SheFmcn IL have Just receiv
your dispatch announcing the capture of Alta
y ia. In homer OF your great victory, l have il
ordered a salute to be fred with shotted gu
from every battery bearing on the enemy. T
salute will be fired within All hour, amidst Ere
rejoicing.
U. S. GRANT, It. Gen.
All the corps, regiments, and batteries col
"a prising the army, may, without further orje
W w inHeribe Atlanta on their oolors. BY order Of
~ Major General Sherman.
s 'ns L. NJ. Dayton, Abide Camp.
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