, 1864-09-16
ATLANTA.
HOW IT WAS WON AND OCCU-
PIED,
Detailed and Graphic Account Of
the Preliminary Battles.
Ga11antry and Operations
Of the Illinois Troops,

reason "bJ this grand army came here 30
| viii hhSe learned from the announcement 9
! the eyAcuatien of Atlanta and fta occnpo4'n
| by the troona which x-o-a ,.f, ~ 49, Tso,,.
.,,oooha. ~. So" 10 As1e a. .ao oos*s'
the .pemys 1ea cannt saa,n'a ~. movsa aoma iat
| suit il of conrpe known. hog nv uhom
w,,h wb.+ ,sss -. ne. ~, ,,.'s 80 ~ .ta, "no
"'la "o0s 'osS VI LUG anu 1imo, aau tnrousI
"na1 laoots aEd EXPOSURES It Is The proviec
OF 1our correspondents to uarrate. meal
the CORRESPOND ents who remained with tn
,-.,
ny letleF oi lne I'tn gave the details 0
the movements bY which the army vas with
drawn FINN ,ta nos;t,on In frort 81 a+,,nt
.rd th. ~, po;st pat,-oad ~ NN1' ;" 0''A44''
~na 'us Iast 1o4at nAHioao.
"A oet1er understanding Of the genera
Increment my be attalaed By recapitula
tinn Of the whole. Tbe nrm. wa. In an J.,
f,rnc1aa ,ast,,o, a. ,tet +. ~ -
to4A,on' 40 to't' LUG 4Iu corps
{es'hg ~ tas howard House, northeast O
Atlanta and soar the Atlanta ard Augusis
Railroad-thencc the line rax aronod N,
rorth 49, w..t s,.as ~ 49, -. "a W.
thst Aote Inc Line OF the ..East Point Ro G
the cxtTe0e r3ght-the 23rd corps lying
across Utoy Creek, about seven miIe. r. ~,
Atlsnta and ut the point 1hera ~ 90. -.
fused fsme thr.e rniie. aaa go "a' G
r.i,ro.s Cora.,- u na1 Hon U:
-. n.s-.s .Su Euneasine u tno extreme left
co11s Ms; r.n - s.ae,, ~ aone -! nng ofoef; 3th
Gtn. Wi;ff,na cnn.,msn,aina ~. 1n,p GuIp7, bns'
Brir Cor H.nIo-s sous anra,..ns tosn corps,
Nui. sen Riair. 15th corrs IL, A'cn co1ps'
rnI. 1dth rnr4,a Sfsi - "a1 non, az 70
eorps. MAI Ger srh1as,d Th;s IL. s,osa .a
lenr and Reayil1 entrenchsd "'' 4tA0 WHY
Tn Fti1str'cls n+etSneai +et"1sei f.,u IT. ,,
- N"PaA4ch letu1Acu IRON MS TAtQ
The sxpe6ition crosst1 TIM siacnn fRs,1r',s
1T j. pesboro. m in the yar,nns ,nancnvrr.
furs Of his urea Cen Ell t11icE oht.tnad
y,ry. fnll and ru.cttcal knowiedoe. nf YHe
cotfntr5-its stresns-hilis-betse. se.n. the
West Point md the Macon reads as fareon,f
us F.irburn, On the former, and Fayetteville
IN the latter, THIS, with the knowledge
vpith hsd heen obtained from ottfer snurcrs
E.rc much information az to the topopropnf
ii the conntrr as wos neccsanru fae ,i,n 80.
cutiop Of Gen. Shcr1uan'a straterY- The e !,
and 9ith Of Aurust were crnnjored IN tt,c
Ifepara;iou Of the army for Tia movement
the ordnance and commislary trains ware
river were remoyed to hfgrfetta All snr.
plus rranspnrta,feh- haprare mrn M ~
ior dntr. r.; fart all The I'm m5eair1ents 1vh,ch
Ind ,rcnmnlatrs dnri,c n. Cn.e, .;e-a ,..-a ".1a
s,n4 acrnea 40 r;.n.e s-d s.6o W. .
tstrni.td 10 t1s ,,nfi,i tor rn.rch ~ aaht a'
~ tq ky, o. " 'ns - oul n marca 70 aSnt,
tie f;ss1 a. II, ieft ~ 10. 1s,e as "Sse na. sie
e.ea.. ~ 49, eoG e =! w 1oto cerpsS inc
IN. - shn,is ~ - - ~ sa.-e ou Soips. tIeae ;1
a3 d,f4n.;rs Wa,Ee 80 ne..-s, VIZ naes
wiz rn,hra.nrsa r. ett,,,or1 S P.I,sass PaiaREts
h,sE @ frnrs ~ re.r'n,r III af;y, H.; Stteuu1us
Mi,n !, atsis, 1taa nna ~ ne,y Ignt anele
~. ..4 IVY s 4a1e "4s ues.sneo u coseI
- "tu1tsmA - VI tas lroops HoH tne oid
Ans ~ pe5onu % H. .,. 80
..saa a. neGeHni! plepalatlons nanns neen
ths Iaoe. =. @ sloch ~ tne o.t1lnS o. the @otn
Nv mo,s.se9. ,'as u eoMaencea AZ INC corps
~ ;ne ast u 1e !a.a we're wltndra"n IRON
suen fuels'onLane ltAin4 Ana fetesVes nav
AG moseo curing lne Coy. The 1Dth corps
1soFe9 70 Inc Cnatanooches lnto WORKS de-
s'gneo s 70 hoio me CROSSINGS and coSer our
ueiSas q. Maile1'a anu we Failroad sud
plFonaeklns N Inc rear Of the 14ta. SO
nsssfd !hat It could be used IN case Hood
Fentnfed GIL OF LIS works The 10th and
lhh coTps moved behind the refused line In
me rear ahd 10 tue lefs Of the 18th corps.
Az these movements were accomplished
With great Euccese, and without loss. The
enemy, according to their papers, did NOT
discover the movement until after daylight.
and even then were very cautious, yentured
out se1 slowly, With tear and trembling OF
! sone myslef1ons strategy.
unlahg 4e dag the army lay stlll-that il
1
| 1mmens1t5 O. htEd work was dons In making
| 5oaas. oultulnE otlqges sna moving trains.
| on Inc Eight OF tht sGth. The army OF the
tuehnsasee, lae lota, lGth and l;th corps, and
tae l4ah c0rps, H1thdre from their positions
| apd moved to the right. The army of the
@ aennessee n mosed 70 re extreme right Of the
stt!my, at!y pey yond the right OF the Esd corps, the
tath eorps oivonacking IN the rear Of tue len,
sn1n ana tne 4tn IL ~ tao rear OF tho right Of the
<ta eoFEs; Ihls movement occupied tue
whole n1Rht- 80 lar as the army OF the Ten
net:ee "as concerned, the march did not ter
mhate W1In M dhe dawn o. day. Passing the
flsnt OF the go corps, it broke of to the
Southeast, moving III Two columns. The
lo1 corps moved on the Sana Town road
@ @snq Tue maan foao, toHsrds fRifburni the
lo'h on read pIine1psliy It Its own con-
suucllon, aad the l1fh isuoHsng the 10th on
lng na11 1oaa, ana acting ss rtserFe u the
rea ragns ".ae !1 o. ihe army. ne 18th corpss
mute9 aiter lne army OF the tennessee hid
fa1eed on the sand Town road. by road pa:
fallei ano 10 the lett Of the 18TH corps, aud
a9s o9s 7tn enIps or anttnef f2ad, between tue
aa .sa saa 15.n, tne neaa. OF tuste eoiumns
sf,.rnoa., p+St ~ ht a!nerent hours 10 Inc
T-n,t t".ia,r. * -. - n'sus ~ alM5 aA1
Id ~ Cnmn crreG asd nae.i,s1 Ja * s1e souia
rnn, f-o|n IsA p1,t ~ ~ hael ,Ts 10 tae fall'
~ 4bs oS.a ~ jill ~ ~ ~ eaan ~
ma +hn iii. .nn az 49, ~ .uo ieuntsses
-. ~ 49, -. 4.tn so au ~ 70, Ao'eu loI *aIo
n4t !. ue same oIseI1s ol Iae CAY pei5Fe, 70 the
n;UIt AIanta nsafo1a, me r1ght Ut
Arn nst1ung's brigade OF cavalry On the forth
side of the road mp which the 18th corps
moved
Ine aoEance Of the right wing, and cover
lpg the nght Hank, ,was Performed By Gen. kn-
Eau1ck, VAN hle caVa1rJ- fitzpatrick drove
mem N with dash, the rebel cavalry fleeing
lLcotnneotJ* Keaching q safe dsstatce
ron RON our aeFance, ARMSTRONG opened with
oatlery = 4onE range one shot took Oh the
a1m ol t1e Ao]utant Of the 3eth Illinois, bat
peyoho Inat no casualties resulted. kltpat-
nek maze another chA'gs, aud the battery.
at great peed across Morning Creek. To wards
night The army vas IN Position ACROSS the
railroad. It was a5certained that, nptwith.
standing the immense Nashviile-reported
damage Of the road By the Rousseau raid, the
running. 4 train Ea=aed nrer If that morn.
ing. Accordingly, Gen. Sherman ordered q
thorough destruction Of the road IL our
" oal 4he1 ile ~ u "as Inc MoIk OF night and
eTer 1,rrnefTated i H. +,es Ters 4o =. Was
burned, the fafls heated and bent aronnd
trees, and, when cooled; twisted and bent
back and broken. That road cannot be re-
Cen Schase,a eI 1xaa 1aae,1 81 MS. has. ,s .+ =,
his old position during the night, and down
60 saat bis right should connect with the lett
w.s @ 81 ~ rtsd HsiPs ToE 99ms a rsasoh .ae CoTas
It'll on tie 9th. What tie reasons were 5 for
Gen. Schof1e'd's delay sm not Informed. In
Tie forenoon ct the 18th, the Esd Corps
3ntt iu'e4 80 In ny ns o,o poslLlon anu ap 10 @ 5oe
lie Whois army adTnnced @ In IN the % order ~ hore U
here indicated, The 18th aud 10th Cor,a.
having the drhnce, kkirmished for distance
OF ten miles, driving the rebels acros. Flint
River with emsu loss. On the 31st, Lees
CORPS assaulted the 18th. and was repulsed
wifi great loss-Gen. Anderson mortallT
vonnoed, Gen. Corning Killed. two Colonels
end three Lieutenant C0ionels killed. Our
loss TnS nfntky-tlree On the lat Of Sen