The New York herald., 1864-09-03
shsynsa n's Victory In washfnRton-His
Dasterly Btrategctlc Movement.


Dasterly Btrategctlc Movement.
wAsaSoroS, Sept. 2, 1854.
There great rejc,clng 10 washing,on this afternoon
over tie news that Atlanta Is in the possession Of the
Union forces II appears that While ihs rebel cavalry
was operating upon deneral shermans rear, that ocsr
was prosecuting his movements SUCCESSFULLY, aud 1t
eleven O'Clock this morning entered the city Of Atlanta
and found that bis combinations bad compelled IL
svaeua,lon by Hood Transmission OF this intelligence
over the wires which hvs been cut for several days,
proves that Rossesu has been successful 10 his effort to
dlsodgo the cavalry expedition Of Forrest wheeler and
Morsan and driven hom from the road The capture Of
Atlanta secures the possession Of the whole State OF
Georgia. and renders The eondbn Of The rebel leaders
more desperate than ever before.
was by an apparsn, re,rea-one Of those mastery
sraegs movements for which this general has been
no.ed-ihat he has beon enabled TO achieve so brilliant
result time past has been apparent not only
10 General Sherman bus 70 the majority or bis occrs,
that the position could not be taken BY direct assault
Ths works which Johnston was enabled TO build srcsnd
Atlanta during the time be occupied sherman's alton.
tIon by his slow retrsas represented TO be OF the
meet formidable character and strength. On the other
band complete investment Of the place was impossible
from want or msn-Gencra Shermans army being too
Email 20 establish the line around the cIiy ~ strongly az
word bs necessary TO prevent successful saes OF tbs
enemy II Il now well known that Hood has added ma.
kcr'aiy 70 niS ktr0nkn ~ tue
boys and old men, who behind works could rsndor very
seod service outside OF the works this very strength
woud provsa great wsakasss and a terrible coat Of
powder and provender.
The purpose Of General Sherman In tho movement
which began on the rgh OF the 26th 70 deprive the
rcoe commander, General Hood, q this s,Sngih aud Of
his protection OF the works n Atlanta. 10 other worAe
sherman hoped by aankng Atlanta aud cutting on hs
supplies n force Hood 10 nght and thus with his
Isreey prepondcstng force OF veteran troops 70 whip
him in an op,n GeId. with this vlow Sherman moved
on The night 10 question With twenty days ratons,
a1d all biz army, except The twentieth corps Sccums),
which had been Withdrawn from The front ot AAcnia 10
chat,ahosehs bridges there TO remain corps Of Oh
serva,on, ard to occupy Atlanta In The event of Hood
atandcnirg H II was sso employed 70 lcox after the
Communications and hurry forward the railroad aud sup
plies 20 whatever position Sherman might sssuna
Tho army 10 reported 10 havs moved the following
order-Ths Twcutythnd corps (scboDed) 10 advance,
followed the Fourteenth (Davi, Flftesnth ogan), sir
teenth (Ranroml Seventeenth (Blar) and the Fourth
lstanlcy) In the order named, all making the nsok
movement with strcpg skivmIsh lines on either nsnk
and oat and Eaat Point left 70 The esss ana
al dawn Eccd found Sherman sone;m least the fohow
ing from tho Richmond papers Of August ~ IcoS As
IT.
vas rurnored yesterday that ofcial Intelligence nau
been rersved that sherman -etrsatiGf 0ta ahels
and that Hood pressing him heavily. We are VIII
a,Sgss4 ~ aSsIsys Lhs rsiori .nousa 20 usss IA