, 1865-06-21
FROM ATLANTA TO SA-
VANNAH,
Gen. Sherman's official Report,

| Gen. Sherman's official Report.
| Hoods Movement on Rome and Dali
| ton-Nhermnn's E'ur.u1t " ne hae-
atlanta Destroy cd-The 1arcn ffsm
| Atisn to The ks@coast-s:apt4ro Of
Mtlledaevlllc : Des.rucfton e & q.
on Hort rJcAIlinter--Capture r u.
rnuuah h-Sl0U,O10,Q0U Worth nj
Property Deztrnyed In Gsor.la-
| - H uIts OF tho Campaign.
Especial Correspondence Chicago Trlbuuel
WAsu1soroH, Juuc %, 1s5.
The following is Gen. Sherman's ottt'al
report Of the operations OF his army from At.
lnnta to SaTannab, not heretofore p1blisb.d: !:
nEADQrAnrEns MILITARY Division or TIE
btIssIasIrP1, IN 1ue FIELD.
ssSAyANNAH. Tia January II, 1875.
AG,or S;sa2on Gt9tro' ;, a +: hasef tas:r s'S'
GEsrnsH: si: five h. 3 he honor to offer py report
Of tie operattons OF the armies unier my csra-
1nspd efEt the occupstnn at Ausnts In the ttrly
part of tp'rmter last: up to the present date:
=. .',Ar ATLANTA
AZ heretofore reported. In the month af ifp,
tt timber, the ArmT Il tee Cumber:suJ, Msjot Cen
isnis; .ho Army e the Tcnne:see, Major aenra'
Pes .ea tse m; of t. 6ss Moe esG
changes Occurred, in the. competition OF
e 81 le1Sss q msns Of r. H.
The opportunity wal eiven to us 70 conso'ldl.e
the fragments, ~ clo'he and equip tho msn, nd
50 av,ll, 4 yte'f Of ii. occasion 10 stFrnetten
t.G Earn: ons 10 "ut rear. 10 m1ko oar cou,mu1i-
catioDs more eteore, md sent Wsgne1f d.r,stsa,
g1d Co.te's t,rit1on. Of The Flfteenih CORPS, To
| Rore.- Also Il osorge Reconnaissance wds mtie
| Of Atlatta, and new Inc Of works begun, which
| required tmalt etrrisod to bold.
Du1tng this month, tbe enemy, whom wo hid
left at LNvt - Station, moved westward toSFd
the chattahoochee, takfnE position fac,ng u, md
covering tue Tcst Punt failroa1, about T,lma 10
stst1cn. He t1to threw pont0ou bridge csrsf
| the chattaE oocbee and eerr cavalry ct:chue1ts
to thc Vest, IN thc o,rf ction Ut Carro'ton al
| Powder Springs. About the same time Pree.de7t
Ds.is yisi1ed Mscoc, apa bis army ii Pameto,
| snd made hst1ugpes rtferrlng 10 IN actlvr H.
paien aga'Ls u. Hood Etll rcH,ainad In cua-
s'1d qf sbc Cent, asEots !ofesx. wita chsstinaa.
| ecrre. End Wheeltr Ia {. mm.nd Ut his caFa:y,
which had httn largely reinforced.
vas etatoncd Ut Decatur, under commaod Of
Brig. der General Gsrrard. The other, comUn-
dtd by Br1xndier G.neF&i Ki'psttick, wa. postl
clatt.sotc ), from VII Ct hs esal wat:a 40.
n.uv. ment ~ the ets0s towsr! the wcst
Hooo's MOVEMENT wEs7wAnp.
AZ tonn 40 l became convinced that The e1anf
e
in commat d, 10 Nashville to oFg4t tze the neE
tsstp1 expected to srrlse. and ta make p;r4,ut
n1ry pEetasatians 10 inert q h an event
About the 1st Of October 4onc ot ,hu cn.tuy1
cavalry made their appearance on the west d
the Chaitahohchee. and one Of his inFan'ry corl,
de-. e9
waR crossing TO the west u tho Chattahoochit. !
c1ee Ts"e ny orders thsf At'snts snd the cha'i
shooehee railroad bridge should y b. hell BY III
the 4th Of october putt motion the Htfe :n.tl
and sevet tect tn c,IpF, and the Fourth, Font
4ltloE about KtLesaw. Tas enemt't fayalsr h4tt
hya tnp!a movement, sot upoa oar 'aiiroad q
rsilrcAa. apd Wl'h 4 dlvatlon ot tnfauss3
{F,ench'-, had .aoved a9stnst .Allaioona, -wbef
| were e1oEeu about a nt!!Io2 OF Ea'ions. IT. I'd
plcct Co1eLCt Tour.t1.otte, Fourth Minlsso.a.
TUE pKFENsE or A1IATuoNA.
] 1h1a anticipated this movement. and had h}
| fttr.] End BY Telegraph ordered General Enrt4
bad reached Aiiatcosa via ! brigade during H.
night Of The ttt, ust in time to NEE! the attack OF
Flroct 8 cjvietun on the raoln1nZ OF the o;h. In
N. of th. s,h, tud could 60. The :ooko uf battle
snd bcsr the iatnt souod. of a1tll!try. III. dts
| tsnee, e'ebteen nllts, Wss too @ g!eat fog ~ +
commanding, 70 move. .r1ptdiy from the hase oI
KeIcsaw. due cs, 7EniDE to :. ech the road ftoh
/ force attacking Aliatoor,. l succeeded in gel.
| ting ejenat mesEsge TO Genera! Coree during
hr tight notit5,1e htI o. I'm, n; ntSsnss; Tse Dc
| btsvs Slaughter. His Description .,ft deicn.:
Sa Il * hea ta
RIench's civiEun 1spislJ In tho s.sses4en oi
| Dallas.
| TIE sovExEsr 70 ROME AND nzsAcA.
On tse 9Th and 7th push-d my cava'ry We'll to-
ward Burnt Hickory and na!lss, snd d!'covere!
that the enemy bad moved westward, aud Inferred
hat he ,soud empt to hreat our railroad aCain
IL the rr,.hhcshoon ol Kingston. Accordingly,
M the norn'nR Of the flh l put the arny In mo
,en through Aatooos ra:s T. knsson ss;cn
the Cooss River Gu apcntoou bridge, shont ctey, 4
t. Rsa s % tos s,1,;
4td the I'D eo1rs, un.:r 9.n: Cox, across ta.
Ocs:t pauls, t, ibres,ea th. 1unts Of the enemy
r br;pudc oi tLn cucny to and beyond tie Sar
rows, i <sdipe MO tae rasey Of the Chsitsnoo;s,
sspta'es twS a Rsse', ,,s sna tsh.es ,o9s
h, .,s;n :na md uoes %fae h.d T. ia
demand4 y Tur,tnaes- nd from Kslesto5;
my ito the osattoova VALLEY to lnlerpose be.
wien :he essnS a1a h's ine Of Eatscss down the
down Is FeSessl Road. aid !hessfors mo1ed sed
sssa se | ieipisreed 81 acns1.i nsnns
but be hsa fueceeded IN tresk,ns the The rai,1os1 ~
| tunnel. Arriving II Re.sca on Tho mtfplpg Of
the lit, determined to ctr ks 1Gol In aank Or
force h,n to battle, and directed The Army q tic
| TeEnsfsce, GGpg.ai Howard. to move Gu Scnko
Creek Gap, which W9s held hT the eneray Hh1in
| GeLcrtl Stanley, With the 4th and 14th corpf.
moves. BY rllton arsoes The mtnntalus to the rear
Of snake Creek Gap, IN the neiRhhoEhood OF VII
| lunow.
/ THE PURSUIT OF uoop 70 TIE eoeeuwksr.
| The Army Of The Tennessee found t.. Enemy
l %--~1pyjte Vur old lines III Snake Creek Gst anil
on tho atth tkl1msbtd for the purpose Of boidlla,
him there un'n Stanley cou get to his rear. Bot
!h: ensHX Hase "sy about poon, s, s9a Va. folloEed
had uschec Tue further ED of the Pass: Thu
| te1t dty, th6 iGtb, the ner.tes Iaov+ d directly
TOW ard Lstsyete. With 2 Tiew to cut o. noG1 H.
b1tthe leading division qoor's) o: Tho lssn corps
rsp.r:y earned the advanced posts, held " tWo
o. sosth casSllfh ccnpsnei
tst;nti Ia he noiin body, nea1 lafayette, The he
I'll @esnirg ve parsed ovsF into tS ya.asy q,
tic chatoozs r. 10 aeny syays,ts " ind aiplue, TO-
E,ne a. Pono Po5tG ts Amy oi the casefsna
Sy summrvl':e and he!r1ls nass Pa. o1nse o 9,.1 70
I'D ,4n the AEnH vapoW ot ,e pitt5s
Envcn-s Ja Gap /: aa1ieayiilc. Hood, however, ~
l1ttle ,ncuu,oerso with uair1, ana mIeoso VII
e1ea. rap,dity c had :qceeedsd IN getnG ime
rS>as'ne aps,nst the ecoo:s siyer IN tho nelshb9r
hooSs! dajsden. n evidently wanted 10 avoid
8 On ,be. .s,h Ill the aFe@e. we're .e!ouped sb3u
!. Cnylearllt, ID the rIcht ta'ley Of the Chattooga
nt6n1oin; in ~ern And naG.. and determn:d e
eos @aaa tSa W sass!d = and Btdse
s Mt A! VIII Il u ri s Resf
10 support o! the cavalry, which ~ orccred Il
$. wach Hood in the netehnorhood Of Wills valley
sa,s.Or M Mno,thxard Toa Amy Of thsSe u u, =,
i posted 1t cttar BiuI. with orders to u. pou
md S oSs Go n e
It held II reserve 1t daJiesvit., and all the ro1
,hc surrounding country. In ihe mcat line. col
Du1icatIope were opened to Rome. and a he n
). fo1cc get to WORK in repairing the DAMAGES co
l. pie5 win proYisIors but forage wis scare, a
q General Slocum WAS instfntted 10 stnt stro!
IL toraeiDR parties out IN the dtree ioh south q
tti 10 Put bis oWu trafIs in good conataou
furtneF sels1ce.
q TIE puRsU1r ABANDONED.
n HOOD 3 movements and strategy hsd dsmonsd
s bsa m amy q baI
:. meet nc il open light. ;. 70 follow him Won
tlmpty amount 10 being feco5ed aWsy from Ge'
s sshs,Eirr i him 70 fenain On the defensive wog
have bes ,a policy for IN army Of 80 sErat ~
It IL tho OF then co ,nded, ana Was i%1ssa
d NAKED one VI following hun to thu SOU h~sst.
hid previously submitted to the Comm11 r
Ee2s.l P3o nh's9 II sn9 IN
!. road batk o ChastanooRs, end sall,tns forth r.
Aiihnta. through thc heart Of 1eoreia, to e7ptt
II one or ho:e o! Ine Gse~' na1tosx;,. ~