Posted on 07/23/2024 6:42:51 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Friday, July 22.
Official information from Gen. SHERMAN represents everything to be progressing in a manner highly satisfactory.
All day before yesterday, our army was engaged with the enemy, and the rebels were steadily driven on into their intrenchments.
The city is in plain view of our troops, and our shells can reach it. Our army is in excellent condition.
Five miles of the railroad between Atlanta and Decatur have been destroyed, and thus the road is rendered useless to the rebels.
The National Republican has furnished the following, in advance of its publication:
"Official advices from Gen. SHERMAN received this morning, cover the operations down to last night. The work of investing the city was fast going on. There was hard fighting yesterday, which resulted in the repulse of the enemy in his efforts to dislodge our troops. Gen. PALMER advanced his line to a more advantageous position. Our loss during the day was small.
Gen. SHERMAN holds the railroad leading from Atlanta toward Richmond, so that JOHNSTON cannot escape by that route to reinforce LEE. His only means of leaving Atlanta are by two roads leading south to Macon, and southwest to West Point and Mobile. If JOHNSTON escapes with his army by either of these last-named routes, he will be obliged to move quickly. It is a well-settled opinion in military circles that the rebels can better afford to lose Atlanta than JOHNSTON's army, it may possibly be true that LONG-STREET is already in command of it.
IMPORTANT REPORT.
Telegraphic Communication With Atlanta.
OFFICE ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW-YORK, Friday, July 22.
The Western Union Telegraph Company are in communication with Atlanta. Ga., to-day, messages from that place, of this date, having been transmitted over their wires.
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