ATLANTA: HOW THE CITY WAS CAPTURED; The Strategy of the Last Movement (9/15/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 9/15/1864

[Homer_J_Simpson]

ATLANTA, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 4, 1864.

RETROSPECTIVE.

The great objective point of the campaign has been reached, the Federal army marched into Atlanta on the morning of the 2d of September, and the national ensign floats triumphantly from the loftiest structure in the city. When the detailed history of this campaign shall have been written, it will stand out as the most glorious of the war.

Gen. SHERMAN left Chattanooga on the 2d day of May, and his army arrived at Atlanta on the 2d of September. In that space let me briefly state the following occurrences:

Gen. SHERMAN advanced an army of over 120,000 men against the enemy, known to be between seventy and eighty thousand strong. The rebels were met at Ringgold, both armies presenting a front of at least fifteen miles. From this point to Tunnel Hill slight skirmishing occurred. From Tunnel Hill to Buzzard Roost the army was three days making five miles, owing to the strong natural positions which confronted it at every movement forward. The Army of the Cumberland attempted to carry this brace of mountains by storm, but did not succeed, and patiently thereafter awaited the developments of the Army of the Tennessee, which had some days before marched down Snake Creek Valley. An attempt was made by Gen. SHERMAN in this locality to bag the rebel army, and we all thought be would do it, but we were doomed to disappointment, as JOHNSTON, after giving us a two days' fight, evacuated the situation at Resacca with great care, and destroyed about one-third of the bridge across the Oostanoula.

Right in the face of a multiplicity of rebel tetes du pont, SHERMAN spanned the river with three pontoon bridges, crossed his army the same day he occupied Resacca, built the bridge over

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The American Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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Atlanta: How the City Was Captured – 2-3
The Draft: Urgent Demand for Reinforcements – 4
The Middle Division: All Quiet – 4-5
From New-Orleans: The Adoption of the New Louisiana State Constitution – 5
From the Shenandoah-The Military Situation Still Unchanged – 5
Arrival of Paroled Prisoners – 5
Work of War Vessels – 5
Southern News: Atlanta to be Cleared of All White Inhabitants – 5
News from Washington – 5
Base Ball: Eagle, of New-York, vs. Resolute, of Brooklyn – 5
Editorial: Signs of Exhaustion – 5-6
Editorial: The Two Factions – 6
Our Prisoners in Georgia – 6-7
Writing Against Fate – 7
Editorial: Mayor Gunther on Emigration – 7

[Gaffer]

You can drive through many a Georgia town county seat and see empty squares where there are now parks, etc. They used to have county court houses where all the records were kept.

The closest example to Atlanta is Marietta Georgia (courthouse never rebuilt). That Bastard Sherman did that. Burned them all down.

[Bon of Babble]

Lefties are taking care of the rest - I was in Memphis right after the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest was removed - The heavy equipment was still in the park and all that was left was a stump.

The current city of Memphis does not deserve statues of Robert E. Lee (also removed) and Nathan Bedford Forrest.

[xoxox]

kinda wish they’d give it back.