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The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The war News. At latest accounts from Georgia our army was resting quietly at Lovejoy's station, on the Macon railroad, with the enemy's advance pickets in front. It is stated that the Federals will re- organize their forces and collect stores at Atlanta before entering upon another movement. Atlanta was evacuated by General Hood at two o'clock Friday morning, and the enemy occupied the city at eleven o'clock. As heretofore stated, the extra ammunition was blown up and the surplus commissary stores destroyed. General Hood formed a junction with General Hardee at Lovejoy's station at one o'clock Saturday, and the whole army is now concentrated at that point. As a matter of course, the fall of Atlanta is regretted; but neither the army nor the people are at all discouraged. All was quiet at last accounts. Our army was re-organizing, and taking the rest so much required. The Yankees have heard of the capture of Atlanta. Their dispatches say that "the Twentieth corp
The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], Six hundred Dollars reward. (search)
to Howard's left, near Jonesboro', and, by the same movement, I interposed my whole army between Atlanta and the part of the enemy entrenched in and around Jonesboro'. "We made a general attack on the enemy at Jonesboro' on the first of September, the Fourteenth corps, General Jeff. C. Davis, carrying the works handsomely, with ten guns and about a thousand prisoners. "In the night the enemy retreated South; and we have followed him to another of his hastily-constructed lines near Lovejoy's station. "Hood, at Atlanta, finding me on his road,--the only one that could supply him, and between him and a considerable part of his army,--blew up his magazines in Atlanta and left in the night time, when the Twentieth corps, General Slocum, took possession of the place. "So Atlanta is ours, and fairly won. "Since the 5th of May we have been in one constant battle or skirmish, and need rest. "Our losses will not exceed twelve hundred, and we have possession of over
The Daily Dispatch: September 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], Five hundred dollars reward. (search)
o overwhelming as to force it back, thereby flanking those portions of the line which still stood firm. Under these circumstances — outflanked and in want of ammunition--General Hardee was compelled to withdraw, which he did in the direction of Lovejoy's, beyond Jonesboro'. General Lee, who appears to have held the right of our line in this day's fight, also withdrew during the night towards Atlanta for the purpose of forming a junction with General Hood and the main army. On the next mor dees not appear that any hostilities occurred further than some skirmishing on flank and rear. About one o'clock on Saturday morning, the 3d, Hood effected his junction with Hardee, and our entire army was drawn up in line of battle before Lovejoy's, not at all demoralized, and but little weakened by loss of men or materiel. Our right rested at McDonough, this place having been probably chosen in order to permit the line to be extended, if necessary, toward Covington, on the Georgia railr
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Georgia. (search)
Affairs in Georgia. The latest Georgia papers give us some additional accounts of interest from that quarter. A letter from Lovejoy's station, dated the 9th, to the Griffin Rebel, speaking of the ten days truce, says: --Two well-known citizens of Atlanta, Mr. J. R, Crews, railroad ticket agent, and Mr. James Ball, arrived at headquarters to-day from that city, under flag-of-truce, bearing messages from Sherman.--They brought letters from General Sherman and Mayor Calhoun, of Atlant army news of interest. The Federal General Thomas, with three army corps, is in Atlanta, while Schofield holds Decatur and another Federal commander, whose name is not remembered, holds East Point. Our advance to-day is beyond Jonesboro'. Lovejoy is still the military telegraphic station. The camp is tranquil and the troops continue in cheerful spirits. It is reported that the Federals have proposed an exchange of prisoners at this point. Federal files to the 6th instant have been
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The battle of Jonesboro' (search)
not until the enemy lay thick and deep on the sanguinary field. The enemy continued to push their forces in heavy massed divisions, in lines, ten to one against our thin and almost work out battalions. Night at last closed over the bloody scene, when want of ammunition, and want of men, and the imminent danger of capture by a threatening heavy flank movement on the part of the enemy, together with the destruction their enfilading fire was producing, caused General Hardee to withdraw to Lovejoy's station. This movement was consummated with much success, all our wounded being with drawn and everything being saved but six or eight guns, which were abandoned for want of horses competent to draw them. On Friday, the Yankees were engaged in clearing the battle-field of the debris, and little disposition was exhibited on their part to renew hostilities. --The gallant men who had fought them so bravely and desperately the day before still confronted them as undaunted as ever,
The Daily Dispatch: September 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], Arrival of the flag of truce with sick and wounded prisoners. (search)
n, aye, and women and children, in my country, we will fight you to the death. Better die a thousand deaths than submit to live under you or your government and your negro allies. Having answered the points forced upon the by your letter of the 9th of September, I close this correspondence with you, and notwithstanding your comments upon my appeal to God in the cause of humanity, I again humbly and reverently invoke his Almighty aid in defence of justice and right. A letter from Lovejoy's station, dated the 15th instant, says: The banished citizens of Atlanta continue to arrive. Some five hundred families have already come through. Many of them report the most deplorable condition of the Atlanta populace. About one-half of the population elected to go to Tennessee, and the rest were coming, or preparing to come, South. Scarcely any of them saved anything but a few articles of clothing and furniture — the remainder of the household goods having been sacrificed to
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two hundred dollars reward (search)
From Georgia. --A letter from Lovejoy's station, dated the 16th instant, gives the latest intelligence from Georgia as follows: The court of inquiry in relation to the loss of stores at Atlanta has been concluded. There are rumors in camp of several important official changes, transfers, etc., of too visionary a nature to be made the subject of newspaper gossip. Major Eustis is temporarily acting chief of staff of this army. A number of ladies arrived at headquarters, applicants for permits to go through the lines. The inspector general's office is besieged daily with citizen visitors; and the acknowledged patience and good temper of that energetic official are sorely tried by a thousand and one importunities for personal favors from a thousand and one of the most impracticable and unreasonable sort of people. The flag-of-truce letters sent forward under the auspices of Major Clair, Confederate truce officer, have been permitted to pass Also, a low telegraphi
The Daily Dispatch: October 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], The position in Georgia. (search)
d in regard to McClellan and Lincoln. General Thomas is said to be in favor of McClellan. Griffin is not yet occupied by the Yankees"although it is pretty well evacuated by us. No deserter is allowed to remain in that section of country occupied by Sherman, but is immediately sent North. The large number who have left Hood's army have been rightly served. This fact should be widely circulated in Hood's army. Sherman was very much startled by Hood's new move. A letter from Lovejoy's says: A lady exile from Atlanta, who came through yesterday, states that Sherman was completely taken aback when the news reached him, and declared that if Hood forced him out of Atlanta he would leave the city in ashes. Another letter adds: News from Atlanta would seem to indicate that McClellan was gaining ground in the army. At some impromptu elections held in the various corps the votes are said to have been very nearly equal.--Fremont's name is never mentioned. Ge
The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mutual Press Association. (search)
were, for the most part, singularly extreme in their views. They did not seem to realize that there had been a revolution, or could be anything else than a reconstruction. As for peace, it was not to be thought of, except with submission and re-union. We understand many citizens of Griffin are leaving that place, not deeming it safe from either a Yankee raid or occupation under the present disposition of the Confederate forces. A correspondent of the Columbus Times, writing from Lovejoy, says: The Chattanooga Rebel, which was being published quite successfully at Griffin, has been obliged to pack up and enter a box-car once more. Governor Brown has succeeded in getting the State cotton away from Griffin. It amounted to about forty thousand bales when Atlanta was evacuated. The town is being depopulated rapidly, each train of cars bearing away hundreds. The hospitals have been moved to Albany, Georgia. General Hood has issued the following order relative to
The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
hing: From Atlanta to Decatur, 7 miles; Stone mountain, 16; Lithonia, 24; Conyer's, 31; Covington, 41; Social Circle, 52; Rutledge, 59; Madison, 67; Buckhead, 75; Greensboro', 88; Union Point, 95; Crawfordville, 106; Barnett, 118; Camak, 124; Thomson, 134; Dearing, 142; Sawdust, 145; Berrelia, 151; Belair, 161; Augusta, 171. The distances from Atlanta to Macon, on the Macon and Western railroad, are: From Atlanta to East Point, 6 miles; Rough and Ready, 11; Morrow's, 17; Jonesboro', 22; Lovejoy's, 29; Fayette, 36; Griffin, 48; Thornton, 49; Milner, 54; Barnesville, 61; (there is a branch line from this point to Thomaston, 10 miles); Goggin's, 66; Collier's, 71; Forsyth, 77; Smart's, 82; Crawford's, 88; Howard's, 95; Macon, 103. From the Trans-Mississippi. Late news from the Trans-Mississippi region informs us that the only portion of Texas occupied by the Federals is Padre island, near Brownsville.--They give us no trouble now, and their blockading and invading forces are
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