VICTORY! Sherman at Savannah---Thomas in Tennessee; GREAT NEWS FROM BOTH ARMIES; The First Official Dispatch from Gen. Sherman (12/19/1864)

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VICTORY! Sherman at Savannah---Thomas in Tennessee; GREAT NEWS FROM BOTH ARMIES; The First Official Dispatch from Gen. Sherman (12/19/1864)
New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 12/19/1864

Posted on 12/19/2024 7:17:03 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

[OFFICIAL.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-9 P.M.

Maj. Gen. Jno. A. Dix, New-York:

An official dispatch from Gen. SHERMAN was received to-day, dated near midnight, Dec. 13, on the gunboat Dandelion, Ossabaw Sound. It was written before Gen. FOSTER had reached him. He reports, besides some military details of future operations, (which are omitted,) the following interesting particulars of his operations:

ON BOARD DANDELION, OSSABAW SOUND 11,50 P.M., Dec. 13.

To-day, at 5 P.M., Gen. HAZEN's division of the Fifteenth Corps carried Fort McAllister by assault, capturing its entire garrison and stores. This opened to us the Ossabaw Sound, and I pushed down to this gunboat to communicate with the fleet. Before opening communication we had completely destroyed all the railroads leading into Savannah and invested the city. The left is on the Savannah River, three miles above the city, and the right on the Ogeechee, at King's Bridge. The army is in splendid order, and equal to anything. The weather has been fine, and supplies were abundant. Our march was most agreeable, and we were not at all molested by guerrillas.

We reached Savannah three days ago, but owing to Fort McAllister could not communicate; but now we have McAllister, we can go ahead.

We have already captured two boats on the Savannah River, and prevented their gunboats from coming down.

I estimate the population of Savannah at 25,000 and the garrison at 15,000. Gen. HARDEE commands.

We have not lost a wagon on the trip, but have gathered in a large supply of negroes, mules, horses, &c., and our teams are in far better condition than when we started.

My first duty will be to clear the army of surplus negroes, mules and horses. We have utterly destroyed over two hundred miles of rails,

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2 posted on 12/19/2024 7:18:56 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))

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