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EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
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Washington, D.C., September 3, 1864 |
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| The national thanks are rendered by the President to Major-General W. T. Sherman and the gallant officers and soldiers of his command before Atlanta, for the distinguished ability and perseverance displayed in the campaign in Georgia, which under Divine favor, has resulted in the capture of Atlanta. The marches, battles, sieges, and other military operations, that have signalized the campaign, must render it famous in the annals of war, and have entitled those who have participated therein to the applause and thanks of the nation. | |
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Abraham Lincoln, |
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President of the United States |
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| CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, September 4, 1864---9 P.M. | |
| Major-General SHERMAN: | |
| I have just received your dispatch announcing the capture of Atlanta. In honor of your great victory, I have ordered a salute to be fired with shotted guns from every battery bearing upon the enemy. The salute will be fired within an hour, amid great rejoicing. | |
| U. S. Grant, Lieutenant General | |