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The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Official dispatch reports Gen. Sherman's successful advance in Georgia: encamped at Kingston, pursued retreating enemy, engaged Johnston near there, and captured Rome with Davis's cavalry. No reports from Grant or Butler. Dated May 19 from Washington.
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SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS OF GEN. SHERMAN.
Capture of Rome.
GENS. HOOKER AND HOWARD OPENING ON JOHNSTON.
WASHINGTON, May 19--10.15 P. M.
To Major Gen. Dix:--No official reports of military operations to-day have been received by this Department, from Gen. Grant, or Gen. Butler.
Reports from Gen. Sherman's command, dated at Kingston, Ga, 2 P. M., to-day, announce that Sherman reached Kingston and encamped there last night. This morning he advanced upon the enemy, who again retreated. The dispatch states that while it was being written, Hooker's and Howard's guns were hammering at Johnston, and the two armies were in plain sight of each other, two miles east of Kingston.
Davis's division of Cavalry is in possession of Rome, Ga.
General Sherman reports the weather fine, roads good, and the country more open and less mountainous.
(Signed) Edwin M. Stanton,
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Kingston, Ga.
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May 19
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enemy retreated; davis's division of cavalry in possession of rome, ga.; armies in plain sight and engaging two miles east of kingston.
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Reports from Gen. Sherman's command at Kingston, Ga., announce that Sherman reached Kingston and encamped there last night. This morning he advanced upon the enemy, who again retreated. While the dispatch was being written, Hooker's and Howard's guns were hammering at Johnston, and the two armies were in plain sight of each other, two miles east of Kingston. Davis's division of Cavalry is in possession of Rome, Ga. General Sherman reports the weather fine, roads good, and the country more open and less mountainous.