Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-29

THE WINTER CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.
gheyman's Successful March through The State--
A Journal Of ats Leading Incidents. {! u

A Journal of ats Leading Incidents. u
TIE New York Evening Polt OF THURSDAY cSntalns 2
detailed account Of Gen sbermAns grand march through
Georgia Of which we copy the essential portions. This
report he Post says the diary Of agenteman who ac
compapied the expedition and who not only an eye
witness OF its incidents but took part in many Of its prin'
cpsleyens He begins with description Of the preliminary
movements at ard around Atlanta and does not conclude
until our noble army reached the shores Of
the Atlantic snda ssptured Fort McAister This great
march Of SheEEnan has few, if any, parallels 10 his
Iory. The sIrategy with which it was planned and
conducted throughout has been alike comprehensive and
brilliant The enemy SO baasd at every point by the
ingenuity and complication of the movements that his con-
fusion became in the end contemplate if not ludcrous
and the pchems from the outset to the close, spen
did success.
THE STRATEGY OF SHERMAN.
a Near Atlanta October lathe last few days have
been full of excitement he strategic combinations OF
Gen Sherman, which have myshed many ana caied iorh
tie anxiety and curiosity of all are beginning III part 10
unfold revealing plan of operations conceived upon he
broadest scale which, it 10 not e1taVagant 10 bhy mas ever
been known in military science -
We begin to understand now why the army was "a our
late campaign moved to Rome after passng through AHA
toona hills instead Of marching directly on hesaca hood
AZ that time was three days march IN advance OF u.s. Cen
sherman knew very well that IN no event could Hood be
oy.rtaken continue TO advance and he much pre-
bis swooted foe should to the lett rather
tb,n 10 the right If Hood had east he would have
damaged railroad near Atlanta, and then kept to
the southwark when he would have been in our present
f,ort Offering obstacles serious enough perhaps 10 nave
defeated the movement now in progress
sherman's rapid wheel to The left through Snakes
Creek Gap forced Hood either to proceed directly south
towards montgomery westward. The coDqueror OF
Atlanta prodipa in his wewon wealth, offered the gold
en- apple Of West Tennessee with its richly stored cities
an prize easily gained with vista OF glorious possbih
ties opening up Kentucky, and II might be beyond the
line Of the Ohio Well might the rebel General gladden.
his art with sntcpaons Of riot and plumber aud
he thought ceary In the mm date future the full
lment of the promise and prophecy OF his MASTER that
Atlanta should be evacuated in thirty days and the dread
ed sherman with his Yankee horde following fast in his
Iootst. DE- TO the North from invason and pIage
And ihs giving rest to the naked, weary feet of his
soldiers be moved at once Ia the OF Florence on
m.whe sherman had arrived at the foot of the Cha
tooaa valley i'm pursuit. Retaining his main force at
Gssesvlle throwing out strong Reconnaissance in the
dir. of the enemy, until ascertsning beyond ques
ton that Hood had Rulped down the bait he detached
Stanley with Fourth Corps, sending him to the north
towards Bridgeport AHA chuckled Hood this is as
l hoped NY strategy succeeds" Following the dePsr-
ture of the Fourth Corps the entire army moved
back TO Rome Schofeld with portion of the Army of
the OnIo at sent to Chattanooga These with
Stanley's troops furnished Gen Thomas, who held
preme command, and who had full instructions from Gen.
Sherman covering every contn2 with veteran army
of some thirty thousand men, which, with thcse already
in he department, aud recruits coming into the field
posed iuree sufficient TO demosh Hood if they should
option, and not at Hoods, that person remain much
longer at the rivers bank where he has halted his column
as If doubtful what course next to pursue.
1t was at this moment that the grand project of our
captain arose uncertain yet gigantic proportions the
precise point of destinaton not knoYn but all felt
certain that was souhwad further into the heart of The
enemys country and the blood bounded in our veins at
the thought Officers and met each other with proud
and GLAD faces all were impressed with
Of The truth that the march OF Union soldiers to the
or the Gulf meant that we were to take the life blood
the rebellion,
PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARCH.
waen Sherman had called to him from Atlanta h CHIEF
quarter MASTER Gen. Easton, and chief commssary Col
6.ckwith-men Of great conceptVe and executive cspa
ctv In four days all that Rome contained of sick And
wounded stores and machinery, removed and the city
few days more, and the vast Of pre-
v,son. forage machinery OF all kinds with the in
yads and ucompetents, which bad accumulated At
lpta and along the railroad the surplus artillery baggage
and other useless wagons every thing in truth which
would impede the celebrity Of movement of the army
o,tbsred up and sent safety to the North On the 18th n
sant the train of whred rapidly past the troops
moving SOUTH speeding bridges aud into the woods
dtney feared they might be eft helpless in the deserted
sud. at CurtsTille the last communications with the
North ere severed with the telegraph wire 1t bore the
message 10 Gen. Thomas AL is we'll"
And 40 we have cut sdr from base Of operations
from our line Of communications launching out into IN
certainty at the best journey whose projected eud
only the General in command knows Its real fate
de,tDLtcn be does know, since that rests with the
oane.s Of od and the brave hearts aud strong limbs
our soders he history Of bears similar exam
ne except that Of Cortez tuIng his ships 1t bold
hazardous undertaking there no backward step pos
,ipe here Thirty days rations and base; tha
time aud those supplies will be in the most
march ere we at The nearest seacost arrived
there what then1 never heard that grew on the
,spd beaches or in the shes though cure thai
we can obtain iorsse our way and have reason to
know that Gen sherman in the highest gree sangune
and cheerful--sure OF AS for the army
they do not stop ask questions Sherman says come
aud that the entme vocabulary to them cheer
full feature OF situation the fact that the men are
heslhful aud Jolly can be, hoping for the best
willing 70 dare the worst.
MARIETTA BURsT--RAMRoAD DESTROYED
Behind ne we leave track Of smoke and fame. Hal
of Marietta burned up not by orders however, The
commapd s that proper details shall be made to destroy
ali property which be Of TO the rebel armies
strsgRers will get into these places, and dwelling house
are i.y-led TO ground In nearly all these
the deserted habaaons formerly owned BY rebels who
now refugees. ...
From Kingston 70 Atlanta the rails have been taken "
on rhe road fires built about them and the iron twstet
into all sorts Of thus they left TO b.
sIruQ hteped again. he secesh inhabitants in ~
agony wonder at all these queer oeuyrDg. IL up
pears as If intended eyacuang Atlanta but troops
are taking the wrong direction for hopes and purposes
Of these pc pie.
Atlanta I entirely deserted Of human beings excepting
. few soldiers here and there The houses vacant
there 10 no trade traffic Of any kind; the streets
empty Beautiful bloom 10 the gardens of fut
houses but terrible stiffness and solitude it all
depressing tho hearts of those who glad 10 de
stroy 10 your peaceful homes at the North you
conceive how these people have suffered for their crimes
BURNING OF ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Night Of n. 18th Norembcr--A grand and aw
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