Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-27

err 'of lut Ngut wing, az p9lnt oHerng le'
dIitcdly than existed at the crossing Of The Scot
eil Central Railroad, twenty mile, below Mi
ledgeyllle. and eighteen miles east Of Gordon.
THE OCCUPATION or MlLLEpOEvlfLE.
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from Nav 81 "a Eov 81 wber he rear I'M.
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,ono f,r Auggsta and many an ho,. tbere ro
Min, nr,,,ar,,o on,.sno,, o,o,,sh i, NJ Itad,o
vlo 70 L;..a c,nvo,a,la Xxx r,ar,,ors ~.
ai0oo 70 H.. o.,r.l. d,.,oro. - o.,1, ,oile,
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a,cbives II. ,r.r.n c,,,;.,,, an1 h, g .a,de,
,ssn l.o.s,i4 ,he csv,r,ab R.rDJj;con 4 osd qs,
to NIsc,n ph,ro he o,sn.d hs,4o,,.rtez, h n,
CITY liaii' and issued proclamation. lie lei
three thousand muske.s and several Thousand
pounds OF powder bs.orgi & 70 the State of Geor
ga, Nnch opr troops destroyed. Some Of ou
troops pefpsrated very handsome tray'ty upoJ
the proceeding VI The hseing legislature. Ihe.
met At the Safe House, elected Speaker and
CIeik, aud were introducing bills and resolutions
at furious rate, when courier rushed 10, breath
Ieis win haste, ava shouted . !he Yankees sr'
coming whereupon the membe" dispersed ii
the most fslic stricken manner, causing on ~
mtnse deal OF amas-ment.
mLedBsv.,e was prely thoroughly stripped
provisions, as the man portion % the army en-
camped 10 that vicinity tlfse days Every ort'
and mule lhste9uid be found we're taken and th'
rebsIs s-la tta! there was no use 10 hiding eny
hing, ioT the lauSeesw would besuFe to ma il'
Ing e&horlslions oi the reoel papers, politician
ana Others who had lold.sg 20 lose, 70 tlrn sal
destroy fnrplss n'1 10 FL. Every ooly
Wahea TO zee ms neebOor besif, ana entertained
Ire nope Nat hs, a. least, might possibly esclp'
wl.hou. loss. "a November % TIE Mayor
Ai.iedsevi..e sent by courier 70 Ascan aispa.c
begging the people there 70 send the citizens
Mnieage'le meat srd pro'aons, IS tney were
utterly destitute.
THE CONDUCT or OUR TROOPS.
Ofh.c,,d.,,t. ,rstr t,,o-. ~ ,h. ,,.yc, ,,d
a, Vi'I.dg.y.rs. sIar.h-I scc,un,s ~idliy dia.t
iltn, asst, ,b.' t. men ,,.... .oal.- .,r ~. d.c.
Mine and r,spar,,i osr.opsan. i.,.y,ie s,yelI.r,
Of courss. firs-irg bs;rg aI|.yed under c.re5,I
orders. evertri5r eqiaIe wss t,ken by n. sol.
ciefs. BIT several valiant rebels who ran away
from home when they returned wrote icf9cou'
letters 70 'A9 feOe' papers, dsll'.g' WIN aa ''-
Tempt a. plfuce'lFs, se!ef% a''rgea outrage up2a
Iaaist' Indeed one o. 'hesS Wa'er'' "ho s'I-
be b.'od fan eoiai q, he H'ed TO "Jife ne south,
"a si
sons OF tAe incest 'iuit' ~ AIieN-tNIe. Vi
course theTe Mule 'fulh 10 any suah statements
1usrmin army c'lsumel Jl'i one week 10
mo''ng ifom A'.Ai'a 70 .4itoSe''a5i lhe aver g
distance heins ninety 'u'e hNes' IHe movement
was deill crate, aud iuiy Up To the meichioE or
derA The only resistance met with w's that On
The ngul HER OF lI3"srls column where Cobh
and Wheeler were steadily pushed bacN by ~
pl'itN. uen. eheum QUINN vas unre'ls''u'
and even unmo!esled save oy an occlsiohll gust-
MIA snd the reiaiatlou against The citizens ia
'uch cases was very we're
rnE MARCH To MlLLEv-rur CROSSING or rug
ocl>EG.
The aimr ltfl MUecg g-yDe Nov. -, en- route
10 Miller. through vh.cn place il passed on the
evening of Dec. ,, camping in the vicinity. The
distance hcm Miledgesllie to Miller, the way
Snermsn marched, is a11u. Z I miles, and the d.
unce was accomplished To- rizb' dlya TIE main
body crossed the Oclnee at MHledgeyi.le. destroy.
ing the bldg. ever thar river, and the raj road
bridge ever Fisher. Creek, south Il the CITY. A
hrge force of elyalf} demonstrated st the Central
railroad bridge over the Oc)nee, 2j miles south
east Of Mili,dgev,l.e which was defended by
earthwotks by the rebel Gen. Wayne, who com.
manded m mprowstd brigade OF s,ragger. and
militia which had been picked up between Nil.
ltdgeyI,lr and Augusta. This rosd here runs for
several miles through a swamp, which border,
the west bank OF the Oconee. Wheeler, who had
been lei, in the rear q, Macon, took swift
circuit southwark, through Twiess. WIKI nson
and l.aurens Counties, ana crossed the Oc1nes to
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