The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-12-20

The Route Of His ArnHy Through
Georgia ChrOnOlOgicalIy Arran.
goSl7ulAts Objects, and How They
Have Becn Accomplished m ~

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, Georgia ChrOn0IOgicalIy Arran.
n g0$l7rlAie Objects, and HOwiThey
Have Aecn Accomplished Z
We have alrcndy published in chro
!, biological order, the details Of Gen
. Sherman's grand march from Atlantis
, to the seaboard, up to, Nov 81 We
now take up his march at that date
and continae it as far as the intelligence
1 from the rebel papers win allow; I
II go MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2l. ~. , !,
l. we find the column of Gen. Slocum
advanced as far as Union Point Oh this
i day, but it was probably "A cavalry force
for the, infantry, had passed through
Madison and Buekhead seventy7seyen
miles east of, Atlanta, destroying both
| those towns. The cavalry advance
! was extended as far, as Greensboro,
| which is the farthests point on the State
line known to have been visited. From
Madison, sixty-nine miles cast ofAtlan-
Ia, General Slocum's main column
struck off,on this day in a southerly di-
rection to Eatonton, fifteen miles dis
tant, where it joined Gen. Howard's.
The united wings then moved upon
Milledgeville, arriving there and burn
ing the place on the twenty-first. The
State house was not burned, but con-
siderably damaged. The other public
buildings, however, are understood to
have been demolished. The Legislature
and State officers had stampeded few
days before 1.-THE Governor going to Ma
con. The body Of cavalry which Wis
tied Griswoldville, is probably the force
which attacked Macon on the 2oth and
2lst but the demonstration was sim
ply in the nature of a feint, and not in.
tended to accomplish any actual result.
Wheeler's cavalry appears to have pre-
ceded the advance Of Gen. Howard's
cavalry, while Cobb's infautry sought
the detenses ofMacon for we find that
the former opposed our cavalry at Cor.
don, but retreated to Oconee for the
purpose of tortifying the bridge at that
point. t 40 n.iI ali.al o..
.a WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER %.
The body of cavalry operating near
Macon seem to have delayed their
movement eastward for reasons .un-
known at present, rs an engagement
took place at Griswold on this day,
probably with a accommodating party
sent out from Macon. The rebels ac-
knowledge a loss of six hundred and
| fourteen i'll killed and wounded. The
advance of this body Of cavalry was
probably pushed forward after Wheeler
for we find that they fought at Oconee
on this day. Their movements thus far
appear to have been conducted by cav
airy alone. On this day the two wings
left Milledgeville, Gen. Slocun's prob
ably taking an easterly direction while
that of Gen. Howard moved down up
on Gordon to take the line of the Geor-
gia Central road and follow the maneu-
vers of the cavalry under Fitzpatrick.
"A part of this cavalry force, probably
unable to cross the Oconee at the rail
road bridge, made the attempt at Balls
Ferry, four miles below, and succeed
ed, but seem to have accomplished
nothing more.i sh oWt 5dJ nJ sto'
~, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER o. y n''
The destination of General Sherman
was now pretty clearly defined among
the Southern Generals, and !, it, yas
thought to be Augusta, from the fact
that General Slocum was moving, in
that direction. Accordingly, Gen.
Bragg was summoned from Whining
ton with 10000 men, to the defense Of
Augusta, and every, preparation was
made to meet the invading army. Gen,
Wayne was sent to assist Wheeler, |
Holding the force Of General Howard |
in check at Oconee bridge, and the
people Of Savannah were aroused to q |
sense of their danger. The Mayor of
Millcdgeville, who had returned to find
the city in ruins, and the country dew |
astated IN every direction, began to call
upon heaven for aid for bis starving
people; and residents of towns, visited
by the Union army, began to rcturn, to
mark the destruction which had been
inflicted upon them. The CT ossing Of
the Oconce was effected this day by
Gen. Howard's wing-Gcn. Slocum
crossing the river at Alilicdgeville on the
23dl 90 oai % So eJ .dsi& In3 wrn'1t 9
m'd" FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25.
An engagement, probably with cav
airy, took place at Sandersonyille, elev,,
en- miles east of Oconee, and Just above
Seneille Station on the Central Road,
this day The main body of the army
was reported to be thirteen miles west
eff this place on that day and moving
eastward The course Of General Sher-l
mars column after crossing the Ocon-
ee was'soncwliat cratic. lHeevident-
ly aimed at Waynesboro, on the eAu-
gusta and Savannah road,9 but at the !
same, time threw cavalry diversions out I
in various directions to conceal his re
al purpose. Thus we find one body |
moving on Sparta, and another OH War
rentop, the latter point being, forty-six
miles. west of Augusta, and the formert
the capitol Of Hancock county 7nI
bils TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. G1G9 Il
finds the cavalry advance of General
Slocum at Waynesboro, thirty.two
miles south of Augusta. General How |
ard was moving more slowly, probably
on account of the greater difficulties 70 !
be overcome. On this day General
Foster embarked a column from Port I
Royal, aided by Admiral Dahlgren, |
for q cooperating movement on POGO
taligoad Grahamsvillc, on the Charles
top and Savannah road. Hof . 2oi'.ls 8 I
.h9swEpsEspAY, NovEMBEG 80, SaS ,DgS y,
III.