Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-27
Z VIEW CT sHERMANs GRAND CAM
PAIGN.

Z VIEW CT sEERMAN's GRAND CAM
PAIGN.
T.eI IxLegrcS AND COMPLETION or TIE NJ OWE
MENT.
lri,hes rnd Incidents ON ihe March
across Georgia.
te following rcv.ew Of The course Of the march
ofls work accomplished by Sh ermsn'a army
4 tie Incidents accompanying, is from q
+ tg article n the Nev York TimG Of Tuss-
morning The opening portion of the article
voted 10 the preminarie' Of Gen. Sherman'i
I'D, sGG ve give merely the substance, as the
cu5jt have already been made public in de-
IlIl rREllNINARlEs or TIE MARCH.
aqeg leh Hood, as the rebel papers said,
g .gax..l tBs mud between Tuscumba and Flor
\ ahlaa, and having sstisted Schoted
homls o look after the rebsl General Sher
Il 70 halted as march upon Hood, rear in ths d.
lonut tennessee fell back on Rome and hing
vi.a ID .arge portion Of bis army and rendsz'
I.ld 10 Atlanta Georgia, between November 4
= November Y. Here it was provsiened the
sIcArg orders issued, and the army dYIded
s. lwo wings as follows: The loft wing under
Iag General u w Slocum, composed OF the
.reeuta Corps, Brewer Maj Gen. JEFF c. Da-
W. aaL tie Twentieth Corps, commanded by
-,yl. Nai Gen. WiIlamsi th, right wing the
mY "a ha tennessee, under Maj Gen. q. o.
vtu composed OF the Fifteenth Corps, Maj
u Ost.Ih5us, aud the Seventeenth Corps Mai
C.r. Frank j.. b4if A cavalry corps. under
g. ls,a rs hipltrc, also formed leading part
ths GTc..
THE MARCHING ORDERS.
THE marching orders provided that each corp,
q au.4 moy. by d,iisren. roads, IS nsarly parallel
g. possible, Converting at points to be 'uossquesi-
Indicated. The orders also provided that each
uun should start hAotuaIy at A. NJ each
..t.and uaAe uu average march Of hheen miles
DDS, "unts5 ohtrteise fred in ordrS
or,g.e o1 TIE country vas provided for by the
,tesuzlon Of regular ioragng party for zach
sals, cad mmanders were instructed to keep
H IHGr wagol' 40 least ten days supply Of
,.oy.W., ra thfse days forage. Another
.if-r.rA 81 tle marching orders intrusted TO
fs commanders The destruction Of mills, ,bouses,
,..ar. g.r.. &C. + was further provided that in
..t.rcs aud as ghOgraoad where The army wns
I.auu'e.ca, lhefe should he 30 destruction OF
riuarty, bu. vhtie he roads were obsrucled
a.es burned, or the army annoyed by bush
v.4lE-'F aud guefras, CORDS commanders wers
it,fr.cDJ t1 "sgiWce q degrte cf der1siation
Bor or bss 'nt,D, according 10 The measure o
srt L0tttg ltvIl be seen irom the irci.
G.n.sc Do march which viii follow, that thi,
oder vls no IDLE llreai, and it will also be seen
TIA. tcaa eic. Nu not n causing severe
dctrse ,. ttyt.Jat n but in prerentng the causes
rtfl t.U' tlre reHdsred The enforcement Of Tie
9rl,r tla0uy
C.MMENClMENT Or THE MARCH.
On the l2.h Of November the right wing, un-
dsr Gen. swatd, moved out from lants and
be.au ..s mlfch. On the 4h the eff wing un.
'rNfu s.-clm, took up its route and on that
osy G.l. slsrmln snI staff, with strong bedy
guard h.as ad.u to the stronghold he had con.
qurrt4 4.l reduced, and took the road lsacing TO
Macon. "I.s, him 70 North. sad he Of Hood ;;
"oar bu.ucss j. down South" The forlhea;on.
Of AItr1 b.d been completely di'mAnted and
de.lrugeI The public blding', railroad depots,
&c, atrs burned. No private dgsliiogs were
10 enl1u4.y destroyed. Some had been ruintd
bi I8rv occupations, and lev we're uBavoida.
by DESTROYED by the communication OF the flames
fr,n bGIdn nss necessarily burned The evidence
@. Che rlueIs themselves has snes appeared TO
slow that though Atlanta had been beseged, cap
tud au depopu tled, there VAS 10 heartsN or
unatou,J.. destruction of private property such
q, the enemy nave delighted 10 charge upon G'n.
Sherman.
Hos luE REBELS VIEWED THE CAMPAIGN.
1ue inst news oi The movement Of Sherman
l.c.,ad by Che rebels came from Northern pa
l,r, Uq, '1r some lms the report wm viewed by
item asa " scare; and the rebel preHe, insisted
i'd. II sherman hid evacuated Atlanta ii was 10
lka h.,.wly notthward to defend Nashville and
tectss an the Mississippi from the threatened
t..ac. of Hood. Bat in brief time Ih.ir ncredu
.fy WIS removed, aud the people Of tho whole
mining rebel territory were in an unpTscedeni.
ID state ST panic The most earnest sppeA's were
cent i1rh i0r somebody to " come TO the rescue.
Isaurtslri shreked from Corlnth, 4" como l.
come. senator I'LL shrieked from Richmond,
Gaor-iars, be firm snd rssoute The Gsor
3ii allegation in the r.btl Congress, shrieked
" % strHs 'a inyadet,'
O.v Blown of Georgia promulgated half
d4.u rr.c amatons, conscripting the population
I'D tas STATE ca mcsse, snd then picked up his
#p.snl .r Niledgeyille, with load of cab
rt,lr y con-, leaving, the rebel papers said,
i' faeuslHd ,tud Of arms for Shermln's able
Hel bacs recruits, "ObsruGt roads - " Fell
rut" Destroy bridges Burn forage
Remove supplies :" Fall upoa hi, rear, his
ra, i, 'front.', shouted yerybody. But no
Hh Nt4s tNtrt were sun n lsN--d very ltN-
,urUs'3 which did not Join in the common sp
Iehensi 10 bus ere a week h,d passed from the
tue OF tle evacuation Of Atlante, they jlned 10
tls general cutlery, and shouted by far the loud
r'. Among these papers were those published
'u Savannah.
S only necessary to follow Sherman course,
rn..s ls1 precision with which he moved, the
.ls e. country which he covered and the d.
.l.ue.s OF h, march upon his objective point, TO
...iz, ilu inpotsncy OF oil the shrieks, nv1cl.
.usaul pJocamltoos that oHly spoiled SO much
tsiIabe lptr ia The Sonisdersey.
uir MARCH To MlLLEDGByiLLE.
l'our readers will take county map Of Geor.
e6, CC0iuls small pocket size) and trace the
movements Of shermans columns IS we shall de.
tan then, they will see at glance that Sherm n
,astd through the most densely populated, ths
most ierl.e and In AL respects. the rchest part
o. Georgia. Georgia is geographically divided
,a.o tI,le general alures, so far as her surface
concerned The Northern part, comprising
abo4. one G'tu OF The territory If tie State, is
mountainous, rough and thtnly populated grow
luz 'he cefels furnishing minerals, but produe-
mlrIu.D cuton. The central section /. belt
OF icn nphul country open and well watersd,
c.mauJug ah,It teo.iths Of the territorial sur
face ot tho STATE, and produces corn, wheat and
cotton a1uudmtly. lne Southern portion OF the
oalt e5I prlsing TIE remaining two hlths OF its
tlrlacs Is mostly low, sandy country, densely
tjmb.rtl with pine forests, sparsey settled and
d tatt.. taH q N