Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-11-22
sheiman's movements.
Cincinnati. Nov. II

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The Times Nashville correspon.
dent, dating his letter the 10th s@J ):
The column Of SheIman's army
left Atlanta the 9th, taking the Ma
con road. 1t will pass through Mill
edgville and probably make an effort
to release the Union prisoners there.
The second column lett Saturday last
taking the direct road to Augusta,
which will be reached in IL days.
/ he two columns will concentrate
there and move ON Charleston, Sa-
vanah or Beaufort, as deemed proper
Beaufort was the original destination.
The Macon and Augusta railroads
will be ehtectually destroyed as the
army proceeds, Sherman carries
sixty days rations ef bread and beet
cattle, and will depend on the coun-
try for other sustenanCc Atlanta
has been rendered untenable and
such buildings as could be of benefit
to the enemy destroyed, but no 9TH
ers. Sherman will meet no enemy
ON the way. The Georgia militia
are few in number and harmless
There are about two thousand troops
besides militia, at Say annah
This correspondent states that
sherman 5 army consists OF four corps
OF infantry, and ten thousand caval-
ny, in all torty.Sevcn thousand men.
New York Nov. IL.
The Posts correspondent, dating
lin the deid, Georgia. Nov. 10th,
giNeEaa astLsar, from Sherman.-
lis aya
"In~ army. under the immediate
command OF Gen. sherman, now COW
ermg Atlanta, has been for several
days past, taking things quite easily
not that il has been idle tor there
mas been a healthy degree of activi-
~ pretty much like a prize-hghtcr
undergoing his training. Transpor-
tatiOn has been reduced to the sim
plest necessity of the occasion, sick
and wounded sent to rear, unnecces.
sary ornaments dispensed with. ex-
ira tents and baggage removed
The army is Utterly stripped for the
march and fight. Surg, ous report
the men in the hcalthiest possible
state, and more cheerful set cannot
be imagined. They have faith in
their leader
Another letter says Gen. Sherman
n few days ago wrote to his lather-in
law, Hon Thos. Ewing that he was
the leader of the bra est and best ar
my that ever marched on American
soil" After referring TO the sad con-
ditiOn OF tho refugees flying from
starvation 10 the North this CORES
pendent somewhat significantly says:
"The most guilty offenders have not
yet been reached. South Carolina
and the lower part of Georgia have
rs yet remained secure from the ap-
proach OF the hated Yankee. In the, 6
districts millions of bales Of cotton
have been stored, thousands ofslaves
are here gathered upon the friendly
plantations. Here have the moro
wealthy rebels rctrcated, as our ar
my advanced Southwark, and to the
cities Of Macon, Columbus and Au.
gusta has been removed all the valu-
able machinery for the construction
OF loo JmotivCs, rolling Of iron, and
manufacture OF cannon, small arms
and different kinds of ammunition
In Augusta alone, | am told. there is
stored nearly half million bales of
cotton, while the largest powder
magazine in America is there, con
tanning the largest supply OF owder
in the rebel States, Our soldiers,
TOO are confined in Ioathsome pris-
ons in these parts Would it not be-
a noble achievement could these pris-
oners be set free, the rebel wealth
destroyed, their munitions OF ar, the
machinery and their important cities
captured ~
There Is a rumor on the street, not
traceabIe to any reliable source, that
Gen Sherman has reached Macon
Geor- in.