The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-23


a. RoswnlL. C.bb C,lntg, G.. !
Editor Gate :.-rbsrs il one diferesssl
between my persgrisatioss asa that OF
Hsnhs's Papa's 0hss-bs, psor shes
eoa6nsd his to the "pals glimpsss q ehe
noon' Il, through sbs day who's shs sun
scorchss and blisters, On horse. too.
whose gait Is walk, out Of which | am
precIuded from urging him for fear Of
being churued into grease spot.
On last Saturday. oh inst, the 18th
army corps, Who were on the right, re
csived orders to march. had made =
journey through the entire army for the
purpose Of seeing the soldiers Of the "a
and 7th; coDcinded to follow them until
] found ont where in the grand line they
we're to be placed. Upon being informed
that they would pass through Marietta, |
started ahead 10 advance; aride Of fifteen
miles brought me up to the beautiful
town, besatfal but desolate, the inhsbis-
ants had pretty near all left. After taking
survey of the town | visited Kenisas
NJ ,un,ain and Toasted my eyes with
panoramic view Of large porsion Of
Georgia. To the north Vas the range OF
the Altoona Mountains; (she guild region
| 4 Georgia. to the south Atlanta; to the
,ou,heas, Stone Mountain. and from every
point Of the compass, in the valley below,
. succession Of earthworks which, coiled
around the mountain. it was impossible
for our army to make move without the
enemy seeing it. When in the future,
European and American tourists shall
visit K, nisaw, they will look with wonder
md ave upon The immense fortifcations,
the length aud strength Of them. The
extending Of our line on the right, press
" Johnston . left, must have been any
t ing but pleasing to rebel Generals on
the ''lcokoul" from the top Of Kenisaw.
Taere we're only two ''horus to the diem
m.," and Johnston nd. pied the safest-
b, had his choice-fght or cotfl ct, aud
.. the facts ,tand. be adopted the former,
IN got TO the other "side Of Jordan"
And nov, with hop step-and-a jump,
| will bring you from Msrietts to Roe
wall. to which place our troops marched
8 ,uday. the 10Th. As Roswell has be
G me historic, will tell you something
ab ,at it,
The village Of Roswell 10 situated on
v'ckery's Creek. in the noltheas, corner
OF Cobb county, Georgis, about one m,;e
from the Chst,aboochee river.
WHAT IT USED TO BE.
| Ii consists Ut some twenty commodious
dwellings,. the most Of then the resi-
dsnces Of fsmilies (~,th some subsequent
caanger) composing the small colony ju.t
migrating here. n. B. THIS belongs .
year back. One hundred com :orta le
no lses for the accommodation OF he fac.
try operatives; two suhst. ntisl lou, -stor,
br OK factories Office, warehou.e and re-
tai store of tie same material; grist-
m u, cotton gin and machine shop, all
,pera'ed by water; q neat wooden Pre-.
bsterisn church; brick AGA ieuy; >
C,apel f,r the colored people, Me,ho-
list church If brick; two shve manufac
tries; two blacksmith shops. and ,hre,
retail stores.
Jus. on the line and extending a little
'us of the corporation are the - !, hi l., !"
~,ere used TOTE n.snuf.ciared b, M.ssr>.
J. r. 4 T. L. King, kerss,s, twse,is.
assimeres aud other cloths for the rebel
army.
The two factories ran about ten thou
sind spindl.s, consumed fourteen bags Of
cotton aud turned GU. daily four shou
san | pounds Of yarn.
The number Of persons directly EN-
I rsoJS0 ouo CpGuuSut On tU0 g. tAOlteD
nent for support was not less than ole
thousand.
The Roswell Manufacturing Compan,
~as chartered December, 1889 viii ;
capital If S5 1000, which has siuce bee.
increased to S3J0,OOO.
All that now remains Of this industrial
''bec hive" is heap of ashes. The 70
ueu and children we're packed into wagon.
nd sent to Msrietta-our base Of eup.
pl'es-on last Monday morning.
On Sund.y eveoiag the l6th arm,
corps crossed the Chatta hoochee one mia
from Roswell. On Monday, the day foI-
lowing, | forded the river aud visited ID
81 and 7,h, both of whom are gettin,
along s~ilnmingly.
This afternoon I have rode up from Ii.
I'D army corps, and have stopped for III.
night at Capt. u. K Be,ja.nin'., ASS.
Quarterms.ter. Tomorrow shall vis,,