The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31

PROM ATLANTA TO THE ATLANTIC.
skernan's Route ana Exploits.
HOW BE LIVED AND VoVED.
HOW sHERNAx NAHcHED.
These scouts report that throughout the
march the army moved In four columns,
Howard on the right, and Slocum on the
left, With cavalry IN front and rear. IN
sixty miles "a width. For 800 miles Sher.
man has cut through Georgia swath Of
sixty miles. It wouldseem that the s'hero
turned Fugitive" might have been found
somewhere "a this tract Of 1900 square
miles If che search for him had been very
earnest.
Immediately amer leaving Atlanta, the
ted the country for miles west Of the Ma.
con and Atlanta Railroad, in order IS
fetard the progress Of Hood, should he
attempt TO follow IN on Sherman's rear.
WHAT OPPOSITION WAS ENCOUNTERED.
Not the ,eas. significant and cheering fact
Of the march is, that but very little opro-
sition to tie grand raid, or rather occu-
over the smaller streams y ere, in several
instances, left unburned by the citizens.
They were terrified out OF their discretion,
and failed to respond to the deepa.ring up.
p&als of Generals and Legislators, to fell
trees, bum bridges, and destroy subsis-
blockaded, and the storesthat were burned
weD fired by the rebel cavalry, who were
feared by The agr;cultural Georgians a.
much as the Yankees. The horses were
eecreted in the swamps 70 escape both par
les. We got nearly all, because The sndis-
penssb.e negro was very apt TO designate
iheseot wherethe coming cavalry nag were
shes, in all Of which t6eywere successful.
II Wheeler defeated Fitzpatrick at any time,
no one il ShermAn's army was aware Of
the fac. when our scouts left II.
TEE cAPrERE OF NfLLED0Ev1LIE.
The rebe. papers make no mention of
the fudfcyous fact that Nilledgevilie was
surrendered to our scouts two days before
the main army reached the town. These
scouts were met by the Mayor, who insis-
ted on surrendering the place, .niy asking
that private property should be respected.
These triumphant captore, AFTER their in
formal entrec, proceeded to open the peni-
tentiary, releasing about one hundred and
Federal army. confined for what were real
" military offenses. Very few Of the citi-
zens remained, and those who did were
not disturbed. On leaving Milledgeville,
eur forces burned the State buildings, ex-
plOded quantity of ammunition, and
destroyed tie depots.
FIELD ORDER FROM SHERMAN.
While in Milledgeville, . citizen made
complain. to Sherman of having been rob-
bed Of a considerable amount in money
and valuable gold watch, establishing
the fact with abundant evidence. Sher.
m1n Immediately issued an order declar
ing that any Of bis army found engaged in
value, Of ravishing, or wantonly burning
private property, would be- shot. The or
der was no; violated, 30 far IS could be as
certained.
DAMA0E 10 THE GEORGIA RAILROADS.
Our scouts assert that Sherman has COM
Pletely destroyed the great railroad quad
filateral, OF which Atlanta, Macon, Au-
Rusta, and Savannah, are the ionr corners
The railroad leading east from Atlanta 10
Augusta is destroyed for over seventy
miles, including bridges over the Yellow
and contiguous rivers. The railroad run
ming south from Atlanta TO Macon, Is des-
troyed Sor eighty miles. The railroad run.
ming cas-: from Macon TO Savannah, is des-
.troyed for a distance estimated at from
nipety to one hundred miles. The railroad
running between Augusta and Savannah,
- destroyed from WaynesbOro TO Savan-
nah, distance Of over eighty miles. The
Gulf Railroad has been cut, and Sherman &
position, when last heard from, insures
that be holds the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad.
We learn that this wholesale work Of de-
s.ruciioc was carried on leisure.y, and with
an eye to completeness. Every rail was
heated and bent; every tie, bridge, water
station, tank, wood -shed, and depot build
ing burned, and every culve-t blown up.
For miles on the Macon and Savannah, and
the Augusta and Savannah Roads, the track
10 carried over marshy territory by exten.
sive trestlework. This is all burned, and
will be very difficult to replace. In al,
Sherman has completely destroyed nearly
400 miles Of railroad track, and as he was
nearly month in doing it, we may readily
believe shat Il ID well done. s..
I'm addition to this, 1t must be remember
Cd that a gap of twenty miles has existed
in the road leading west from Atlanta to
Montgomery, since Sherman flank move
nent, leading TO the fall of Atlanta; tha,
the railroad running from Atlanta to Chat.
ta1ocga, Is utterly destroyed, including two
important bridges, from Atlanta to Resaca,
distance Of eighty-two miles, aud that we
can take up the remaining fity-six miles
whenever General Thomas deems il neo
This is the stupendous work accomplish.
ed by Gen. Sherman's campaign in 1854
and We hope to add something TO it before
the close Of the year.
We have the assurance that the army
has Jared sumptuorsly OF the country
abundant supplies being found on every
plantation. Every day details for forag
ing were made from each regiment, whe
sailed forth, generally returning il . We
hicle or on horseback, laden with poultry
sweet potatoes, corn, bread, bacon, honey
and many ct ceteyas. More cattle, sheer
and hogs were driven in than could b
used. In such an event, like. old buffalo
hunters, they appropriated only the tongue
ard tender-loins. Superduoes horses. o.
those that become temporarily disabled
were shot. This Is war according 70 Sher
man.
From our own train issues Of coffee ani
hard bread were made, but seldom any
thing else.
coNndt1oN OF ROADS.
The roads were generally in good travel
ing order, ana not seriously obstructed.-