Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-12-31

tho Corps Commanders, and the cavalry
was assigned to General Fitzpatrick, subject
only to the orders OF General Sherman. II
all, tho army, thus organized, numbered
about *thousand men, two-tliirds
of whom carried muskets.
Each division, upon arrival at Atlanta,
was to be supplied with thirty days rations
in full, enough to last sixty days in an enc
my's country, as Sherman ordered all to
"forage literally from the Inhabitants"
Ordnance and supply trains to each division
numbered two hundred and wagons, and
frequently more.
The habitual order of march, as designed
by the great military architect and engineer,
was on four parallel roads, converging at
given points one road for each column
The trains had the right of way, to expe-
cite their cumbersome movement the troops
being marched on either side, in front and
in rear.
Pioneer Corps were to move in rear OF the
advance guard of each column to build
bridges, remove Instructions, and repair
roads.
The Several columns were usually to break
camp at seven o'clock in the morning, and
march st least fifteen miles each day
Such were the preliminary details-plain
practical and combining all the
elements of military success.
MARIETTA AND ATLAAHs.
Marietta was in flames n Corse's
Division entered The city, on The 18th o
November, and ha If the buildings were lait
in ashes. General Sherman who was there
| at the time. Pass ing up one Of the streets
| facing the main piazza, and seeing certain
house wrapped in livid sheets of fire, he re
\ marked with evident sadness
I'm sorry to see that building destroyed
would the boys had spared it,"
"Why so, General ~
Because" said he, "some twenty year
ago had an office in it. I'm sorry-sorry!'
And lie walked UP the street to little cot
tagc selected as his headquarters.
Atlanta, only two days later shared th
fate Of Marietta. The smoke of her tormen
assembled for day and night, becloudiui
the sun and paling the moon. The publi
warehouses, comnlodious depots, round
houses, gas works, machine shops, hotels
and all the buildings save those which wer
private, paid the penalty of treason in dus
and ashes.
TIE 10TH OF NOVEMBER.
Grouping his army corps at Atlanta, an,
l need not tell you how rapidly the 10th o
November found the columns, under tn
gallant son of Ohio, moving SOUTH
Abandoning all bases save those of his ow
resources, the railway from ResaCa to Al
lanta had been destroyed, and while Hoot
was thr' ;atcning Nashville from Decatur
Sherman was marching on Millcdgevill
from Atlanta 1t was bold feint on til
part of the former, wise move on the par
OF the latter
The left wing, under Slocum, move
down the Augusta Railroad, destroying
as they went Sherman accompanied tn
Twentieth Corps in that wing.
The right wing, under Howard, move
towards Joncsboro and Griffin, passing
however, to the left of both, and crossin
the Ocumulgee Riveraat Seven Islands.
OCCUPATION OF MILLEDGEvILLE.
One can hardly think, if Southcrner, c
Il more remarkable or humiiating event tina
the.occupation of the State Capital by tn
enemy. Such an event is remarkable b(
cause it is something not to be expcctc
when people involuntarily tnaagnywtes
war, and humiliating because it exhibits
weakness SOb,euhert which is despicable i
the eyes of the world.
A bright day in American, annals wit
not q cloud in the Georgian sky, was til
21st of November, when General Slocum
column, Sherman and staff in the advance
entered the city of Nrilledgevile. Tn
patriotic legislature, after authorizing tn
conscription Of everybody but themseve:
had, several days before Sherman's arriva
adj fned stnc lie: and the citizens on il
qui. being made, innocently remarked tina
Governor Brown 'cas tracelli"g for has heat