Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-25
rhc Horrors Aueuaisg an Invading

A correspondent of the Elmira Gazette with
sherman's army now penetrating into the heart
OF Georgi,. writing from the neghoorbood Of
Dalton. SAYS:
We camp on large aud beautiful plsnbt"ns'
and spread de-olatlon. unavoidablt, be'0re "a
A. we sd~snce sc m Ike quite ~ elem weep
IT live stock a. the enemy have OF their slaves
When Abandoning heir plantations all the blacks
are run further south. We have been told that
they are moving them by thousands. OF late, ana
that thi. vas very much of a slave larmei DIS
trict. IL mn-t be 80. The amount ot lai"r zone
on plantations at thi, season y great "" iHrge
fields OF cofn. sheu. rye. tobteco hnd cotton
IN the most furnishing condition, indicate the
prosperity ~ the country la most instances the
iuh shitan's lice before a. only the poorer classes
TEN aiming At home. IL J. truly heart -ickening
"a see 80 betutilal country rav'ged aud de-
stroyed: these fac FARM, pleasant homes Hte
uuly unequaled ~ any country, bHt the hinl oi
ar will 10y -coarge 90 them that a century
c,nnot ef,cc.
GA nearly every farm We noticed cotton Gin,
Ia which we're stored thousands of doll irs worth
Ut the finest cotton. On the ~ b We again con.
ifouied the eneny 40 Csssyic who barrieaded
the town. aid Intended 90 m Ike a stand, bu, late
in the afternoon be evacuated The place. aud our
forces occupied Il During the b'tt'e all the w
habiiants vacated The town. which was sacked
aud pilhged by the soldiers o. entering one
house We saw soldier donned IN the hhhiliments
of some southern l,dy-back silk dress, pink
of a bonnet. White kids. hoops. etc while on the
loot Ia mutual ruin. lay argc and costly vase
that hal heeG hurled into hundred dollar mir
ror Aided 70 the confused "a xture was an an-
initiated piano SMASHED sofa, broken chairs,
etc. While m king nv wav to camp s,w "a
splendid oil painting. Of the Surrender OF York.
town." suspended from the side of AN old supply
wagon. for the qualification aud classic tastes OF
some mule driver
A correspondent Of the y Express writes
as follows Of the sufferiug- now experienced by
the defenscltss and helpless women and children
of Geprgii:
The section of Georgia through which this
army his pa-sel j. literally stripped OF every
hing; what little the rebels lett has been nb-
sotbed b, eur forces | Witnessed a sight yester.
DIV which priy may never witness again. |
have seen death ON the battle fields in all Of it-
most horrid forms: | have seen whole platoohs
OF brave men melt away before the iron storm OF
battle but was never so wildly mpresse with a
true realiz ,tion of the horrors of war ~ | vas
yesterday
suolled Car up the winding r,yine between
two range Of hills When a considerable lis
tanre from camp ! came uppu about twenty
women girls and children. huddlel together. par
takers Of e,ch others wretchedne~s among the
hills in state OF starvation ClnSe hy VAS a
rude newly m ,de grave. where one ct their num-
Der had heen laid in the ground. who thew said
starved 10 death Such group OF misery |
never Nv before No couch but the ground. no
shelter hut the ptileS- sky, and not morsel of
food turned rom the scene sick At heart that
| could do nothng for them. aud IL think that
their lawful protectors were just across the hills
engaged in fierce battle for the destruction of
their country. Leving tn, SPOT saw woman
hurrying across the field wringing her hands in n
state of despair bordering Oh madness. But
enough of this.
Gov WRIGHT -Wehave feqnently been asked
what has become of ex-Gov. Wright. Well.
the first we have noticed for some time pas, OF
Joseph WIS his appearance on the platform H.
New York with Gerrit Smith and other noted
Abo'ionisis. on the occasion OF lecture by one
Rev Ses Martin. negro preacher His next
aud last appearance was as speaker at the Lin