The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-26

NEAG sAyASNAH December L. is6l(
NJ dear Friend; The first stage OF our cam
paigu Is over. We have successfully marched
through the lcart OF tic cuemy's country, meet
lux with ltuc or NO uppunt,uu, finding fcw II any
rrrl, and living on one # tho richest sections Of
our land; aud now We lie IN lines Of Investment
around the principal cay OF tie great cotton ststo
-Geury!a Our success 81 far has been all that
General Sherman could have anticipated W.
have destroyed their great nc of communication
between Virginia and the south western states
have shut up In Savannah aoue fifteen or twenty
thousand men, and can afford to wait patiently I'M
Il hunger does IT'S work them, eating ourselves
hard tack aud such dClicaccs as our friends AZ the
North may choose to send u we have cstah
lsaed base o. supINcs In O5sahaw Sound,
ready to receive just such iAyora. This
march demonstrates clearly TO my mind that
the strength Of the Coniclcracy IS narrowed
| down 20 trCir armies operating In Virginia. IN
tennessee, and the forces under XII Smith in
the trans-M .ssssirp der artmcnt. The rebels
have exhausted their resources so far ms men are
concerned Ani that - ns far AZ they have OK,
| haustcd them. They have plenty u provisions OF
| every kind. They hal good lnea Of communlcs-
| ton. Aud thoy cxpcr encc, 30 far az | could SEQ,
tut lttlc me nyCu.cnuc from the dCIrCclAt.1-. Of
| their currency for, "a 4 Va not meliu % eN-
| change between the Confederate States and the
rest OF the world 1t matters but little to tie far
| mcrs Il Georgia whether they tuy n pound Of
| flour W ten cents old currency, ten dollars og
the now, either amount representing IN such stand
| .r.l art Gle the same value. DOM mean ~ say
| dat these same farmeiH would hc willing 70 re-
| i've the DEPRECATED trash, II they bad an open
market, au4 ma lie their purchases on huss Of Id
| and silver. Hut when everything is reckoncd on
| the bgais q Confederate money, .ha money an
swcrs &c purpose "A wei az anything else rs anne
mum ~ exchange The Confederate authorities
have therefore Attle trouble - supply their arm ca
With everything that the country produces, as the
people take their money with Al parent chelrfulncss
IN exchange ior their produce. hlt men they can
MT Get 10 dcfCld savannah they have drawn
most heavily from tho garrisons OF Chor'ston, VIII
| tulIltnn Augusta AuC almost every other point
i.,cr- bile; md by sAu.Vins ttIh iuT,e up u saNuu
,ah uu.l they are starved INTO u surrender, We are
| ,ripuhuy the rctels much as n We had Withdrawn
usI so many men from their effective hrhtus iorce
when savannah fll5-As fall | ict 10 must-wt
have ava rAccllout bas', and can move 60 Augusta,
one hundred aud tTenty-seNen miles into Ihc lLte
| r.or supplying our army by TIE savannah river
winch Is nayigablo 10 that point lheu, with Au
yusta us a secondary base, where VIII not sl,rmar
goy You may thInk am counting my ehlckoni
be,ore they arc hatcnod' bu' s-ermAn'
know, feels confident that be can anu Wal tax,
= savannah and he 10 by Tar too restless
man to remain quiet IN one pace very long
There is tbs difference between tie rebel arm!e
and our own ; their men are IN Tor tie VA
, or mini they are killed, and ours are IN Tor but
| short terfu Of enlistment And we have now, my
dear ri IN this very army good many who, thei
time having expired, wish TO te mustered out l
4 we are TO continue the war, think We must hay'
| mora men II our armies Werc reinforced large g
tie next summer caInpaigu woul' uc NE last OF Ia
| war A. YOU wait uuul next sumner before rein
Q I3rclug thcm, then | sce no reason why It shOu.,
n,t I.4t Two more years us well as uuc. / have lao
n mad Tie Presidents Message, bat sincerely uus
W., shall see u II a uetcl iuInatior 10 order aluthc
b. .,..i ... for , rc-u ua lie sern, b. that ", shl
h.yo soldiers, and not recruits merely, IN ou
, array,
! Tie sprit u the troops is good, and has bee
r tested s..cc We have becu lol.re Savannah. Foi
. NJ AlstC, commanding tie approach ~ u
O.oohct river, KEEP. tic ueet ucy un4 our reach, al
Il wa necessary 60 capture the fort as to opc
I up the communication with the navy. The lor
~ was TO | @ taken by assault. division from tn
- army was ASSIGNED to IN I duty anu molly was
10 done for DIZZY assaulted lhe WORK a most gala
Is MANNER aud planted our flags in triumph upon Il
10 pSrapet IL was the grpnSesi sight have ever W.