davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
CGU for Three Hundred Thousand
Men.
4 DRAFT ON TIE FIFTEENTH OF FEBRUARY.
WASHINGTON. December 20.
by t/c Pr~dem oi' tie United .Stutes:
\ PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by the act approved July !,
1861. entitled. An act further to regU
iaic and provide for the enrolling and call
.u- oui the national forces. and for other
purposes" ii Is provided that the president
OF the United States may, at his dlScre-
Hon. at any time hereafter, call for any
number oE men aS volunteers for the re-
-pyctivc ferns Of one, two or three years
'or military service, and that in case the
quota, or amy part thereof, Of any town,
township, ward Of a city, precinct. or
election district. or OF Il county not so
-ubdiyidcd, shall not be filled within the
pace of fifty days after such call. then the
president shall Immediately order a draft.
tor one year to fill such quota, Or any part
thereof. which may be untitled; and
whereas. by thc credits allowed in accor-
dance with the act of Congress on the call
ior five hundred thousand men made July
-. 1864. the number Of men to be OBJ
aimed under that call was reduced TO two
hundred and eighty thousand: and where
a>. the operations of the enemy i'll certain
-Iatcs have rendered it impracticable to
Procure from them their full quotas OF
.roopS under the SAID calls and whereas.
rom the foregoing cause. two hundred
and fifty thousand men have been put into
Tie army. navy and marine corps, under
tie >aid call of July IS, 1861, leaving a
deficiency on that call of two hundred and
.ity thousand. Now. therefore, | Abra-
ham Lincoln, President of the United
States Of America, in order to supply the
aforesaid deficiency, and to provide iol
casualties in the military and naval service
"t the United States. do issue this. my
ctll. for three hundred thousand volun.
jncr>. TO serve for one. two or three wears
The quotas OF the states, districts and
s'Jb-di>trictS under this call. will be as
>igncd by the war department. through
the bureau OF the provost marshal genera
~ the United States. and i'll case the quo
Ia. or any part thereof, of any town
,ownship. ward of Il city, precinct or elec
pon district, or of q county not so Subdi
Nidcd. shall not he filled before the l5t
day OF February, 1865. then draft shaI
be- made 10 fill such quota, or any par
thereof, under the call, which may be un
tllcd on the s;'id 10Th day of February
lN6j.
In testimony whereof | have hereunt
81 my hand and caused the seal of tn
United States to he affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington TIN
nineteenth day OF December in the yea
o, our Lord one thousand eight hundre
and >iAtv-four. and OF the independenc
oi the United States of America I'll
e.-hty-ninth. AERAHAM LINCOLN.
hy the President,
WM. II. SEWARD, Sec. OF State.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

by cavalry, completely deceived Cobb
who put all his force in the intrenchment
OF that place, and by military impress
ment put every male resident in the ranks
The right wing moved on from McDo
nough on the 10th, to Jackson, the count,
seat of Butts county, and thence to Plant
er's Factory on the Ocmulgee river. which
was successfully crossed on the Doth, thu
leaving Macon on our right and rear, dis
tant about twenty-five miles
The Crossing of the Ocmulgee.
This crossing of the Ocmulgee was un
contested. 1t was the first indication thai
Sherman would pass by Macon which i:
in Blbb county, without an effort to take
it. The teint was admirably made by ou1
cavalry, which pressed the rebel force:
hotly from Forsyth, and then veerine
around to the east of Macon. attacked q
force OF rebels at point known as East
Macon, where we captured battery,
which the rebels claim they retook. This
was on the Goth, and on the same day our
cavalry advanced to Griswouldville. eight
miles east of Macon, where they captured
a lumber train, burned foundry and the
chemical works, tore up the railroad and
cut the telegraph. At the same time a
part OF Gen. Howard's command moved
rapidly through Monticello. the county
seat OF Jasper county, where the court
house was burned, via Hillsboro', in the
southern part Of the same county, to Gin
ton, the county seat of Jones county. for
the purpose of striking the Georgia Cen
tral Railroad at Gordon, the junction Of
the branch road to MilIedgeville, Having
LETT CObb's forces in Macon. now in his
rear. Sherman sent an infantry force to act
as rear guard at Griswoldville, while he
moved towards the Oconee. occupied Mil
ledgeville, and destroyed the railroad
Gen Sherman entered NIilledgeville
Nov. Il. having made the march from At
lanta In Just seven days, with no haste on
the part of any of his columns. Average
distance by the routes marched. ninety
five miles.
A Skirmish at GriswOIdviIIe.
On the 22d the rear guard at Griswold-
vile was attacked by a force of rebels
from Macon. under Gen. Phillips, COM
posed of three brigadeS of militia. two
regiments of State line troops and the
Augusta and Athens battalions. The re-
bel account of the battle says that it last
ed several hours. and that the gallant
Georgia militia charged acrossed an open
field and drove our troops from their line
OF works. During the night, they say.
our troops retr"i-that is, continued their
Gdrmce. As this was but a mere skir-
mish with the rear guard of the right
WING. the truth of the rebels claim to sue
cess may be estimated in the fact that they
acknowledge a loss of 6I4 in killed and
wounded, and one of their commanders
Gen. Anderson. was censIlred for his reck-
less exposure of the tender militia. He
was also severely wounded in the fight
! This was the most considerable engagement
in the whole march.
Concluded nert ,ceek.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
Approved, Nov. IL. 1864.

An act defining offences against the gov
ernment, and providing for their pun
iShment.
Ii l. hereby enacted. &c.
Sec l. That if any person or persons
owning allegiance TO this state. shall levy
war, OF eonspire 10 levy war, against the
same, or shall adhere TO the enemies of the
state. giving them aid and comfort. within
the state or elsewhere. and thereof be con-
vlcted before county court duly holden
within and for any county in this stale,
either on confession in open court. or on
the testimony of At least what Is equiva-
lent to two witnesses 10 the same overt act
of treason of which he or they shall stand
indicted, such person or persons shall be
adjudged guilty of treason against this
state, and shall suffer death bv hanging by
the neck until dead. which sentence of
death shall be carried into execution with
in the county in which the conviction shall
be had, at such time aS shall be dcSignat-
ed by the court passing final sentence
Sec 2 That If any person or persons
owing allegiance TO this state. knowing of
any such treason 10 have been committed,
or knowing of intent of any person orper-
sons 10 commit any such treason, shall
not, within fourteen days of having such
knowledge. give information thereof 10 the
then governor of this state. 10 some one of
the judges of the supreme court Of judicl
ture, or TO some justice of the peace, such
person or persons on conviction thereof
before the county court, shall be ajulged
guilty of mispri>on, and shall be confined
to hard labor in the state prison for a term
not less than five Years and not more than
ten years. and be fined not exceeding two
thousand dollars, or either of said punish
ments al the discretion OF the court
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act in addition to chapter one hun
dred and twenty of the general statutes
entitled "Of general provisions con-
cerning crimes and punishments-"
1t is hereby enacted, &c
Sec. l. When any person shall he
convicted of any crime punishable with
death. and sentenced to suffer such punish
ment, he may at the same time, at the
discretion of the court, be sentenced TO
solitary confinement in the state prison
until such punishment shall be inflicted.
Sec. 2. When any person shall be
sentenced to suffer the punishment Of
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
LAWS OF TERMONT, 1864.
Designated by the Secretary of State .to
publication IN all the Newspapers.

Designated BY the Secretary Of State for
publication IN aNthe Newspapers.
An act to increase the pay of grand and
petit Jurors.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont, as fol-
lows:
Sec. l. Grand and petit jurors fees in
the county courts, from the first day Of
December, 1864, to the first day of De,
cember, 1865, shall be, for travel eight
cents per mile. For attendance per day,
two dollars. For each talisman, at the
rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, Nov. q, 1864.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. So much of chapter fifteen of
the general statutes as relates to the
election of ''sealers of weights and meas
ures'' is hereby repealed
Approved. Nov. %. 1864.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act to repeal so much Of chapter fifteen
of the general statutes as relates to the
election of sealers of weights and meas
ures.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
Approved, Nov. Is, 1864.

An act in addition to section thirty-eight
of chapter twenty of the general stat
uteS
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The " trustees of the Vermont
asylum for the insane" are hereby author
lied to charge and collect in addition 10
the sum of one dollar and seventy-file
cents provided for in section thirty-eight
of chapter twenty of the general statutes.
the sum of fifty cents per week from the
first day of August A. ID. 1864. until the
first day of August A. ID. 1865, on each
insane person in said asylum, in conform
ity with any laws of the state of Vermont,
relating to insane poor, trancient insane,
or insane criminals
Sec f. This act shall take effect from
lis passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1864.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

death, and the court shall not sentence
such person to solitary confinement IN the
state prison as provided in the preceding
sectlnn of this act. the sentence of death
shall be carried into execution. within the
county in which the conviction shall be
had at such time as shall he designated 10y
the court passing final sentence; and said
court shall issue their warrant. under the
seal of said court, directed 10 the sheriff of
such county, commanding said shiriff TO
cause the said sentence of death TO Ice car
ried into execution.
Sec. 3. When a sheriff shall inflict the
punishment of death upon any convict i'm
obedience TO warrant, as provided in the
second section of this act, he shall return
the original warrant with his doings there
on, to the court from which said warrant
issued, and the clerk shall Suhloin 10 the
record of sentence brief abstract of the
>herlfi>s return upon said warrant
Sec 4. so much of section seven of
chapter one hundred and twenty of the
general statutes inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec D. TLiS act shall take effect from
its passage
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
An act TO amend section thirty-four of the
general statutes

al ttSt ~ lllC
general statutes.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. That section thirty-four of
chapter eighty-four of the general statutes
be amended so as TO read aS follows:
Whenever any person shall be delin-
quent in the payment Of any tax legally
assessed against him in this state, and shall
not have known personal property in this
state sufficient TO satisfy such tax, the
collector of such tax may at his own dis
cretion and in his own name commence a
trustee suit founded upon such tax against
such delinquent person. and may summon
any person as trustee of such delinquent
person, and the same service upon the
process shall be made, and the same pro-
ceedings and judgment had, as is now pro-
vided by law in the case of trustee suits.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An addition to chapter eighty-three of the
general statutes. entitled ''Ofassessment
and collection of taxes
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The provisions of section thir-
ty-nine of chapter eighty-three of the gen,
eral statutes shall be construed and ar,
hereby declared to extend to the severa
national banks which are, or may be here
after organized in this state, and the sew
eral cashiers thereof are hereby required
to transmit TO the clerks of the several
towns, in which any stock or shareholder
of such national bank may reside, a true
list of the names of all such stock or share
holders. with the number of shares stand
ing against the name of each stockholder,
on the books of such national bank. with
the amount of money actually paid in on
each share, on the first day of April in
each year hereafter, rs soon as may be af-
ter said first day of April in each year.
Approved, Nov. p, 1864.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act TO harmonic sections ihirty-eight
and thirty-nine of chapter one hundred
and thirteen OF the general statutes, en-
titled "Of offences against private prop
erty"
1t is hereby enacted DC
Sec l. If amy person shall clandes-
timely or with intended secrecy, commit
any of the offences described in sections
thirty-eight and thirty-nine of chapter one
hundred and thirteen of the general stat
uteS, such person shall be subject TO the
penalties provided in section thirty-nine.
and if any person shall commit any of said
offences openly and without intended Sc
crecy, such person shall be subject TO the
penalties provided in section thirty-eight.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from
Its passage
Approved, Nov, 15, 1864.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

IEHIIBIE FEr.-A letter from Japan
J." 'hr lribu"e says that, in consequence OF
,he explosion Of shells at the attack made
o. 'ho~in, a leading Damio on Miaco,
'le capital of the Mikado, the spiritual
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
F. F. F: F. Justices of Peace.

And said copy of the order of removal,
together with the said notice on the same,
shall be served on an overseer of the poor.
of the town to which the pauper is order
ed to be removed, as writS of summons
are now required TO be served.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
hnrro,-ol No. 1Sei
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
ReCieV Of iSherM0n's Grand Cam
2,aigU.

Few events of the war have caused 50
much solicitude and speculation as the ex-
traordnary march of General Sherman's
army from Atlanta. Georgia, to the city
OF Savannah, and even now. when that
unparalleled undertaking has been sue
ceSsfully and gIoriou>y completed, the
popular interest i'll its details is still una
bated. The following review of the
course Of the march and of the work ac-
complished by Shermans noble army.
with the incidents accompanying. from a
lengthy article in the New York Times OF
Tuesday morning, we have no doubt will
deeply interest our readers. The opening
portion of the article is devoted TO the
preliminaricS of Gen Sherman'S march.
and we give merely the substance. as the
particulars have already been made pub
lie in details:
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
Approved, Nov u. 1864.

An act IN addition 10, and amendment of
section seven of chapter one hundred
and thirteen of the general statutes.
1t is hereby enacted. &c.
Sec. l. The seventh section of chap
ter one hundred and thirteen of the gener-
al statutes, shall he amended lev adding 10
SAID section the words following:
And if either of said acts he perpetrated
with such intent in the day" time. the
porson 80 offending shall on conviction
thereof be punished by Imprisonment in
the state prison not more than ten wears.
or 10y fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars
Sec ,. This act shall take effect from
lis passage
Approved. Nov IL, 1864
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act to prevent the defacins OF private
Continued on fourth page.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
G. G.. CHI, ID s .

ORhLER IN WATCHES. JEwELRY. SILVER AND
fIAIE? WARE, sPECTACLEs, BOOKS, STATIONERY, FANCY
GOODS. TOYS, &C.
e. Jlry and engraving done with elegance and prompt
I. Opposite Post o;iCc Main street
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act in addition TO chapter one hundred
and thirteen Of the general statutes. en-
titled ''Of offences against private prop
erty"
1t Is hereby enacted, &c,
Sec 1. Every person who shall COM
init the offence of larceny. by stealing OF
the property of another. any clothing,
cloth. yarn and wool. hun" out or other
wise exposed for the purpose of being
dried, or bleache,l, or any cloiling, blsln-
ketS, or robes used or placed for rsl~e. in
travelling, in any vessel. Steamboat. car.
carriage, or other vehicle. shall be punish
ed 10y imprisonment in the stale prison.
not more than ten years, Or be fined moi
exceeding five hundred dollars, or both ot
said puniShments. In the DISCRETION of the
court, notwithstanding the property shall
not exceed In value the sum of seven dol
lars.
Sec ,. Ever person who shall buy.
receive, conceal. or ;iii in ihe ounce;,lnent
of property named in the fir-t section of
this act. knowing, or having reason TO be-
lieve the same TO have been stolen. shall Toe
punished by Imprisonment in the state
prison not more than ten years, or by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, not
withstanding the property shall not exceed
in value the sum of seven dollars.
Sec. j. Ii shall not be necessary in
the complaint or Indictment, for the often
ces named ia this chapter, TO state the SIT
uation or Use of the property, but if the
same shall be proved, the court shall r.n-
der Judgment agreeably 10 the provisions
thereof.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect from
It's passage
Approved, Nov IS, 1861
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
The Preiiminaries of the March.

Having left Hood, as the rebel papers
said, ">tuck in the mud between TuScum-
bia and Florence. Alabama" and having
assigned Scloficld and Thomas to look at
ter the rebel general. Sherman halted his
march upon Hoods rear in the direction
OF Tennessee, fell back Oh Rome and
kingston with Il large portion OF his army
and rendczvouscd al Atlanta. Georgia.
between November and November II.
Here it was proyisioned. the marching
orders issued, and the army divided into
two wings, as follows: The left wing un-
der Major Gen. H. W. Slocum. composed
OF the lith corps, l'revct Major Gen.
jeff {. Davis. and the Goth corps. tenn
porarlly commanded by Brevct Major
Gen. Williams: the II ght wing. the Army
oi the Tennessee. under Mao Gen. O..
O. Howard, composed OF the 18th corps.
Major Gen. O>tcrIiau~. and the 18th
corps, MAYOR Gen. Frank p. Blair. a
cavalry corps. under the dasllins kilpat-
rick, also formed Il leading part of the
force
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
The Marching Orders.

The marching orders provided that each
corps should move by different roads, as
nearly parallel as possible. converging at
points to be subsequently indicated. The
orders also provided that each column
should start habituallv at \. NJ, each
dav, and make an average march Of tif-
teen miles per day. "mLH>S oth0wise Grel
IN or1Icy" Fora9in" on the country was
provided for by the organization of a reg
uiar ioraging party for each brigade. and
commanders were instructed to keep, in
their wagons. at least a ten days supply
Of provisions, and three days forage. An
other paragraph of the marching orders
intrustcd to corps commanders the de-
>truction of mills, houses, cotton gins, dc.
1t was further provided that in districts
and neighborloods where the army was
unmolrstcd. there should he no destruction
of property, but where the roads were
obstructc,l, bridges burned, or the army
annoyed by bushwhacker> and guerrillaS,
corps commanders We're instructed to
"euIorce q degree Of der,station more Or
les ,ylem1ess, acco.,'Mg to TIE mcctsurv Of
such hostility" i; will be seen from the
incidents of the march which will follow,
. that this order was 10 idle threat, and ii
will also be seen that its chief effect was
not in causing severe degree of devasta-
ton. but IN p'vrent1"y the causes ~htc1
vouhI hare rendered Mc enforcement Of til,
] nL1LRr DeclSWiiM.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
GEO. \. SHA W,

=; L Z A n c Z 4 6 z n T,
JH'ne vi,hJ Ross. Jewett's Building
HrdteH for the CdleaOnian.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

WM. IL. HORTON,
MERCHANT TAILOR and dealer in Gents Fur
r,isL!nr Goods. Railroad street.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
Commencement of the March.


On the 18th OF November the II ght
wing. under Gen Howard. moved out
from Atlanta and began its march. On
the l4lh the left wing, under Gen. SlO
cum. took up its route, and on that day
Gen. Sherman and staff, with strong
body guard, bade adieu to the stronghold
he had conquered and reduced, and took
The road leading to Macon. Let him 90
North." said he. of Hood: /" our business
Is down South" The Notifications OF At
lanta had been completely dismantled and
destroyed. The public buildings, railroad
depot>, &C.. were burned. No private
dwellings were Intentionally destroyed.
Some had been ruined by military occupa-
ton. and few were llnavoidably destroy
cd by the communication of the flames
from buildings necessarily burned. The
evidence OF the rebels themselves has since
appeared to show that though Atlanta
had been be>leged, captured and depopu-
lated, there was no heartless or unavoida-
bic destruction OF private property. such
as the enemy have delighted to charge up
on Gen. Sherman.
How the Rebels Viewed the Campaign
The first news Of the movement OF
Sherman received by the rebels came from
a Northern paper, bat for some time the
report was viewed by them as a scare =
and the rebel presses insisted that, if Sher-
man had evacuated Atlanta 1t was tC
make his way northward to defend Nash.
Vile and the cities on the Mississippi from
the threatened attack of Hood. But il
brief time their incredulity was removed
and the people OF the whole remaining rebe
territory were in an unprecedented state
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

An act to prevent illegal voting and in ad-
dition to chapter fifteen of the general
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30
JEWELL Il BROOKS
DF.r-. &, y. door north Of Court House

HAIE ESSING SALOON
IL. 1-or ~ the risht. up stairs, Union Block
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

81 ST. JOhNSBURI PORTRAIT GALLERY.
t.ltD.ypcs, Meiai,Iotypes, and le-sze Photograph
Better and cheaper than elsewhere
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-30

PHYSICIAN & SURE EONS
OFFICE OVER HowARDs BOOKSTORE.
ur y .r-. ~ICc. Main st. opposite North Church.
D. bs rcsllence Central St. 81 house from SUNNI ST