Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-24
sherman's Expedition.

Tspseial Dispatch to the Ciacirnati Garstts
WasHIxGroS, De. 2l-The following Z
dispatch has just been received at this
bureau from Savannah, from our own /
correspondent, under date Of Dec Is:
General Sherman's success has been
all that the country could desire His
armyis il splendid condition, IN glorious
spirits, inspired By iis achievements,
more enthusiastic than evsr, aud, If
II were possible, better srmv than ever
before. The march was virtually unop-
posed, the infantry having scarcely been
under FIRE.
Kilpatrieks horsemeu rode down near
| II ell opposition, and in few cases only
was the presence Of the infantry needed
/ to send the ehivalry Of in search of g
last ditch
The total loss in killed, wounded, mis-
sing and sick, viii fall below one thous-
and.
Everything on the two great lines of
! railway from Atlanta via. Macon and /
via Augusta to Savannah, that could Re /
made, directly or remotely to serve the /
interests Of the rebel military power, has /
been most effectually destroyed Two |
long lines Of trestles which lead the |
roads over Southern svamps we're burn /
ed, culver, blown up, rails and ties de-
siroyed, and innumersble bridges burn
ed; also depots, machine shops, car
houses, water tanks and wood stations
shared the common, fate To restore
these lines viii Be 20 build 500 miles Of
railroad anew JET Davis can reach no
town in Georgia By railroad, nor receive
from or send = message 10 any OF
the States beyond South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi have
escaped from bis grasp, and are as thor
oukhiy cut of from Richmond as IL an
ocean separated them. 4 great desert,
J both in military sense aud for pur-
poses Of military movements, nov
, reaches from Chattanooga to the sea
For once, at least, the ehivalry have
been thoroughly frightened Milledge-
vile surrendered throagh its Mayor 70
four soldiers, two days before the main
I army reached the place. This / have
!. direct from one OF General Sherman
i private scouts, who was OF the party
g which, in the name Of Abraham Lincoln.
a took possession Of the capital of Georgia
The army lived on the best the land az.
I
J native productions, and the rebels inva-
;. riably footed the bill; the army is as
rich 10 floeks and herds as the old pa.ri-
< archs ever were Macon was not cap
Is tnred. Though Millen was taken, mons
= of our prisoners we're found Some.
however, have been released on the liae
= OF march The great march has ended
. and has heen in ell respects q most bril-
D. liant aud successful one The country
can rest satisfied, aud patiently wait for
= details. The hopes Of the West now
,r ee,er by the ssa As the pigrAms LAND.
!, ed. and sent liberty and glorious form
., Of nationality westward along theil
Of northern lines Of mareh, 50 the West ha.
ID sounded back TO the ocean again thai
D. sublime hymn Of universal freedom which
our fathers sang. when on Plymouth roc !
they dedieG,ed this continent 20 God
~ Another dispatch sent q few hour
co later, says: Heavy firing continued yes
is serdav. and down to noon 20 day.
formidable fleet is bslow ihs city. coop
Grating with the army above Citizen
a employed here, whose families are nos
e in Savannah, state that the fortifcation
es on the land side are strong. and thai n
IA city is defended By about % 900 militia
Our expedition up Broad river fails'
in its FIRST attemps TO take possession o
the Charleston 4 Savannah railroad
'e' Oar forces 6rst landed a, point nea
ia GrahamsviIle, bat on reaching Hone
for Hill, we're compelled 20 fall back TO til,
-, fleet subsequently a point wAs d.,
covered near the Junction Of Tilainu
- and Broad rivers, where the rAilroa
"a crosses a swamp 90 high embAnk met
fl near GilsonviIle We have got ba
~. terry OF heavy guns in position With
fair range Of this portion of the tract
which can be keeps constantly broken a
isy long as We can bold our ground. Our p
sitiou is 4 strong one, and can be bel
against great odds The roads lsadin
big TO Savannah are thus under cur COT
an troll
Ter Not less than fifteen thousand abli
lis bodied negroes, "a near al we can est
zen mate, came in With the army.
ger The ieint against Macon cost n
ri rebel militia dear one Of oSr ol
ley brigades killed nearly as many as Use
.ol- numbered, while its Own loss vas sliEh
or This was one Of the very few infanfi
her engagements that occurred on Il
er. march.
LATER
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2l-A dispate
zen from Savannah from our own CORE
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