, 1864-12-01
GEN. SHERMAN.
The Maroh to the Capital Of
Georgia.
CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME OF
THE EXPEDITION.
from The n. 7. Herald. Nov. 23.1

| our business Is down S0uth II he Will G.
to the Ohio river will give. him his rations.'
army was specially clothed, armed and reos
ganized in two wings for the movement, ani
Then rapidly marched to Atlanta. On No
y3mber Il Sherman left Kingston for the CAT
City, declaring his purpose md bidding tn
North adieu in the following remarkable tele
gram:
Hood has crossed The Tennessee: Thomas vii
take care 0! him and Nashville, Hhilo schodel
| will not let him Into Chattanooga or Knoxville
Georgia and South Carolina are at my mercy, mt
I shall strike. Donot be anxious about me; an
Whilst at Kingston Sherman issued his or
der for the march. This order, which ",
gave on the 95th inst.t has excited the admi
ration Of the whole country. It is character
istic Of the man, and containing, as it does, O
| plain statement Of his intentions towards the
citizens Of the country through which he wa.
purpose to wilfully destroy snd desolate thts
| country.
Some dayxfor final preparations were re-
! quired after reaching Atlanta, and it was moi
until the 10th tlast the march began.
WEpNrsDAr, NOVEMBER 1G.
While Atlanta was yet in flames the tHc
| wings Of the army began the movement sim
ultaneouslr, the right moving directly south
and the lelt due east from Atlanta General
advance, moved through Eastpointx and at
Rough and Ready encountered cavalry force
under General lyerson, and q brisk but brief
engag Dent followed, in which the rebels
we're driven. 1yerson cculd not hope to do
more than delay the adgnnce, and thtswa
not efectually accomplished, for Howard ap-
/ pears to have made his fifteen miles during
/ the day, and to hnTe encamped TINT night
near Jonesbo1o.
: Tho left wing, under General slocum;
nt,f4 ~, of41% -1tnr In
divided, one going direct by tho Covingtoc
road, parallel with the Georgia railroad
while the other moged north OF. the railroad
by way Of Rockbrngc, cach destined for Cow
iagtu1.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II
The right wing advanced upon Joucsboro,
and later in the day upon McDonnsgh, which
they occupicd, driving ont Wheelcf!s cavalry
and Cobb's militia The former fell back on
Griffin, md the latter upon GAINESVILLE The
railroad buildings ut Jonesboro, and t}ac court
louse and other public buildings at Nc
Donough were burned, which doubtless gave
rise to the rebel report Of The complete
destruction Of these places.
The advance OF Gen: Slocum, consisting of
email force If cavalry. entered Social Circle,
and burned the railroad buildings there, The
Two infantry corps forming this wing united
at Covington and pushed eastward from that
point, after destroying such buildings In the
toWn Us cou!d De OF use 70 tuo enemy.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IL.
Gen. Howard pushed forward his infantry
to Griffin, and his cavalry entered Forsyth,
cutting the railroad to Macon ut, that point.
The rebel forces fell back to Macon. While
the cavalry by this movement led the rebels
to suppose Howard Was moving directly upon
Macon, that officer changed his direction and
marched directly east, and ths rest Of his cav
airy reached Monticello and Hillsboro, which
places arc also reported destroyed. The in
1antry forces were enca1npcd near Jackson and
Indiun Spring.
General slocu1n's operations on this day
are not detailed BY the enemy. It is only
known that he pushed forward along the
Georgia railroad and cncampcl somewhere in
the vicinity Of Madison station.
So rapid hGd been Shetman's movements,
and so close WAS he now upon the capital ot
the State, that the Georgia Legislature infor-
mnl)y adjourned and aed to Savannah and the
woods. ....... .-.-
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10.
General Howard appears to haye moved
due cast f1om Indian Spring to the Oomulgee
ing the river.
Eeneral Slocum, meeting with no opposi-
ton, moved eastward along the Georgia rail-
road, hts cavalry advance destroying the road
and stations as they moved forward.
Il was now so apparent that Sherman had
I
stored in that city, and, now that all immedi-
ale danger was over, the valia4t citizens de-
clared it to be their intention to defend 1t to
The last.
SUNDAY, Eov-D
General Howartl's wing affected the passage
OF the Oomu]gee and advanced direct upon
Alilledgeville, the capital of Georgia, his ad-
vance entering the place after dirk
4 force Of our cavalry struck the Georgia
Central railroad at Griswoldvillc, tore up the
track, captured d lumber t1ain, which they
destroyed, cut the telegraph wire and severed
con, and left Cobb and his troops far In the
rcnr Of Howard, who, having thus made q
feint on Macon, had entirely avoided 1t for
the purpose Of capturing 1lflledgeril1e.
This cavalry force then pushed on to Cor
don, where It encountered force under
Wheeler, and met with the first determined
resistance. It Is supposed that Wheelcr's cav
airy had, By forced night marches, reached
| Goldon in time to throw itself In Howard )
| front for the purpose Of obstructing his
| march as much as possible.
General slocnm moved forward to within
twenty miles Of Augusta, where he Is report
| cd to hare met force Of the enemy and to
have been repulscd.
WHERE IS SHERMAN oorxa?
We have thus shown the position Of the two
| main columns Of thearmy on the 20th instant.
Tie question naturally arises, Where Is Sher-
man going! In what direction will be the
next move? CHANGING at the map, it will be
seen that within reach Of the right wing is
the great prison camp at Millen, where SO
many Of our soldiers are confined, and to
which 1nnny Of the Andersonville prisoners
we're lately removed for greater security. Fur
ther on lies Savannah, IN which there are the
ten thousand rebels lately exchanged and de-
iycrcd to the rebel authorities, but who lie
there unhafmed and helpless, without trans-
MI hr Sn1. In o$rnn ArS1 TYf
army to defend them. In front Of the left
wing lies Augusta, the great arsenal Of the
| South, whose Importance the Richmond En-
q,iirer lately alluded to, calling loudly for its
defense and beyond the s9!annah River
and open to the invasion Of both columns,
lies South Carolina.
Georgia and South Carolina" said Sher.
man, are at my mercy, and shall strikc."
| 1t was not uttered thoughtlessly, and the
hotbed Of treason is abont to reap some of the
Charleston on his left and Savannah on bis
right. He knows whether OF not either place
is vulnerable to his assaults, and will wisely
and deliberately decide which to Strike. i
either can be carried, he knows the hnrboE o.
Beaufort lies directly in his front, and thai
through South CaroIna-it Is indeed at his
mercy-and he will not fail to leave 1t desc
late: ..
sKErch OF A1LLEH, GA.
The nearest point of Importance in Genern'
Howard's route is Millen, Ga, distant one
hundred and eight miles from Milledgeville
and seyenty.nine from Savannah. It Is tht
capital Of Burke county, and has Of late year,
been mnde the Junction Of the Augusta and
Savannah and Central Gcorgia Railroads
Some months since camp for Union prison
ers Was established there, and the larger pari
OF the troops formerly confined at Anderson
vile were removed to this point. The prison
Is built upon the same plan as the Anderson
vile stockadc, and, at our latest dates, con
tanned about Is GOO prisoners. These may be
removed before Sherman can reach them bu1
the chances are that the railroad Transports
tion ia now too much occupied In transport
ing troops, to defend Savannah and Charles
ton, to admit of the removal Of so many @
our prisoners from Mfllen. Our latest intelu
gencc from Savannah leads us to hope thai
accomplished. We publish herewith state
ment from Savannah November IS, to the ef
feet that Sherman was within sir hours marcf
Of Millen, and that the exchange Of prisoners
had been stopped in consequence Of his prox
unity to Mi1fen.
SKETCH OF AUdUsrA.
Aurusta, Ga, the most important city with
N reach of Gen. Sherman, and Of the occupa
tion Of which we weanticipate an early announce
ment, Is, in a military Sense, ono Q
the most Important cities Of the South
It is situated on the southwest bank Q
the Savannah River, one hundred mud tWent,
miles from its mouth, and has river and rail
road connections with the coast at Savannah
md Charleston. It is handsomely built, man,
Of the houses being spacious and elegant, an
has population Of about 20, ,OU inhabitants
As the capital Of Richmond county, it has
spacious city hall, court house md tail, Will