The sun., 1864-12-29

the edge Of the town-csme pouring into the |
n6body could fpnSd Who did iss %iasd dealer.
store was opened, and saw the commencement Of
real pi'laging Hordes Of grinning negroes
gathered around, entered tho store or
picked up articles thrown out to thcn by |
the soldiers Augers, salt school hooks pad oc's,
harness trimmings, earthenware, broprns-s mis-
ceaueous collection and large stook--were earned
of or strewn about the store aud the street IN
front. Such picture Of q wreck never saw be-
fore. The Post 0fhoe was trokcu open, and sol
diers sat around on the curbstones, reading cor
rcspondence. drug store was gutted. the glass
cases broken, the big red and green bottles with
out which no show window q drug store Ia CON
peie-were crushed. The floor was strewn with
broken glass, drawers pulled out and the contents
thrown into the mix, while vic stencil went up.
millincr's establishments was sacked, Id oil s1rts
of gaudy things se.zcl for lhe jec1ration Of the
pretty fellows who did IT, saw bold cavalry
man ride away at great speed with An object IN his
arms which Mt first took 10 he splcndi y-drcsscd
lady, though 1t proved 10 In model oi y female
form used by the stricken rnilliner for The display
of mAntilas and dress goods. In doctors otioc
soldiers were examining wired skeleton with the
airs Of owls They shook hands with HIM pokoi
him In the RIBS, ratified him, and vagged his head
from dlo 10 side, asking him n he 'Hdn't want
| to jne," Others smct u The collection OF bottles
or rorcd over the DOCTORS accounts For
| tunstely none Of thon made such niriakc as
| tasting poison. These are few pictures of the
knghI errsnt deeds performed by the crusaders m
| Madison. The market house and cslaboosc, where
|
p. Thompson, Provost Marshal 4 thc Ihr1 u vis.
| ion. uuder orders. The negroes about town said
| "a hoap o. niggers been whipped In dar." The
| leather thong-soIne two feet ong two inches
| wide and quarter Of an inch thick, scwcd into
| roll haf It's lengtb-wss brought of az trophy.
| The stoue iail, in which 1t said some Yankee
| prisoners had once been confined, wss burned.
| The citizens having by this zine become 10 i'm
Fortunate Tor protection that II Vas rnpieasint W
1 stay in town, Con. slOcrm ortered he troops
through, aud marched ont by tho Eatonton road
| With bands playing and colous flying. The lon;
/ column marched rapidly down the rosd towards
Mnledgeyile, distant forty miles and We now knew
/ that we should visit she capitol Of the bouthern
| Rmplro State. The vigilance OF Generals socufn
and Williams could not prevent the soldiers ron ON
| entering many private dwellings, and not a few
citizens Of Madison had an improved hatred OF ine
| Yankee after we LEFT The brutal looking one
| armed man who does the slsve-whipplng for hAh-
| sou must have been bury employed for lew
| days settng up old scores with the dsrkies "oo
| were glad to see us He sad be would
To describe at length the multitude Of ways in
| which an army eau not only 'Tive" of the country
| hut grow wealthy during the process, would re-
quiro moro printing than the Patent Once ever
dreamed of. To divide the line between capturing
| aud stealing, when permission Ia given troops "
| take everything which will sustain life or assist
military operations would puzzle the kcencst
| practitioner. Such little idiosy yncrsces a. taking
| the last chicken, the last ear Of corn blade ot
corn fodder the last sweet potato tho last peanut
| the last pound of bacon. and the last persimmon
from the house Of poor woman, tcolor not con-
sidered) come under tho head OF legitimate bus
ness, debate ought 10 come upon such points as tic
| spoons, bod clothing, crockery wme, articles OF
wearing apparel. Men With pockets bulging out
With silver and gold con private soldiers with ex-
pensive sleeping paraPhernalls' mules deched with
gaudy rappings, saddle blankets OF hue chenille,
or Brussels carpetins, gyes somc color to such
stories are told about tho changing up an old
Gus, three four times to make him shell out t.
the statement that Generals ShcrmRn'A BlOcum's,
| Willams, and all orders about entering houses
were not closely regarded. Such things cannot be
4 avoided An army passes along road, A pant
cr's house stands by the wayadc, without hal
| the whole premiso. overrun as II by ants
| tho heads of sorghum barrels are knockod
In, and tin cupsfull ped outteehvcs arc knocked
in pieces and wild grabs are mado for the last yes
| uge of ''comD;" sweet potato caches are broken
| In, and tho contents packed IN pockets, In hand
korchefs, in anything that will hold that esculent
hogs bAyonctod quartered with tho hair on, ano
hung the ends Of muskots to bleed chickens
geese, turkeys. &C.. knocked over with sticks, anc
strung IN garlands around the necks Of swestJ
warriors. This Is tho work OF fighting men wh,
cannot stop their march 10 ransack. The "mule'
brigade and tho "bummers" follow In the cours
of time when tie "loot hunting" commences,
ever. A column ten miles long generally turnishe
| men enough 10 pick tho premises clean, Frequent
| ly, fine houses are found deserted. This IL con
sideied prtp,a Jdcie evidence that the owners ar
| rebelA and the furniture IL soon made to appea
like the debris Of a May ''movng." To get at tn
music in pianos more easily, the topG if,ed of
|
are got out Of mirrors moulded into contraret
with the butts of muskets. This paragraph s lon
! enough General sherman's army has 90 ia
| lived ot the country, and lived well ss soldier
should live " the land produces. II the people alon
the line of march have suffered loss u has been tn
fortune Of war they voted for. The policy of ou
Commanding General has been To take nothing hu
that which would beneht the enemy. The balanc
. Of the evils are but natural consequences Of mil
tsry expeditou like this
, cArrrRE OF SAVANNAH
General sherman's entry into Ihe town WI
| marked by no ordinary commoton. The city +,
. | ceived him queuy and respectfully, though M
!, | with open arms. The Population of Savannah
during she past thirty days, has been iruinen sci
4 increased by emigration from the interior. Thou
' | ands Of people, including many wealthy fam lie
4 hed from she country, threatened by General She
|. mans march, to fnd, as they presumed, an undl
q | turbed refuge in the city. The houses oyerlio
with them numbers dwell in shods, and live ups
. | the st eets. Negroes form Il large part OF Ih
n transient population. Many rebel othcers and 80
V diers are iound concealed In houses and probal
q considerable valuable property, not yet eatinst'
h IN tie fruits OF this aIost bioodess siege Wlli
"a be brought 10 light likewise
20 The siege Of Savannah, although short and COL
~ pirauycly unexciting ono, has teen marked by
,f read ness on tue part OF toe troops which prov
!. how much additional confidence and spirit u
/ late successful march as given them. The captu
a of Fort McAllister effected within forty ul
m utes alter lhe assault began. Our men went ov
a aud INTO tle works like whirWind. Yet, nS
IA With standing the fury snd success oil the assIu
M they did not hght R.yaiust ooNards' The ret
, troops iIsde the tort still fought on after We III
"a entered II, Saying they were forbidden TO sure
A. der. Hand ~ hand conbats there actually occu
"A red. Bayonet met bayOncL huskets were us
M As clubs Que Union captain fought Win
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