The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-29
Gen. Sherman's Triumphant March through
Naapgia

zette furnishes the IolloWlDg lnIeIesti"S
tails concerning Sherman's march through
Georgia
On Sunday morning, the lth inst, par
ties from plantations came GOWN
heavy cannonaalnR -rol ing
Vannalh apdNsl e tne direction of Sa-
ee7s q = at Fort Pulaski during the pre-
s~onng night shells could be seen bursting
ever or near the town. Early Monday
morning the gunboat Flag came steaming
sup from the south, having on board Captain
Duncan, Myron Amick and George W.
sQuinby, three of Shermans scouts, and the
first of his couriers reaching orr lines since
he set out from ATLANTA. sgsrel 5.as8
- Capt. Duncsn brought dispatch from
Gen. Howard. dated the 9th inst, on the
Savannah Canal, saying: .'We have had
perfect success, and the army is in fine splr-
its. ''sl Fii53At e tisH th'.s5tt.t'
The canal referred to is about five miles
east of Savannah, running from the Savan-
nah River to the Ogechee River, but it is, so
far as business is concerned, an obsolete at
fair.
Captain Duncan and his companions left
Shermans army at Savannah Canal on the
evening of the 9th, with written dispatches
from Generals Sherman and Howard for
General Foster. They embarked in dug
out, and padded down the Ogechee River,
hiding during the day. On Saturday night
they hoated by Fort McAlIister and;the en-
Il emy's picket boats during rain storm, and
J emerged iEeo Ossibaw Sound, where they
were discovered and picked up by the Fed
eral gunboat Flag, They passed under the
/. bridge over the 0gechee River on the Cult
Railroad, which was then burning, having
probably been fired by the rebels to prevent
Sherman's army crossing, not knowing that
he had already crossed. The gunboat Flag
. set sail Immediately for Hilton Head and
arrived here with her welcome passengers
on the morning of Monday the 18th inst.
The news of Shermans safety spread
!. with the wings of the air, and in an hour or
two flags futtered from many buildings on
the Island, and decked out the numerous
shipping in the harbor. Dispatches were
sent to Gen. Foster, whe was at the front
at Pocotaligo. He came down Immediately
and soou after, in company with Capt. Dun
can and his scouts, embarked on revenue
cutter for Osslbaw Sound, to endeavor to
communicate with Gen. Sherman. In the
meantime salutes were fred from Fort Pull
ask, as a given signal to apprise Sherman
that his dispatches had been received.
Capt. Duncan and his c0mpGgn0ns 0as
uoyNgs were dressed in what may be consid-
cred the habits OF Confederate citizens, not
emitting III their make-ups moderate al
lowance Of rents and tatters, TO give their
garb of plausibility. Their eyes glistened
for want Of sleep, and they ate with Gallo
vivacty. They had not dared venture to
shore while journeying down the Ogechee /;
and they couldn't eat or sleep very well on
the gunboat Flag for it must be remember
ed they are Western lads, and Oh salt wa
ter for the first time. In word, they were
very sea-sick.
tam These scouts report that throughout the
march the army moved i'll four columns,
Howard on the right, and Socum en- the
left, with cavalry in front and rear. In
this manner it covered strip of nearly six
ty miles In width. For three hundred miles
General Sherman has cut through Georgia
a swath of sixty miles. 1t would seem that
the ''hero turned fugitive" might have been
found somewhere III this tract of 10, 000
- square miles if the search for him had been
very earnest.
Immediately after leaving Atlanta, the
column marching toward Macon devastated
the country for miles west of the Macon and
Atlanta Railroad, in order to retard the pro.
gress of Hood, should he attempt to follow
III on Sherman's rear. ta
Not the least significant and cheering fact
- of the march is, that but very little opposi-
ton to the grand raid, or rather occupation,
was met. In their haste to fly, bridges ovel
the smaller streams, we're in several instan-
ces, left unburned by the citizens. They
were terrified out of discretion, and failed ia
respond to the despairing appeals of Gene
rails and Legislators, to fell trees, burn
bridges, and destroy subsistence. In no
place was the road seriously blockaded, and
the stores that were burned were fired by
the rebel cavalry, who were feared by the ag-
ricultural Georgians as much as the Yankees
$500 The horses were secreted III the swamps to
3 escape both parties. We got nearly all, be-
! cause the indispensable negro was very apt
p to designate the spot where the coming cav
airy nags were to be found. Our troops
had a few skirmishes in all Of which they
were successful. If Wheeler defeated Kill
patrick at any time, no one in Sherman's
army was aware of the fact when our scouts
left it. i Hff
i The rebel papers make no mention of the
3ludicrous fact that Milledgevile was surren-
:. dered to our scouts two days before the
main army reached the town. These scouts
were met by the Mayor who insisted on
private property should be respected
These triumphant captors after their infor-
NAL entree, proceeded to open the penitenti-
airy, releasing about one hundred and fifty
inmates, some Of them members of the Fed.
eral army, confined for what were military
offenses. Very few of the citizens remained
and those who did were not disturbed On
leaving Milledgeville, cur forces burned the
State buildings, exploded quantity of am
munition, and destroyed the depots.
While IN Milledgeville, citizen made
complaint to Sherman of having been rob-
bed of a considerable amount in money and
available gold watch, establishing the fact
with abundant evidence. Sherman imme-
diately issued an order declaring that any OF
his army found engaged in stealing money
or articles OF no military value, of ravishing
or wantonly burning private property, would
be shot. This order was not violated so far
as could be ascertained eE
Cur scouts assert that Sherman has com
pletely destroyed the great railroad quad
rilateral. of which Atlanta, Macon, August
and Savannah, are the four corners The
railroad leading east from Atlanta to Au
gusta is destroyed for over seventy miles
including bridges over the Yellow and cou
tiguous rivers The railroad running soutt
from Atlanta to Macon, is destroyed for sc
miles The railroad running east from Ma
con to Savannah, is destroyed for a distance
estimated at from 80 to 100 miles. Thu
railroad running between Augusta and Sa
vannah. is destroyed from Wauesboro t,
Savannah distance of over 80 miles. Tn,
Gulf Railroad has been cut, and Sherman'
position when last heard from, ensures that
he holds the Charleston and Savannah Rail.
road.
We learn that this wholesale work of de,
struction was carried on eisurely, and with
an eye to completeness Every rail wa
heated and bent every tie, bridge water