Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-12-22
General Sherman's Movement
Through Georgia.

his leaving Atlanta with his army until his
appearance before Savannah
THURSDAY, NOV. 10.
Rome one of the most important depots
of his army, was burned. General Slocum
column, consisting of the Fourteenth and
Twentieth corps, and General Howard's
column, forming the left, and consisting of
the Fifteenth and Seventeenth corps, with
General Fitzpatrick S cavalry, were at this
time en-route for their several destinations.
SATURDAY, NOV. II,
Atlanta was evacuated and burned. Gen
eral Sherman on this day left Kingston,
following the rear-guard of his army on the
march through Georgia.
THURSDAY, NOV II.
General Shcrmans advance encountered
Cobb at .Jonesboro, and the rebel general
fell back to Griffin. General Slocum, the
right wing of General Sherman 5 army ar
rived mt Social Circle on the Georgia state
road
FRIDAY, NOV. lS.
General Howard cavalry advance reached
Griffin, and the alarm, caused by his prog
ress, caused the Legislature ut Aillcdgeville
to skedaddle.
SATURDAY, NOV. 10.
General Slocum visits Covington, and
General Howard $ cavalry are reported near
Forsyth.
SUNDAY, nov. 90.
Monticello and llilsboro, Jasper Co., are
burned, and General Howard crosses the
Cemulgce, near Planters ferry Griswold-
vile, on the Georgia central road, was also
visited by cavalry force.
MONDAY, NOV. 81.
na.n..1 .l,-o,,o ,oooboJ fTn;nn
Point, on the Georgia state road, and push
ed on as far as Greensboro. His main
column struck off at Madison, toward Eaton
ton, fifteen miles distant, meeting General
/ Iloward's wing, and the united armies
moved upon Milledgevile, which place they
reached this day. A slight demonstration
was made upon Macon this day, by a body
Of cavalry, who had been operating on the
Georgia Central road from Griswodville.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 90.
An engagement took place at Griswold-
vile, between cavalry, merely, but which re-
suited in severe loss to the rebels. A fight
also occurred at Oconee, near the river, also
between cavalry. Both General Howard 5
and General Slocum' wings left Nlilledgc-
vile this day, the former moving south, to-
| ward the central road. and the latter eros
/ sing the Oconee, and moving across turn.
\ pike roads to menace Augusta.
< THURSDAY, NOV. "a.
8 General Howard crosses the Oconec with
). his whole force and moves in the direction
Of Nllcn.
FRIDAY, NOV. 25.
An engagement takes place at SandersvillC
near Tcnlla station on the Central road -
/ The main body Of the army Of General How
- ard is reported thirteen miles west Of this
place One portion of General Slocum
=, column is reported at Sparta and another
, near Warrenton. showing that his cavalry
: was raiding, to disconcert the enemy.
TUESDAY, NOV. %.
The advance of General Slocum's cavalry
, is reported at Waynesboro, thirty two miles
, south of Agusta, which was burned. Gen
g cral Foster also started for Pocotaligo on
this day from Port Royal.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 50.
General Shcrmrn is announced by the
= southern papers as ioraging on the Central
road for the purpose, as it subsequently ap-
. peared, of gathering supplies for the sus
tenance of his troops during the proposed
. advance on Savannah.
n THURSDAY, DEC. l.
5 On this day the entire force concentrated
Il at Louisville, the capital Of Jefferson county
l. and at the junction of the Ogecchee rive
l. and Big Comfort creek 1t is probable
e that General Slocum' column reached hcr
: on this day, after abandoning all dcmonstra
tions in the direction Of Augusta, although
: General Fitzpatrick still operated on the lin
Ii of the Savannah road. The united arm,
k left Louisville on the morning Of
FRIDAY, DEC. ,,
l ,nl ,bn ,I,,no, nntornl Million an ln nvo
y ming of that day. 1t docs not appear, iron
L. the southern papers, that many oithc Unio
!, prisoners were at that place, although ther
u have been stories that there were number
- and that they were rescued by Genera
D. Sherman. 1t is more probable, however
" that they were removed to Charleston, n
> Millcn was merely distributing depot, 5
; to speak, for such of the prisoners as ha
= been selected for exchange and CharlcstO
u had already been designated as Il point fl
the exchange Of prisoners instead Of Miller
The latest news stated that all the prisoner
were removed from Millen. General Shcl
man appears not to have halted at this place
70 but passed through it after destroying il
leaving his cavalry to operate on the line {
y, the railroad. One account states that tn
u army separated here, and that one bod
!; went toward Augusta, but this is undoub
edly incorrect.
49, SUNDAY, DEC. 4,
}, fight took place at a point which is con
is ccaled by the rebel papers, but it iSnot prob
Y able that any success was obtained 1t /
o more than likely that, as Wheeler was en-
It gagged, it was a fight with part of Genera
Fitzpatrick $ scommand. On this day a sharl
h engagement took place at Pocotaligo viii
General Foster forces
TUESDAY, DEC. 6.
General Sherman's advance reached Sta
tiou Two-and half, Guyton, on the Sa
yannah road, twenty-five miles from Savan
;. nah, On this day the Joint military an,
J. naval expedition moved up and destroyo,
9 pocotaligo bridge on the Charleston road
al On this day also General Fitzpatrick is rc
ported to have had an engagement witt
ID Wheeler at Walkers bridge over Briar
it creek, twenty-five miles from Augusta.
ly We may suppose therefore, that Gener,
1t Fitzpatrick had destroyed the railroad frol
Millcn up TO Brian creek, and that Gener;
+ Sherman had inflicted similar damage upo
5, the road from Millen as far Ms he advance,
of These, with the operationso of General Eos
y, er and Admiral Dahlgron, isolated Savanna
& from railroad or tclcgrap raphic-communicatio
with Richmond or the north.
wv WEDNESDAY, DEC. !.
w. On this day General Sherman is reportt
VS. ON the east side of the little Ogecchee,
W very inconsiderablc branch of the Ogeech'
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