Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-12-01
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THE WAR NEWS.


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has penetrated the State Of Georgia as far as
Macon, destroying immense amount ofproper
ty etc, and has met with li.tle or no epposi
tion the Georgia militia, under Hill, scatter
ing on the approach Of Shcfmans cavalry.
The Excitement throughout tic. Southcrn
States, particularly in Richmond, .sdrannah
and Augusta, is intense. The Augusta
Chronicle of the 18th contains several adyer-
tiscmcnts, calling on different military organ
izations to meet for drill, to receive their
equipments, etc. Al! passes to leave that
city are revoked, and all men absent or fur
loughcd are ordered to report to the Provost
Marshal, or be considered as descrtcr5 Sen
stor Hill, of Georgia. issues proclamation
from Richmond safe distance from the scat
of operations in lis own Statc--appealng to
the people to retard the march of the invader
in every possible way, removing all provisions,
etc.
The Macon ttHtycncer contains sdinc par
ticulars of the advance on that city, which it
says is in two columns. According to the
Rebel accounts their troops have been rcpulscd
at Jonesboro' and Griffin, Georgia. At the
latter point Wheeler was badly whipped The
residence of Governor Brown, of Georgia, has
burned, and also about two thirds of the town
of Canton Cherokee county. The Augusta
Ch,unicl, SAYS that Sherman, it II thought,
will march in the direction of Savannah.
Later Intelligence from General Sherman is
given in dispatch from Savannah on the 2lst
ut. Our forces the previous day crossed the
Ocmulgcc river at Planters Factory, about
fifteen miles north of Macon, frd!n which fact
the dispatch infcrs that Augusta was threat
ened. Our cavalry, however, were evidently
far in advance Of The main body of the army.
The Central Railroad was cut on the Goth at
GriswoldyiIlc, II point nine miles east of Ma
con, and between tliat city and Milledgevillc
The telegraph wires were also cat between
Gordon, twenty miles cast of Macon, and
Milledgcvillc, this destroying communication
between Macon and Savannah.
These facts show that Sherman is steadily
advancing, destroying the Rebel communioa-
'''"s anu i''' lug '''.'" III 'o"p. Us 10 "h"'
direction he moves forward. His position at
the date of this despatch threatened equally
Macon. Millcdeeyilc and Augusta. The in
tcnsity of excitement pcryading at the South
is shown by the appeals of General Beaure-
gard, and OF the Georgia delegation IN the
Rebel Congress. urging thr people of Georgia
to Gy to arms. obstruct the roads destroy
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4'ca"Fe5aFd on the tS'n was ~ SnF'htht Mis-
sisssip, bat promises to be soon in Georgia
The lat st f,lyiccs flon General Shcrmon's
,,orom.,t co,nos ,l,r,,rl orr r,ro,oa nr;.o,,
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e's' "''o iei' '"'"H'"" vi ffio'y ESt anu
arrived at Annapolis on Sunday lust. We
take tho following summary Of Gen Shcrinai's
operations from the Baltimore .IaaeTcaa of
Monday lay,.
M,
ny eAehnfSc ',au ecasca' inc h'Dcls be-
,,s unap T 10 'uf''Sl' any more prisoners as
"oherai sherman ha1 cut 'hc railroads Lead
ing 10 savannah "he" tIe last or our pri-
so 81 ,,. Whora'he ny 'he Harriet Liyingfton
lett M'''en the advance OF nhef'aHns forces
was rep"r'pu 10 DC only FIX hours har9h from
me S,ocN"ne III which our men were confined.
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