The sun., 1864-11-26
ATTEMPT TO BURN THIS CITY
Many Hotels Fired.
The Inmates Wild With Alarm.
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Progress OF the Grand Advance.


The orders issued by Generals sherman and slo.
cum previous to the commencement Of the present
campaign throws considerable isht on the plan Of
or~rsiions. General Sherman's order divided tho
army into two wings The right wing, command
ed by hsjor-Gcncral q. c. Howard, consisted of
the Sixteenth aud Seventeenth Corps; aud the ef,
wing, under Major General slocum, included the
Fourteenth aud Twentieth Cous. The cavalry
were led by General Fitzpatrick. General Sherman
lays down plain rules for the guidance and ssicty
Of his men. The order OF march was to be as ,ar
possible In four parallel columns, each moving
fifteen miles a day, and forayins literally OF the
country As 1t passed along. special forsginS
party was to he formed in each brigade TO
gather supplies Of corn meal, Vegetables, cattle and
live stock Of oil kinds for the support Of the
srruy. The forasing parties I. fsr possible,
we're To keep the army wagons supplied
With ten days provisions and three days
forage. Soldiers were permitted " drive and
carry OF all kinds of eatstlss aud provisions,
bu, were expressly prohibited from entering any
houses to commit nospasses or injuries Of any
kind The power Of destroying FAC tories. houses,
ss~-mlls cotton-gns, and other property useful
tho commanders Of army corps. In places where
she army unmoestcd. no destruction Of such
property TO take plscc hut wherever bush
vhsckers and guerrilla interrupted the march,
end the inhabitants turned out TO burn bridges,
block up roads. or commit other acts of hostility,
destruction more or less relentless, according 10
the character of the hostil!ties, was
10 take place, Al the discretion Of corrs
commanders Horses, mules and wagons
,o Re seized wherever found, with di.crinli-
nation. as far IS practicable, agans, the rich, who
are usually hostile. The horses and mules were to
be usci to replace faded artillery ana WAGON
horses. No abuse or threatening language wps To-
be used assins. he Inhabitants aud the cou4mand-
ing officers Of foraging parties mi ,ht give written
certificates, but no receipts for the produce takca,
and they were euioined TO leave With each family.
"a lar practicable, reasonsl 10 amount OF pro-
visions for immediate maintenance Ahlc.lodiei
negroes, who might he useful to the army, were
70 be taken alony, nut General sherman i.duired
his commanders TO exercise due precaution, so az
not TO encumbe: the army with useless mouths TO
iced. Their first duty wa. 70 feed the .htinc men
and those capable of active warfare against the
enemy.
By the li,h Of November the entire army hsd
evacuated and destroyed Rome, ngston and At
lsntl. While Jof Davis and Besuregard were
proclsiming that Sherman WAS b. he driven cut Of
Atlanta and Northern Georgia, and boasting that
thc rebel flag was 70 lie carried in triumph TO the
Ohio river, General Sherman was quietly aud ener,
setcally pursuing the details Of his grand plan 70
Urn the -ables upon his enemies and penetrate tho
'eart OF the cotton ststes. ny strange progdcnce
~ chance all Bealregards operations favored sher-
nan's plans and aI the very tine when syprehen-
IONS prevailed in tie North respecting General
Iood upon our rear, the Un.on General was div.d-
ng his army into two par.., each superior h the
.uemy One OF these he le't on the Tennessee
liver, under Geueral Thomas to take care o. Hood,
'ad Nth the other ho turned and marched hum
reds Of miles away from the scene Of his most re-
)wned exploits lie ignored BeaIregard's mag.
fcent engineering Preparations at Cornth, and
nducted his operations so ss.ll.ully that every
ovement Of the eneGy contributed towards his
signs The rebsls had evidently under -estimat-
shermsn's strength and resourceS and commit
the fatal error Of leaving the interior Of Georgia
/ covered. General Beauregsrd ev IDENTIFY sntici-
I ted ths' Sherman would move TO Mobile, end