Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-23
Fraa tie Aaga.ta cspsti ;,.siiS'sa''
Reyreat Through Georgia,

shefmas;s. Retreat Through Georgia
Our g,iopn,y leas are gradu:iily assuming
The cheeril: lile; "a the reas situation begin
Z to ,e l;,oronchiy understood. AS We write:
(e o'clock T.. Fsiaay; teiieyec
lnat .5cre,al Shai1nan. fin1iEs his iyaY noEtl
entirely c:osgl and a;bolsl7 ind ;deEaut aratt
confaon. ~ sritsi, siiss determined upon rak753
ing a bcld. .rstrcat to the rear, 81 asre no ar.
my Ct Consequence could iaipeie ais move
ment.
: fa$oas iaa gmcnt it is The Andbasiso Saer
rn..f. Ii is p;ail his onlys object cah;be tiiv
mixing Of : certain and sAenfe baae ~
mast move f1st.aaa obtain his-ehjHet speedily,
cs Ne IL loii; ;nalsss The whole S,;.ta. OF deor-
pa are4c3aaras 81 a p .i.co5nS In o stase oi
VS. Y,s rinst ex pect TO escape uI.seaIlt
ed. Mhara .te~neny matches LIE viii
h;s,wo7k vi destrastioa. 80 go,
Y SL..sirl. =, sas cut bose from his Eass-icor.
c;sns rl,s. see tass ne .ahts.Do Liner. -:
Furres. !.ayirs destroyed his STORES at
: .fob.sonp.iis,s aad CIT Lis c.;inp, nsrca atiois
north. this movement has bsen i1fced: u2cn
!: h;.n AID i: i our iocsl end reserve tifcc cal
hold hin. iu.chcca, impede ;:;s progress, Iurn II:
AID dessr2y IN a6yance OF his cossiIi rs, lonsg
c-e.i:e .rese eh. & s:S objective peins tte hest.
Tho looks TOY, his aunm1riiion will be exhaus-
tel. his horses: starved, and his. army sn easy
prey,to fresa: :e.:::! ye.e:aa sr9op5
Ssesllia:ss his i.iaay AresrJ m.lss 10 mafch
ii, nhtkin:vgg;i his sSobjeet. 1t ia. aesurdltJ to
!. ,t.,k abops l,!s. making = wint+s ea5ltslsn
with ~, conl;annica;io;' E,;a iis Govern:
i,s:.t. uo@ !oEg viii .aS d as.nunition nc
carries las:s ih;irl Iiais l.i:ien;ins, MDpil
ra,feat i,;s. HeWiil .destraY as lie g.es, but
hat mak:si II acie the less SO.
TITS ;aoqeiaent is the cole-a Anaossis,
and ike Tie Greek ,gf io.d, he h:.s only one
ohiec. zt i.cs:t, ard that ;s, 10 reschahe sen;
ana Is Neaophen' Hesry end long suffering
ten tho..saaia ssnt. up .s!!ont sitrr sbont.
a Ths,.. Ia 4 sfh.latta ESQ Shcrnlaig Will glad
II cry, Thosca!! The sea!
T5s Atlanta ntclEssencsT, Of Monday. says
Vel ara froua raiiable scarce that Cover
nor Dr5.-n. s resici nee ii, Csn:on, Cherokee
), c5un!y, embracing Vi i. co:ans.d ons dwelling
bousn. kitchen. outaonScs, &t.yt getf:er with
his oii;c. building, w-ro all burnt TO tho
croand by the vsadal fol a luT days age. The
Officer in command of the yanda!s who Tere
sen. TO execute the work they. SO ratale:sly
aud successfully performed, sllcsed the fam
lily WHO WGTc Ittlut, ou 10 -PtS''i'oS' 60 s.o
time, o.diy fileen minutes TO remove their
furniture from The house and all thzt was not
1. remnoGcl within that tiue. was, 6ovoare3, by
the flames. The shme party burnt tae Court
House, Jail, Academy, beai tse. Horels, and
{; about swo. thirds of ,,thel best dwelling s,nd
business houses in Cation. "A force Of come
three or, four thcrsand-of the pssdsls we're
wi.Lin a raiie or two of tt.c town, while some
:. scvsntJ of the band wtre sert i.,tots the town
under an: ciii.er witt orders to burn the
house OF Governor Brown, the public sbu,:d
ines. and tho houses Of all who have been
prominent Southern men.
It is :.ow evident that Sherman has i9au-
guratsd winter campaign anu that Georgia,
IS the Geld which he designs 10 desol&te.. a
.teryble cr:si: is therefore upon rs. Every man
in tie State ablsato 5e-r: s-tns Should rally
to the rescae. n the hands os tie military
authorities, however tue defence st the State
is left. We hay9 no suggestion to make.
What-w have long leokcdfor, is come at
last. We have no cersnres now'to PISS upon
.any one, whiie we would urge upon every
man in the State the necessity ylof doing what
patriotism and duty require of him.
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