The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-02-24
Letter From South Carolina.

DEAR sENTIyEL;-I wrote you at savan-
nah, about three weeks ago, and stated that
in my next, would give you a short descrip-
tiOn of the city, and though I fear your read
ers have to a great extent read, and re-read
accounts of the 'FOrest City shall tell
you some of the sights noticed by a soldier
boy while in the city three weeks.
Savannah; which is really magnificent
city, is situated in bend or curve of the Sa-
vannah river, has good harbor and before
the war, was one of the commercial cities of
the South. It contained about 10000 inhab-
itants, many of them Northern business men,
enticed thither by that most potent of all en-
ticers, "ye Almighty Dollar" Its principal
streets are Bay, which is lined with business
houses of different kinds, and which, lying on
she wharf, is the great emporium of the city's
outer tradei Bull, which is the street of
churches and monuments; South Broad the
tripIe-streeted, triple-treed avenue, and Jones,
the street Of the residences Of the elite.
OF the Churches, much might be said, fear
to their disparagement, but at those, which it
was my privilege to attend, the people -ap-
peared pleased atan auditory composed large
" of Yankees. Still, it seemed to me, that a
great deal oflatent rebellion was still lurking
within their breasts, which was cooled only
by the presence of the damper-UniOn SOL
diers o. E lH
Savannah has two monuments of notoriety
in all descriptions of the city. One of these
is the monument of General Nathaniel Greene.
1t is & plain obelisk, aud cannot boast of any
thing beautiful or artistic in design, or of
anything like workmanship in its erection or
sculpture. The other, in memory of Count
Pulaski, is in design and execution, neat and
tasteful, rejecting honor on Lausity of New
York, the designer. It's ffty-fYe feet high,
surmounted by a statute of Liberty. On one
side of the base is a representation Of Pulaski
falling from his horse, when wounded, over
! it, Savannah, Oct, 9th, 1779." On the op,
posite side is the inscription, 'Fulaski, the
heroic Pole, who fell mOrtally wounded, fight
ing for American Liberty, in the siege of Sa-
vannah, Oct, 9th, 1779." These monuments
are situated in two Of the different squares
which are dotted here and there over the city
and to my eye evinced taste but very sci,
dom met with in any Of our Northern cities,
AT the head of Bull Street, (nopun or bull
is intended is the Park, styled 'Forsytht
Place" which, under the care and superin.
tendance of some.energetio person, would be
come to the city
"a thing Of beauty and a joy forever,
but it is now sadly demoralized. The foun
tain, originally beautiful, is now, or va
when Twisted it, disgustingly filthy, Amph
itrite being anything but beautiful Goddess
and of the Neptunes, one had beenadethrOned
either by the RUTHLESS invader, Orelse some
of Wheelers "Critter-backs."
But perhaps the most interesting Objec
about the city, are the defensive works bull
during the Revolution. They are not fOrmi
able nor impregnaBle, (what is, in our day ?
but they are memoritive of the contest, whicl
resulted in the establishment of mighty Re
public. Will those forts which frowned upOr
us, when on the 10th of December, 1864, W
entered the city, be remembrauCes Of the fol
ly ofthose who attempted to destroy that Re
public, or win they become part Of the His
tory Of Southern COnfederacy, establishe
and nRtionalized?
These are some of the chief 'sights' in Sa
vannah and though imperfectly described,
hope they may serve for a few minutes to in
terest your readers. We have started on On
other campaign, perhaps, and everybody il
the North, will be on the qui viVs to know it
destination. have been creditably inform
ed, that the objective point Of the campaign
is to meet the enemy and fight them. Whel
We reach that point, I may, should we sue
ceed, write YOU again. Yours ever,
Jan. Both, 1865. B.0.DUGGER.