Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-09
FROM THE UNITED
STATES.
sHERMAN'S MARCH.

\ correspondent Of the Cincinnati Coa,bereial
vr.ta. from before Savannah og the 18th, gives
some account OF Sherman mlrca through Georgia.
We make tbs following eNtyart.
E,U<plver, occasionally picked up disclosed an
intense contraction, Governor Brown had ordsed a
i.v, 81. p.a.,- OF lie whole aUe-budlei uil.Ia, anu
> IIr-e force was already concentrated at Macon
P,..Il,n1ttgns dispatches, aud notices 90 assemble
were IN Syery column, aud tie sole order OF the day
AuL5ugE kiputtick's cavalry went Uto the suburbs,
and ala not sttacS Macon, indeed there ne many
reasons IFS ~ should not but turned east instead
DESTROYING tine raiirOd1. The IRON was heavy,
rsrt, of the L and partly oi the pattern, MID ON
Striuyrrs 81 pitch pine supported by CrOSStieS OF
thl same material. The divisions, working IA turn,
where there a rAl fence al hGId, pued that on
Che tra,S aai burned IL. The iron, kept down by
tge spikes aud having. no gO0m 20 expand length
,rav,. linked sideways to such extent as edrcmdE
40 DESTROY u. WhggAtheIe vas NO trnce, the tieS
ere pet up and burned, and the rails 50 heated as
-r feHd rf their oYn weights All saw-uiils near
er,g.h Co. the road % be used ln rebuilding A. were
DESTROYED. Depots aud watertanks shared The same
.t,te Making easily an averDge Of about IL miles
sdsv on the 18th the whole army was together, DC
v9rd The Oconee General sherman nov cane nom
Tine leJ wing and travelled with tue lIth corps lie
seemed ia excellent spirits Splendid country 70
lo1i Ia. he called Il.
Aud ID was. The trst day our The coutry was
sterile OF uumhsbted aud we looked with appre-
feu,l1U 20 our supply wagons. The second sS"ed
L ta
tatoes The third day brought Us 10 plenty, We
turned our our forsgers, aud from at time until VIC
rPtrLcd the coast, there wos not day Wheh corni
fodder beef pork, aud great luscious sweet potatoes
. ver. not 6uudanty within reach VITA occasioha
lot. OF salt. and barrels OF mOl1ses. The Commls
sar- sruplied three -ffths ratiOns e bread, coffee
sah sugar aud soap, and our avohdupoiA steadily
Nettl.,t an these things we're to be had for ask
ing. Mt ouly what We we're IN quest OF, out ever
49,, tf,.t ccuIl lie WAS hidden with all imaginable
erfifr. 10 use II stock OF hogs we're driven "
- the swamp. or corn hid under pie Of shnc6s, o.
r5trto.s uuder a barn floor, cdS p0"tted oH og %
ia.rtq5Is aiIsr Carefully buried and Rre%h VIII
leaves some horses foot Vas sure 70 NA "a 'nS ne
earth and dircers were at work IA a minute what
ever wa, fouad ia tins way, n not e0table, was Np
- ue destroyed, AMI books, clothes, bed9lhs' an
much else that, IN its proper place Wouid hO' l~
been disturbed, vas every day lost III TINS manner
II was both sad and comical.
Tie march was Us peaceable as O picnlc.- IN
militia were hBrTyiug By way Of fhomasviiie an
Alb.u- 20 be before Us AZ savannah, ~ winch W
had no particular objection In ON front was som
evternurrs cavalry. which nobody ever saw eNcel
the advance guard. TIE weather was about such 4
"a. have i'm september and the little tents which IN
mon carrv were hardly ever set up.
As f.r - Gordon, used the country prett
r,,iS. The Provost~Nl an shall burned al the milk
cotton Bins and presses, and shot ne hounds. III
,roy.-ic~. burned all the unOccupied houses an
- "a .,.itT.tlc rest il touched me sadly thi
o. ,rorress could be traced for miles by SnoS
- s,5sy..' rle trees aud tAGt We could trace
~, Sars, way the column on either manu-, bVS
Gordon orders issued, denouncing the aeS'h peI.'
for firing any building, OF entering au llneSie
house t5 the qualification Of the army anu WIKI q
From MinedgeviIe, November "a, General Van. M
Datriek was seat to cut the railroad oet"eeh MliS
and Augusta, and, if possible, rescue our PriSVne
confined near Allsni Al hSyns'0Of0 " HaN