The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-06-08
GEN. SherD,aa's Farewell to his
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HEADo'Rs MI. Div. Miss. IN THE FIELD,l
WAsHlXGroN, d. c., May so, 1865.


( HEADo'Rs MI. Div. Miss. IN THE FIELDl
WASHINGTON, d. c., May so, 1865.
Special Field Order No. 90
! The General commanding announces to
the armies Of the Tennessee and Georgia
that the time has come for Us to part. Our
work is done and armed forces no longer
detain us Some Of YOU will be retained
! in service until further orders.
And now that we are about 10 separate,
to mng!c with the civil world, it becomes
4 pleasing duty to recall to mind the situ-
ation OF national affairs. When but a
cred about tie towering cliffs Of Lookout
Mountain, all the future was wrapped in
doubt and uncertainty. The armies had
corie together from different fields, with
separate histories, bound by one common
cause.-The union of our country ans the
government of eur Inheritance. There IS
no need TO recall to your memories Tunnel
Hill, with It's rocky faced mountains; and
Buzzard's Roost Gap, with the ugly forts
OF Dalton behind We were in earnest,
and paused not for danger and difficulty
but dashed through Snake Creek Gap. IN /
fell on Resaca: then Oh t. Dallas, kcnes Nv;
and the heats Of summer found us OH the
banks Of the Chattahoochoe, far from
home and dependent on single line for
supplies Again we were not to be he'd
back by any obstacle, and crossed over
and fought four heavy battles for the pos>
session of the citadel of Atlanta. That
was the crisis of oar history. \ doubt
still clouded our future but we solved the
problem and destroyed Atlanta, struck
across the state Of Georgia, severed all the
main arteries o. life to our enemy, and
Christmas found us at Savannah Waits
ing there only long enough to fill our
wagons, we again began march which,
for peril labor, ana results, will compare
with any ever made by m organized army.
The floods of S: vannah, the svamIs Of
Combahce and Edisto, the high hills and
rocks of the Santee, the fiat quagmircs of
the pedce and Cape Fear rivers, were all
passed in midwnter, with its floods and
rains. IN the face Of IN accommodating enc
my. and, after the battle Of Averysboro
and Bentonyillc, we once more came out
of ,hc Wilderness to meet cur friends at
Goldsboro: and even then we only paused
lon. enough 70 reload our wagons, and
again pushed forward to Raleigh and be
yond. antil we met the enemy sucing for
peace instead Of making war. and Offering
to submit to the injured laws Of his and
our country. rs long rs the enemy was
defiant mountains, rivers. swampS, nor
hunger. nor cold. had checked us; but
when he VIII, had fought us too hard and
pcrsistently offered submission, your gen
eral thought il wrong to pursue him fur
thcr, and negotiations followed which re-
suited in his surrender
How taf the operations Of the army have
contributed to the overthrow Of the con
fcdcracy and the peace which now dawns
on is. must lie judged by others. not by
us: but that YOU have done all that men
could do has becn admitted By those i'll
authority and we have a right to JOIN in
the universal joy that Ellis our land, be-
cause the war io cGcr and cur government
stands yindicated before the world by the
Joint action ofthe volunteer armies of the
United States 70 such as remain In the
military service. your general need on.y
remind you that successes in the past are
due to hard work and discipline, and that
the same work and discipline are equally
important in the fuiUle. To such as 20
home he Viii only say that our favored
country is So grand, So extensive SO di-
yersiied in climate, soil, and productions,
that every man surely can finda home and
occupation suited to h;s TASTE, and none
should yield to the natural tendencies srle
to rcs..it from cur past lfe of excitement
and adventure. You will be induced to
seek new advantages abroad; but do not
yield to the temptation, for it will lead
only to death and disappointment
Your general now bids you all farewell
and in the fall belief that in war you have
been good soldiers, so in peace You will
make GOO citizens; and if, unfortunately,
new war should arise in our country.
Sherman 5 army viii be the first to buckle
on the old armor. and come forth and
maintain the government of our inherit
ance and choice.
BY order of Maj. Gen. ". T. Sherman
(Sionci.) Vi. DAYTON. Asst. \. G..