The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-01-27
Gen. sherman's Congratulatory Order
to his Army

| The following order on the subject Of the
Tennessee and Georgia Campaigns has been
issued by Gen. Sherman;
hEADQ'Rs Mil Div OF THE Miss }
IN THE FIELD, SAVANNAH GA.
20. Jan. S,b, 1865.
Special Field Orders, No. g: ...- ..t.
! The Gen Comma ding announces to the
troops composing the Military Division of
the Mississippi. that he has received from
the President o! the United States and from
Lieut.. General Grant letters conveying the
high sense and appreciation OF tho eau, pai'u
just closed, resulting in the capture of Sa.
vaDuab, aud the defeat of Hoods army 10
Tennessee. '' .r..
In order that all may understand the i'm
pOrtance OF events IL 10 proper to revert to
the situation of affairs in Sept. last. We
held Atlanta, a city OF iiltlo valae to us, but
SO important TO the eDemy that Mr.. Davis,
the head of tho rebcllious iaction in the
South, visited his army nuar Palmetto, and
commanded 1t TO regain it. as we'll as 20 ru-
10 aud destroy Us by series of measures
which he thought would DO tffectuai.
That army by rapid march FIRST gained
our railroad near Big Shanty, and after.
wards about Daltoa We pursued, but il
marched so rapidly that we could not over.
take il; aud Gen. Hood led his army sue.
cesstuily far towards Mississippi, in hopes
TO decoy US out OF Georgia. But we we're
not then TO be led away by him, and Dur.
posed TO control and lead events ourselves.
Gens. Thomas and SchOfeld commandi ipp
the Department to our rear, returned to
thor posts, and prepared to decoy General
Hood into ,hoir mosbes, whilst we came on
to complete our original journey. .'.i =.
Wo quietly and deliberately DESTROYED At
lan,a and all the railroads which tho cnomy
had used to carry on war againsl US; occu
pied bis State Capital. and then captured
bis commercial capital which had been go
strongly fortified from the sea as to doiy
approach IRON that quarter.
Almost at the moment Of our victorious
entry into Savannah came the Welcome aud
expected news, that our comrades in Tenn,
had also fulfilled molly and we'll their par,:
bad decoyed Hood to Nashville, and then
turned on him defeating lis army thorough.
ly. capturing all bis artillery, great mum bers
of prisoners, and were still pursuing tb q
fragments down into Alabama So com.
plete a success in military operations. tx
tending over half a continent, is an achieve.
meEt that entities it to place in the mill.
tary history of the world. = ... .rsag...s.
Tho "rmios serving in Georgia and Ton.
nessee. as vol as the local garrison Of Chat
tanooga, Bridgeport ard Murfreesboro, are
alike entitled TO the common ho6or: and
each regiment may inscribe on i,s coiors a,
pleasure, the word "SavanRsh' or "Nash.
vilie." ",r "-1' sAr s.r'.,t .'..'
The Goneral Commanding embraces ia
the same genera; success tho operations ol
tbs cavalry column under Cons. Stoneman,
Burbridge and Giilem, that penetrated into
Southwest Virginia, and paraiyxod the Of
forts OF the ensmy to dsturb the peace and
safety OF the people Of East Tenn. Instead
OF boing put oD the defensive VIZ have a,
oil points assumed the bold offensive. and
completely 'hwarted the designs of the en-
emios OF our country. '''At Bv order Of q
"i Major Gen. W T. SHERMAN.
[signed] l.. W. DAYroN, Aid do Camp.