The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-06
Reriew of sherman Grdnd CAM
paign.
lroncluded t.-Om last reek J
The Movement OF the Left Wing.

catur road Tor Il short distance and ther
branching of TO the right and passin:
through DE kalb County, by way of Fla
Dock and Swapping Shoals, to Covington
the county seat Of Newton County. whicl
point the advance reached on Nov. II
the cavalry pushing Oh as far as Soci,
Circle. Ill Walton County. station OF
the railroad iitty-two miles east Of Allan
ia. where the railroad buildings wer,
burned, Covinglon is situated in til,
midst of a very fertile country. and for
aging was carried on to an extensive de
gree. \ party from one of the brigade:
Of the 2Oth corps. willie out toragin.
some distance north of the railroad, al
Oxford, were fired upon 10y bushwhackers
and one OF their number killed. Here
the order ior relentless devastation of tn,
country was carried ont with degree Of
severity which resulted in the deStructio,
/ of Emory College, at Oxford. 1t was
the property of the Methodist Church
had several fine libraries. mincralogica
cabinet. Il fine chemical apparatus, and
cost nearly half Il million dollars bcior,
the war The plantations in this (New-
ton) county were thoroughly stripped, and
our troops lived on the fat of the land
They We're much surprised at the richness
of the country they passed through.
The Line of the Georgia Railroad.
From Covington Gen. Slocm moved
directly east to Madison, the county seat
OF Morgan county, his cavalry recovering
his left flank and destroying the railroad
thoroughly. At Madison the railroad
buildings, the Jail, several warehouses and
the market-hou>e We're burned. From
Madison the lett wing moved almost due
south upon Eatonton, which i, the north
ern terminus OF the Nlilledgeville branch
railway. This point was reached Nov
Il, the same day that Gen. Howard
right flank reached Gordon. the southern
terminus of the same railroad.
! The Columns Unite at Miliedseville.
Gen. Slocum reached MilIedgcville on
the 22d, which place proved to be gen
eral point of rendezvous for the two wings
! The object of this proved TO be to effect {;
passage OF the Oconcc river ior the right
wing, at a point offering less difficulty
than existed at the crossing of the Geor-
ola Central Railroad. twenty miles below
Alillcd dgevillc. and eighteen miles east o
Gordon
The Occupation of MiIlcdsevilIe.
Our army occupied Millcd"ryilc three
days, from Nov. ~ to Nov. u, when the
rear guard left. Gen. Sherman occupied
the Executive Mansion for his headquar-
tiers. Very little property, either public
or private. was destroyed. The Stat,
House was left standing. though the reb
els declare that it was much mutilatcd
The sudden disqualification of the rebe
legislature di~ou>tcd our troops Th,
members. with Gov Brown. left in grea
haste on the 18th, some for Macon. som,
for Augusta. and many on foot, there no.
being Confederate currency enough in Mil
lcdgevlllc to hire a conveyance Two
members paid $1,000 to be carried dis
tancc OF eight miles. Gov Brown took
the public funds, the public archives, hi:
private carriage and his garden Sass,
$50 said the Savannah RcpuJimm,) ant
fled TO Macon, where he opened headquar
tiers in the City Hall, and issued procla
nation lie left three thousand muskct
and several thou,anl pounds of powdc
belonging to the State OF Georgia. whicl
our troops destroyed. Some of our troop
perpctrated a very handsome travc>tic up
on the proceedings of the fleeing legiSla
ture. They met at the State House, elect
ed Il speaker and clerk. and were intro
iucin@ bills and resolution, at Il tilriou
rate. when Il courier rushed in. breathleS
with haste. AMI shouted - the Yankees ar
comlng,' ,' whcrcupon the members dis
pcr>cd in the most panic-slrickcn manner
call>lng an immense deal of amusement
Mllltd Icvllle was pretty thorough,
stripped OF provisions, as the main porlio
Of the army cncamped i'll that vicinlt,
three days. Every horse and mule tia
could be found We're taken. and the rebel
sad that there was no Use III hidin" any
thing. for = the Yankees would be sure t
find it." The cXhortations of the rcb,
papers, politicians and others who ha
nothing to lose. TO burn and destroy sup
plies, hal no effect Everybody waite
to Sc his neighbor BEGIN, AMI entertainc
the hope that he. at least, might pos>sibl
escape without loss On Nov. % til
Mayor Of MillelgevilIe sent by courier t
Macon Il dispatch begging the people ther
to send the citizens of Milled dgeyllic mea
and provisions, As they were utterly desti
. tUte.
The Conduct of Our Troops.
OF the conduct of our troop, on ii
i, march and at Millengeville. the rebel az
. counts widely differ. Many assert tha
f the men We're under strict discipline an
respected persons and private dwelling
Vi course, toraging being allowed undt
! general orders, everything eataJle was tal
en- 10y the soldiers But several valial
rebels who ran away from home, whe
they returned wrote terocious letters
: the rebel papers, detailing. with an a
: tempt at particulars, several alleged on
( RACES upon ladies'. Indeed, one Of the
} writers, who said his blood ran cold, as
: tried to ''fre the Southern heart" a>sel
t ed that our men "ravished some of ii
n incest ladies Of Milledgeville." OF cour>