Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-01-05
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full possession Of the capital OF the state
Of Georgia, aud without firing . gun In its
conquest On Friday last tho Legislature,
which had been in session, hesring OF our
approach, hastily decamped without any
adjournment. The Legislative panic spread
amongst the citizens to such an extent as to
depopulate the place, except Of few old
gentlemen and ladies and the negroes, the
latter welcoming our aPproachtwith ecstatlc
exclamation Of Joy: "Bress de Lerd tanks
be to Almighty Ged, de Yauks 10 come l.
De day OBJ jubilee hsb srribed y and then
accompanied their words with rather EN-
barrassing hugs, which these nearest the
sidewalks received quite literally.
General Slocum, with the Goth Corps.
first entered the city, arriving by way OF
Madison, having accomplished his mission
Of destroying the railroads and valuable
bridges at Madison. The fright OF the
Legislators, as described by witnesses, must
have been comical in the extreme. They
little imagined the movement OF our left
wing. hearing first Of the advance Of XII
patrick on the extreme right towards Macon
and supposed that to be another. raid.-
What their opinion was when Howard's
army appeared at McDonnough il would be
difficult to say and their astoDishment must
ndN0 dpDTOdCUCu Ilbhulty WuCH thO VthVE
two columns were heard from-one directed
towards Augusta and the other swiftly
marching straight upon their devoted city.
1t seemed as if they were surrounded up
on all sides except toward the East, and that
their doom was sealed. With the certain
punishment fer their crimes looming up be-
fore them, they sought every possible means
of escape. Private effects, household furni'
ture, books, pictures, everything WAS con.
veyed to the depot and loaded into the ears
until they were filed and heaped, and the
flying people could net find standing room.
Any and every price was obtained for
vehicle. A thousand dollars was cheap fer
q common buggy, and men rushed about
the streets in an agony of fear lest they
should ''fall victims to the feroeity Of the
Yankees"
Several days Of perfect quiet passed after
this exodus, when. ca = bright sunsbiny
morning, q regiment entered the city with
band playing national airs, which music had
many day since been hushed in the capital
of Georgia.
WHAT SHERMAN DID AT MILLEDGEvILLE.
But few of the troops were marched
through the city. Some two or three regi
ments were detailed under the orders of the
engineers to destroy certain property desig-
mated by the General commanding. The
magazines, arsenals, depot buildings, facto-
ries Of one kind or another, with store-houses
containing large amounts Of Government
property, and some seventeen hundred bales
of cotton, were burned. Private houses
we're respected everywhere, even those Of
noted rebels, and l heard Of no instance of
pillage or insult to the inhabitants. One or
two of the latter, known to have been in the
rebel army, were made prisoners Of war. but
the Surgeons at the hospitals, the Principal
at the Insane Asylum, and others, express
Ell their gratitude that such perfect order
was maintained throughout the city.
Gen. Sherman is at the Executive Man
sion, its former occupant having with ex-
tromely bad grace fed from his distinguish
ed visitor, taking with him the entire flrni-
ture of the building. As Gen. Sherman
travels with mendge Ia roll Of blankets,
and haversack full Of hardtack J, which is as
complete for life out in the open air as in
apalace, this discourtesy of Governor Brswa
was not serious inconvenience.
Gen. Sherman's opening move in the
present campaign has been successful in the
highest degree. At first, moving his army
in three columns, with column Of cavalry
on his extreme right, upon eccentric lines,
be diverted the attention of the enemy, SO
that he concentrated his forces at extreme
points Macon and Augusta), leaving unim-
peded the progress of the main body. In
this campaign (the end of which does not
yet appear) it is not the purpose of the
General to spend his time before fortified
cities, nor yet to cucumber his wagons with
wounded men. His instructions to Xii.
patrick were to demonstrate against Macon,
getting within FIVE miles of the city.
A FIGHT.
The roads each column were to fellow
were carefully designated, the number ei
miles each day to be travelled, and the point,
of rendezvous were given at a certain date.
All OF these conditions were fulfilled to the
letter. Slocum, with the Goth corps, ar
rived at Milledgeville on the 22d inst, pre-.
ceding Davis, with the l4th corps, one day.
On the same day Fitzpatrick struck the Ma
con Il Western road, destroying the bridge
ut Walnut creek. The day following, How
ard, with the 18th and 18th corps, arrived
At Gordon, and began the destruction of the
Georgia Central Railroad
1t was near here that the most serious
fight of the campaign occurredto this date.
Gen. Wolcot, in command of a detachmeni
of cavalry and brigade of infsntry, was
thrown forward to Griswoldvlle, toward,
Macon, for demOnstrative purposes merely.
The enemy, some five Thousand strong, ad
vanced upon our troops, who had thrown
up temporary breastworks, with section ol
a battery in position. The cavalry fell slowly
back on either flank of the brigade, protect
ing them from attack in flank and rear. =
The rebels are composed of militia chiefly
although q, portion of Hardses old corp,
was present, having been brought up from
! Savannah.
With that ignorance of danger common
to new troops, the rebels rushed upon oul
veterans with the greatest fury. They were
received with grape shot and musketry Al
point blank range, our soldiers firing coolly
while shouting derisively to the quiverini
columns to come on, as If they thought tn,
whole thing nice joke. The rebels re
sumed the attack, but with the same fata
results, and were soon in full fight, leaving
more than three hundred dead on the field
! Our loss was some forty killed and wounded
while their killed, wounded and prisoner
are estimated to exceed two thousand fv,
hundred A pretty severe lesson they hav'
received. fs lfai H@
/ 1-.ib su MARCHING ON. est Hr5
4 NEAR ToNNILLE STAr0N,l
OK THE GA. CENTRAL II, R., Nov. II.
Since writing the above the army ha
moved forward along the limo. The rebel
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