The Fairfield courier. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-23
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There was d rumor here YESTERDAY.
to the effeet that Sherman had turned
aside from Ills apparent march hitRer.
4 %We know not what measures of impor,.
tanee TO attach Ito this. report, but the.
following from The New York, IEiblne,
of 9 late date, would, if that paper speaks,
adyisedly, indicate that Sherman did not,
intend to march directly for Virginia.
| The 1Ei5itne says; lii@ ..stSssC ,g2Eeb
Ut ~ motto be- supposed, however,
That Gen. Sherman contemplated al, I'M,
interrupted march ffom Savannah to
Richmond. He is liEely to tonch the
seacoast in, the course Of it, or some.
point near enough to theasea to ,beta,
conyenient halting place. Were he to
moye,, directly toward Richmond he has
| Q choice oftwo lines after leaving Col6m.
biai;; either by way ofCharlotfe, OF by
Lway Of dfay ayetteyiilesH The neaYnesg Of
| the latter 10 the Coast, and tho already
asceftained presencesof Shermah's cav. +,
airy at Florence, indiessfe d choice Of
1.-The Fayetteville Route. I, Ever if'Iee..
therefore, had resolved upon abanaohinr
R'chmond hYDyn td and delivering battle, with all
his force in North Carolina, he might
well enough wait till the direction Of
ISSherman's g march from Columbia had been
finally determined. lie to- Raleigh, the
battle wall bssonth of it. If to the sea-,
it is impossible to fix the probable scene
of the decisive struggle p =" 'sR'F"la'''0
Fayetteville, the pointtihdicatedby the
t1Tsbune,asthgtto, hSherlnamwiif al.
rect his march, isst the head of Cape Fear
river, where we have s@ importantarmo-
'ry. There was an arsenal there before the
war. and all the machineSy belonging to-
the RiHe Works at Harpef's fsrFs, was
removed thither, where,,it has bsehih
operation. nc w ilmingson ,iseyacuated,
OF which there is httlesdoubt, tile enemy
could transportr reinforcements, provisions;
and ammunition for Sherman's asps utY
the river to Fayetteville, from. whence
he could start again taking Raleigh in
his route to Virginia, entering our State
about Clarksville, in Mecklenbnrs county,
thus leaving Dpnville to thewest I'VE
are stronglYiinolined to the opinion That
the IEi5ttass theory is correct, and thai
W;r,,;n;, u II, os as'sSenrPs ~ one 70
rs,nfaIIs ~ es lssSaur e VIII rec receive I'VE,
whore Schofeld and Terry's tfoopsy tI,nt.
% csn ;nss m ~ -, pglote y Wiimpgton'
mat 4 ), ~ aa,, e. sso slsose from thomas
n,S & Ss,ts @ Ul.ea ovlsg ior ssNe
anotberstsr. \, i raiss ~ ~ egnfaaes to MAKE se
snff;c;ent IN b;s A,.a,,s ~ ". W., ,Srse army
all onSos;t;on ne ons aonsao : sWeeP away
arouna 'us INT sSTo5nst [ ~ = !
TO- com,nand he ss;ll .soa+ . spsa H. l,iose y,
some Of lis oId tact;cs s lii a,a I Woms., Ja 40
for every m ConfsdeTats solsisst tbat ssa,s Gss II.
sa;n - ~ 'el siae sy pe
man ,s;llital !, a. fst s - ',sS M wy 1srs lss
move Ills whole. ss,eas , y. ), Cas- anu anu
,view of fattanl.;,, a., S,oo; W. ".'n IlV, sne
this 4. 5nt nroha s, ~ HI s In, nyn'S Dl,1
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